New York City, NY · Member since 2016 · 470 posts · 348 votes
I'm curious if BRRRR ("fix & rent") works in the OKC metro area. Essentially, the ability to have your purchase price + rehab costs <70% of the ARV, so after you rehab you can find tenants & then refinance to get all of your cash back. I'm sure there must be some areas / neighborhoods where this works? Of course, the other requirement is that the rental income is enough to cover your mortgage + expenses on the back-end. So this tends to work best in middle class neighborhoods.
Are there any licensed real estate brokers / agents who can help me find such properties? Not interested in Turnkey btw - I'd rather buy pre-renovation (not post-renovation) to capture the equity myself.
Investor · Oklahoma City, OK · Member since 2010 · 279 posts · 90 votes
9y
It's works great here in OKC. I only buy properties that I can "BRRRR", though I've been doing that for years before anyone called it BRRRR, ha ha.
I was sharing with one of my students how I buy properties and like to get all my cash back and he said, "It's like getting a free house!" Whoa! I never thought of it like that. I just wanted my cash out and be into it around $0 with infinite ROI, ha ha. So, think of it "getting a free house!" It works.
Several banks will do it and some will even fund you in full when you have proven yourself.
Private lending is easy...very easy to raise here so that it helps with paying CASH for you to REFI out later.
edmond, OK · Member since 2016 · 12 posts · 3 votes
9y
It can work, but it is really competitive with the properties that it would work on. I'm trying to land a BRRRR property now. I'd look in areas such as The Village, Midwest city, and Del City near Tinker Air Force base, and some areas near downtown.
Rental Property Investor · Edmond, OK · Member since 2015 · 7 posts · 2 votes
9y
We are working the area also. I would agree that it is really competitive. This is especially the case with pre-renovation. I am going to start marketing to see if I can get some deals. My wife is a realtor and has several investor clients. She can send you active listings and get access to listed properties.
Investor · Oklahoma City, OK · Member since 2010 · 279 posts · 90 votes
9y
It's works great here in OKC. I only buy properties that I can "BRRRR", though I've been doing that for years before anyone called it BRRRR, ha ha.
I was sharing with one of my students how I buy properties and like to get all my cash back and he said, "It's like getting a free house!" Whoa! I never thought of it like that. I just wanted my cash out and be into it around $0 with infinite ROI, ha ha. So, think of it "getting a free house!" It works.
Several banks will do it and some will even fund you in full when you have proven yourself.
Private lending is easy...very easy to raise here so that it helps with paying CASH for you to REFI out later.
Rental Property Investor · Oklahoma City, OK · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 412 votes
9y
I just did one and it's nicely profitable but it was a good buy in an area I know very well. My current issue is I can't get 80% of appraised value on the re-fi with my current bank until it's seasoned for a year. There are ways around it but I didn't ask the right questions before I bought. Still a good deal but will be wiser about the process next time.
New York City, NY · Member since 2016 · 470 posts · 348 votes
9y
@Deborah Burian Yeah, definitely curious what you could have done differently.
Also, if you want your money back in order to complete another deal, you can always get a HML during the seasoning period I believe. Plus it's low risk to them bc the rehab is done & the property is tenanted - it's just a bridge loan