The NestCost Toolkit
From your first NestCost Score to institutional waterfalls — every calculator, finder, and analyzer you need to make a confident housing decision.
Affordability, grants, property search
Buy power & loan comparison — all financing in one place
Your 0-100 affordability score
Real listings with Vibe Scores
DPA & grant programs for your state
Adjust variables, see score update live
Down payment + closing cost strategy
Full payment breakdown by year
When to drop PMI, cost comparison
Plain-English translation of loan docs
Your saved homes & comparisons
Up to 4 areas side-by-side
Lifestyle quiz → best-fit areas
What delaying your purchase actually costs
Race rent vs buy vs wait across 2,000 futures
Keep your remote salary, buy cheaper — 5-yr wealth delta
Rank 65+ US metros for remote work, cost & salary arbitrage
See who'd approve vs. reject you — and the move that flips it
Auto-sequence your DPA to maximize stacked aid + packets
Climate & insurance risk folded into 5-yr true cost
Your advisor on score, grants & next steps
Rent vs. buy, path to ownership
What rent you can actually handle
Full long-term wealth comparison vs. staying in your lease
Step-by-step timeline & milestones
All renter tools in one place
8-milestone tracker to home-ready
Break-fee vs. ride-out costs
Divide rent & shared bills fairly
Coverage needs & annual cost
Net proceeds, listing strategy
AVM estimate for your home
What you'll walk away with
Will you owe tax? §121 exclusion
Prep costs before you list
Should you sell & buy now?
Value, proceeds, timing — 5 tabs
Full strategy report, $29 one-time
House hack, ROI, portfolio
Rental ROI, BRRRR, fix-and-flip & DSCR qualifier in one hub
Multi-family ROI & effective housing cost
Cash-on-cash & 5yr equity
Track equity build & PMI removal
All your properties in one view
Offer strategy & counter guidance
NOI, cap rate, waterfall, 1031
Live income statement + implied valuation
Unit-mix, pro-forma, hold-period IRR
Debt yield, LTV, cash-on-cash
GP/LP promote, equity multiple, MOIC
2-variable heat-map for any metric
Deferred gain, 45/180-day timelines
Pass/warn/fail checks vs lender thresholds
OpEx ratios vs asset-type norms
Break-even, cash-out, lifetime savings
Annual levered cash flow projection
Rent roll, WALT, expiration alerts
Rehab budget, ARV, refi cash-out, flip profit
Replacement reserves, per-unit/month, funded schedule
NPV buy vs lease, breakeven year, exit proceeds
Buy, invest, or assess land in 22 countries
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