Am I nuts or there's real potential in these 14 duplexes

Am I nuts or there's real potential in these 14 duplexes

Abad MarroquinPro Member
Chatsworth, GA · Member since 2014 · 125 posts · 17 votes

First, I had these 14 duplexes under contract for $450K. After I walked the property, found a lot of deferred maintenance, learned that half of the units are in the least desirable part of town and around $100k in repairs and updates. They were collecting about $6,500 in monthly rent, way below market rate.  The insurance estimates I got was $900 annual premium for each duplex (at $140K replaceing cost). At this point the deal did not seem promising at all.
 

 Then I was able to convinced the seller to reduce the purchase price to $300K (33% less). 

Also, I learned that the county has appraised it at $570K for tax purposes. At the same time, I was able to find an insurance company that quoted each duplex at $457 annual premium (insuring each duplex for $60k with $1000 deductible and $500k for liabilities). This is half of what the other insurance companies had quoted me. The reason I am planing to insure this duplexes at $60K each is because I am purchasing them at $21.4k each. I plan to invest  around $10 in each, so basically I will be spending less than $35k for each duplex. I plan to rehab them with an employee.  I think insuring it for $60k should be ok for now (let me know if I am wrong on this). 

At this point I plan to buy these 28 units with a loan of $400k. Purchase price is 300K and $100k for updates and repair. I plan to gradually fix up the units and then raise the rent progressively until we reach market level which is around $425 for 2bd/1bth a month and $500 for 3bd/1bth. I expect to accomplish this in about 2 years.  

When I run the numbers using 10% for vacancy, 10% for capex, 10% for management, 10% for maintenance and repairs, $550 for landscaping, propetry taxes and insurance I expect to get at least $$2,500 in monthly cash flow. 

Since the county has appraised these 14 duplexes at $570K with all the repairs they need, I would expect them to appraise between $700K and $800K after rehabbing them. My plan is to refinance in 2-3 years and get at least $200K to continue investing. I know I will have a negative cash flow the first months but I expect to break even within 5 months. I plan to invest most of the cash flow from then until I fix them all up. 

Am I missing something here? My banker thinks it's a great deal. They have approved the $300k loan and $100k for rehab. 

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  • Investor · CT · Member since 2017 · 165 posts · 75 votes
    9y

    Run the numbers, then run them again, if the numbers work, you just need the push to do it from what it sounds like.  If the seller was willing to drop 33% that fast, maybe they will go lower, or maybe there is something off.  Talk to the tenants, talk to the neighbors, do as much homework as possible.  Don't give yourself false hope with expectations of high returns without doing all your homework.  This is a big move, I've ran numbers in my head before on properties that I thought sounded amazing, when I got them down on paper I was way off.  There was a dirt cheap condo I was looking at, I went to the building and started talking to tenants, I skipped on the transaction after I did my research @Abad Marroquin

  • Abad MarroquinPro Member
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    Chatsworth, GA · Member since 2014 · 125 posts · 17 votes
    9y

    Thank you Mario Bellavia. The seller stayed firm at $300k. I use the bigger pockets tool to analyze it. If my numbers are right I should get around 30% cash on cash. I know it needs a lot of work, and I am willing to spend the next 18 months working to rehab the ones that need to be rehabbed. 

  • Real Estate Agent · Cupertino, CA · Member since 2016 · 4k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    9y

    County  tax assessor office assess the property based on purchase price. You do and get your own appraisal.  If the condition is shabby what means do you have to get a mortgage? 

    If I was hired to collect 28 units each month that is a full time job for some property manager and a handy person.

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