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Buying Power Calculator

See the size of business you can actually buy — the maximum purchase price supported by both your cash and the target's cash flow at the lender's minimum DSCR. Free, no login required.

Buying Power Calculator

Your maximum purchase price, debt capacity, and monthly payment based on cash and the target's cash flow.

Cash available for the deal

$

Down payment %

%

Closing costs %

%

Working-capital reserve

$

Target business SDE (annual)

$

Interest rate

%

Loan term

yrs

Minimum DSCR required

×

Results

Maximum purchase price

$1,071,429

Debt capacity (max loan)

$964,286

Down payment

10% of price

$107,143

Closing costs

4% of price

$42,857

Monthly payment

$13,283

Annual debt service

$159,396

DSCR at max

Min 1.25× • Cash-constrained

1.25×

Illustrative educational estimate only. Actual financing availability, valuation, terms, payments and acquisition outcomes depend on the specific buyer, lender, seller and transaction.

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