are cash on cash return and roi identical 
though they are often used interchangeably cash on cash return and roi return on investment are not the same when debt is used in a real estate transaction most commercial properties involve debt and the actual cash return on the investment differs from the standard return on investment roi roi calculates the total return including the debt burden on an investment cash on cash return on the other hand only measures the return on the actual cash invested providing a more accurate analysis of the investment s performance 