Construction Budget Calculator
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Organize your project budget and interest costs, then review the financing structure with a mortgage professional.
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Calculator estimates are educational. A real mortgage professional can review your circumstances, documentation and lender requirements. A scenario review is not a loan approval or a guarantee of terms.
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Construction Budget
Use the construction budget calculator to build a project budget with land, construction, soft costs, contingency and carrying reserves, then compare available financing.
Your scenario estimate
Complete the numbered sections, then select Calculate.
- Total project budget
- Contingency dollars
- Loan / project cost
- Loan / as-completed value
- Funding above modeled uses
No automatic contingency requirement, LTC/LTV cap, permitted land valuation, draw funding, program fees or construction approval. Land credit cannot exceed the land amount in this worksheet.
Want me to review these numbers?
Send your question and, if you choose, attach these estimates for a personal scenario review.
Educational estimates, not approval, a rate quote or a commitment to lend. Entered rates are hypothetical modeling assumptions, not currently available 210 Mortgage rates. No APR calculation, future-rate forecast or automatic eligibility decision. User-entered fees, ratios and forecasts are assumptions. Results do not establish eligibility, a rate offer or an available credit limit. 210 Mortgage • Tyler Krug NMLS #219381 • Mortgage loans originated through My Community Mortgage, LLC NMLS #2408499 • Equal Housing Lender. See site licensing and disclosures.
How to Use the Construction Budget Calculator
Step 1: Project budget
Enter land amount or value contribution, hard construction costs and soft costs. Contingency applies to hard costs only; enter a lender-supported or personal percentage. Interest and carrying reserves are entered as dollars.
Step 2: Funding and value
Enter as-completed property value, proposed total loan and cash/value credit for land already contributed. Land credit reduces modeled new cash need but must be accepted by the lender; it is not newly available cash.
Calculate, compare and request a review
Choose Calculate to see your estimate. Change one assumption at a time and calculate again. Contact information is optional. Use the review form or Text a Question when you need help verifying the inputs.
How the Calculator Works
Budget=land+hard+soft+hard×contingency%+carrying reserve. Additional cash=max(0,budget−loan−land contribution credit). LTC=loan/budget; LTV=loan/as-completed value. Excess funding is flagged, not presumed available for disbursement.
Example calculation
Hypothetical example, not an available loan offer. $400,000 hard costs with10% entered contingency adds $40,000 to the budget before land, soft costs and carrying reserves.
How to interpret your results
A cost/value ratio does not establish construction approval. Contract, land equity, appraisal, builder review and eligible financing rules remain separate.
Assumptions and factors that change the result
No automatic contingency requirement, LTC/LTV cap, permitted land valuation, draw funding, program fees or construction approval. Land credit cannot exceed the land amount in this worksheet.
Frequently asked questions
Is land contribution credit cash I can spend again?
No. It represents accepted value already contributed to this budget. It reduces modeled new funding need only when the lender accepts it; it is not an additional cash account.
Do these results mean I am approved?
No. The tool calculates the entered scenario. Documentation, property eligibility, program rules and lender review remain separate.
What should I do when an input is uncertain?
Use a documented quote or clearly labeled planning assumption. Change one input at a time, calculate again, and request a review before relying on it.