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Effective Gross Income (EGI)

Gross income after vacancy and credit losses.

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Plain-English explanation

What you actually collect, not what's on the rent roll.

Examples

$144k GSI − 7% vacancy = $134k EGI.

Common mistakes

Confusing EGI with NOI.

Effective Gross Income (EGI)

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