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MAX BID CALCULATOR

Two free calculators in one place: your auction max bid, and a rental's true returns (NOI, cap rate, cash-on-cash, DSCR). Decide by the math.

After-Repair Value (ARV)

Discount factor (%)

Rehab cost

Contingency on rehab (%)

Closing & title cost

Holding cost

Minimum profit

YOUR MAX BID

$5,650

If bidding goes above this number, walk away — you'd be buying someone else's margin.

ARV × discount	$28,000
− Rehab + contingency	−$10,350
− Closing & title	−$2,500
− Holding	−$1,500
− Minimum profit	−$8,000

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Educational estimates, not financial or investment advice. Verify ARV and rent with real comps, and price every cost conservatively.

HOW THE MAX BID FORMULA WORKS

Start with the After-Repair Value (ARV) — what the property sells for once fixed, based on real comps. Apply a discount factor (most small investors work at 60–75% of ARV). Then subtract everything it costs to get there: rehab plus a contingency, closing and title (tax deeds often need a quiet-title action), holding costs, and the minimum profit that makes the risk worth it. What's left is your max bid — a ceiling, not a target. Read the full guide →

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