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Note Sale Discount Calculator

A seller holding a private mortgage note can sell it to a note buyer for cash today — at a discount. Note buyers pay present value of remaining payments using a target yield (typically 9-14%). This calculator sizes the cash offer, discount from face, and effective yield to the buyer.

Remaining principal

Note rate %

Months remaining

Buyer target yield %

Monthly payment (override, 0 = auto)

Cash offer (present value)

$112,668

Discount from face

$37,332

Discount %

24.9%

Monthly payment

$1,163

How the math works

$150K balance at 7% note rate with 240 months remaining and 11% buyer yield: PV ≈ $112,460. Discount $37,540 = 25%. If the note were seasoned with 36 months clean history and 65% LTV, buyers might run 9% yield instead → PV $126,000, only 16% discount.

To improve the offer: document borrower strength (credit pull, income docs), provide seasoning history (12+ months of on-time payments), and furnish a recent BPO or appraisal. Note buyers pay more for certainty.

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How this calculator works

What this page estimates

This Note Sale Discount Calculator is built to give a quick, browser-based estimate for note sale discount. A seller holding a private mortgage note can sell it to a note buyer for cash today — at a discount. Note buyers pay present value of remaining payments using a target yield (typically 9-14%). This calculator sizes the cash offer, discount from face, and effective yield to the buyer. The inputs stay on the page during normal use, and the result should be treated as an estimate for planning, comparison, or education rather than professional advice.

Calculation approach

The calculator applies the standard relationship implied by the inputs, then formats the answer so it can be checked and reused. For finance tools, the most important step is using consistent units, rates, time periods, and assumptions before comparing the result with another calculator or outside quote.

Example workflow

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How to interpret the note sale discount result

Best use

Use the result as a planning number for comparing payments, rates, returns, tax reserves, or cash-flow choices before you request a quote or make a commitment.

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This page belongs to the Finance calculator library, so the answer should be read in the context of the decision you are modeling rather than as a universal rule.

Before relying on this note sale discount estimate

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How to Use

Enter remaining principal, interest rate, and months remaining.
Enter the note buyer's target yield (discount rate).
See present value (cash offer), discount from face value, and the discount as % of face.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do buyers discount notes?

Risk (borrower default, property value drop) and opportunity cost (buyer's alternative returns). Seasoned notes with 24+ months of on-time payments discount less (15-25%). New notes or those with any late history discount more (30-40%+).

What drives the discount rate?

Borrower credit, property LTV, seasoning, coupon vs market rate. Strong 65% LTV, 720+ FICO, 36 months seasoned commands 9-10% yield discount. Weaker 80% LTV, 620 FICO, unseasoned commands 13-16% yield.

Partial or full note sale?

Partial: sell the next X months of payments, keep the tail. Full: sell everything. Partials get slightly better pricing per dollar sold and preserve your long-term yield; fulls give max cash now.

Tax impact of selling a note?

Complex. Recognized gain in year of sale equals sale price − remaining note basis. If gain is from a §453 installment sale, selling the note collapses installment treatment — full remaining gain is recognized in year of note sale. Talk to a CPA first.