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Looking to buy my first investment property

Ian Baldau
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I am looking to buy my first investment property and am unsure if I found a good deal. The property is a triplex that has been on the market for 67 days. The listing price is $207,000 but I intend to offer $175,000 with 25% down at a 6.35% interest rate. The property is currently being rented until August 2023 for $800/unit and includes utilities. The average utility expense over the last 8 months is $680 total or ~$225 per unit. My issue with the property is with the current lease the property would cashflow -$136/month with a coc roi of -3.51% with 7% put away for repairs, 7% for vacancy, 10% for Capex, and 10% for property management. The reason I am still interested in this property is that I believe that I can raise the rent of one of the units to $1000/ month and have each unit cover their own utilities. If I did that then the property would cash flow at $675/month with a coc roi at around 17%. My question is would it make sense to purchase this property since the first 10 months I would be losing money on it but with a new lease make a 17% coc roi?

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