Rental Property Investor · Charleston, SC · Member since 2019 · 8 posts · 1 vote
Planning to purchase a new home and refinance our current home to convert into a second rental property (basically brrr'ing our current residence) . Timeframe between purchase and refinancing would be pretty quick. Hoping to be honest with a lendor about our plans and finding one that is OK with it. Does anyone have any advice or had recent success with a similar situation? Will likely refinance first but we're a little frustrated seeing homes we'd like to purchase selling in two or three days. No LLC established so we'd have three mortgages between us both. One with a lease and great cash flow I can prove, one newly established rental which will also cashflow very well (will need to convince them of that which shouldn't be hard) and a new personal residence. So basically I'm looking for a lendor that will overlook a recent refinance or home purchase (depending on what comes first) with the understanding it's being done as an investment into income producing property and not shy away from offering a new mortgage or refinance (again depending on which comes first).
Real Estate Broker · Charleston, SC · Member since 2013 · 794 posts · 454 votes
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@Mark Weldon I'm trying to refinance 2 of my BRRRs right now. So far, all of my normal HMLs are paused on long term financing, but I think they plan to reopen those loans later this month or next. The HML loans for rentals are usually pretty expensive, but the seasoning is very short. You can always go traditional with your loan if you're a good borrower, but most have much longer seasoning periods. The rates can be 1/2 what the HML guys charge, but the seasoning I keep running into is at least 6 months AND signed lease, so I wouldn't plan on a quick turnaround. Just be prepared to wait a little bit. If the HMLs reopen their loans, you can go that way, but make sure your cash flow can handle the higher rate. I'm more than happy to send you the mortgage lender I'm using for my BRRRs at the moment. He's a traditional lender, but also has access to some hard money.