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What is free rent?

A concession giving the tenant one or more months at no rent, usually at the front of a lease. Reduces effective rent even though face rent is unchanged.

Where you will use it: this term comes up in the Real Estate Finance course, and the full course glossary collects every term in one place.

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From the free Real Estate Finance course by Devon Coombs, CPA, MBA.