House Flipping Profit Calculator
Estimated profit from buying, renovating and selling a house.
Enter your values
loan interest, taxes, insurance while renovating
ⓘ Live results
Results
- Estimated net profit
- $30,400.00
- Total cash invested
- $261,000.00
- Selling costs
- $18,600.00
- Return on investment
- 11.6%
Quick answer
Flip profit is sale price minus purchase price, renovation cost, holding costs and selling fees.
profit = sale price - purchase price - renovation - holding costs - (sale price x selling fee%)
How to use the House Flipping Profit Calculator
- 1Enter the purchase price and estimated renovation budget.
- 2Add holding costs like loan interest, taxes and insurance during the renovation period.
- 3Enter your expected sale price and typical selling costs (agent fees, closing costs) to see net profit and ROI.
Inputs explained
- Holding costs (total)($)
- loan interest, taxes, insurance while renovating
Worked example
Using the values the calculator loads with:
Inputs
- Purchase price220000
- Renovation cost35000
- Holding costs (total)6000 $
- Expected sale price310000
- Selling costs6 %
Results
- Estimated net profit$30,400.00
- Total cash invested$261,000.00
- Selling costs$18,600.00
- Return on investment11.6%
Frequently asked questions
What's a good ROI for a flip?
Many flippers target 15-20%+ ROI to account for unexpected costs and risk.
What costs are easy to underestimate?
Renovation overruns and holding costs from delays are the most common budget-busters in a flip.
About this calculator
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