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All Forum Posts by: Cham Vee

Cham Vee has started 12 posts and replied 38 times.

How do you all set up bank accounts for rental properties?  I am a new investor here in San Antonio. Own a duplex and a triplex. Bought both of these within the last 6 months. I am working on organizing the rents and expenses for these properties. Do you guys use separate bank accounts for each property or consolidate everything in one account?

Both of these properties are in my name. Does it make sense to open a business checking account and deposit rents into that account to build business credit? My thoughts are all over the place. 

Any suggestions are much appreciated.

Hello Noah Deason,

It’s wonderful that you wanted to start your investment journey very early. I appreciate that.

To have equity in a home, the loan doesn’t need to be on your name. If you want to buy a house immediately, you can partner up with family or friends who will be eligible for loan and you guys can have a well written agreement about equity percentages, roles, responsibilities etc

if you can wait, yes I suggest you to get 2 years of employment for much smoother and straight forward process.

if you have lot of time to spend on real estate, then you can even choose to go with creative financing route like seller financing, subject to etc

Hope this helps

Good Luck !

Take my advice with a grain of salt


Goal 1: Buy - Buy with 5% down on each purchase and do over 6 deals a year:  
Assuming you are financing with bank, 5% downpayment is for FHA loans and I believe it's for only primary residences. Many banks will have a condition that you have to live at least 12 months in your primary residence.

While living in your primary residence, if you choose to purchase another property, it will be considered as 'Investment Property' and generally, you have to put 20% down, and for multi-family i believe it's 25% (Again assuming that you are financing with banks)


Goal 3: Refinance :  
Personally, I would run my numbers little conservatively here and consider my LTV would be 70% to 75% just to be on more safer side. Yes general seasoning period is 6 months and yes there are few lenders who can do it after 3 months too but interest rate might be little higher comparatively.


Goal 4: Rent :
If you financing with the bank as a primary residence, usually there will be a condition that says 'you'll have to live in the property for at least 12 months. But you can house hack though.

To put 5% down on 6 properties a year, you can even choose to go creative financing route like 'Owner financing', 'Subject to' etc

Hope that helps. Good Luck !

Post: Looking for my 1st deal in San Antonio, TX

Cham VeePosted
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Welcome to the San Antonio. I am also a new investor myself living in San Antonio. Bought a duplex and rehabbing it now.

Feel free to reachout ! Happy to help fellow investor:)

Post: Ed time of GC Rehab Costs

Cham VeePosted
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This is completely based on my experience. I am doing rehab for a duplex currently
Foundation repair: Slab foundation in between 5k to 8k
Roof: 12 - 18k
flooring: 2 - 4 per sq ft including materials ( of course will be higher for higher-end material)_
kitchen cabinets and countertops installing labor: 300 to 500$
Redoing entire bathroom: labor: 800 to 1500

Feel free to PM me for any more details.
Full disclosure: I am also a new investor

Good Luck !

Post: getting started in the real-estate world.

Cham VeePosted
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House hacking is best way to get started without huge down payment 

Post: General Contractor References

Cham VeePosted
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Hello,
I am planning to rehab one of my rental properties in San Antonio, Texas. Any General Contractor(Professional, Respects Time) references based on your personal experience is much appreciated.

Thanks
Cham

Post: Local & Community Banks

Cham VeePosted
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https://www.aemc.cc/lo/pkessle...    I guess these guys are Correspondent lenders

@Evan Polaski Thank you for the response. I'll explore that option as well

@Wayne Brooks Will I be able to separate those lots by working with the City?