First investment property in the books!

[Kyle Kline]

Investment Info:

Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $368,000

This is the first investment property that I just closed today! It is a 5 unit apartment complex comprised of 4: 1 bedroom 1 bath and one 2 bedrooms 1.5 bath apartment. I purchased with 3 tenants in place all paying significantly under rental values ($300-500 lower) but after renovations, I plan to increase rent to the market value and will have an estimated cash flow of $1400 a month.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I was interested in the property because it needs a lot of work, but the cash flow after was too hard to turn down. The location is close to a military base so tenants have a steady job during this crisis which made it even more appealing.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

MLS. It was managed by a property management company that took a very hands-off approach and let the work being done be subpar and with the owners not being local they did not have a clue the condition the property was in. I saw the potential and brought up the poor work needing to be done (mainly electrical) and the estimates I received for the work along with a low ball offer out there of $115,000 lower than asking price and they accepted.

How did you finance this deal?

FHA loan, we intend to live in the 2br/1ba apartment.

How did you add value to the deal?

We are currently renovating the apartments which will allow us to increase rent by up to $500 per unit.

What was the outcome?

We just purchased the deal so TBD so stay tuned!!

[Kyle Kline]

@Brandon Goldsmith I do wish to continue to value-add but am not against other methods. I would like to do a couple of flips a year down the road when all this virus stuff slows down. I currently look around where I live now as it has a pretty steady stream of renters but am actually looking to venture into the Columbus, Ohio area where you are at because I am from that area.