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Arkansas Break-Even Occupancy Calculator

Find the minimum occupancy rate needed to cover all expenses using Arkansas market data. It's (Operating Expenses + Debt Service) / Gross Potential Income. Pre-filled with Arkansas rents, tax rates, and insurance.

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Arkansas Market Context

Avg Cap Rate

7%

Median Price

$253K

Property Tax

0.54%

Vacancy Rate

9.8%

Local Factors

  • -Very affordable home prices attract cash-flow focused investors
  • -Tornado alley location drives higher insurance premiums
  • -Northwest Arkansas (Bentonville/Fayetteville) is a growth hotspot due to Walmart HQ

Break-Even Occupancy

50.8%

Very Safe
Units needed occupied3 of 4
Max vacant units1
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Must be occupied Can be vacant

Safety Margin49.2%
Gross Potential Income$55,344
Operating Expenses−$13,697
Annual Debt Service−$14,400
Total Costs to Cover$28,097
Cash Flow (100% occ.)$27,247
BREAK-EVEN50.8%
Safety Margin$49
Operating Expenses$25
Debt Service$26

What does this mean?

A break-even below 60% means this property can weather significant vacancy and still cover all costs. That's an extremely resilient deal with a wide margin of safety.

What Is Break-Even Occupancy?

Break-even occupancy is the minimum percentage of a property that must be occupied for rental income to cover all operating expenses and debt service. It's a critical risk metric — the lower the break-even, the more resilient your investment.

Break-Even Occupancy = (Operating Expenses + Debt Service) / Gross Potential Income x 100

Target benchmarks: Most lenders want to see break-even occupancy below 85%. Best-in-class stabilized properties often achieve 65-75%. Above 90% is a red flag in underwriting.

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