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Model long-term rentals, Airbnb / short-term, and Section 8 with live 2026 HUD Fair Market Rents. DSCR, cash-on-cash, cap rate, break-even occupancy — in one place.
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How does the DSCR calculator work?

Free DSCR loan calculator with live HUD Fair Market Rents. Model LTR, STR, and Section 8 rentals with IO toggle, cash-on-cash, and cap rate. Final eligibility, pricing, and terms are subject to a complete application, credit and property review, and full underwriting.

Key takeaways
  • Free DSCR loan calculator with live HUD Fair Market Rents.
  • Model LTR, STR, and Section 8 rentals with IO toggle, cash-on-cash, and cap rate.
  • Every figure shown is an estimate for business-purpose investment property financing only — not an offer or commitment to lend.
  • Simply Approved Mortgages is a licensed mortgage broker (NMLS #2620881), licensed for residential lending in Florida and Colorado and arranging business-purpose investor loans across our approved 37-jurisdiction footprint.

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Property & loan
Loan amount
$280,000
Down payment
$70,000
Total cash to close
$80,500
Taxes, insurance, HOA
Long-term rent
Prefill rent from 2026 HUD Fair Market Rent
Your DSCR
1.07
Standard tier

Gross rent
$2,600/mo
Principal & interest
$1,958/mo
Taxes
$350/mo
Insurance
$117/mo
PITIA
$2,424/mo
Vacancy (5%)
-$130/mo
Management
-$208/mo
Est. cash flow
$-162/mo

Cap rate
12.87%
Cash-on-cash
-2.42%
Cash to close
$80,500
Loan amount
$280,000
0.75 – 0.99Available with adjustments
1.00 – 1.19Standard tier
1.20+Best pricing
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Estimates only. Final DSCR and pricing depend on program guidelines, credit tier, property type, and market. Not a commitment to lend.

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Same property, three exit strategies

Using your current price, loan, and expenses — how does DSCR change across LTR, Airbnb, and Section 8?

Long-Term Rental
1.07
Rent $2,600/mo · PITIA $2,424/mo
Airbnb / STR
1.71
Rent $4,150/mo · PITIA $2,424/mo
Section 8
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Turn Your Calculated DSCR Into a Live Rate

A calculated ratio only tells you half the story — the other half is what the ratio prices at. The options below are the most recent live quotes returned by the pricing engine for a qualifying rental scenario, with the rate, APR, points or lender credit and monthly payment all taken from the same quote.

If the payment you modeled above assumed a rate, replace it: price your actual leverage, credit band and property profile in the rate center and re-run the ratio with a real payment instead of an assumption.

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The three cards above are featured examples from the current snapshot. Enter your own property, credit tier, leverage and rent to see every eligible option for your deal.

Rate & Pricing Disclosure: This quote is an indication for the scenario entered and the pricing available at the time shown. Rates and terms are subject to change without notice and may change or may not be available at commitment or closing. This is not a rate lock, loan approval, commitment to lend or offer of credit. APR reflects applicable borrower-paid finance charges and pricing credits for this quote and may be the APR returned with the quote or our own audited calculation where verified borrower-paid finance charges outside the quoted price apply. Additional lender and third-party costs may apply and may not be included in the APR. Payment shown is principal and interest only and excludes taxes, insurance, HOA dues and other applicable costs, so your actual payment will be higher. Simply Approved Mortgages LLC is a mortgage broker, not the funding lender. Business-purpose, non-owner-occupied investment property only. Equal Housing Opportunity.

APR reflects applicable borrower-paid finance charges and pricing credits for this quote. Depending on the option, the APR shown is either the APR returned with that quote or our own audited calculation, used where verified borrower-paid finance charges outside the quoted price apply. Other lender and third-party costs may apply and may not be included in the APR.

Estimated payment is principal and interest only and does not include property taxes, insurance, HOA dues, flood insurance, escrows or other applicable costs.

Rate questions for this page

Why doesn't the calculator show a rate automatically?

The calculator does not price loans. We only display rates returned by the pricing engine for a specific scenario, so nothing on this page is an estimated or sample rate figure.

Which payment should I use in the DSCR formula?

Use the full PITIA — principal and interest plus taxes, insurance, HOA dues and, where applicable, flood insurance. The monthly figure shown with each live quote is principal and interest only.

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Submit a complete application with address, ZIP, rents, credit authorization, and supporting docs — we.ll model DSCR across long-term, Airbnb, and Section 8 exit strategies and reply with an initial scenario review. Formal pricing follows underwriting.

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How We Evaluate This Scenario

A DSCR file is judged on the property, not your tax returns: qualifying rent divided by PITIA — principal, interest, taxes, insurance, plus HOA and flood where they apply. Most programs use the lesser of the in-place lease rent and the appraiser's market rent, so a lease signed below market usually caps the ratio no matter how strong the comps look.

Three inputs move the outcome more than anything else: rent support on the appraiser's rent schedule (Form 1007 or 1025), the LTV tier, and the credit tier. Dropping leverage by five points or moving up a FICO band frequently changes pricing more than shopping a different lender does.

Before you write an offer, price taxes and insurance at post-sale levels rather than the seller's current bill. In reassess-on-transfer states and in coastal insurance markets, that single adjustment is the most common reason a deal that penciled at contract fails the ratio at underwriting.

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Why we pull credit for your investor loan pre-approval

Every DSCR / business-purpose loan file needs a tri-merge credit report so we can verify identity, price your rate tier accurately, and confirm reserves and payment history for the underwriter. Cleaner credit typically unlocks a better rate and higher leverage.

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Simply Approved Mortgages uses MeridianLink SmartPay to securely collect the credit report fee for your investor pre-approval. Payment goes directly to the credit vendor — not to us — and unlocks your tri-merge report (Equifax, Experian, TransUnion) so your loan officer can price your file.

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