San Diego Flip - Del Cerro (Newest 9/12)

San Diego Flip - Del Cerro (Newest 9/12)

Real Estate Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 69 posts · 53 votes

Closed escrow on our latest flip in San Diego, CA (Del Cerro area). Was on the market for 12 days. Took 2.5 months to complete the project.

Specs: 4 bedroom / 2 bath - 2000 sq ft

We had quite a bit of work to do on this one due to the foundation issues. You can see in the pics that the foundation was in really bad shape. We got an engineer to sign off on the foundation after we fixed the issues. We added caissons to prevent it from happening again. Secondly, we opened up the kitchen and the entryway to the family room/kitchen. We also raised the floor in the living room to make it one level. We also widened the hallways leading into the bedrooms. Redid the bathrooms to include 1 piece toilets, quartz counters, LED mirrors, rain shower heads in both bathrooms, body sprayers in the master bath.

Given the area of Del Cerro, we used high end finishes throughout. Calacatta quartz w/ waterfall in the kitchen (2 tone cabinets), GE Cafe appliances, hardwood floors, iPad station to control the new A/C we put in, SkyBell video doorbell. We also redid the cement in the backyard and added walkways, new sod, new water heater, new garage, new windows and doors, LED recessed lighting throughout, new carpet, drywalled the garage and epoxy'd the garage floor, and as an added bonus to the homeowners; purchased a brand new samsung washing machine and dryer.

Purchase price: $510k

Rehab: $115k (Includes labor, finishes, taxes, insurance, utilities, etc...)

Commissions: 2.5% = $18,750

Sold for $750k

Profit: $106,250

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AFTER

We added the subway tile after a couple days because they weren't installed yet during the professional pictures.

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  • Jo-Ann LapinPro Member
    Loan Officer · Tustin, CA · Member since 2015 · 3k+ posts · 713 votes
    10y

    you hit it out of the park. Congrats. What was the issue with the foundation? Just curious.

  • Notes Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2012 · 109 posts · 51 votes
    10y

    @ Euan Arcia - Nicely done. I also lived in San Diego and would love to meet you and networking.

    Cheers,

  • Real Estate Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 69 posts · 53 votes
    10y
    Originally posted by @Jo-Ann Lapin:

    you hit it out of the park. Congrats. What was the issue with the foundation? Just curious.

    Thank you!

    The property was located on a hill so the house was sloping. We did what was required and recommended by the engineer...and did the cassions.  

  • San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 273 posts · 226 votes
    10y

    Gorgeous work!  Every time I pass a flip in that area I wonder if it is one of yours.

  • San Diego, CA · Member since 2008 · 29 posts · 9 votes
    10y

    Beautiful work!!! Great job.   You took a tough one and it paid off.

  • Investor · Riverside, CA · Member since 2015 · 11 posts · 5 votes
    10y
    Looks like a quality job, Congrats on the profit. Well deserved!
  • Rental Property Investor · CA · Member since 2011 · 82 posts · 32 votes
    10y

    @Euan Arcia only 2.5% commission because you have a brokers license?

  • San Diego, CA · Member since 2014 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    10y

    @Euan Arcia beautiful work! If you don’t mind me asking, how did you find this deal?

  • Real Estate Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 69 posts · 53 votes
    10y
    Originally posted by @Rami W.:

    @Euan Arcia only 2.5% commission because you have a brokers license?

      My business partner and I are RE agents. 

  • Real Estate Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 69 posts · 53 votes
    10y
    Originally posted by @Randy Shamoun:

    @Euan Arcia beautiful work! If you don’t mind me asking, how did you find this deal?

    MLS

  • San Diego, CA · Member since 2016 · 4 posts · 1 vote
    10y

    @Euan Arcia Great work!! Thank you for sharing this. I'm new to SD and really looking to learn the biz. It's nice to see 'real' people and numbers.

  • San Diego, CA · Member since 2016 · 42 posts · 5 votes
    10y

    Fantastic job.  You obviously know the market well and it shows with your numbers.

  • Real Estate Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 69 posts · 53 votes
    10y
    Originally posted by @Sarah D.:

    Gorgeous work!  Every time I pass a flip in that area I wonder if it is one of yours.

     Thank you! If you happen to come across a fixer in the Del Cerro area let me know. I love that neighborhood!

  • San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 273 posts · 226 votes
    10y

    @Euan Arcia it's a great area, and your business model is so clever given that most buyers in that area want perfect homes or nothing. I don't know any retail buyers in Del Cerro who would buy a fixer (our kids used to go to school there so we know a fair number of families in the area). I also love that you are disproving the myth of not being able to make money in SD flips. If you make major improvements and do excellent work it's very possible. Can't wait to see your next one!

  • Real Estate Investor · San Diego, CA · Member since 2015 · 69 posts · 53 votes
    10y
    Originally posted by @Sarah D.:

    @Euan Arcia it's a great area, and your business model is so clever given that most buyers in that area want perfect homes or nothing. I don't know any retail buyers in Del Cerro who would buy a fixer (our kids used to go to school there so we know a fair number of families in the area). I also love that you are disproving the myth of not being able to make money in SD flips. If you make major improvements and do excellent work it's very possible. Can't wait to see your next one!

    Again, thank you for the kind words! My business partner grew in Del Cerro so he's very familiar with the area. I personally want to live there especially now that I have a 2 year old son. It's a great neighborhood to raise a family and I just love the houses there. Hopefully I can find another one in Del Cerro. 

  • Rental Property Investor · CA · Member since 2011 · 82 posts · 32 votes
    10y

    @Euan Arcia Thanks! Follow up question. So when you bought the property originally were you also able to save 2.5% representing yourself as the "buyer" since you're licensed or did the original listing agent get the full 5%?

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