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Updated almost 9 years ago, 02/16/2016

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Devin Royal
  • Alvin, TX
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Purchasing First Rental for $75K

Devin Royal
  • Alvin, TX
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I have been searching for my first real estate deal for about 6 months now in the south Houston area near where I live. I am trying to get into buying and holding rental properties and I may have found my first deal but I am not sure of how good the deal is. We have secured financing for the unit and have money set aside for the minor renovations required. The unit is a 3/1 SFR that is almost move in ready after some touch up painting and a good cleaning.

We are hoping to purchase to property for $75K and rent it for a minimum of $1,000 a month. We own a similar property and have used what we are paying for taxes and insurance to calculate our monthly cost of $750 for a 20 year loan and the taxes and insurance. This leaves us with about $250 to set aside for any future repairs and investments. I realize that this does not fulfill the 2% rule, but i have not seen anything in my market that would make that return.

So my question is whether this will be a worthy investment or should i wait for something else? 

All responses are appreciated.

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