Most renovation deals die in a spreadsheet — or worse, they don’t, and should have. This is the same underwriting logic we use on our own acquisitions: as a contractor that self-performs rehab, we see both sides of every deal. Pair it with the Budget Planner for the rehab line and the Investing Primer for the benchmarks behind the verdicts.
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Expenses = taxes, insurance, maintenance, vacancy & management (not the mortgage — we calculate that). BRRRR assumes a 75% LTV refinance at your loan rate. Flip assumes a 9-month hold.
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