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Rehab Budget Calculator

Estimate rehab budget from repair line items, contingency, permits, holding, and other user-entered costs.

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Total Rehab Budget

Estimated total rehab budget including line items, contingency, permits, holding, and other costs.

Base Repair Cost$42,000.00
Contingency Amount$5,040.00
Permits, Holding, and Other$8,000.00

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Assumptions

  • All costs, rents, ARV, loans, reserves, fees, and rates are user-entered assumptions.
  • Calculations are deterministic and do not fetch market rents, tax rules, insurance quotes, lender terms, or property records.
  • Results are estimates only and are not financial, tax, legal, lending, appraisal, inspection, or investment advice.

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Labor Cost -10%: Total Rehab Budget $53,024.00

Labor Cost Current: Total Rehab Budget $55,040.00

Labor Cost +10%: Total Rehab Budget $57,056.00

Formula: Base repair cost = labor + materials + mechanical + exterior + interior. Contingency amount = base repair cost x contingency percent / 100. Soft costs = permits + holding + other. Total rehab budget = base repair cost + contingency amount + soft costs.

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About this Rehab Budget Calculator

A rehab budget should separate direct repair scope from contingency and soft costs. This calculator keeps those buckets visible so a deal does not depend on a single rounded repair number.

Who this calculator is for

  • Real estate investors screening rental, flip, or refinance scenarios with transparent assumptions.
  • Operators comparing user-entered costs, reserves, loan amounts, rents, fees, and rates before deeper diligence.
  • Analysts who need deterministic first-pass deal math without hidden market data or lender assumptions.

When to use it

  • Screen an acquisition, rehab, flip, BRRRR, or debt scenario before making an offer.
  • Stress-test how vacancy, repair contingency, sale fees, financing, reserves, and refinance terms change the outcome.
  • Document a simple formula-based estimate before ordering inspections, lender quotes, tax review, or legal review.

How to use this calculator

  1. Enter the property, rent, cost, fee, reserve, rate, or loan assumptions for the scenario.
  2. Review the primary output first, then compare supporting outputs to see which inputs drive the estimate.
  3. Run conservative cases with higher costs, higher vacancy, higher rates, lower rent, lower ARV, or lower refinance proceeds before relying on the result.

Key assumptions

  • All costs, rents, ARV, loans, reserves, fees, and rates are user-entered assumptions.
  • Calculations are deterministic and do not fetch market rents, tax rules, insurance quotes, lender terms, or property records.
  • Results are estimates only and are not financial, tax, legal, lending, appraisal, inspection, or investment advice.

Accuracy and testing

Review formula sources, default test cases, assumptions, unit handling, rounding rules, and changelog for this calculator.

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How this calculator works

Base repair cost = labor + materials + mechanical systems + exterior + interior finishes. Contingency = base repair cost x contingency percent. Total rehab budget = base repair cost + contingency + permits + holding costs + other costs.
Base repair cost = labor + materials + mechanical + exterior + interior. Contingency amount = base repair cost x contingency percent / 100. Soft costs = permits + holding + other. Total rehab budget = base repair cost + contingency amount + soft costs.

Inputs explained

Repair line items

User-entered labor, material, system, exterior, and interior finish costs for the rehab scope.

Contingency percent

A reserve added to direct repair costs for unknowns, missed scope, price changes, or overruns.

Permits, holding, and other costs

Soft costs and project costs that are outside the direct repair line items.

Understanding your results

The total rehab budget is the modeled cash need for the repair plan before financing, acquisition, or selling costs. If contingency is a large part of the total, inspect the scope before treating the number as firm.

Example scenarios

Planning example

$42,000 in line-item repairs, a 12% contingency, $2,500 in permits, $4,000 in holding costs, and $1,500 in other costs estimate a $55,040 rehab budget.

Key Features

  • Instant Calculation
  • Private & Secure
  • Mobile Optimized

Things to Keep in Mind

This calculator is a planning model only. It does not predict appreciation, market liquidity, lender approval, tax treatment, insurance availability, permit risk, legal obligations, construction defects, tenant behavior, or final sale price.

Tips & Best Practices

  • Keep a conservative case with lower income, higher costs, and longer timelines beside your expected case.
  • Separate operating expenses from debt service so NOI, cash flow, and loan metrics remain clear.
  • Confirm property condition, title, taxes, insurance, zoning, permits, lending terms, and exit assumptions with qualified professionals.

Glossary of Terms

Base repair cost
The sum of direct line-item repairs before contingency and soft costs.
Contingency
A reserve calculated as a percentage of the direct repair scope.
Holding costs
Costs incurred while the project is owned and being repaired, such as utilities, taxes, insurance, or interest.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these real estate investment results financial, tax, or legal advice?
No. Results are planning estimates based only on the assumptions you enter. They do not replace financial, tax, legal, lending, appraisal, inspection, insurance, or local market advice.
Is my deal information uploaded or stored?
No. Calwarden calculators run locally in your browser. The purchase price, ARV, rent, costs, rates, reserves, and loan assumptions you enter are not uploaded by this calculator.
Does this replace a contractor bid?
No. It organizes user-entered planning numbers. Confirm scope, labor, materials, permits, code requirements, and contingency with qualified contractors and inspectors.