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All Forum Posts by: Andrea Eble

Andrea Eble has started 3 posts and replied 5 times.

Post: Flip or Rent?

Andrea EblePosted
  • Posts 5
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I'm closing on my first investment property next week and am having 2nd thoughts about my strategy moving forward. I was planning to use this property as a rental but am considering flipping it instead. I took out a conventional mortgage and am putting 20% down. The house is going to cost $140,000 and I was planning to put in $10,000 for the rental renovation. With a rental cost of $1900-2000 I would be cash flowing around $400 each month. My question is about moving ahead to be able to finance future rentals. I'm very interested in the BRRRR method and could see this property as a great way to start gaining the capital to get the BRRRR method off the ground. I'm estimating my ARV is around $200,000 on this property. If I flipped this property then planned to flip 2-3 more properties over the next year, I would have enough capital to purchase something with cash. Any thoughts on the direction I should head would be greatly appreciated.

Quote from @Drew Sygit:

Confused on your cash invested.

You paid cash or did you get a mortgage?

I the $10k your estimate for improvements?

Are you flipping or renting? Expected sales price or rent amount?

Yep, I wrote that incorrectly. I'm not selling the house as I'm using it as a rental. My estimated ARV will be $180,000.


Quote from @Taylor Dasch:

Looks like it could be a good investment in the future. But if you are buying it at 140k, putting 10k in, and it has an After Repair Value of 150k, it would be hard to scale this way. Is the way I read this correct? If so what brought you to your offer price of 140k? 

Great job on getting after it though. Looking forward to the outcome of this!

Yes, I wrote that incorrectly. I'm not selling the home as I'm using it for a rental, but my estimated ARV is $180,000.

Post: New to Real Estate Investing

Andrea EblePosted
  • Posts 5
  • Votes 4

I just closed on my first investment property this month! It is a single family home that needs cosmetic updates that I plan to complete myself over the next few months. I'm an educator by trade, but am very interested in learning as much as I can about real estate. I'm a rookie so would love to connect with other local investors and people in the real estate industry to learn from and possibly collaborate with in the future. 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $140,000
Cash invested: $10,000
Sale price: $150,000

This is my first investment property, purchased in the beginning of 2023. It is a 2 bed 1 bath single family home located in my neighborhood. Great bones but needs cosmetic updates which I plan to complete myself. It will be a rental property that I will manage.

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

This property is in my neighborhood, which is a big perk both for convenience and that we live in a neighborhood on the rise. I wanted to start with a single family home that I could rent out to learn the basics of being a property manager.

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

I knew the property was available because the elder owner was being moved into a care facility. I contacted the neighbor's power of attorney to let them know I was interested in purchasing the property. She gave us a price and we negotiated to our final purchase price.

How did you add value to the deal?

I plan to renovate the interior of the property with new flooring, paint, and update the kitchen and bathroom.

What was the outcome?

In progress.