2020 INFINITI Q60 · trim unverified

Think of the sale money as a jar. First leave room for your profit. Everything else—the car, fees, transport and repairs—must fit in what remains.

1. Start with a cautious sale price: $12,000.00.

   This is the low resale assumption for this vehicle.

2. Protect your $1,000.00 profit.

   $12,000.00 sale − $1,000.00 profit = at most $11,000.00 to spend on everything.

3. Protect your 10% return.

   For every $100 you put in, you want at least $10.00 back as profit. At a $12,000.00 sale, that allows a total budget of $10,909.09.

4. Use the smaller budget: $10,909.09.

   Your 10% minimum ROI target sets this bid ceiling. Raising a target can lower the ceiling. Lowering a target only raises the ceiling until the other target takes over.

5. That leaves a maximum hammer bid of $2,930.

   We try bid amounts and recalculate auction fees and purchase tax each time, using high repair costs. The highest whole-dollar bid that fits the total budget is your Max Safe Bid.

All-in cost includes hammer bid, auction fees, vehicle tax, transport, DMV/title/registration, parts, freight, materials, parts tax, paid labor, itemized specialist services, broker/selling/other costs and contingency. Add any applicable expense to its input; an unpriced service is not secretly estimated.

Expected-Cost Ceiling uses expected repairs with the same low resale and targets. It leaves less room for repair overruns and is shown as a secondary reference.

ROI means return on your money. Profit ÷ all-in cost × 100. It is not profit divided by the selling price, and it is not an annual return. Expected profit uses your editable expected selling price and expected repairs. Conservative profit uses low resale and high repairs.

The $1,000 / 10% starting targets are editable preferences, not industry averages. Changing a target changes the ceiling and target status; it does not change the profit, ROI or FlipScore of the same car at the same bid. Changing your expected sale price changes expected profit and its score contribution, but does not move the conservative bid ceiling unless you also change low resale.

Bid Cushion = Max Safe Bid − planned bid; its internal percentage uses Max Safe Bid as the denominator. The small above/below message carries this information. Ceilings are rounded down to whole dollars; auction bid increments may require rounding down further. All scenarios include the reserve once. Owner time and income tax are outside the cash estimate.

Both ceilings are PROVISIONAL. Required work may be unpriced, a relevant risk unresolved, or values/costs based on working estimates. A provisional ceiling is not guaranteed safe.

FlipScore = round(Σ category weight × rating ÷ 100)

Economics carries 60% of the score. A lower bid reduces the full investment, improves profit and ROI, and lifts FlipScore. Changing your preferred targets alone does not make the underlying deal better or worse.

61.25 weighted points → 61/100. The displayed score is a whole-number planning grade. “100 · no issue indicated” means no risk deduction, not verified perfect. Provisional labels identify assumptions without deducting evidence points. No extra bonuses, deductions or verdict-based caps apply.

Profit potential · 25%

Expected profit as a percentage of expected sale price measures the profit buffer relative to vehicle value. At 0 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 35 / 50% of sale, the rating is 0 / 20 / 40 / 65 / 85 / 100. This avoids rewarding large dollar profit merely because the car is expensive.

Conservative ROI · 35%

Uses low resale and high repair costs. At 0 / 5 / 10 / 20 / 40 / 80% ROI, the rating is 0 / 25 / 45 / 65 / 85 / 100. Ratings between these points are interpolated and rounded to whole points, then capped at 0–100. These curves are product calibration, not industry statistics.

Repair difficulty · 10%

Beginner Friendly 100; DIY Friendly 75; Intermediate 50; Advanced 25; Professional Repair Recommended 0. Actual repair hours drive Flipper Fit; inspections are separate. An unclassified actual repair adds no invented deduction, but its scope must be entered before BUY.

Parts availability · 5%

No shortage indicated, candidate sources or confirmed supply: 100. Known difficult sourcing: 25; essential parts unavailable: 0. Ordinary missing stock/fitment confirmation is supporting evidence. Parts cost already affects economics.

Title constraints · 5%

Clean 100; salvage/rebuilt 75; known pending or unresolved eligibility issue 50; nonrepairable or unacceptable eligibility 0. Missing title type adds no score deduction, but eligibility must be established. Resale already includes the dollar title discount; this category represents document/resale friction.

Structure · 8%; mechanical · 4%; SRS · 4%

No relevant indication or verified clearance: 100. Relevant suspected damage: 50. Confirmed repairable issue: 25; unacceptable damage: 0. An actual indication requires verification; a missing inspection alone does not.

Logistics / time · 4%

No difficulty indicated / straightforward 100; known manageable complexity 75; difficult 25; impractical 0. Missing quotes or dates add no deduction. Transport dollars affect profit; hours affect repair difficulty.

Deal Strength describes the money. It uses conservative profit and ROI, independent of verification status, the risk checklist and your preferred targets. It is not permission to buy.

Target Zone: meets both preferred conservative targets and remains profitable.

Stretch Zone: misses a preferred target but keeps at least $500 profit and 5% ROI, or your chosen requirement if lower. Shortfalls are shown explicitly. This is a viable tradeoff to review, not a new recommended ceiling.

Pass Zone: breaks even, loses money or falls below that stretch floor. These screening bands are adjustable product calibration, not claims about what most resellers earn.

STRETCH ZONE: $34 below your preferred profit target; 1.2 percentage points below your ROI target. Still profitable; this is above your target ceiling.

Primary concern: Possible rear structural involvement.

Risk Level uses the most severe known or reasonably indicated risk, not a count of missing fields. LOW: no material issue indicated. MODERATE: tight/insufficient financial margin or known sourcing/schedule difficulty. HIGH: possible material system damage, pending title, unfunded specialist repairs or a conservative cash loss. VERY HIGH: a known issue that makes this plan unsuitable regardless of price.

Mechanical triggers

Listed mechanical, front-end/engine-bay or undercarriage damage; no-start/abnormal running; fluid loss; cooling/drivetrain/suspension involvement; flood/fire. Rear-end, side, hail, vandalism or cosmetic damage alone do not trigger an engine inspection.

Structural triggers

Frame/unibody/quarter structure, severe impact/intrusion, buckling, suspension mounts, wheel alignment or undercarriage concerns. Cosmetic and bolt-on damage alone do not require frame measurement.

SRS triggers

Deployed airbags, restraint warnings/missing components, significant impact with restraint concerns or relevant flood/fire exposure. An absent scan alone is not an SRS issue.

Listing categories and run condition are mapped automatically. Record photo, history and auction-note findings as specific indications in Damage & DIY review; this prototype does not inspect photos or interpret arbitrary notes automatically. A “clear” assumption cannot erase an indicated issue without supporting verification.

Limited / Partial / Good / Strong describes supporting evidence coverage. It is secondary to the deal economics and specific risks. A verified bad finding strengthens coverage while worsening the relevant risk. Ordinary missing records do not lower FlipScore or block BUY.

Credited records need this exact VIN, a source, a valid check date and a finding. Editing related facts invalidates their verification. Sources are not automatically refreshed. A full mechanical, structural or SRS inspection is only required when a specific material concern makes that system relevant. Title type, damage scope, actual repair classification and valid cost/value inputs remain essential decision inputs.

• Resale uses a working range; retain comparable repaired sales when available.
• Fee, tax, delivery and selling inputs contain assumptions; check the actual transaction terms.
• Repair scope / parts pricing is preliminary; recheck fitment and availability before ordering.
• Your DIY skill is not set; Flipper Fit describes the work, not a confirmed match to your skills.
• Repair hours / tool requirements contain planning estimates.

Possible rear structural involvement

Buckled trunk and rear impact require professional measurement of floor, rear body panel and rails. Blocks BUY until resolved.

Title pending / registration unresolved

Texas salvage title pending; confirm issued document and California registration eligibility. Blocks BUY until resolved.

Relevant specialist work is unpriced

Professional rear structure / mounting-point inspection. Quote the work required by this vehicle's actual risk or repair plan. Blocks BUY until resolved.