Estimate the potential market value of a property after renovations.
Your Estimated ARV: $0.00
Understanding After Repair Value (ARV)
The After Repair Value (ARV) is a crucial metric in real estate investment, particularly for fix-and-flip projects. It represents the estimated market value of a property after all necessary renovations and repairs have been completed. Investors use ARV to determine the maximum allowable offer (MAO) on a distressed property, ensuring that the purchase price plus renovation costs do not exceed the potential resale value, while still leaving room for profit and holding costs.
How ARV is Calculated
While ARV is ultimately an estimate, it's typically derived by analyzing comparable sales (comps). Here's the general approach:
Identify Comparable Properties: Find recently sold properties in the same neighborhood that are similar in size, condition (post-renovation), features, and age to the property you are considering.
Analyze Sold Prices: Examine the sale prices of these comparable properties.
Adjust for Differences: Make adjustments for any significant differences between the comparable properties and your target property (e.g., size, number of bedrooms/bathrooms, lot size, condition, amenities).
Determine the ARV: Based on the adjusted comparable sales prices, estimate the value the property would command on the open market once renovations are finished.
Simplified Calculation for Investors: In many practical scenarios, investors use a more direct method to assess the potential of a deal, often factoring in the purchase price and rehab costs against a preliminary ARV estimate derived from comps. The ARV itself is primarily determined by the market and comps, but for deal analysis, you might see formulas that relate these elements.
The Role of Purchase Price and Rehab Costs
While the ARV is market-driven, your potential profit is directly influenced by your initial investment. The core calculation for deal viability often looks like this:
Maximum Allowable Offer (MAO) = ARV * Investor's Target Percentage – Rehab Costs – Holding Costs – Selling Costs
This calculator simplifies the concept by allowing you to input your estimated ARV (based on your research of comps) and see how it relates to your purchase price and rehab costs, providing a basic indicator of the deal's potential.
Why is ARV Important?
ARV is the cornerstone of fix-and-flip profitability. Without a realistic ARV estimate, an investor cannot accurately determine:
How much they can afford to spend on purchasing the property.
How much they can budget for renovations.
If the project is financially viable.
The potential profit margin.
Accurate ARV estimation requires market knowledge, research skills, and often the expertise of local real estate agents or appraisers.
function calculateARV() {
var purchasePrice = parseFloat(document.getElementById("purchasePrice").value);
var rehabCosts = parseFloat(document.getElementById("rehabCosts").value);
var compsValue = parseFloat(document.getElementById("compsValue").value);
var resultElement = document.getElementById("result");
// Basic validation
if (isNaN(purchasePrice) || isNaN(rehabCosts) || isNaN(compsValue) ||
purchasePrice < 0 || rehabCosts < 0 || compsValue < 0) {
resultElement.innerHTML = "Please enter valid positive numbers for all fields.";
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return;
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// The ARV is primarily determined by comparable sales.
// This calculator uses the compsValue as the direct estimate of ARV.
// The purchase price and rehab costs are essential for determining deal profitability
// against this ARV, but they don't *calculate* the ARV itself.
var estimatedARV = compsValue;
// Format the result
var formattedARV = "$" + estimatedARV.toFixed(2).replace(/\d(?=(\d{3})+\.)/g, '$&,');
resultElement.innerHTML = "Your Estimated ARV: " + formattedARV + "";
resultElement.style.backgroundColor = "var(–success-green)"; // Green for success
resultElement.style.color = "white";
}