Investment estimator
Where will
you build?
Answer three questions — zone, investor profile and funding — and watch the project's numbers build themselves, formulas in plain sight.
Step 1 of 4
Pick your zone
Construction is DDC's flat rate — $320/ft² for new builds ($300/ft² in Sunset).
Tap a zone to select it
Who is investing?
How do you fund it?
The deal, live
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Cash required
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Projected profit
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Cash-on-cash · 12 mo
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Equity multiple
Capital structure
| Land acquisition — zone average | |
| Acquisition fee= 3% × land | |
| Construction= {sqft} ft² × ${rate}/ft² | |
| Contingency= 10% × construction | |
| Soft costs — design, engineering, permits≈ 10.5% × construction budget | |
| Loan closing costs= 3.5% × loan + $41,617 fixed fees | |
| Interest reserve — charged at closing= 6 mo × (9.5% × loan ÷ 12) | |
| Interest beyond the reserve — months 11–12≈ 1.14% × loan | |
| Holding — taxes, insurance, utilities= $3,000/mo × 12 | |
| Total cash from you |
| Target sale price | |
| Selling costs= 7% (6% brokerage + 1% closing) | |
| Loan payoff — fully drawn | |
| Return of your capital | |
| Net profit |
What the deal survives
Final step · Your proposal
Receive the full proposal by email
We'll turn this estimate into a grounded, project-level proposal — comps for your zone, the lender's letter of intent and the month-by-month schedule.