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Fix and flip

Fix and flip

Projected profit and return on cost for a short-hold project.

Include financing and carry costs. Projects rarely fail on the rehab budget; they fail on how long the money is out.

$350,000
$100,000
$600,000
$4,000
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Projected profit
$118,000
After-repair value
$600,000
Total carry
$32,000
Total project cost
$482,000
Return on cost
24.5%

If the margin is thin before closing costs and selling costs, it's thinner than it looks.