Kahlo: Ground-up real estate developments deliver at least 70% annualized returns
Mercer Kahlo · Real Estate Beats the S&P 500 (By a Lot) · Nov 3, 2025 · at 3:50
Real estate developer agent Mercer Kahlo discusses expected cash-on-cash return benchmarks for residential developers with host Paul Morris.
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“Cash on cash, they are at least in the 70% annualized cash on cash. On a development deal, ground up construction, at least 70% on your money. But a hundred percent, doubling your money, a hundred percent return is not unheard of. There is a lot of projects out there that you can look at today. That's a hundred percent return.”
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