Fourplex rental property — DSCR loan for portfolio investors

Cash-Out & Liquidity Planner

What could your equity make possible?

Compare access to capital with the cost of carrying it. Model net proceeds, a planned cash cushion, remaining equity, and rental cash flow before exploring financing.

Interactive rental planning

Explore equity access without losing sight of cash flow.

Start with a hypothetical example, then replace the numbers. The 7% rate, LTV, and DSCR assumptions are not offers or lender guidelines. No borrower documents are needed, and this calculator does not automatically submit your figures to Pillar.

Property & existing loan

Estimated property value ($)

Monthly gross rent ($)

Existing loan payoff ($)

Current monthly principal & interest ($)

Use a current payoff estimate including accrued interest, but enter exit fees separately below. For an interest-only loan, enter the interest payment. Do not include taxes or insurance in principal & interest.

Refinance assumptions

Assumed new interest rate (%)

New amortization (years)

Assumed LTV ceiling (%)

Assumed minimum DSCR

These are editable planning assumptions, not Pillar rates or lender eligibility thresholds.

Property expenses

Annual property taxes ($)

Annual insurance ($)

Monthly HOA ($)

Other monthly operating costs ($)

Vacancy allowance (%)

Other operating costs can include maintenance, management, and repairs. Exclude the taxes, insurance, HOA, and debt payment already entered.

Costs & cash cushion

New loan fees (% of loan)

Other closing costs & prepaids ($)

Existing loan exit / prepayment fees ($)

Cash you plan to set aside after closing ($)

Avoid counting fees twice. Include estimated title, appraisal, escrows, and prepaids in other closing costs. The cash cushion is your planned set-aside, not a lender reserve requirement.

Your modeled refinance comparison

Higher-leverage modeled loan

$293,100

Limited by: rental coverage

Estimated cash received at closing

$63,738

After payoff and entered costs; before your planned cash set-aside.

Loan needed just to cover payoff & costs

$228,061

Includes entered percentage fees. This is a funding need, not an available loan offer.

Illustrative comparisons. Smaller and larger scenarios can match when rental coverage limits both. Amounts are rounded for display.
Measure	Keep existing loan	Lower leverage 70% assumed ceiling	Higher leverage 75% assumed ceiling
New loan amount	No new loan	$280,000	$293,100
Modeled LTV	—	70.0%	73.3%
Estimated closing & exit costs	No refinance	$9,100	$9,362
Net cash at closing (+ received / − needed)	$0	$50,900	$63,738
Cash available after planned set-aside	No new proceeds	$40,900	$53,738
Monthly payment incl. taxes, insurance & HOA	$1,750	$2,413	$2,500
Monthly payment change	Baseline	+$663	+$750
Gross-rent / PITIA DSCR	—	1.24x	1.20x
Monthly cash flow after entered expenses	$850	$187	$100
Remaining property equity	—	$120,000	$106,900
What limits this modeled loan?	Not sized	LTV ceiling	Rental coverage

Keeping the existing loan remains subject to its current terms and maturity. If net cash is negative, you need additional funds at closing. Your planned set-aside of $10,000 is not a closing fee or proof that lender reserves are met. If proceeds are smaller than that set-aside, the refinance does not fully fund your planned cushion.

How the model works & what still needs review

The new loan is the smaller of your assumed LTV ceiling × property value and the amount supported by your assumed minimum DSCR. New payments are fixed-rate and fully amortizing. Interest-only and balloon structures are not modeled.

DSCR here is gross monthly rent ÷ principal, interest, taxes, insurance, and HOA (PITIA). Cash flow also subtracts the vacancy allowance and other operating costs. Other lender methodologies may differ. Calculations use unrounded numbers; displayed amounts are rounded.

Net proceeds = new loan − existing payoff − percentage loan fees − other closing costs − existing loan exit fees. Cash available after the set-aside cannot fall below zero; a closing shortage is shown separately. No reserve funds are assumed to come from elsewhere.

Ownership seasoning, valuation basis, property condition, lease documentation, credit, title, reserves, permitted uses of proceeds, and actual lender pricing require review. A refinance that pays off hard money is not automatically classified as rate-and-term; cash-out treatment depends on the transaction and lender.

More cash out can mean more debt, less remaining equity, and lower monthly cash flow. Compare those tradeoffs against keeping the existing financing and your plans for the property.

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