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Furniture Flipping Profit Calculator

Flipping looks like easy margin until purchase price, materials, fees, and hours are counted.

Last updated June 2, 2026

Enter cost per flip, sale price, fees, and volume for net monthly and net hourly profit.

Example values are shown so you can see how it works. Replace them with your own.

Purchase cost per flipWhat you pay for the piece.

Materials per flipPaint, hardware, supplies.

Selling price per flipExpected sale price.

Platform or selling feeMarketplace cut.

Hours per flipPickup, prep, list, sell.

Flips per monthCompleted sales.

Tax reserveA rough set-aside, not a tax calculation.

Estimated net monthly income

$266

Gross monthly income$880
Estimated expenses- $548
Estimated tax reserve- $66
Net monthly income$266
Net hourly income$11.07/hr
Annualized estimate$3,187
Profit per flip$83

Weak

Not attractive unless your costs are lower

Your net hourly rate is below what most simple hourly jobs pay. This only makes sense if your real costs drop or the work has another payoff.

Suggested next steps

Track one real week of income and costs, then re-enter the actual numbers here.
List every cost you might be ignoring, including supplies, fees, and wear on your car.
Test a higher price or a faster workflow before adding more hours.
Move a share of each payout into savings, debt, or an emergency fund so the hours actually count.

Estimates only, based on the numbers you enter. Nothing is saved to the page address. Tax figures are rough planning numbers, not filing advice.

Assumptions this calculator makes

Profit per flip is sale minus purchase, materials, and fees.
Tax reserve applies to net profit.

This is an estimate, not advice

Every result here is a rough model based only on the numbers you enter. Sidequity is an informational tool and does not provide professional, tax, legal, investment, or financial advice, and it makes no income guarantees. Any tax set-aside is a planning placeholder, not a tax calculation.

For decisions that affect your money, taxes, or business, review your situation with a qualified professional. See our full disclaimer.

How to use it

Use real purchase and sale prices from recent flips.
Count hours for pickup and listing.
Include selling fees.

What this number means

Profit per flip matters more than volume if hours are high.

Bad buys cannot be fixed with paint.

Common mistakes

Ignoring drive time.
Forgetting platform fees.
Overestimating sale price.

Frequently asked questions

What margin should I target?

Enough per flip to cover hours, fees, and a bad month. Thin margins die on one unsold piece.

Is flipping passive?

No. It is active work per piece. The calculator includes hours for that reason.

Furniture Flipping Profit Calculator last updated June 2, 2026. Back to all calculators.