Spreadsheet for construction and carrying costs

Spreadsheet for construction and carrying costs

Member since 2018 · 37 posts · 8 votes

Any good templates or ideas for creating my own for a four unit that needs extensive rehab.  The other part of it is the lot is large enough to put another fourplex on. it - how do I put that into a spreadsheet.  Thanks for the advice!

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Flipper/Rehabber · Cumming, GA · Member since 2015 · 19 posts · 2 votes
5mo

Hey Brendan,

We used Google Sheets for about 6 years (excel prior) to manage our flips. We are a small size team, I’d say. We were doing about 4-5 projects at a time. The issue we were running into was formulas getting mixed up, cells being deleted, rows being added and then some cells being omitted from calculations - so I rebuilt our entire system. We use QBO for accounting and have a google sheet that automatically feeds any transactions for that property over, but we have a custom built software that handles all of the calculations now. Super helpful. 

Just be cautious if you go the spreadsheet route and double check all formulas and calculations. 

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  • Jaycee GreenePro Member
    Real Estate Consultant · St. Louis MSA · Member since 2024 · 3k+ posts · 726 votes
    5mo
    Quote from @Brendan Chase:

    Any good templates or ideas for creating my own for a four unit that needs extensive rehab.  The other part of it is the lot is large enough to put another fourplex on. it - how do I put that into a spreadsheet.  Thanks for the advice!

    Hey @Brendan Chase. How much will the rehab cost and how long will it take to complete the current fouplex rehab?

  • Flipper/Rehabber · Cumming, GA · Member since 2015 · 19 posts · 2 votes
    5mo

    Hey Brendan,

    We used Google Sheets for about 6 years (excel prior) to manage our flips. We are a small size team, I’d say. We were doing about 4-5 projects at a time. The issue we were running into was formulas getting mixed up, cells being deleted, rows being added and then some cells being omitted from calculations - so I rebuilt our entire system. We use QBO for accounting and have a google sheet that automatically feeds any transactions for that property over, but we have a custom built software that handles all of the calculations now. Super helpful. 

    Just be cautious if you go the spreadsheet route and double check all formulas and calculations. 

    • Member since 2018 · 37 posts · 8 votes
      5mo

      @Jarrod Willis Thabks Jarrod. I imagine once I have it built that I'll use it all the time. I've just learned spreadsheets this past fall and they have blown my mind; our whole modern existence is built on them. 

      I'll keep slogging through. Thanks. 

  • Member since 2026 · 14 posts · 1 vote
    5mo

    what do you want the spreedsheet for? to manage the cost? or to calculate the deal?

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