Investment Tool

Teardown vs. Vacant Lot

See which acquisition strategy actually saves you money after demo costs, carrying costs, and timeline differences.

Teardown lot

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Vacant lot

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Shared assumptions

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Results

Teardown total cost Vacant lot total cost

Teardown lot

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Demo cost—
Carrying cost—
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Total cost—

Vacant lot

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Demo cost—
Carrying cost—
Fee savings—
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We'll compare the true all-in cost of each option including carrying costs.

Carrying cost = hard money interest during the pre-build period (weeks until build starts) + full build duration. Even a few extra weeks of demo delay can cost thousands at typical hard money rates.