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Newbie looking for advice. Oklahoma.

Chris Rich
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Like nearly every newbie here, I’m interested in getting into real estate and therefore plan for my next house to be useful toward that goal. I’m learning as fast as I can, but there is no substitute for experience of which I have practically zero. I have a lead on a house in Edmond, OK that needs some work done. Roof, electrical and foundation of the addition. I roughly estimated $20k, $8k, $5.5k respectively. I believe there are opportunities for modernization and floor plan changes($10k). I threw some numbers at this but I’m not sure how realistic this is. Seems promising to me, but I recognize in my eagerness that I may be ignoring some items, like maybe expecting $1800/m rent is too high. I’d look at staying for a year or two and then purchase something else, turning this into a rental. I’ve attached my calculations.

Items that need to be addressed or questions I have at this point:

  1. Will I be able to get a conventional loan with a house in this condition? I know that typically there’s an appraisal when banks are involved and I’m not sure what they would make of it.
  2. I have about $26k but based on these fixes/upgrades I need around $49k, based on rough estimates. Do you have suggestions on how to handle this? I imagine I could refinance after the lender allows to pay back any short term loans.
  3. Are there special considerations with a private sale worth keeping a special eye out for?


I’d love any advice you’d give.

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