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All Forum Posts by: Dominick Galinis

Dominick Galinis has started 6 posts and replied 93 times.

Post: Did I dodge a bullet or was I too suspicious?

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Joe Splitrock hit it right on the head. The moment you said you had a bad gut feeling, run.

Post: Am I missing something?

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

Hello BP fam!

Im fairly new to the investing game, and wanted to get your thoughts on something. I’m not sure if this is ignorance talking, or if this really is a good idea.

I make 6 figures and have good credit as the starting point. Someone that I know is selling 10 properties totaling around $3M. They all cash flow well (per my standards) and are in areas which are going to appreciate. The downside here: I don’t have $600K to put down as a down payment for all of the properties and I don’t want to lose this deal.

Now, my conundrum, I do have family members who are, let’s just say, well off and have agreed to loan me the money for the down payments. For paying them back, this is my plan;

I’m buying the properties for slightly under market value, so between that built in equity, tenants paying down the mortgage, and a very conservative appreciation number, I should be able to cash out refi and pay back my family members, and give them some money as “interest” within a year. I know I’m going to take a hit to cash flow with the refi, but I’m okay with that.

The other conundrum I have is, if I have all of this on paper/in writing to show them the numbers all add up, how willing would a bank be to loan me the remaining money? I know you guys can’t “speak for the bank”, but just using your experience, what do you think?

Again, from my ignorance, I don’t see what would hold me up here. But I just wanted to bounce this off of you guys to help me see what I maybe missing. 

Thank you!

-Dom

Post: Coffee with Investors in Delray Beach, FL on September 11th, 2021

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Jon Huber hey Jon, add me to the list for the next one! [email protected]

Post: SWFL market rent growth

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

Thanks for the link @Matt Dombrowski

Post: Tampa/Lakeland Area Investors out there?

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Carley Naramore hi Carley, welcome to the Bigger Pockets fam! I’m actually farther south but I’m looking into the north/central Florida market to buy my first place. Good luck!

Post: Where It All Began - A Real Estate Journey to 626 Units

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Chris Levarek hey Chris, thank you so much for sharing your story! It’s so inspirational to hear, especially since your path is similar to where I want to hear (small multi family then go into large multi family once I have the “proof of concept” in my mind.) 

Do you have any advice for someone who’s a bit intimidated about raising the funds necessary to get into large multi family? 

Post: Time to Invest in Miami, South Florida

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Jeffrey Davis thank you for the articles man! Definitely good to hear some news about investing down here Thats not “there’s no deals and everything is bad”.

Post: Section 8 housing in the cincinnati ohio are

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Brandon Sturgill hi Brandon, not OP, but I am curious. I know nothing about section 8 outside the occasional things I read on BP. You said it was one of the best long term steady income out there. May I ask why? Also you said you would take a section 8 tenant over a class a white collar tenant. Ask, may I ask why?

Post: Psychotherapist to real estate- network

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73

@Lisett Tito I don’t have any advice for your specific question, but just wanted to thank you for what you do as a psychotherapist.

Post: Paralysis by Analysis

Dominick GalinisPosted
  • New to Real Estate
  • Tennessee
  • Posts 94
  • Votes 73
Originally posted by @Nicholas L.:

@Dominick Galinis specific but narrow point - it's much more difficult to BRRRR if you use conventional financing and put 20% down on the purchase.

 Would you be willing to tell me why? I’ve never seen this mentioned before and I’m just curious