Calculate your ROI
This quick ROI calculator will help you understand the true cost of running your business and create concrete metrics demonstrating how investment management software can help reduce those costs.
To calculate your potential ROI, simply input how much time your team spends monthly on the following tasks (these can be high-level estimates):
Tasks
ⓘThe first column in the calculator outlines a few of the many key tasks your business most likely manages. From calculating distributions to tracking down important information to investors, these tasks can be time-consuming and slow down teams.
Calculating distributions
Tracking down investor information
Hours saved (monthly)
ⓘThis column represents the estimated amount of hours saved monthly on each task with the help of AppFolio Investment Management. The hours saved for each task were collected from a survey of AppFolio Investment Management customers in 2021 and 2022, where customers provided estimates on how much time they saved on the specific tasks after partnering with AppFolio.
Collecting contributions
10
Calculating distributions
6
Tracking down information
15
% reduction
ⓘThis column calculates the percentage of time reduced from Hours Spent (Monthly) to Hours Saved (Monthly), showing the time savings as a percent.
Cost of task
ⓘTo now calculate the cost of each task, a salary is assumed for the individual dedicating time to the identified Task. In this scenario, a strong assumption was made using an annual salary of $100K, or $48/hour. Hours Spent on the Task is then multiplied by $48/hour to calculate the cost of that task monthly.
Cost saved (monthly)
ⓘThis column demonstrates the monthly cost savings of each Task with AppFolio Investment Management by multiplying the % Reduction in time spent on each Task by the Cost of Task.
Cost saved (annually)
ⓘFinally, this column will show the annual cost savings of each Task with the help of AppFolio Investment Management by multiplying the Cost Saved (Monthly) by 12 months.
Calculate
Total Cost Saved (Annually) with AppFolio Investment Management: