All Forum Posts by: Devin Royal

I really appreciate everyone's advice. Unfortunately a better offer on the house was accepted so I will have to keep looking.

Thanks for the great advice. 

There is no HOA in the area so I will not have any fees. I will also be managing the property myself and live nearby so that should cut down the cost to manage the unit. I did factor in the 20% down payment when we decided on the 20 year loan so i feel like my numbers are a pretty close estimate but i did not factor in the vacancy cost. I did not really want to do a thirty year loan because of how much that would cost in the long term. I will be putting this all together in spreadsheet again to see how it all looks.

I have been searching for my first real estate deal for about 6 months now in the south Houston area near where I live. I am trying to get into buying and holding rental properties and I may have found my first deal but I am not sure of how good the deal is. We have secured financing for the unit and have money set aside for the minor renovations required. The unit is a 3/1 SFR that is almost move in ready after some touch up painting and a good cleaning.

We are hoping to purchase to property for $75K and rent it for a minimum of $1,000 a month. We own a similar property and have used what we are paying for taxes and insurance to calculate our monthly cost of $750 for a 20 year loan and the taxes and insurance. This leaves us with about $250 to set aside for any future repairs and investments. I realize that this does not fulfill the 2% rule, but i have not seen anything in my market that would make that return.

So my question is whether this will be a worthy investment or should i wait for something else? 

All responses are appreciated.