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All Forum Posts by: Eli Kim

Eli Kim has started 11 posts and replied 23 times.

Post: Certificate of compliance

Eli KimPosted
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Was it costly to do so? I hear some repairs can get quite costly in order to pass inspections.


Quote from @Travis Biziorek:

I have 12-doors in Detroit. Not all of them used to have CoC's.

Your PM is probably strongly urging you to do it, but ultimately nobody can force you to.

I've been given notices by the city to do it, threatening fines. And of course, I chose to comply. I've never received back-dated fines for the time it wasn't certified.


Post: Certificate of compliance

Eli KimPosted
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So I’m purchasing my second property in Detroit and I was wondering if you absolutely have to get the certificate of compliance? My current property in Detroit does not have the certificate and it has a tenant in it. If I were to get it certified now, do I have to pay penalties for the time it was occupied and not certified?

Post: Detroit PM companies recommendations

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Looking for a new PM in Detroit. Any recommendations? I’ve been thinking of using Homes365 but I’ve heard some bad bad things

Post: Need advice on vacant houses

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also, what appliances should I provide? Are only stoves good enough?


Quote from @Eli Kim:

Hey guys,

So I’m in the process of purchasing my 2nd rental property. My 1st property was tenant occupied so i didn’t have to worry about appliances. My question is, do I need to provide appliances in my 2nd rental property? Do appliances such as stoves and dishwashers come with sale? Do you guys provide appliances in your vacant houses? If so, where can I get cheap appliances?



Post: Need advice on vacant houses

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Hey guys,

So I’m in the process of purchasing my 2nd rental property. My 1st property was tenant occupied so i didn’t have to worry about appliances. My question is, do I need to provide appliances in my 2nd rental property? Do appliances such as stoves and dishwashers come with sale? Do you guys provide appliances in your vacant houses? If so, where can I get cheap appliances?


So my house just went vacant. My property manager gave me an option of boarding up my house while they find me another tenant. What are your guys thoughts on boarding up houses? Have you had any bad experiences with boarding and/or not boarding?

Quote from @Briazsa Abney:

Private money lenders 


Why private money lenders? They typically have higher interest rates and closing costs. 

Hey guys,

So I just started my real estate journey a few months ago. I bought my first rental with a conventional loan. My question is this; what financing methods would you say is recommended for my next few properties? I’m planning on purchasing another property in another few months with another conventional loan. However, I’m also looking into seller financing but they have balloon payments which I feel can cause a problem later on as a new investor. I’d also appreciate any thoughts on different creative financing methods.


thanks. 


Quote from @James Hamling:
Quote from @Eli Kim:

I just bought my first property a couple months ago and I’m planning on getting my second very soon. I wanted to know how you guys get more properties past the mortgage limit? I know some lenders won’t even give loans after 4 mortgages. What is the best way around this? I also got the first property under my name and I plan to get the next few under my name. Thoughts on this? 

 What will we do if China invades Taiwan? 

What will we do if sasquatch is found and claims native rights to the Pacific NW? 

What will we do if the Vikings ACTUALLY EVER win a freakin Superbowl......... 

Hey, here is a crazy idea; how about worry about problems, when they become a problem. You got 2 properties, your miles away from this being an issue, so how about ya worry about todays problems, the ones impacting now. 

All this garbage on DSCR, or WTF Hard-$ for a standard rental, no way anyone is that stupid. Look, forget that BS, because it's obviously from people who don't have 10+ properties. DSCR maybe, MAY-BE but even then almost never. DSCR is more for people who don't have the $ or credit to get a place and are going for a whatever means is possible to get it and are betting on the rev. to make it work, so really it's a high leverage play, and expensive to do it also.

For a look ahead, what most do when nearing that point, we EVOLVE. When you have enough properties to be at that point, you don't want to use that mortgage mechanism anyways. We go PORTFOLIO lending. We got enough properties, equity and revenues, where we interview various small and mid-sized regional lenders to land on one we will pair with. 98% of the time this has a component of Portfolio lending. 

Generally they refi our properties into there holding, a common action is putting a grouping of them into a commercial in-house held mortgage. And than, if doing it smart, we get a line of credit, say $500k, that we can just grab as cash whenever, to secure more properties as all-cash offers, and once closed our lending partner will just finance us out and replenish that line of credit. Rinse and repeat.  

We don't do hard-$ for standard rentals EVER, that's the worst advice literally ever. 

So once a person get's to scale, it's an evolution point and your banking relationships evolve. We come to work with the VP of lending, not a loan officer. We submit deals for the board to review, not some schmoe at a desk. Because at that point we are no longer just some borrower, we are a full-fledged business, and it is a business relationship, business lending. So we leave the O.O. lending world and move into business lending world. 

It's an evolution point. 

BUT, again, worry about developing the cure for cancer before you worry about what your kiosk will look like for selling it. Horse, cart, keep em in order. 

Most real answer I’ve ever heard. Thanks.

Post: Fastest way to scale?

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I just bought my first property using a conventional loan. I wanted to know your guys opinions on the best and fastest way to scale. I am planning on getting a second property using another conventional loan and doing the BRRRR method. As of right now, I'm planning on using refinances to scale faster. Thoughts? Also I want to note I am specializing in section 8 so my properties are not that expensive.