Real Estate
Real Estate Wholesale Profit Calculator
See your assignment fee and spread before you lock up the contract.
Free wholesale profit calculator. Enter your contract price and the end-buyer price to see your assignment fee, and check the end-buyer's margin against the 70% rule so the deal actually assigns.
How it works
Enter your numbers
Input the ARV, estimated repairs, the price you have the property under contract for, and the price you'll assign it to the end-buyer.
Calculate
The tool computes your assignment fee (the spread) and the end-buyer's effective discount to ARV.
Sanity-check the deal
Compare the end-buyer's price against the 70% rule MAO to confirm there's enough meat left for them to take the assignment.
Frequently asked
How is wholesale profit calculated?
Your wholesale profit (assignment fee) is the end-buyer price minus your contract price. If you lock a property at $150,000 and assign it for $165,000, your fee is $15,000 — the spread between what you owe the seller and what the buyer pays you.
What's a typical wholesale assignment fee?
Fees vary widely — many wholesalers target $5,000–$20,000 per deal, with larger spreads on bigger or more distressed properties. The cap is set by the end-buyer's math: assign for too much and the deal no longer works for them at the 70% rule.
How do I make sure the deal still works for my buyer?
Check that the end-buyer price stays at or below their MAO — roughly (ARV × 70%) − repairs. If your assignment price pushes them above that, they'll pass. This calculator shows that comparison so you price the assignment to actually close.
What costs come out of my assignment fee?
The assignment fee is usually close to net for the wholesaler, but account for marketing/lead cost per deal, any title or transaction fees you cover, and earnest money at risk. The fee is the gross spread; your real profit is after your cost to source the deal.