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All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Account Closed has started 3 posts and replied 10 times.

Post: One of my first flips.

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6
Originally posted by @Justin Campbell:

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $70,000
Cash invested: $80,000
Sale price: $231,000

Found this property where I used to live. It was a FSBO. I was doing wholesaling for the previous years until then. So naturally, I considered wholesaling it, but then I ran the numbers if I flipped, and then I couldn't refuse to fix and flip it. PLUS I lived right down the street and I could see the project through my living room window, it was a no brainer.

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

It was the ugliest property on the prettiest block in a great area.

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

I lived right down the street from this property. I called the FSBO, scheduled a walkthrough, gave a cash offer the next day.

How did you finance this deal?

Private investor.

How did you add value to the deal?

I negotiated, invested and managed the project.

What was the outcome?

We received 3 offers above asking within the same day of the open house.

Lessons learned? Challenges?

-To always keep track of your budget.
- Make sure your contractors are sticking to what is agreed upon.
-Put every single thing in writing.
-Stay 4 steps ahead at all times.

 Great job!

Post: Completed My First BRRRR (With $0 Down) ! + Photos & Details

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

@Tony Robinson Awesome job! You need to keep this rolling!

Post: $40,000 to invest, advice please!

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6
Originally posted by @AJ Felix:

Hi Bigger Pockets,

I am newbie investor looking to get started in the Baton Rouge, Louisiana region or Conroe Texas region. I have $40,000 to devote to investing and looking to make a start in multi-family 2-4 unit niche with a buy and hold strategy. While I am reading and continuing to learn I do not know what a good deal looks like. Can someone illustrate what a good or home run deal on a multi-family property looks like? Also, what would be a way you would best utilize the investment money if you were just starting out again in the mf niche? 

is this a realistic home run deal: Duplex cost $80,000, ARV $90,000, %25 down payment ($20,000), rehab costs $10,000, closing/other costs $5,000, Total all in costs $35,000, rent $150 per door x 2 =$300 monthly, $3,600/$35,000=10.3% ROI

Hey AJ, It sounds like you plan to invest out of state. I would start building a team(Realtor, Property Manager, GC & Finance Company). I'm sure you'll find all of them here in BP by using the search bar. As for the deal, if $300 is monthly net(make sure you account for all the expenses that is mentioned in the BP Calculator) and you only took out $35K, then that's a great deal! Good luck!

Post: Full remodeled Duplex In Columbus OHIO

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6
Originally posted by @Justin Frye:

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Columbus.

Purchase price: $165
Cash invested: $18,000

Full rehab on an Old Town East Duplex. Complete transformation from top to bottom

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

Location! Location! location!

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

Off market, And actually negotiated directly with seller on purchase price.

How did you finance this deal?

Private lender

How did you add value to the deal?

By completely renovating the entire house.

What was the outcome?

Getting over $3,000 in gross rents each month

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Use check lists and follow them! Also make-sure your contractors and you are on the same page from the start all the way to the finish.

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

No

wow, great job!

Post: Should you analyze a potential rental property using market rent?

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

I'm looking to make an offer on a duplex and my analysis is based on the current rent. Should I be using the market rent when analyzing? The property will be delivered vacant and the comps are the same amount as the asking price.  When I use the current rent, my calculator tells me to offer lower than the asking price but when I use the market rent, my calculator tells me that I'm ok to offer the asking price. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated! Thanks for your time!

Post: Recommendation Property Manager in Bakersfield, CA

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

@Gene Hacker Thanks Gene for the referral!

@Sanjeev Advani Hi Sanjeev, I'll reach out to you!

@Amber Smith Thanks Amber! I appreciate it!

Post: Recommendation Property Manager in Bakersfield, CA

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

Hello all! I'm looking for recommendations for Property Management Companies in Bakersfield, CA area. Me and my wife are looking to buy our first rental property in Bakersfield, CA. We already pre-qualified from a lender(1-4 units only) and our goal is to purchase one property before this year ends. If anyone can share their recommendations, I would greatly appreciate it! Thanks in advance! - Earl Melendres

Post: Refinancing to pull out equity for down payment+rehab cost

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

@Justin Thompson

Thank you Justin for this information! We will certainly consider this option. I appreciate your time!

Post: Refinancing to pull out equity for down payment+rehab cost

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

Justin,

I appreciate your feedback. The strategy about refinancing the investment property to pay for the HELOC really makes alot of sense. I just have never considered HELOC as an option probably because I was under the impression that it is like a credit card that you can only use in a certain place and when you do a cash advance, you'll have to pay fees. I will look into HELOC now and see how I can use it instead of refinancing our house.

Question, does HELOC have the same interest rate as refinancing? Would HELOC be a better option than refinancing if its a flip?

Thanks again,

Earl Melendres

Post: Refinancing to pull out equity for down payment+rehab cost

Account ClosedPosted
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 19
  • Votes 6

Hi Everyone,

I'm not sure if I picked the right forum but here is my scenario and hopefully someone can assist us: Me and my wife are trying to refinance our main property in order to cash out $50,000 from our equity. 50K is about 30-40% of the entire equity so we are not totally maxing out the equity available, just FYI. This amount is the amount we will be using as a combined down payment and rehab cost for the 1st property we are buying. We are given a 4.375% rate for 30 years. I have a feeling that this rate will not go down anymore. Should we lock on the 4.375% rate or wait for it to go down?

Thanks in advance.

Earl Melendres