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Decide your ceiling before the bidding starts. Work backwards from resale value, rehab, legal costs, and the profit you actually need to make the risk worth taking.
Bid inputs
Selling Costs at Exit= $20,800Commission + closing costs when you resell
Your Max Bid
$149,700
Return on Cost
15.6%
Do not bid past this number, no matter what the room does.
- ARV (estimated resale value)
- $260,000
- Rehab
- $45,000
- Quiet title / legal
- $3,500
- Carrying costs
- $6,000
- Selling costs at exit
- $20,800
- Target profit
- $35,000
- All-in cost
- $225,000
- Return on cost
- 15.6%
Tax deed and foreclosure auction purchases are final with no inspection or financing contingency. Independently verify liens, occupancy, and title status before bidding — see the Tax Deed Investing Guide and the county auction calendars.
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