Start with your exit strategy (flip/hold/BRRRR), set your minimum targets, then back into MAO using realistic comps, rehab, holding costs, and financing. If the deal only works with perfect assumptions—pass.

Use conservative per-square-foot ranges, add a contingency buffer, and confirm line items with a GC. Surprises live in roofs, foundation, mechanicals, permits, and water issues.

MAO = Maximum Allowable Offer. It protects profit by forcing the deal to make sense before emotions and competition raise the price.

Only if you have deep experience, strong reserves, and reliable data. For most investors, a short inspection period (5–7 days) is stronger and safer than waiving entirely.

Flip = speed and certainty (if ARV and DOM are reliable).
BRRRR = wealth-building if rent supports DSCR and you can refinance clean.
Hold = long-term stability if cashflow is strong and capex is planned.
We’ll compare the outcomes side-by-side.

Title issues, HOA restrictions (rentals/STR), zoning, unpermitted work, insurance surprises, utility problems, and contractor scope gaps.

Have a backup: renegotiate, bring reserves, pivot strategy, or walk. Don’t trap yourself in an appraisal gap you can’t actually fund.

Yes—conventional, DSCR, hard money, private money structures, and refinance planning depending on the exit.

No. You can run the tool, get an investor plan, and book a review without obligation.