Newbie to the real estate investing world

Newbie to the real estate investing world

Summerville, SC · Member since 2013 · 6 posts · 1 vote

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Hello, BP friends. I am new so forgive me I sound a little uneducated I want to give you all my first break down analysis and get some experienced opinions. I have met with my realtor and walked the house and it definitely needs to be completely renovated, but I am looking at the finished and updated outcome and it can look really beautiful with the right upgrades. It is a 1950 home and we want to keep that older theme throughout just a little more modern. There is also hardwood floors throughout that I want to uncover and refinish. Okay, sorry got a little ahead of myself there... Here are the numbers:

Purchase price: $29,000
Zestimate (zillow.com): approx $86,000
Repair estimate: $55,000
ARV: $130,000

Also, this home is located very close the historic city of Summerville and if I can get the home listed through the department of archives and history that would make the ARV extremely higher! One of the comps within less than a mile from this home and one year difference was purchased at $235K in January of this year, renovated and put back on the market after they had it approved and listed historic for $349K. Mind you this home was slightly larger than my targeted home in sqft and land but with that being said I can definitely see this being a lot higher than my estimated ARV.

Hopefully, you all can give me some good advise and maybe send me in the right direction. I am very confident that this is a great deal and I am working on trying to find a money lender for this project (which seems to be harder than I expected).

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  • Simon W.Business Member
    Real Estate Consultant · Lehigh Valley PA & New York City · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 677 votes
    13y

    Hi Erica,

    First thing first, Zillow isn't the way to go for their estimates. You shouldn't do comps that are a year difference, I believe most investors here do comps on the most recently sold in the past 90 days.

    If the numbers work out as you stated, hard money lenders are a good source to know if your deal is solid. Most of them were in the same business and if you have 2 or more HM lenders denying your plan, chances are the deal isn't good and you shouldn't force yourself into it.

    For the $55K repair, did you get a GC to give you that estimate?

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  • Summerville, SC · Member since 2013 · 6 posts · 1 vote
    13y

    Simon W.,
    The repair value came from my husband who is self employed in a home renovating business and has 13 years experience. Our realtor agreed that the numbers were about accurate and as fas as our vision on repairs she believes that the home would be a great selling point for buyers.
    The comp was not a year off from selling it is a 1951 and the home we are interested in is a 1950. Sorry i didnt word that correctly.

  • Anson YoungBusiness Member
    Flipper/Rehabber · Denver, CO · Member since 2009 · 1k+ posts · 726 votes
    13y

    Erica Clark - sounds like you have 2 parts of the equation solved, finding the deal and repair estimate. Double/Triple check that ARV and you have a very solid deal. You want to be 100% confident that the ARV is on target. 130k x 70% - repairs $55k = $36k would be the max someone would pay using that formula. You have a good cushion of $46k for expenses and profit.

  • Simon W.Business Member
    Real Estate Consultant · Lehigh Valley PA & New York City · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 677 votes
    13y

    Erica Clark, then you're good to go

    +1 for Anson Young for the formula.

    Even at 65% you are in the ballpark price. It seems to be a solid deal

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  • Summerville, SC · Member since 2013 · 6 posts · 1 vote
    13y

    Quick question for you that Im a little skeptical about... When you find a private money lender how does that work as far as the profits and percentages work? I had a man call me about investing and he asked me what percentage I was wanting????? I thought the lender gets a percentage of the sell. I was lost, but then he gave me a website that he recommends for what I am wanting to do, dohardmoney.com and he said that he is an investor and he is going to use them on his project... Long story short, I don't know why he really called unless he was just trying to get info or throw me off. He almost succeeded, but I not gonna let one bad apple throw me out the game that easy! :)

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