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Updated almost 4 years ago on . Most recent reply

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Milind Shastri
  • Investor
  • Allen, TX
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Cost of flipping (a car!)

Milind Shastri
  • Investor
  • Allen, TX
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This is kind of weird. I usually flip houses, but with working from home available from my regular job, I'd love to try out working from a vehicle. Say I buy a bus or a van listed at $30k and sell it 1 year later for $31k (all numbers out of...umm...air), rehab it for $2k, I'm wondering how much it would cost me end-to-end in Texas. I'm being a bit lazy here but any ideas folks? am I missing anything...

One-time costs:

Purchase: -$30,000

Depreciation: -$1,200 

Title, tag, registration fees: -$180 (35, 55, 90)

Sales tax, etc (buying): -$2,000 (6.25% in TX)

Broker fees: $400 (?) 

Selling: $32,000

Holding costs:

Depreciation: -$1,200 (1 year)

Maintanance: -$2,000 (1 year)

Insurance: -$6000 (1 year)

Total:

Net cost of ownership: $10,980 + gas

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