Fix & Flip Calculator — Columbus, OH
Pre-filled with 2026 Columbus numbers so you're underwriting to the local market, not to national averages.
- Median ARV
- $285,000
- Median purchase
- $215,000
- Avg rehab
- $35,000
- Days on market
- 21 days
- Property tax
- 1.6%
- Insurance / yr
- $1,400
- Hard money rate
- 11.5%
- Typical hold
- 5–6 months
Deal inputs
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The deal
Financing
Holding costs (monthly)
Transaction costs
Projected net profit
-$13,568
ROI (cash)
-26.7%
Annualized
-53.4%
70% Rule check
FailsMax allowable offer at 70% of ARV minus rehab:
$164,500
You're $50,500 over the rule.
75%
$178,750
70%
$164,500
80%
$193,000
Cost breakdown
- Purchase price
- $215,000
- Rehab budget
- $35,000
- Interest
- $12,938
- Loan points
- $4,500
- Property tax
- $2,280
- Insurance
- $700
- Utilities
- $1,050
- Purchase closing
- $4,300
- Selling costs
- $22,800
- Total project cost
- $298,568
- Cash in deal (down + rehab out-of-pocket)
- $25,000
- Break-even sale price
- $298,568
What's different about flipping in Columbus
Columbus remains one of the most flipper-friendly markets in the Midwest, driven by Intel's chip plant, Ohio State University demand, and a steady 3–5% appreciation trend.