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Investing & Personal Finance Intermediate

House Flipping Math: ARV, the 70% Rule, Rehab Budgets & Holding Costs

Run a fix-and-flip deal end to end in a live spreadsheet: ARV from comps, maximum offer, rehab budget, holding and hard-money costs, profit, annualised ROI and a stress test. Fictional property, illustrative costs. Educational only, not investment advice.

8 lessons 8 labs 1.9 h Certificate

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What you'll build

What you will be able to do

Each lab ends with a concrete result that you build yourself and the checker confirms, cell by cell.

  • Estimate what 418 Juniper Street will sell for once it is renovated, from five recent sales of renovated homes nearby.
  • Work out the most Bellwether Homes should offer for 418 Juniper Street, first with the 70% rule, then from the deal's actual costs.
  • Turn the contractor walk-through into a rehab budget: cost per line item, a summary by trade and a contingency on top.
  • Work out what 418 Juniper Street costs every month you own it, and what five months of ownership add up to.
  • Size Bellwether's hard-money loan for 418 Juniper Street and work out what the money really costs.
  • Sell 418 Juniper Street at its ARV and work out what Bellwether Homes actually keeps.
  • Measure Bellwether's return on the cash it put into 418 Juniper Street and see how the same profit looks over different timelines.
  • Stress-test the 418 Juniper Street flip against the three classic risks and chart how much profit survives.

About this course

Flips fail when buyers underestimate costs or time. This course makes every cost visible before you make an offer. You estimate after-repair value from adjusted comparable sales per square foot, then calculate a maximum allowable offer with the 70 % rule and a more refined version. The rehab budget is itemised by trade with contingency, and monthly holding costs are multiplied over the project timeline. Hard-money financing adds points, fees and interest-only payments. Selling costs lead to net profit, and ROI is annualised to show why time matters so much. A sensitivity chart tests a lower resale value, a rehab overrun and a two-month delay together. For real estate investors, agents and students. Illustrative figures, not investment advice.

Curriculum

Course content

8 lessons · 8 labs · 1.9 h · final exam

  1. After-Repair Value from Comparables (Adjusted Price per Sq Ft)Lab14 min4 checked tasks
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  2. Maximum Allowable Offer: the 70% Rule and a Refined VersionLab14 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  3. Rehab Budget: Line Items, Cost by Trade (SUMIFS) and ContingencyLab15 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  4. Holding Costs per Month × the Project TimelineLab13 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  5. Financing with a Hard-Money Loan: Points, Fees and Interest-OnlyLab14 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  6. Selling Costs and Net ProfitLab13 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  7. ROI and Annualised Return: Why Time MattersLab14 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  8. Sensitivity: ARV −5%, Rehab +15%, Two Months Late (Chart)Lab16 min4 checked tasks
    Unlocked when you buy the course
  9. Final exam12 questions, 75% to pass, unlimited retries.

Certificate

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Complete every lesson and pass the final exam to receive a certificate of completion for this course, with a unique credential ID and a public verification page.

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  • 12 questions, 75% to pass, unlimited retries.

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Do I need Excel or other software?

No. The labs run in a spreadsheet inside your browser on a laptop, tablet or phone. Function names and syntax follow Excel.

Is the certificate an official qualification?

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