Rehab Cost Calculator
A rehab cost calculator organizes repair line items and contingency into a directional budget. It should support contractor bids and inspection review, not replace them.
Estimates are based on your inputs and assumptions. DealSharp does not provide financial, investment, legal, tax, or lending advice.
Run the number, then pressure-test the assumptions.
A rehab cost calculator organizes repair line items and contingency into a directional budget. It should support contractor bids and inspection review, not replace them.
Use this page to understand the metric directionally, then compare it against financing, reserves, repair risk, cash flow, and your own constraints.
Use this working calculator as a starting point, then run the full deal in DealSharp when you need more inputs, side-by-side scenarios, and risk context.
Estimated rehab budget = repair line items + contingency
If repairs total $40,000 and contingency is 10%, estimated rehab budget is $44,000.
Assumptions
Rehab budget
Estimated outputs
Scenario snapshot
Scenario estimate based on the inputs shown here. Use the full DealSharp app to compare financing, repairs, vacancy, cash flow, and risk assumptions before deciding.
How to read this number
The useful move is not treating one number as a final answer. Use it to decide which assumptions deserve more review, then compare the result against cash flow, financing, reserves, repair risk, and your own constraints.
Inputs required
- Metric inputs shown in the formula or calculator.
- Income, expense, debt, value, and cash assumptions where relevant.
- Investor-provided numbers that should be checked against source documents.
Outputs explained
- Scenario estimate based on the inputs.
- Plain-English context for comparing the metric.
- Limitations and assumptions to review before relying on the result.
Assumptions to review
- Inputs are estimates supplied by the user.
- Market rent, lender terms, taxes, insurance, repairs, and legal details can change the result.
- DealSharp does not provide financial, investment, legal, lending, tax, or accounting advice.
What this tells you
- A larger rehab budget can lower projected flip profit or increase cash left in a BRRRR deal.
- Contingency helps model surprises before they become cash problems.
- Rehab estimates should be tied to scope, timeline, and local labor costs.
What this does not tell you
- This does not replace contractor bids, permits, inspection findings, or structural review.
- It does not guarantee final project cost.
Common mistakes
- Using one lump sum with no line-item support.
- Leaving out permits, utilities, cleanup, holding time, and contingency.
- Using rehab numbers that do not match the target finish level.
FAQ
How much contingency should I add?
Many investors model a contingency percentage, but the right amount depends on scope, age, inspection findings, and contractor certainty.
Should rehab be included in cash invested?
Often yes, especially when calculating cash-on-cash return or cash left in a deal.
Run the full deal before deciding
This page helps with one metric or workflow. DealSharp is built for full real estate deal analysis: assumptions, financing, cash flow, repair scenarios, DSCR, cap rate, and risk flags based on your inputs.
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DealSharp provides calculation and scenario-modeling tools for informational purposes only. Outputs are estimates based on your inputs and assumptions. DealSharp does not provide financial, investment, legal, lending, tax, or accounting advice. Verify important decisions with qualified professionals.