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Updated almost 9 years ago,
My first potential investment New Jersey - how would you rate it?
I am looking into purchasing my first investment and I would appreciate your input before I will pull the trigger.
A little info on my background which I think is very relevant to my investment strategy:
I work full time job which I really like in New York and would like to get my first buy and hold property. I strongly believe that buying a rental investment makes the most sense for me if it is located as close as possible to where I live. This way I can keep a close eye on the property and to start - manage it myself. I am quite handy and can do a lot of small to medium fixes myself, for example I have finished a 650 sq/ft addition on our primary home and I have really enjoyed being in a General Contractor role. Of course, I have hired an architect and subcontracted bigger jobs like foundation, framing, roofing, HVAC and sheetrock install. But besides these I did the rest myself.
I am considering following investment:
I found legal 3 family house in rural area in Middlesex county, New Jersey. It is in the township which is known for really good school system (avg school rating on Zillow 7/10). I am hoping this will attract families which would like to stay and rent for longer term. I have run the numbers via Rental Property Calculator on BP and here they are:
Purchase Price: $460,000.00
Monthly Income: $4,200.00 | Monthly Expenses: $3,593.20 | Monthly Cashflow: $606.80 | Pro Forma Cap Rate: 5.93% |
NOI: $27,952.00 | Total Cash Needed: $126,000.00 | Cash on Cash ROI: 5.78% | Purchase Cap Rate: 6.08% |
Total Monthly operating expenses: | |||
Vacancy: | $294.00 | Repairs: | $210.00 |
Water: | $100.00 | Sewage: | $100.00 |
Insurance: | $150.00 | P&I: | $1,722.53 |
Property Taxes: | $916.67 | Misc: | $100.00 |
Please let me know if I am crazy to do this deal.
My heart wants to do it, but I would appreciate any extra opinion.