But for offer calculations, assuming $3K for title and closing fees is pretty safe.You’ll probably find it simpler and slightly cheaper than the attorney route you’re used to in Connecticut; James I really hope this helps you a bit - tried to organize it a bit, I sent you a DM on BP... it's one of the reasons I do this, I hope you can assist.

That shifts the decision from “rate shopping” to “capital redeployment.”Effective Equity Growth Rate:Post-refi, if you’re still paying down principal faster due to a lower rate (even if the term resets), you might calculate how much additional equity you’re building each year compared to before.

It's a tax on the gain.How is this calculated?

You enter the Blue Numbers only, the rest are calculated. 

But a word of caution: When you calculate your equity needs consider funds necessary to advance construction in addition to the down payment and interest payments. 

You can also use redfin or zillow and filter new constructions and it will calculate the sale cost/sqft. 

Deeper analysis:Once a deal passes the sniff test, plug into a more detailed calculator.

I'm doing some research into rehab calculations and I was wondering… Am I just naïve?

Did you account for that $10,000+ in your calculations?

@Kevin Wood: Fixed Asset Management module is included in the QuickBooks Accountant version where you can calculate the depreciation.