{"slug":"personal-cfo","title":"personal-cfo","summary":"When you want to model personal financial scenarios — house purchase + rental income (ADU, bedroom rentals, house-hacking), renovation budgets, monthly cash flow forecasts, big-purchase decisions, savings/investment what-ifs. For personal life: a household (you + partner), househ","platform":"Claude","tags":[],"authorName":"LLM Mart","authorSlug":"llm-mart","score":0,"source":"github","price":null,"verified":false,"createdAt":"2026-09-05T10:18:15.159755Z","repo":{"url":"https://github.com/coreyhaines31/makerskills","stars":834,"forks":69,"license":"MIT","updatedAt":"2026-09-04T23:29:09Z"},"bodyHtml":"<hr>\n<h2>name: personal-cfo\ndescription: \"When you want to model personal financial scenarios — house purchase + rental income (ADU, bedroom rentals, house-hacking), renovation budgets, monthly cash flow forecasts, big-purchase decisions, savings/investment what-ifs. For personal life: a household (you + partner), household budgets, real-estate decisions. v0.1 ships with the house scenario template (purchase + rental scenarios) as the first use case. Architected so other personal-finance scenarios (refi, car, education, retirement, side income) slot in as additional templates. Outputs scenario comparison tables in markdown. Saves every scenario to ~/Documents/personal-cfo/ with an index at ~/.config/makerskills/personal-cfo/archive/ for revisit + comparison. Composes with decide (formalize the call after modeling), deep-research (rental comps, mortgage rates, market data), business-brainstorm (when the scenario is a small business / side hustle), second-brain (capture the analysis to outputs/). Triggers on \"/personal-cfo,\" \"model this scenario,\" \"house math,\" \"rental forecast,\" \"monthly cash flow,\" \"what if I rent out the ADU,\" \"compare these housing scenarios,\" \"should we buy this house,\" \"house-hack math,\" \"renovation budget.\"\"\nmetadata:\nversion: 0.2.0</h2>\n<h1>/personal-cfo — Personal financial scenario modeling</h1>\n<p>This skill is for a household (you + partner): housing decisions, monthly cash flow, big purchases, scenario what-ifs. Pair it with a business-books CFO skill if you also run one for a company — the DNA is the same, the domain is different.</p>\n<h2>Step 1 — Pick the scenario type</h2>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Invocation</th>\n<th>Type</th>\n<th>What it models</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><code>/personal-cfo house</code> (default for now)</td>\n<td><strong>house</strong></td>\n<td>Buy a house + rental income scenarios (ADU / bedrooms / combinations) + renovations + monthly cash flow</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>/personal-cfo refi</code></td>\n<td><strong>refi</strong></td>\n<td>Refinancing scenarios</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>/personal-cfo cash-flow</code></td>\n<td><strong>cash-flow</strong></td>\n<td>Generic monthly cash flow (income, expenses, savings rate)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>/personal-cfo big-purchase</code></td>\n<td><strong>big-purchase</strong></td>\n<td>Should we buy X (car, education, equipment) — cash vs finance vs lease comparisons</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>/personal-cfo side-income</code></td>\n<td><strong>side-income</strong></td>\n<td>Adding a side income stream — break-even, tax implications</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><code>/personal-cfo savings-what-if</code></td>\n<td><strong>savings-what-if</strong></td>\n<td>What if we put $X into Y for N years — index funds, real estate, etc.</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>For v0.1, only the <strong>house</strong> template is fleshed out. Others are sketched in <code>references/templates/</code> as stubs.</p>\n<h2>Step 2 — Gather inputs</h2>\n<p>Ask in a structured batch. For house mode, see <code>references/templates/house.md</code> for the full input questionnaire. Core fields:</p>\n<p><strong>Property</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Purchase price</li>\n<li>Down payment (% or $)</li>\n<li>Mortgage rate + term (years)</li>\n<li>Property taxes (annual)</li>\n<li>HOA (monthly, if any)</li>\n<li>Homeowner's insurance (monthly)</li>\n<li>Closing costs (estimate)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Renovations / repairs</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Day-1 renovations (line items with estimates — kitchen, bath, ADU buildout, etc.)</li>\n<li>Year-1 expected repairs</li>\n<li>Annual maintenance budget (rule of thumb: 1% of purchase price)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Rental scenarios</strong> (for the house mode)</p>\n<ul>\n<li>ADU monthly rent estimate + vacancy assumption (typical: 5–8%)</li>\n<li>Bedroom 1 monthly rent + vacancy</li>\n<li>Bedroom 2 monthly rent + vacancy</li>\n<li>Utilities split assumption (who pays what)</li>\n<li>Property management cost (if not self-managing)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Personal</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Current monthly housing cost (rent or current mortgage)</li>\n<li>Combined household income</li>\n<li>Marginal tax bracket (for mortgage interest + rental income calcs)</li>\n<li>Time horizon for the analysis (typical: 5 yr, 10 yr, 30 yr)</li>\n</ul>\n<p>If anything's fuzzy, ask. Don't proceed with placeholder numbers — financial models with wrong inputs are dangerous.</p>\n<h2>Step 3 — Build the scenarios</h2>\n<p>For the house mode, default scenarios to compare:</p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Scenario</th>\n<th>Description</th>\n</tr>\n</thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Baseline</strong></td>\n<td>Own + live in, no rental income</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>A: ADU only</strong></td>\n<td>Rent the ADU, live in main house</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>B: 1 bedroom only</strong></td>\n<td>House-hack 1 bedroom, keep ADU empty (or for guests)</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>C: 2 bedrooms only</strong></td>\n<td>House-hack 2 bedrooms, ADU empty</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>D: ADU + 1 bedroom</strong></td>\n<td>Both ADU and 1 bedroom rented</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>E: ADU + 2 bedrooms</strong></td>\n<td>Maximum rental</td>\n</tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>F: ADU + bedrooms (year 2+)</strong></td>\n<td>Year 1: just ADU while renovating. Year 2+: add bedrooms after partner's comfort</td>\n</tr>\n</tbody>\n</table>\n<p>Let the user customize the scenario list — every house is different.</p>\n<h2>Step 4 — Run the math</h2>\n<p>For each scenario, calculate:</p>\n<p><strong>Monthly</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mortgage payment (P&amp;I) — see <code>references/calculators.md</code> for the formula</li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>Property tax / 12</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>HOA + Insurance + Utilities (owner-paid portion)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>− Gross rental income (rooms + ADU)</li>\n<li>× (1 − vacancy rate) for effective rental income</li>\n<li>− Property management fee (if applicable)</li>\n<li>= <strong>Net monthly housing cost</strong> (negative = positive cash flow)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Annual</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sum of 12 months</li>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li>One-time renovation costs (amortized over time horizon)</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>− Tax savings (mortgage interest deduction + depreciation on rented portion)</li>\n</ul>\n<p><strong>Long-term</strong></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Equity build-up (mortgage paydown + appreciation assumption — default 3%/yr)</li>\n<li>Total cost of ownership at year 5 / 10 / 30</li>\n<li>Return on cash invested vs. alternative (e.g., S&amp;P 500 at 7% real return)</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Step 5 — Output the comparison table</h2>\n<p>Output to <code>~/Documents/personal-cfo/&lt;scenario-slug&gt;-&lt;YYYY-MM-DD&gt;/</code>:</p>\n<ul>\n<li><code>inputs.yaml</code> — all the input numbers (so the analysis is rerunnable + auditable)</li>\n<li><code>report.md</code> — the full analysis with assumptions called out</li>\n<li><code>comparison.md</code> — side-by-side scenario table (the headline output)</li>\n</ul>\n<h3><code>comparison.md</code> template</h3>\n<pre><code># &lt;Property nickname&gt; — scenario comparison\n\n**Date:** YYYY-MM-DD\n**Property:** &lt;address or nickname&gt;\n**Time horizon:** 10 years\n**Key assumptions:** 3%/yr appreciation, 7% S&amp;P alt return, 6% vacancy\n\n| Scenario | Net monthly cost | Annual cost | 10-yr total | Equity @ 10yr | Notes |\n|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---|\n| Baseline | $X,XXX | $XX,XXX | $XXX,XXX | $XXX,XXX | No rental income |\n| A: ADU | $X,XXX | $XX,XXX | $XXX,XXX | $XXX,XXX | $X,XXX/mo ADU rent |\n| B: 1 BR | … | … | … | … | … |\n| C: 2 BR | … | … | … | … | … |\n| D: ADU + 1 BR | … | … | … | … | … |\n| E: ADU + 2 BR | … | … | … | … | … |\n\n## Headline takeaway\n&lt;1–2 sentences: which scenario wins on cash flow, which wins on lifestyle, where the inflection points are&gt;\n\n## Sensitivity analysis\n- If rates rise 1%: &lt;impact&gt;\n- If ADU rent comes in 20% lower: &lt;impact&gt;\n- If renovations overrun 30%: &lt;impact&gt;\n- If vacancy doubles to 12%: &lt;impact&gt;\n\n## Open questions\n- &lt;what would change the recommendation&gt;\n- &lt;what to research next — composes with /deep-research&gt;\n</code></pre>\n<h2>Step 6 — Archive</h2>\n<p>Save the scenario folder so future revisits work. The archive index lives in <code>${MAKERSKILLS_CONFIG:-$HOME/.config/makerskills}/personal-cfo/archive/</code> (create the directory if missing). Never write archives inside the skill's own folder — skill installs and upgrades re-sync from source and wipe anything saved there. <strong>Migration:</strong> if this skill's folder contains an old <code>references/scenarios-archive/</code> with user entries, move those files into the archive directory first.</p>\n<p>Append a one-liner to <code>&lt;archive dir&gt;/INDEX.md</code> (create if missing):</p>\n<pre><code>- 2026-06-26 — [&lt;property nickname&gt;](~/Documents/personal-cfo/&lt;slug&gt;-2026-06-26/) — &lt;type&gt; — &lt;headline takeaway&gt;\n</code></pre>\n<p>This compounds — when you're considering Property #2 a year later, you can reuse the model and grep past analyses for patterns.</p>\n<h2>Step 7 — Surface + offer follow-ups</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Show the comparison table in chat</li>\n<li>Tell the user the workdir path</li>\n<li>Offer:\n<ul>\n<li><em>\"Want to run <code>/deep-research</code> on rental comps for the area to firm up the ADU and bedroom rent assumptions?\"</em></li>\n<li><em>\"Want to formalize the buy/don't-buy decision through <code>/decide</code> once the scenarios land?\"</em></li>\n<li><em>\"Want to capture this analysis to <code>second-brain raw/</code> as <code>note-house-&lt;slug&gt;.md</code>?\"</em></li>\n<li><em>\"Want me to revisit in 30 days as more info comes in (loan rate locked, inspection done, etc.)?\"</em></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Composes with</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><code>decide</code></strong> — once scenarios are modeled, the buy / don't / negotiate decision goes through <code>/decide</code>. Cash flow analysis is input, not the decision itself.</li>\n<li><strong><code>deep-research</code></strong> — for inputs that need market data: rental comps, mortgage rate trends, neighborhood trajectory, school ratings, comparable sales.</li>\n<li><strong><code>business-brainstorm</code></strong> — if the scenario tips into \"this is a business\" (e.g., short-term rental, multi-unit purchase, scaling to N properties), route there to pressure-test the business angle.</li>\n<li><strong><code>second-brain</code></strong> — capture analyses to <code>raw/note-house-&lt;slug&gt;.md</code> so they live in the personal wiki and can be referenced later.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Notes on quality</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Conservative assumptions by default.</strong> Default to higher vacancy (8% not 5%), lower appreciation (3% not 6%), 20% buffer on renovation estimates. Real estate optimism is the most reliable way to lose money.</li>\n<li><strong>Surface the sensitivity, not just the point estimate.</strong> A scenario that's positive only if everything goes right isn't actually positive.</li>\n<li><strong>Lifestyle is a real variable.</strong> \"Living with 2 roommates\" can be financially optimal AND a quality-of-life disaster. Note these tradeoffs in the report, even if they aren't quantified.</li>\n<li><strong>Tax calcs are starting points, not authoritative.</strong> This skill estimates; an accountant verifies. Flag this in the report.</li>\n<li><strong>The decision isn't here — the inputs to the decision are.</strong> This skill produces the model. <code>/decide</code> makes the call.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Future templates (sketched in references/templates/)</h2>\n<ul>\n<li><code>refi.md</code> — refinance scenarios</li>\n<li><code>cash-flow.md</code> — generic monthly budget</li>\n<li><code>big-purchase.md</code> — cash vs finance vs lease for big-ticket items</li>\n<li><code>side-income.md</code> — adding a side income stream</li>\n<li><code>savings-what-if.md</code> — investment what-ifs</li>\n</ul>\n<p>v0.1 ships only <code>house.md</code> fleshed out. 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