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title: Hard Cost
description: Hard costs are any costs involved in the physical construction of a project. See more about hard costs and related terms here.
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# [Hard Cost](https://www.realized1031.com/glossary/hard-cost)

 Written by [The Realized Team](https://www.realized1031.com/glossary/author/the-realized-team) | Jun 20, 2022 12:00:00 PM

Also called “brick and mortar expenses,” hard costs are any costs involved in the physical construction of a project. Included in hard costs are all of the costs for the visible improvements, line items like grading, excavation, concrete, framing, electrical, carpentry, roofing, and landscaping. Hard costs contrast to [soft costs](https://www.realized1031.com/glossary/soft-costs) which are those related to non-physical elements.

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