Layer 3 · Financial

What every move is worth.

Entitlement time is money. The financial layer puts a number on each path: how long it takes, what it costs to carry the land while you wait, and what each move saves.

Paths, priced

Compare paths in dollars, not just weeks.

For each path VALITER shows a best and worst case for time to entitle, the carrying cost over that time, and the difference against the slowest path.

You set the inputs that are yours: interest, taxes, insurance and what a month of delay costs your deal.

Illustrative numbers for a sample site.

PathTime to entitleCarrying costAgainst the slowest path
A Vested rights16 to 22 wk$224K to $308Ksaves $84K to $112K
B Septic now22 to 30 wk$308K to $420Kslowest
C Smaller building14 to 18 wk$196K to $252Kfaster, 8,000 SF smaller

Carrying cost assumes $2,000 a day for illustration. In a real report you enter your own numbers and every duration shows its source.

What goes into it

Every number shows its work.

Time to entitle

Best and worst case for each path, built from each step and its typical review time.

Carrying cost

Interest, taxes, insurance and holding costs over each timeline, from your own numbers.

Cost to entitle

Fees, studies and professional work each path requires, as ranges.

What moves the number

The assumptions behind every range, and which answer from the city or utility would change it.

The fine print

Honest numbers.

EstimatesRanges, not promises

We show ranges and the assumptions behind them. We never promise an approval or a date.

Your numbersYour inputs stay yours

Your deal numbers are used for your report, and never shared.

Not an appraisalDecision support

The financial layer helps you choose a path. It is not an appraisal or investment advice.

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