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Marcin G.
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  • Old Bridge, NJ
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My first potential investment New Jersey - how would you rate it?

Marcin G.
  • Investor
  • Old Bridge, NJ
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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:$294.00Repairs:$210.00
Water:$100.00Sewage:$100.00
Insurance:$150.00P&I:$1,722.53
Property Taxes:$916.67Misc:$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.

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