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Updated about 7 years ago,
Analyze this duplex purchase with me.
This would be my first purchase as a buy and hold. Currently working on a flip, which should work out nice, but it won't sell before I would need to jump on this one. So it scares me a bit but the numbers look good to me, but the one thing that holds me back so to speak is the rental rate not currently set at what I am "told" the rent should be and then resale value if I need to get out for some reason.
Duplex - Spartanburg SC
2068 sqft 2/1 on each side.
Asking price - $95k
Currently getting $550/month each side (owner rents to family) but from talking to property managers, etc, the rate should be around $700-$750/mo.
taxes - 2400/yr
insurance - $1500/yr (I'm told by mortgage broker)
management - 7% of rent
cap ex - 5% of rent (built in the 60s but very good shape with new (4yrs old) windows, roof, hvac. Brick construction.
maintenance - 5%
vacancy - 5%
monthly principle and interest - $354/mo (if purchased at 90k)
lawn - $35/mo
Rough monthly expenses - 1022.15/mo
Rough rent - 1200-1500/mo
And just so you know - Im the type that will analyze something to death. Perfectionist of sorts I suppose along with being nervous that if this unit doesnt rent at what I am told then how easy is it to off load a duplex?
Anyway - thanks for any help and Im sure I left something off so please ask any questions.