CalculateRealEstateROI

Cash Flow

Turnover Cost

Total cost to re-rent a unit between tenants — clean, paint, repairs, leasing fee, lost rent.

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Plain-English explanation

Usually $1.5-3k per turnover. Tenant retention is among the highest-ROI activities.

Examples

  • Class C turnover: $2-3k; Class A: $1-2k.
  • Annualize by dividing by average tenancy length.

Common mistakes

  • Excluding lost-rent vacancy days.

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