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Chicago Duplex with circumstances needs creative help.
I have a friend with some weird circumstances, here's the story:
Person A can't get a loan but has income.
Person B took a loan for Person A for a duplex at 500k
Person A paid back Person B for Down payment and is paying Mortgage on time for 10 years
After the bubble burst, property price dropped to $200k
Person B did a loan modification for Property in 2014.
Loan is now $200k.
Person A now found his calling and is leaving the country.
Person B buys out Person A for $130k cash and continues paying mortgage (since its his anyway)
Loan Modification had a clause upon termination of mortgage a 25% fee is due of difference between initial loan value of $200k and current property value at termination.
Person B wants out but would want to see the $130k back somehow.
The two units are rented out for a total of $2000/month
This is in Chicago 60618.
Comps are $350k~$500k depending on condition
Taxes are about $6k annually.
Water is about $1,500 annually.
Tenants pay other utilities.
How would I help Person B (my friends uncle, Person A is family as well), at the same time get some value out of it?
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as I read it $200K less the Sale price x 25% = amount due for loan mod. Good news is 60618 is a hot area right now. I would take @Brie Schmidtoffer to comp it and you'll get a good estimate