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All Forum Posts by: Chinmay J.

Chinmay J. has started 51 posts and replied 1181 times.

Post: Discrepency between Tax Assessor's website and the property.

Chinmay J.Posted
  • Investor
  • Northern, VA
  • Posts 1,220
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Originally posted by @Brian Pulaski:

I'm not sure what the appraiser sees as far as paperwork, however my local assessor came by my house a couple years ago. They simply asked me, as I stood in the driveway how many bedrooms and baths I had. They never stepped foot in the house.

My last house the assessor mailed a form and asked me to mail it back if there were any changes.

I would be Leary on messing with the house and lack of permits while you don't own it.

I am not tearing down any walls or asking him to do anything right now. All I want to make sure is I won't get in trouble due to his a) lying (if he is lying) or b) ignorance or carelessness of not getting the required permits.  Or is this one of these cases where if I keep my big mouth shut, I could save myself lot of trouble

Post: Discrepency between Tax Assessor's website and the property.

Chinmay J.Posted
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  • Northern, VA
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Update on this situation:

 I talked to county officials, and they suggested that YES for putting in a drywall and wood stove, a permit is needed.  I relayed this information to the Listing Agent, and she said she will follow up with me.

I received the email this afternoon from the listing agent stating that the third room has always been there since he was a little boy. The owner (apparently) grew up in the house.  Now, my question is how do I know he is not lying. Tomorrow, when I decide to flip this place, and an appraiser comes to see it, is there a blueprint out there for each house that the appraiser goes by to make sure no additional constructions were made?  I don't want to be caught in the middle of this and have to tear down walls after everything is said and done. 

He said, he will take the wood stove with him when he leaves, and it won't convey over to me. So, it won't be my problem. So we are good there. 

Post: LOC underwriting

Chinmay J.Posted
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  • Northern, VA
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Originally posted by @Eddie T.:

Chinmay J. Good to know TD Bank is doing them. It was a personal LOC correct? Not a business one?

Did they say what the maximum amount it could be raised too?

Yes, personal LOC. They said $50,000.

Post: LOC underwriting

Chinmay J.Posted
  • Investor
  • Northern, VA
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@Eddie T.  - Yes, I was approved by TD Bank for $20,000 @ 8% pa. It costs me $25 per year to keep it active. It was quick. Took about 3-4 days.

Post: Discrepency between Tax Assessor's website and the property.

Chinmay J.Posted
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  • Northern, VA
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@Russell Brazil  - Well, if he put in a dry wall to make additional room, then shouldn't he have taken permit.  Also, he has a wood stove. 

Here is the PW County list of what requires and what doesn't require permits that I just pulled. Turned out a lot easier than I thought

http://www.pwcgov.org/government/dept/development/bd/pages/permit-work.aspx

Post: Discrepency between Tax Assessor's website and the property.

Chinmay J.Posted
  • Investor
  • Northern, VA
  • Posts 1,220
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Originally posted by @Russell Brazil:

The county permitting office and the assessors office have zero overlay. He could very well have pulled permits.  The other thing is he probably didn't need to pull permits for this so it doesn't really matter. The nuances of what you need to.pull permits for and don't varies by jurisdiction, but a homeowner in most of the counties in the area can do quite a bit of work to their own house without pulling permits.

Thanks as always for your input. What should one do in this case. That raises the question, what should one do in this case. Does this  even need to get corrected, or a simple request to county can get this fixed.

Post: First Flip Went Right!!!

Chinmay J.Posted
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  • Northern, VA
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@Kami S.  - Congrats.. What do the numbers look like?

Post: Discrepency between Tax Assessor's website and the property.

Chinmay J.Posted
  • Investor
  • Northern, VA
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Went to this house yesterday, and noticed that the house had 3 rooms.  The owner (seller) was yappin' about how he tore down this wall and that wall and made an extra room for himself. I stood there nodded and appeared impressed.

I come home and look at the County's Tax assessor website and the house is recorded with 2 Bed and 2 FB. So my thinking is that either the guy built one (he is in construction) by not pulling the right permits with the authorities or the county website is wrong.

I am planning to use HML with this transaction, so I am not sure this will be problem for me while buying, but is my thinking that this discrepancy can definitely cause issues when I am trying to flip the property, correct, especially when getting it appraised for loan.

How would you experienced flippers move forward in this situation? I am thinking of going back to the realtor and have her go back to the seller and get it corrected on the county website, provided it can be corrected, if not then my offer price should reflect tearing down the wall. 

Please correct me if I am wrong.. Thoughts?

Post: Evaluate my Multi-Family Deal, please!

Chinmay J.Posted
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  • Northern, VA
  • Posts 1,220
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Originally posted by @JJ Mayer:

@chimney j.  - how much, as a %, do you set aside for Cap Ex?  ...and what do you see as normal fees for a Prop Mgmt company?

You misspelled my name, so I never got tagged. I don't have anything to add beyond what others have added. If big ticket items were replaced recently, you will have less CAP EX costs upfront. If they were replaced a while ago, you might incur those costs sooner than later. It also depends on your goals with the property. You want to keep it for long term, then you will incur those costs at some point.. If you want to sell it in next 2-3 yrs, you might not, if you are lucky.

Good luck.

Post: Evaluate my Multi-Family Deal, please!

Chinmay J.Posted
  • Investor
  • Northern, VA
  • Posts 1,220
  • Votes 904

@JJ Mayer - Some things to consider...

Your cap rate is about 8% which is not bad.. What are you accounting for in the expenses? If you are just accounting for PITI payments. You also need to consider about 8% of vacancy (1 month) and Cap Ex (big expenses), PM fees if you are having someone manage it.