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Leah Roberts
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Nervous... 10plex Deal or no deal?

Leah Roberts
  • Southeast Michigan
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I am looking at my first "large" real estate investment. I have a seller who wants to sell 3 duplexes at 140K each where I would buy outright... finance with a bank either separately or all together on a commercial loan and 2 duplexes at 25K down at 5.5% for twenty years where he wants to do a land contract. Each duplex brings in about $1650 gross a month. The numbers look good but I am nervous I am missing something. I don't know much about land contracts and what would happen if something should happen to him/ or his loan. After running the figures it appears the whole $700k purchase of all 5 duplexes would cashflow $23K a year. Is there something I need to know before I get into a land contract? Running the numbers through biggerpockets calculator looks even better than the proforma he has given me. Has anyone dealt with a deal like this?

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@Leah Roberts I am not a lawyer but my understanding is a land contract title does not transfer until all payments are made. If the owner gets in trouble with the IRS and they put a lien on the property they are still the owners and you would not get clear title. I think  a promissory note secured by the property would then transfer title to you and they would have a note secured by the property.

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