All Forum Posts by: David Chappell
David Chappell has started 12 posts and replied 162 times.
Post: Is anyone familiar with NE Houston?

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@Ryan Goff for the first year no. I have budgeted fees into the CF numbers just to get a hang of things and get a feel for the tenant and see if its something I would want to take over myself after I get some experience.
Post: My first rental property

- Austin, TX
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That's awesome, congrats :) I look to be purchasing my first property here within the next 90 days!
Post: [Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal

- Austin, TX
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Hi everyone, wanted to give a quick update on this thread. The original property I was looking at was pulled off the market, not sure of the reason. Another property (same floorplan, same neighborhood) went on the market for $70k. I asked my realtor to meet the property manager there for a quick tour and an estimate of what cosmetics would need to be done to get it rent ready. If I can purchase for $67kish and put $8k in it to get it ready, assuming no major repairs needed...that would put me at around $5k in forced equity assuming an $80k ARV. With the new numbers, the cash flow would be around $230/month. This would be a long term hold, just looking for cashflow on my first property, not necessarily forced equity or appreciation. I am worried about leaving that much cash in the deal, but I am not comfortable with a large BRRRR project for my first one.
Here are the new numbers, do I look to be missing anything?

Post: Taxable Income higher than Cashflow?

- Austin, TX
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@Carl Fischer sorry for the delay in response. Thanks for the assistance! Just another thing to add to the loooong list of todos :)
Post: Taxable Income higher than Cashflow?

- Austin, TX
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Originally posted by @Carl Fischer:
If your in that tax bracket then that’s what it is. What you are experiencing And seeing is what drives me to SDIRA Roth accounts for real estate. Tax free income builds wealth much quicker than taxable accounts. In addition, when you sell you have to pay the depreciation recapture tax-another rude awakening. It is smart of you to analyze it the way you are. So many people don’t understand it. Good luck.
Is that something I need to get setup before purchasing my first property or it something I can research along the way and get setup before tax time comes around? I probably need to do some more reading on that part..
Post: Is anyone familiar with NE Houston?

- Austin, TX
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Originally posted by @James Polk:
Have you done any deals before? Not sure why the cashflow number is so low on 1300 rent with property under 100k. You can call me and we can go over the numbers. PM me.
This will be my first deal! I sent you a PM request, I can share my worksheet that I'm doing my calculations to give you an idea of where its coming from. I made an error in the mortgage tab and the new CF is $237/mo
Post: Taxable Income higher than Cashflow?

- Austin, TX
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Originally posted by @Natalie Kolodij:
Welp keep in mind you're paying a full mortgage payment and only allowed to deduct the interest so you've also got a debt paydown benefit too.
Hi Natalie! The mortgage paydown benefit definitely helps make this property look a little better. $120 cashflow per month isn't super attractive so I am trying to account for any and all expenses that may come up (like taxes :)) that I need to be prepared for
Post: Taxable Income higher than Cashflow?

- Austin, TX
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Originally posted by @Wayne Brooks:
Something g seems off with your numbers/conclusion.
as per your numbers, cash flow would be $5316 (taxable income with depreciation added back in) Less your principal payments on your loan.
I’m sure your principal payments aren’t $4,500.....more than your interest?
Whoops! I forgot to deduct the interest from the HELOC (used for down payment). That gives me the new math below..interest deduction went up from $3693 to $5,160. Tax owed $414 is about 27% of the yearly cash flow of $1,483. Does that sound about right?
Gross Rental Income | $14,400 |
- Operating Expenses | $5,483 |
Net Operating Income | $8,917 |
- Interest Expense | $5,160 |
- Depreciation Expense | $2,103 |
Taxable Income | $1,654 |
Taxes Owed 25% Tax Rate | $414 |
Post: Is anyone familiar with NE Houston?

- Austin, TX
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Hi James,
After getting a few insurance quotes, it came in a little higher than I thought ($1300) which puts the cash flow at around $128/month. I also started looking into the tax implications and if I am doing the math right I would be paying $800 (25% of $3174 taxable income) which ends up being about 1/2 of my yearly cash flow. Not sure if I am doing that math correctly though.
Still not a bad deal I dont think, there are two other replica properties in that same neighborhood that need some work...also looking into those as well. I received a quote of about $6k to get it rent ready (clean/pest/paint/flooring/landscaping/garade door).
Post: Taxable Income higher than Cashflow?

- Austin, TX
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Hi everyone, I am running the numbers on a potential property and Im making sure I am doing this correctly.
Here are the #s, if these look right I am paying $803 in taxes on a property that Cash flows $1,574??
Gross Rental Income | $14,400 |
- Operating Expenses | $5,391 |
Net Operating Income | $9,009 |
- Mortgage Interest Expense | $3,693 |
- Depreciation Expense | $2,103 |
Taxable Income | $3,213 |
Taxes Owed (25% Tax Rate) | $803 |