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House Flip Calculator

Compare one documented exit amount with separately entered acquisition, rehabilitation, carrying, buying and selling scenario outflows without appraisal or offer advice.

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Inputs that matter
One currency label, documented acquisition amount and basis, reviewed rehabilitation-budget basis and amount, separate carrying/finance, buying and selling cost totals, and one documented exit amount with its basis
Output to expect
A basis-preserving entered-scenario outflow total, exit-minus-outflows difference and difference-to-outflows percentage with every cost bucket and source basis visible
How it works
Add only the five entered outflow buckets, subtract that sum from the entered exit amount, then divide the difference by entered outflows; no ARV, contingency, maximum offer, omitted cost, tax or market assumption is generated
  • Reconcile acquisition and exit dates/bases, property condition, appraisal evidence, detailed work scope, bids, inspections, change orders, schedule, financing, carrying costs, transaction costs and omitted items before relying on a scenario.
  • Use qualified appraisal, construction, inspection, lending, accounting, legal, tax and investment review for value, feasibility, profit, ROI, maximum offer, tax treatment, risk and transaction decisions; this entered-record arithmetic approves none of them.

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Built around the job you need to finish

Compare one documented exit amount with separately entered acquisition, rehabilitation, carrying/finance, buying and selling scenario outflows without implying appraisal, profit, ROI, offer or tax conclusions.

Buyer recording an accepted acquisition contract

Keep the acquisition record and buying-side costs separate instead of hiding them inside a generic investment total.

Select accepted contract, enter the exact amount, keep buying costs separate and identify every other reviewed scenario bucket.

Gets a traceable outflow sum and difference without a maximum-offer recommendation.

Rehabilitation reviewer using a detailed work write-up

Prevent one renovation number from silently claiming complete scope, contingency or approved change orders.

Select detailed work write-up, enter its reviewed budget total and keep carrying/finance costs outside that bucket.

The result preserves the rehab basis and explicitly leaves scope, inspections, changes and feasibility to responsible review.

Analyst testing a documented exit scenario

Keep an appraisal-based amount distinct from an executed sale contract and expose a downside outcome.

Choose the exact exit basis, enter its amount and run a separate record when acquisition, costs or exit evidence changes.

Positive or negative differences remain arithmetic only, with no appraisal, ROI, tax or investment label.

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How it works

Preserve the acquisition and rehabilitation records

Keep accepted contract, offer or other acquisition bases separate. A detailed work write-up, contractor budget or other reviewed rehabilitation record supplies its own amount; the tool does not create scope, bids, contingency, inspections or change orders.

Entered acquisition + entered rehabilitation budget

Add five entered outflow buckets

Every bucket is a complete scenario total only to the extent supported by the user's reviewed records. Zero means zero entered in that bucket, not that applicable costs are absent.

Entered outflows = acquisition + rehabilitation + carrying/finance + buying costs + selling costs

Compare with one documented exit basis

The exit basis remains a reviewed appraisal, executed sale contract or another documented amount. The difference is not net profit, ROI, taxable gain, an appraisal, a forecast or an offer recommendation.

Entered-scenario difference = exit amount − entered outflows; percentage = difference ÷ entered outflows × 100

Updated: August 2026

Example Scenarios

USD 180,000 acquisition plus USD 45,000 rehabilitation, USD 8,000 carrying/finance, USD 3,000 buying and USD 9,000 selling costs totals USD 245,000. Against an entered USD 280,000 reviewed appraisal, the arithmetic difference is USD 35,000 or 14.29% of entered outflows.

Select Executed sale contract only when that record exists. Do not silently compare it with an appraisal-based scenario whose date, condition, scope or costs differ.

A lower entered exit amount produces a negative difference and percentage. The tool keeps the downside visible but does not diagnose feasibility, risk, tax or the correct decision.

Common Mistakes to Avoid

Treating one exit amount as a guaranteed appraisal or sale

Preserve its exact documentary basis, effective date, condition and scope; use a separate record whenever the evidence changes.

Calling partial entered costs net profit or ROI

Reconcile complete construction, carrying, financing, transaction, tax and omitted costs with qualified reviewers; this calculator reports only the entered-scenario difference.

FAQ

No. It does not apply a fixed percentage or profit target. Acquisition decisions require current property, market, scope, financing, cost, legal, tax and risk review.

No. Record the documentary basis supplied by a qualified appraisal, executed sale contract or other responsible source. Comparable selection, condition and market-supported adjustments remain appraisal work.

Only if the selected reviewed record is complete for its stated scope and date. Detailed specifications, bids, permits, inspections, schedule, contingencies and change orders remain outside this calculator.

They arise from different records and may change independently. Enter reviewed totals explicitly; the tool does not assume commissions, fees, percentages or applicability.

No. Omitted costs, accounting classification, business activity, basis, financing, tax treatment and timing can materially change those conclusions. Use qualified accounting, legal and tax review.

About House Flip Calculator

Record one acquisition amount and basis, one reviewed rehabilitation-budget basis, separate carrying/finance, buying and selling scenario totals, one documented exit amount and basis, and a shared currency label. The calculator adds only the entered outflows and returns the exit-minus-outflows difference plus a difference-to-outflows percentage. It does not estimate ARV, fill omitted costs, create a contingency, calculate net profit or ROI, set a maximum offer, determine tax treatment or recommend a transaction.