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All Forum Posts by: David Lind

David Lind has started 1 posts and replied 5 times.

Post: Seller Finance Deal in Minneapolis

David Lind Posted
  • Investor
  • Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Posts 5
  • Votes 2

@Drew Sygit

This area of North Minneapolis has a fairly high amount of crime. There is just an extra associated risk for damages and such. We are just keeping some extra reserves on hand in case of extra repairs that may need to be made. 

Post: Seller Finance Deal in Minneapolis

David Lind Posted
  • Investor
  • Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Posts 5
  • Votes 2

@Wale Lawal

I completely agree that there are risks involved! I think it’s important to know that there is no real estate deal that doesn’t come with some amount of risk. 

I think you’re right though in that we can mitigate some of that risk by having other professionals in their fields help us navigate through sound decision making!

Post: Seller Finance Deal in Minneapolis

David Lind Posted
  • Investor
  • Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Posts 5
  • Votes 2
Quote from @V.G Jason:
Quote from @David Lind:

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $260,000
Cash invested: $15,000

Deal was brought to me as a seller finance deal. 6 Bed 2 Bath in the Jordan neighborhood of North Minneapolis.

Seller requested 10% down at 4% interest with a 5 year balloon. Ended up taking down the deal with a partner and have roughly $15k in the deal. Cash flow is around $1200/month and is through a veteran subsidy program.

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

It was my first time using seller finance! If I could do every deal that way I probably would. Awesome tool.

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

My realtor brought me the deal. We ended up partnering on the deal and we negotiated a 10% down payment instead of the original 20.

How did you finance this deal?

I took out a 401k loan to finance the deal.

How did you add value to the deal?

I added value by taking care of most of the business setup as well as the administrative side of the deal.

What was the outcome?

We used a property manager to take care of some minor repairs and get it rented in less than 30 days. Currently cash flowing roughly $1200/month but knowing that in this neighborhood we need to keep a fair amount of reserves on hand.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Eric Robinson @ Rize Realty


 Confused as to how the numbers work. Your P&I is about $1,150/mo. Got to add taxes, insurance, property management then capex, reserves, and vacancies. What is rent?

Also, I hope you're right about the 4% against a balloon. I don't think we see 4% within 5 years. 50% chance you're going to have to come up with the cash to pay that loan wholesome or re-finance at a higher rate.

As for seller financing, are you 100% comfortable that the original house owner will make payments to the bank? Or does he own the house 100% outright?

The property is currently rented for $2695/month and is currently owned outright by an outstate investor. 

Post: Seller Finance Deal in Minneapolis

David Lind Posted
  • Investor
  • Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Posts 5
  • Votes 2
Quote from @Mohamed Makroum:

Well done David! What was the most challenging step in your opinion? 

 I would say that the most challenging step was finding the capital for the down payment. Moving forward I know this will be the thing that prevents me from scaling and I need to find a solution for it. 

Post: Seller Finance Deal in Minneapolis

David Lind Posted
  • Investor
  • Brooklyn Park, MN
  • Posts 5
  • Votes 2

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $260,000
Cash invested: $15,000

Deal was brought to me as a seller finance deal. 6 Bed 2 Bath in the Jordan neighborhood of North Minneapolis.

Seller requested 10% down at 4% interest with a 5 year balloon. Ended up taking down the deal with a partner and have roughly $15k in the deal. Cash flow is around $1200/month and is through a veteran subsidy program.

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

It was my first time using seller finance! If I could do every deal that way I probably would. Awesome tool.

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

My realtor brought me the deal. We ended up partnering on the deal and we negotiated a 10% down payment instead of the original 20.

How did you finance this deal?

I took out a 401k loan to finance the deal.

How did you add value to the deal?

I added value by taking care of most of the business setup as well as the administrative side of the deal.

What was the outcome?

We used a property manager to take care of some minor repairs and get it rented in less than 30 days. Currently cash flowing roughly $1200/month but knowing that in this neighborhood we need to keep a fair amount of reserves on hand.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

Eric Robinson @ Rize Realty