PCS housing tools & calculators.
Three calculators for the math behind PCS home-selling decisions. Each one tackles a single question, not a wall of inputs.
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About these tools
These calculators run in your browser. They do not send your inputs to us, store your numbers, or share data with third parties. They are intended to give you a directional sense of where you stand, not a precise figure to act on.
For an actual payoff quote, talk to your loan servicer. For an actual market valuation, talk to a licensed agent. For tax implications, talk to a tax professional. heroSOLD is not a lender, financial advisor, or tax advisor.
Calculators
PCS Home Sale Timeline
Reverse-engineer your list date, contract date, and prep start date from your report date. Includes Arizona-base-specific market defaults.
Answers: When should I list, given my report date?
Equity Estimator
Estimate your net proceeds at sale after loan payoff, agent commission, closing costs, and any buyer credits. Line-item breakdown so you see exactly where the money goes.
Answers: How much will I walk away with at closing?
Sell vs Rent After PCS
Compare the net position of selling now vs keeping the home as a rental over a defined holding period. Full Schedule E tax modeling, depreciation recapture, Section 121 service-member 10-year suspension, vacancy, maintenance, management, appreciation, and selling costs.
Answers: Keep it as a rental or sell now?
How these tools fit together
Each calculator is useful on its own, but they share inputs that flow naturally for a PCS home-selling decision:
- Start with the Equity Estimator to see what you would actually walk away with if you sold today.
- Plug that into the Sell vs Rent After PCS calculator to compare selling now against keeping the home as a rental over a multi-year hold.
- Once you have a direction, use the PCS Home Sale Timeline to turn your report date into a concrete list date and prep start date.
None of these is a substitute for talking to a lender, a tax professional, or a licensed agent. They are starting points, not endpoints.
Why are we building this
Most online real estate calculators are built for civilian buyers shopping for a new home. They do not account for the realities military families face: report-date timing, VA loan handling at sale, deployment-affected listing decisions, or the rent-vs-sell question that hits every PCS cycle.
heroSOLD is built specifically for those scenarios. These tools are the math layer. The written guides are the context layer. Getting matched with a military-experienced agent is the action layer.
Frequently asked questions
Are these calculators free?
Yes. No paywall, no email gate, no signup required. The math runs in your browser.
Do you store my inputs?
No. These calculators run entirely in your browser. We do not send your numbers to a server, store them in cookies, or share them with third parties.
Are the numbers accurate enough to act on?
No. They are estimates designed to give you a sense of direction of where you stand. For the actual payoff amount, contact your loan servicer. For a real market valuation, talk to a licensed agent. For tax implications, talk to a tax professional. The calculators are starting points for a conversation, not final answers.
What if I want help running the numbers now?
Talk to a real person. Submit a match request and tell us what you are trying to figure out. A military-experienced heroSOLD agent will respond within one business day and can walk you through your specific situation.
Related guides
The written guides cover the same material in narrative form:
- Selling your home before a PCS, full PCS home sale timeline.
- VA loan handling when you sell, assumption, payoff, entitlement.
- Rent vs sell after PCS, the decision framework.
- All resources, the full library of military home-selling guides.
- Get matched with an agent, for the numbers run by a real person.
Want the numbers run by a real person?
Tell us your situation, and we will respond within one business day. No calculator can replace a conversation with someone who works in military home sales every week.
Get matched with an agentThe information on this page is for general educational purposes and is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Your situation is unique. Consult a licensed attorney, CPA, base legal assistance or JAG office, or financial advisor before making decisions based on what you read here.
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