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What is IRR?

Internal Rate of Return: the annualized discount rate that sets the net present value of all cash flows (including the sale) to zero. A time-weighted measure of return.

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.