Handmade / Craft
Etsy-style handmade goods with material, platform, and shipping costs
Gross$504
Net profit$54
Margin10.6%
Orders/mo18
Cost breakdown
Materials$90 18%
Packaging$14 3%
Labor$180 36%
Platform fees$99 20%
Shipping$32 6%
Advertising$25 5%
Growth trajectory
launch · 1–3$36
traction · 4–8$54
scale · 9–12$79
Margins are thin, look at reducing material or shipping costs before scaling volume.
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Higher netFix-and-flip real estate. Acquisition, rehab, holding costs, and resale economics.
Gross$275,000
Net profit$18,330
Margin6.7%
Orders/mo0.17
Cost breakdown
Purchase price$180,000 65%
Acquisition closing$4,100 1%
Rehab + contingency$40,250 15%
Loan points$2,520 1%
Holding interest$6,300 2%
Holding carry costs$2,750 1%
Selling fees$20,750 8%
Growth trajectory
launch · Year 1$36,660
traction · Year 2$57,740
scale · Year 3+$80,652
Profit looks fine but you're $27,750 over the 70% rule. Working — but a softer market would eat the cushion.
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