BRRRR Calculator

Model a Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat deal from start to finish. See your total investment, cash left after refinancing, monthly cash flow, and whether you hit infinite returns.

Buy & Rehab

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Holding Costs During Rehab

Time from purchase to tenant-ready

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Loan payments, taxes, insurance, utilities

Rent & Refinance

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Taxes, insurance, vacancy, maintenance, management

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Most lenders offer 70-80%

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Cash Left in Deal

$6,800

Monthly Cash Flow

$102

Cash-on-Cash Return

18.04%

Annual Cash Flow

$1,227

Equity Captured

$55,000

Total Invested

$167,800

Refinance Amount

$165,000

Monthly Mortgage

$1,098

Rehab Phase Cost Breakdown

Purchase Price$120,000
Rehab / Renovation$40,000
Purchase Closing Costs$3,000
Holding Costs (4 mo)$4,800
Total Cash Needed$167,800

Minimum ARV for full cash recovery: $229,067 at 75% LTV. Your ARV of $220,000 is $9,067 short.

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How the BRRRR Method Works

BRRRR stands for Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat. You buy a property below market value, renovate it to increase its value, rent it out, then do a cash-out refinance based on the new appraised value. If structured right, the refinance gives you back most or all of your original investment, which you redeploy into the next deal.

A common mistake is forgetting holding costs during the rehab phase. If you are using hard money or a private loan during rehab, those monthly payments add up. A 4-month rehab at $1,200/month in holding costs is $4,800 that comes directly out of your profit. This calculator includes those costs so you see the true all-in number.

What Are Infinite Returns?

Infinite returns means you have zero cash left in the deal after refinancing — you recovered every dollar. Any cash flow going forward is pure return on $0 remaining investment. This requires buying significantly below ARV and adding substantial value through rehab. In practice, most BRRRR deals leave some cash in — typically 10-20% of the total investment. Use the minimum ARV insight above to see exactly what appraisal value you need.

Considering a BRRRR deal that might not work? It could still be a great fix and flip instead. Run the same numbers through the flip calculator to compare exit strategies. For a quick sanity check on the rental side, try the rental property calculator.

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