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Updated over 7 years ago,
My first deal, but need advice!
Hi All,
After reading postings and blogs, and listening to Podcasts here for the last couple of months, I finally pulled the trigger.
I have my first rental property under contract. The purchase agreement is a 6-unit deal in three duplexes (three parcels) that are located next to each other. It looks like I have a couple of financing options: (a) three conventional loans; or (b) a commercial loan. Both require a 25% down payment. The total loan amount would be around 200k.
Here are the pros and cons for each of the options:
<Three conventional loans> pros: 30 year fixed rate, cons: 3X closing costs and lending fees.
<A commercial loan> pros: lower closing and lending fees (perhaps), cons: a 20 year at a higher rate (the rate will be adjusted every 5 years without a balloon payment).
I asked the banks and the title company for a breakdown of the costs for each option to compare.
Since this will be my first deal, I would like to ask the BP members for advice. Is there anything else that I should consider? I would appreciate any insight from you! I don't want to screw up my first deal. :) Thank you!