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Updated almost 7 years ago,
Would you flip this house or rent it?
My friend loaned me 100% of the 15k purchase price for a fixer upper with 5k cash out for repairs.
I completed the rehab with 25k from my home equity line.
For his security, we put the house in his name.
Option 1. Sell: Sell for 85k. My friend gets his 20k back plus interest and I would invoice him for the difference. After I pay back my equity line, I'd probably gross 35k.
Option 2. Hold: This strategy is in line with my long term goals. Every major component of this house has been replaced so capital expenditures would be minimal. Here's how I would go about "purchasing" the house from my friend:
-I give my friend an invoice for 50k for the renovation improvements.
-I sign a purchase agreement to buy the house for 50k
-I go to the local community bank to apply for financing with 25% down (that's $12,500 down payment)
-I use the money I received from the invoice to come up with the down payment and pay back my equity line and cash to pay my living expenses while I did the rehab. Upon closing, my friend gets 50k back and agrees to add the original 20k into another loan I have with him. There would be no increased payment on that other loan. In the end, I would own a house with a 300 positive monthly cash flow and no money out of pocket.
Does it make sense to keep this or take my profit and run?
Numbers from the BRRRR Calculator:
Gross Income: $10,800
Monthly cash flow: $300
NOI: $6406
Cash on Cash ROI: 120% (I'm not even sure how this was figured since I won't have any money invested in this)
Also, I'd be open for suggestions if anyone knows of a better way to finance this. I know this was a lot to digest so I appreciate you if you made it this far. Thank you all for your advice!