The property, the situation, and every number — exactly as it ran through our own deal process. This is the same worked example carried in our First-Deal Math Pack, published here in full.
11953 Royal Woods Dr — a house our scan flagged for one reason: the asking side of the deal sat far below what renovated houses nearby were actually selling for. That gap is where deals live, and it is also where beginners get hurt, because a cheap house is not a deal until the renovated value is proven.
Before any offer number existed, two questions had to be answered with evidence. First: what do renovated houses near this one actually sell for — not list for, sell for? Second: what will it honestly cost to bring this house to that standard? Only after both answers were on paper did the formula run.
The ARV below was stamped from renovated sold comps — the renovated-comp test our comping process requires (see how we run the numbers). The repair figure is the estimate the deal was underwritten on. The fee cushion is the wholesale fee built into every Wise Revival max-offer calculation.
| Line | Amount |
|---|---|
| ARV — after-repair value, proven by renovated sold comps | $208,244 |
| × 70% (the 70% rule margin) | $145,771 |
| − Repairs (estimate) | − $39,540 |
| − Fee cushion (built into every Wise Revival deal) | − $10,000 |
| = Max allowable offer (MAO) | $96,231 |
| Gross spread left in the deal (ARV − MAO − repairs) | $72,473 |
The decision rule this deal was run under is the rule every Wise Revival deal runs under: the seller's number gets compared to our max — never the other way around. At or under $96,231, the math works and the deal proceeds. Above it, we walk — politely, the same day, and we say why. This property's numbers are published because they are the cleanest teaching example in our records of the formula doing its job: the offer ceiling was set by comps and repairs, not by excitement about the house.
Falling in love with a house is how investors go broke. Run real sold comps, run a real repair number, run the formula, and let the math decide. Your ego is not your amigo — the numbers do not care how much you like the house. And never buy with only one way out: one exit is a bet, two exits is a plan.
Run this same math on your own deal, free: the 70% Rule / MAO Calculator. Learn the comp discipline behind the ARV: the Comping Checklist. More real deals, in one PDF: the Deal Teardown Pack.