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Terrance Harrington
  • Chicago, IL
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BiggerPockets Wholesale Calculator MAO Calculations Formula Help

Terrance Harrington
  • Chicago, IL
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As a newbie real estate investor I believe that the tools offered on BiggerPockets are Awesome. However, I'm very analytical and I like to understand how to perform the calculations by hand. I have been trying to figure out how the Wholesale Calculator is calculating the MAO. I've tried using the following formula: MAO = [ARV] – [Flipper's Profit] – [Repair Costs] – [Fixed Costs] – [Wholesale Fee], however my calculations are much different than what the calculator calculates as the rental owners purchase price.

Here are the numbers that I'm using:

After Repair Value = $150,000

Desired Wholesale Profit = $5,000

Cash Buyer's Desired Cash on Cash Return = 12%

Loan Amount = $100,000

Loan Interest Rate = 5%

Amortized = 30 years

Purchase Closing Cost = $3,500

Total Gross Monthly Rent = $1,800

Other Monthly Income = $50

Property Taxes =  $1,350

Monthly Insurance = $45

Vacancy Rate = 8%

Repairs = 8%

Cap Ex = 5%

Property Mgmt = 10%

So based on these numbers I'm calculating $150,000 - $18,000 (12% COC) - $25,000 - (not sure what's considered fixed cost) - $5,000 = $102,000 but the calculators states that my MAO is $124,767.84.

Help, what am I doing wrong???