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Updated almost 6 years ago on . Most recent reply

Starter Home House Hack
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Manayunk.
Purchase price: $200,000
Cash invested: $10,000
We bought our first home in 2011 with the intent to rent. After saving for 3 years we moved out and started renting.
It was our first steps into investing.
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
We weren't comfortable buying a duplex (a miss there) so we bought our first home with the intentions of renting it out when we moved. It's situated and a younger neighborhood perfect for renting.
How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
Our fist realtor negotiated $40k off the asking price.
How did you finance this deal?
FHA loan. 3% Down.
How did you add value to the deal?
No upgrades needed.
Lessons learned? Challenges?
First rental, so we learned how to find tenants and deal with issues.

Most Popular Reply

Thanks Zach,
Inbox me if you need.
-Bishop
Bishop Real Estate Collective
Originally posted by @Zach Jones:
Love this. Congrats on the success. 40k off asking price..not bad.. may want to use that realtor again lol.
Thanks for sharing, love learning from posts like this!