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All Forum Posts by: Peter Lee

Peter Lee has started 25 posts and replied 98 times.

Post: Multiple Member LLC and 1031 Exchange

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13

@Katie Balatbat is there a minimum time period before the TIC needs to be created? Or can it be created right before the property is sold? Thanks

Working on a small multi tenant industrial deal where there are a few tenants have leases that are missing information such as term, lease end date. I want to have the capacity to terminate their lease if needed.

Is that lease valid? Or does the tenant have some rights to stay since there isnt an end date? There 50 other leases in the building which clearly specify a 1 yr term then go month to month which Im sure was the intent here but the leasing manager neglected to fill out the info.

One of the weirdest lease things Ive seen.

Post: Worth it to build mezzanine levels in self storage facility?

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13

we built these out.  question is on the ladders and what kind of tenant agreement those who of you have rented out such units have the tenants sign.

Post: Self storage financing terms these days?

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @Henry Clark:

You need to check local and also have the current bank put a package together.  Ask them what their Loan Cap rate is, see if that is the issue.  

We are in Iowa and I have noticed the market is different by state.  We can do 25% down conventional LTC loan to cost, 5 year with 20 year amort, Interest rate x.xx%.

Helping out on a deal in Texas.  They won't do a construction loan.  Won't do SBA.  Want to wait till 70% occupancy.  Three banks want 40% LTC, 5 year with 20 year amort.  Didn't discuss interest %.  Since this doesn't work for us.

Your market looks tight already and sounds like you won't have an existing banking relationship to work from.  You will have to check locally.  Each person will be different based on years in that RE class, personal wealth statement and existing Storage cash flow.

Back to refi out of an SBA loan. The only reasons to refi out are: A. You want to use the property for collateral on another Non-SBA type project, B. Your needing short term personal cash flow. If you move to a Conventional Loan, you have to pay in more LTV and/or LTC; higher interest rate; no 20 to 25 year fixed term loan; and you have to pay in new mortgage costs (appraisals) and effort. If you took Covid relief SBA 6 month funding, you will probably need to repay that.

We are just closing on an SBA loan for one of our Storage locations and filing for two other locations.  I'm interested, what is your justification?  If its just to pull out Personal money, I don't need to know the situation.

Apologies for late reply. SBA refi is to lock in cheaper rate mainly. We had someone get back to us and quote in mid 3's, 65% LTV

Post: Self storage financing terms these days?

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @Henry Clark:

Talk with the original bank that sponsored the SBA loan.  They are familiar with the deal and should give you terms.  Let us know what those terms are.

Good suggestion and we've been trying that but they were straight up with us and told us they weren't a good option for conventional as their niche was SBA. LTV would be at best 60% but who knows maybe w the appreciation it's possible. We are keeping that in our back pocket for now.

Post: Self storage financing terms these days?

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13

Anyone have an idea of what conventional financing terms (rates, term, LTV) are available these days for refis? We have a facility in Southern Cal that we are looking to refi out our SBA tranche (long story on why we want to explore taking this out).

Any bank suggestions appreciated too!

​​​​​​​TIA

Post: Convincing a homeowner to sell

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @Just Don:

Here is a small point from real estate career MANY moons ago.

"IF" you are making a cold call door knock and not going to be there forever,,,leave your car running and the car door 'open' while your 'talking' thru the house front door.

It conveys the message I am NOT here to twist your arm,just came to drop off a bit or two of info!! And I will be gone 'soon'. Quick errand so to speak.

You will find them more relaxed than you knocking on door with enough 'luggage' to stay a week. Leave the breif case etc in the car. Maybe a paper or two in your hand.

I like this.  Think naturally people will be extremely suspicious of someone knocking on their door so maybe that first visit is just planting the seed...

Post: Convincing a homeowner to sell

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13

Following.  See a good handful of vacant/ abandoned homes in my area.

Post: What self storage software do you use?

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @Joe Partington:

Peter, are you happy with your decision to go with storEDGE?  What package do you use and what is the monthly cost associated?  How has your storage facility benefited? Any other info you would share would be helpful as I'm in the process of choosing a software company right now. Thanks!

Hi Joe

We have both the management software + the website through Storedge.  It's roughly $120/ mo for the software + $100/ mo website.  There was a one time set up fee of maybe $700-$1k (cant remember exactly).  

I like how the Sparefoot, Storedge, and the website are all linked which makes things easier and the dashboard/ reporting features are pretty good.  It's pretty easy for me to see everything that is going on on site by logging into the software.  A little sucky though that Sparefoot, selfstorage.com, and few other sites are all owned by the same company that owns Storedge so they have cornered the market there.  Not a big fan of the minimum 1.5 mo commission.


My one big gripe though was the migration from our previous management software.  They screwed up a good handful of things and I spent a LOT of time doing data cleanup/ verification.  Most of the issues revolved around autopay and planned rent increases.  Im guessing there was an easier way to do this but the hassle of annoyed tenants wasnt worth it.  For example I had some tenants who got double billed via autopay bc the data was improperly migrated and I had to clean up all that data.  

Post: Cap gains question (seller financing)

Peter LeePosted
  • Developer
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Posts 98
  • Votes 13

Sorry guys for the redundant post.  Found this from a few years ago.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/...