What this cost estimate shows
The calculator converts total units and occupancy into estimated occupied units. It then combines occupied units with weekly service frequency to show monthly occupied-unit service opportunities. If you supply a monthly service-cost assumption, it also calculates monthly and annual planning costs.
An optional resident or property trash fee adds a revenue-side view. When both cost and fee assumptions are present, the calculator shows the difference before any other property expenses, concessions, collections loss, taxes, or administrative costs.
How to use the valet trash cost calculator
Start with the current unit count and a realistic occupied-unit percentage. Choose the proposed collection frequency, then enter a monthly service-cost assumption per occupied unit if your team already has one. Leave that field blank if the property needs a vendor quote.
Use the resident-fee field only when evaluating a fee your property is authorized to charge. A fee should never be treated as collectible revenue until ownership, legal, lease, and market requirements have been reviewed.
Why a planning estimate is not a quote
Actual service pricing depends on property layout, access, container standards, route density, service nights, waste rules, staffing, market, and implementation requirements. The calculator intentionally does not insert a TDME price or claim that one cost fits every property.
Use the result to organize a conversation and compare scenarios. An exact proposal requires a property review and confirmed scope.