Real Estate Deal Analysis & Advice
Market News & Data
General Info
Real Estate Strategies
Landlording & Rental Properties
Real Estate Professionals
Financial, Tax, & Legal
Real Estate Classifieds
Reviews & Feedback
Updated over 7 years ago,
Acquired Property & Tenant within a Month
Hello BP Family,
I would like to first thank God, my wife second and the BP family third for helping me on my journey to financial freedom. I have been watching the BP podcasts on Youtube since mid-2016 and signed up to the website to be getting the member blogs (amazing stuff). I know you all want to know how it went down and here it goes:
We were looking in the Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA market for multi-families. We were getting more misses than hits. The hits we did get, we put an offer on it and would get out-bid. So my wife suggested we look in to single families. We found some decent houses, but none that stood out (I am not a handy person, so I wanted something turnkey).
We finally found one that looked really attractive, here are the following features: 4bd/1bth, ceiling fans in each room, French door that leads from the living room to a small deck outside, parking for up to 3 cars, washer & dryer, clean basement. The only con was the area, its located in the downtown Allentown area (for you Allentown investors, you know what I mean). We closed on the house on September 8th and our tenant signed a lease on September 29th.
Here are the #'s:
Original purchase price: $74,900 Final Purchase Price: $71,500 Down Payment: 25%=$17,875 Seller Assist: $1,745
Mortgage term & interest: 30yr @ 4.875% Insurance: $888 Total Money for Closing: About $22,300 TMI: $455 Rent: $1,125
Water & Trash: Covered by landlord, So we will put $100 aside each month to pay every quarter Total Cashflow: $570
So, that's it in a nutshell, tell me if your boy did good.