A clearer view of
DC real estate.
Residential flips. Rental holds. Commercial value-add. Know what to verify, what to budget, and what could change the deal.
Two paths. The same discipline.
Start with the questions that change your decision.
Buy. Renovate. Resell.
Build a supported ARV range, a complete cost ledger and a workable approval and cash plan.
Explore residential investing →Improve. Stabilize. Exit.
Connect the physical building plan with leases, NOI, capital needs and actual refinance constraints.
Explore commercial value-add →Tools with visible assumptions.
DC Fix-and-Flip Calculator
Model residential flip profit, DC closing taxes, cash reserve, break-even and combined downside.
Commercial toolCommercial Value-Add & Debt Calculator
Calculate stabilized NOI, income-value sensitivity, debt constraints, balloon and refinance gap; separate residential ratio method.
Construction toolRehab Draw Interest & Liquidity Planner
Calculate dated draw interest, Actual/365 or Actual/360, fees and contractor-payment cash gaps.
Calculate in your browser. No email gate. Your inputs are not sent to the financing provider.
The DC details that change a deal.
DC Renovation Permits: Residential and Commercial Routes
Choose the DC DOB application route, prepare drawings and related approvals, and connect inspections and occupancy to your renovation schedule.
DC rulesDC TOPA Due Diligence: Property Type, Ownership and Notices
Screen DC tenant-occupied acquisitions with current single-family, 2–4-unit and excluded-transfer sources; collect the notices and occupancy evidence.
DC rulesDC Transfer and Recordation Taxes: An Investor’s Closing Budget
Model DC acquisition and resale deed taxes separately, handle the $400,000 residential threshold correctly, and identify nonstandard transactions.
DC rulesDC Certificate of Occupancy: Check Existing and Proposed Use
Verify DC use and occupancy evidence before purchase, renovation, leasing or refinance; distinguish ownership, use, occupancy and temporary permissions.
A building plan.
An income plan.
A credible exit.
Commercial value starts with the lease, the use and the work still to be done. Separate in-place income from potential, and see how a weaker exit changes the result.
Open the commercial desk ↗Useful answers have a source trail.
See the jurisdiction and scope, follow the primary sources, reproduce the examples, and keep unresolved property facts visible.
Our editorial method →Small-building TOPA is an ownership question.
The current 2–4-unit statute distinguishes ownership types and retains notice provisions. Do not rely on a blanket exemption statement.
Read the decision guide →Research Petworth with parcel evidence →