Budget Your Flip

Chapter 2 — Budget Your Flip
Flips are won in the budget, before the first hammer swings.
The most dangerous number in a flip is the one you guessed. This guide gives you a repeatable budgeting method that protects both your money and your timeline — no accounting background required.
Inside you'll learn to:
Budget all four buckets — purchase, rehab, holding, and selling — so your profit isn't fiction
Start from ARV and work backward with the 70% rule as a sanity check
Build a rehab budget line by line and match finishes to the comps, not your taste
Account for the costs beginners forget, from holding to concessions
Add the right contingency and reserves, then track actuals against budget every week
Who it's for: Investors who want to know their real number before they make an offer — and never get surprised at the closing table.