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All Forum Posts by: Eric Michiels

Eric Michiels has started 9 posts and replied 37 times.

Post: Good time to buy in Atlanta, GA ?

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

I invest in Atlanta and it's a great market. Highly recommended. I'll be in Atlanta first week in December. Shoot me a DM and we can meet. I can also connect you with a wholesaler that's really good.

Eric

Post: New Investor: Introduction & Strategy

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Max Busca nice to meet you. I live in Denver and invest in Atlanta. It's a great market. I was in software development until 2020 and now I do real estate. I'm about to buy my 14th property next week. My plan is to do 20 in 2020. + A short term rental.

It's great to connect.

Eric

Post: Rages to riches, or at least fairly wealthy

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Jasmine Russell I'll gladly share with you.

So I did a list of people I know. I went over my LinkedIn connections, facebook, and phone and created an email saying I was doing this (I can share the email with you on a DM, but it wasn't anything fancy.

I emailed about 40/50 people, a lot of no's, maybe at another time or just never heard back. But 4 people replied and that's how it got started.

So this is how it works:

1. We reach an agreement. They put up $40k to $50k. I get the loan from the hard money lenders and I'll do all the work. We split the revenue 50/50.

2. I have an excel spreadsheet that a wholesaler showed me where I input the purchase price, the rehab value and the Arv and I can see the amount needed to do the deal and how much money we stand to make. I can share the excel with you.

3. We create an LLC. We use activefilings.com for $100 to $300 and we get the LLC in 3 days.

4. We open a bank account. This depends on the investor but one of the things I tell him is that I don't necessarily need access to the bank account if they want to manage the money and the payments it's up to them. That creates trust because I don't control the money they do it. But once trust is established they will want you to manage all the payments because they don't have the time to be paying what needs to be paid.

5. Once we have LLC, funds in the bank i find a house, either with wholesaler or with real estate agent.

6. When I'm in The House I ask my GC to go to the house and give me a quote.

7. I plug in the numbers in the Excel spreadsheet and if I feel it's a good deal then I share it with them and if they say yes we send the earnest money and get the ball rolling.

8. We wire earnest money.

9. We should have 10 to 15 calendar days to get the funding with the harmony lender so that we can close the deal.

And that is the general process. If you need additional information let me know and I'll gladly share with you.

Post: Rages to riches, or at least fairly wealthy

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Jasmine Russell I've done 14 flips just this year with no money of my own and a poor credit record.

Basically I reached out to people I know that have money and I took a risk. I offered doing everything and taking on a Hard Money loan (using perfecto Capital at the beginning, the so not check your credit also they are great to work with), for 50 percent of the profit. They put up the money that was needed for the deal (between 30k and 50k) and I do everything else.

So the biggest thing Jasmine that worked for me is that I found out, from other people, that I come across as a trusted person. It seems easy for people to trust me. That has helped. I have now 12 investors that are doing business with me.

Here is the best bullet point advice I can give you:

1. Build trust with people.

2. Be transparent in the process.

3. Be a problem solver

4. Never dispare no matter what happens

5. Have good contractors that you build a relationship with.

6. Be ready to sacrifice some of your profits to keep your investors happy.

Let's connect and I can share much more info if it helps you in your journey or in getting started with a flip.

Post: Additional funding needed for a flip (quesiton)

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Will Barnard i appreciate the advice.

Post: Additional funding needed for a flip (quesiton)

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Jonathan Greene Thanks

Post: Additional funding needed for a flip (quesiton)

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Matthew Crivelli thank you

Post: Meeting investors after Covid

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

@Taylor L. Great. Where can I find out more information?

Post: Additional funding needed for a flip (quesiton)

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

I'm working on 2 houses that due to unforseen circumstances I will need $10k more for each house.

In your experience if I reach out to my hard money lender can they increase the rehab amount on the loan? For some reason I doubt that's possible because we have a set amount and we've already signed all the paperwork. What options do I have besides coming up with the money myself?

Anybody else ran into the same situation, any advice would be appreciated.

Thank you

Eric Michiels

Post: Your Airbnb experience in Orlando

Eric MichielsPosted
  • Flipper/Rehabber
  • Denver, CO
  • Posts 40
  • Votes 33

A friend of mine and I want to buy two condos in Orlando for Airbnb. He has experience with short term rentals and says we can get over $5k a month per 3 bed /2 bath condo (minus the loans and other expenses).

Is that realistic? If not what could be a realistic number?

Thank you

Eric