Market Anomaly - Investors Listen Up

Market Anomaly - Investors Listen Up

Specialist · Orlando, FL · Member since 2015 · 117 posts · 89 votes

Over the past 6 months, I've noticed a significant chance to purchase discounted real estate and sell it with owner financing. I see a unique market situation that offers substantial returns without the need for bank lending. Due to the FED's rate hikes, retail buyers' purchasing power has decreased significantly. As a result, cash buyers are sitting on the sidelines and are hesitant to invest in fix-and-flip deals due to the risk of losing money or being stuck with the property.

I believe that owner financing is the solution to these problems. However, I should note that not all real estate investment deals are suitable for owner financing, although most of them meet the criteria. I see an opportunity right now to buy clean houses and provide owner financing to buyers who may not be "bankable" but have significant income and large cash down payments. I'm referring to deals where traditional investors would typically invest in fixing up the property with new kitchens, bathrooms, floors, and paint, but they pass because the price is too high, and they fear a downturn. These are homes that have newer roofs and AC systems, are livable overall, and could be classified as "Scratch and Dent."

There are two key factors to consider, the rent in the area and how much can you sell the note to create liquidity.  Once those two factors are established, it's very easy to execute and make insane returns in very short periods of time.  Aiming for elevated rents in undervalued markets usually means high-interest rates on the originated loan (think 8.5% - 9.5%).  These higher rates make it much easier to sell the note on the back end. 

Happy Investing

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  • Jessica LamontPro Member
    Member since 2022 · 31 posts · 15 votes
    3y

    Thank you for the insight! I have a newbie question… how do you as the investor purchase these homes to then turnaround and sell the note? If it’s private, wouldn’t the interest be very high and short term loan? Are you doing conventional loans? Or are you just paying cash? 

    Thanks! 

  • Specialist · Orlando, FL · Member since 2015 · 117 posts · 89 votes
    3y
    Quote from @Jessica Lamont:

    Thank you for the insight! I have a newbie question… how do you as the investor purchase these homes to then turnaround and sell the note? If it’s private, wouldn’t the interest be very high and short term loan? Are you doing conventional loans? Or are you just paying cash? 

    Thanks! 

    We are buying houses using cash. We then lend money to the end buyer via owner financing.  This method becomes a little more difficult to execute with private financing, but it is doable. I have seen other investors use hard money financing to purchase homes that are similar to the ones I mention, and then owner-finance the home to an end user.  The new loan sits in the second position and is referred to as a wrap.  When they sell the loan that they originated, the first loan is paid off and the new loan moves up to the first position.  The investor keeps the delta between the payoff on the first loan and the sales price on the second loan. 

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