Value added = budget × the project's typical recoup percentage. Net cost = budget − value added (negative means the project typically returns more than it costs).

What data does it use?

Published national remodeling cost-vs-value survey averages, versioned in the assumptions shown.

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Home Improvement ROI: how it works

Applies published national cost-vs-value recoup averages to your project budget: the typical share of a renovation's cost reflected in resale value.

Step by step

Value added = budget × the project's typical recoup percentage.
Net cost = budget − value added (negative means the project typically returns more than it costs).

Sources

Published national remodeling cost-vs-value survey averages, versioned in the assumptions shown.