Joint Venture Financing Question

Joint Venture Financing Question

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I was listening to a BP podcast episode about short term rentals. And ways to acquire more properties without having to come up with that 20% down payment. Joint Ventures was touted as a way to do it with no down payment. My question is how is this structured? If I find someone who wants to invest in real estate but doesn't have the time to manage a rental property, but they have the cash, how does it work? For example, if the property is $200k, and the down payment required is $40k, do they split the cash flow evenly after expenses are covered? And say they sell after one year and the property is worth $240k. So if they get a check for proceeds of $80k (roughly, not considering what may have been paid down in that year), does the investor get their $40k down payment back, and then they split the rest of the proceeds? Or is there some other configuration? Also, are both people's name on the mortgage? Is there a side agreement dictating the terms of the JV? THANKS!

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  • Real Estate Broker · 3412 S. Harlem Avenue Riverside, IL 60546 · Member since 2015 · 6k+ posts · 5k+ votes
    4y

    @Alex Novak the beauty of joint venture agreements is that they are flexible. You would have your attorney draw up the operating agreement that spells everything out, so honestly this is mostly about finding a good attorney that knows how to do this. While it is possible to have no money invested in the deal, I find it hard to believe that many people partner in this way very often unless you have a track record. I have down multiple JV deals, and I have always had some money in the deal even if my partner often times had more capital initially.

  • Peter MckernanBusiness Member
    Residential Real Estate Agent · Irvine, CA · Member since 2013 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    4y

    @Alex Novak a couple good questions! The money back and the split along with how you will run it really depends on the agreement that you bring up with your partner. There are always great ways to split it, and if you and the partner feel you doing all the work etc. is worth a 50/50 split great! The property purchase can be in both your names, or just their name. If you do the property just in their name just know that you will need to have an operating agreement set into place by an attorney beforehand because if not then you'll have some challenges if that is not setup and the person on the title/mortgage decides to walk away you have nothing to show for all the work. 

    The refi or selling of the property when you force appreciate the property is another challenge as well! This is something that you need to confirm with your partner and attorney. You can easily set it up like or some other way. 

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  • Member since 2021 · 3 posts · 0 votes
    4y

    John Warren, that makes a lot of sense for the other partner to have some skin in the game. But the goal for me is to not have to dedicate cash. But I guess if it's $5-10k it's enough for you to be invested in the deal but still be able to do a few more deals like that. Thanks. 

  • Member since 2021 · 3 posts · 0 votes
    4y

    Peter McKernan, yeah a rock solid agreement is key. And it probably helps if you know and trust the partner. But still, make it legal. Thanks.

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