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Updated almost 3 years ago, 12/27/2021
Good Deal? - Property in Austin, TX
Hello,
I hope everyone is well!
I'm in the middle of closing on a fairly large property in a fairly central part of Austin, TX. Since I still have 8 days to make a decision, I thought it would make sense to share the deal with my larger real estate network to see if it really made financial sense.
Here are the details.
Purchase price: 1.238M
Loan: 10% down with a 3.65% interest rate. My downpayment and closing costs will be $138,878
Location: 1.5 miles from Downtown Austin in "A" Neighborhood - House is on the side of a freeway but there is a wall barrier
Sq Ft: 4400
Beds/Baths: 9 beds / 9.5 baths
Kitchen: 1 kitchen - needs to be remodeled
Living room: Non-existent - there is an attic space that could be renovated, I could convert a larger bedroom, or I could create nooks in each room or in the halls
Zoning: Zoned as a duplex but currently a single-family home (not up to code)
Year built: 1981
History: Inspector says the house was "overbuilt" - The structure is very solid with no signs of damage. The home was initially a duplex for a father and his adult daughter - The daughter then turned the home into a Bed and Breakfast - Currently being rented out room by room ($1,000/per room but not all rooms are rented at this time)
Repairs: Needs a new central AC and heating system - Roof is 14 years old - Kitchen is outdated - common area
Plan: There are a few different options I am exploring. The top runner is to turn it into an airbnb and rent each room out individually. I will create a "tiny home" in the house (with private entry) and I will find a short-term rental property manager to run the operation with my oversight. Note: to run an Airbnb in Austin you have to live in the house. I think that by making improvements on the property I will be able to increase the valuation by ~400k (meeting with an appraiser to discuss tomorrow). The Zestimate for this house says it should be 1.7M but I am getting it for 1.238M.
Detailed cash flow analysis **Notes:1) I ran a few scenarios before landing on renting it out room by room 2) Year one rents are the result of waiting until current tenants' leases run out and I slowly replace moved out tenants with Airbnb guests
Annual numbers aside from cashflow:
Loan paydown | 20,736 |
Appreciation | 36,900 |
Forced appreciation | 462,000 |
Depreciation | 21,716 |
Question:
- Is there anything in our strategy you'd recommend modifying? Maybe doing some other type of rental or something more creative?
- Any blind spots we are missing?
- Would you do this deal?
- Any other advice that I'm not asking for but you think I need? :)
Thank you so much for taking the time to review all of this. It means a lot!
Best,
Matt