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All Forum Posts by: Jerry Villa

Jerry Villa has started 19 posts and replied 39 times.

When you're looking in your area or even another market (out of city/out of state) for a Real Estate Investor friendly agent, what questions do you ask and qualities you're looking for? There are a lot of options, agents here on BPs and even referrals. How do you differentiate to find the right one?

I would imagine if you're an investor, your needs may be different than if you're just buying your families home as a regular home buyer.

I'm sure the answer can depend on what your goals are, mine would be residential, single to 3-4 multiple family. 

Thanks @Aaron Bihl @Aaron K. @Erica Castro@Aaron K.

You guys made this clear what I should do. Any recommendations of investor friendly Agents in San Antonio would be highly appreciated.

I'm looking in various markets for real estate opportunities, and curious how you handle real estate agent relationships. For example if one market is in Houston and you get one in the city but start looking outside the city, like about an hour or 2 out, would you find another agent for that search? 

I'm also considering, Pacific Northwest, which is clear you need a different agent there. But if I was to start looking in San Antonio (3hrs away from Houston), that would also call for another agent relationship right? 

I guess what would be a single agent relationship range/proximity for you guys?

Post: [Calc Review] Help me analyze this deal

Jerry VillaPosted
  • Houston, TX
  • Posts 44
  • Votes 5

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*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.

Hey BPers... taking up Brandon's challenge to do analyze 1 deal a day. So ran the numbers on this one. I wanted to quickly run by the numbers and get some input if 1) my approach was correct and 2) best practice for those numbers (I will be researching them myself also). I know this property (based on my numbers) doesn't make it a good deal. But I want to learn how to better process them. A lot of these numbers Brandon says to just do a combination of knowledge, quick online research and rough estimate:

Purchase price: $259,900 (this is pretty simple but I noticed in other BP's videos they will change the purchase price, either lower or higher, is there rhyme/reason to this?)

ARV: $300k (This is one the main questions I have, how do you quickly come to this number)

Purchase Closing Cost: $12,995 (I put in 5% of purchase price based on what I read)

Estimated Repair Cost: $15,000 (I've owned a house and built tiny houses but never to this magnitude, how do you quickly estimate repair costs by just looking at an online listing?)

Down Payment of purchase price: 10% (I know this varies depending on how you're doing the deal but if this is a traditional bank loan, what are the average percentages asked to put down?)

Since this analysis doesn't involved hard money lenders, in MOST cases bank mortgages don't ask for points or other charges that we should be aware about or what are your thoughts?

Amortized: 30yrs

Refi After: 6mons

Rehab Time: 2mons

Also since the approach is the BRRR method, can the initial purchasing money be a traditional mortgage (and not hard money) so it can be a 30yr term. Is it possible to refinance after 6mons?

REFINANCE LOAN DETAILS

Loan Amount: $210,000 (this is one of the numbers I didn't know how to come about. I read we should probably be doing 70% of the ARV right? Any input would help here)

Closing Costs: $10,500 (I put in 5% of new loan amount $210,000)

Include PMI: No (I put NO because this loan is 70% of the ARV. Notes here says it should be added if there is less than 20% downpayment in place. I didn't quite follow this.)

Amortized Yrs: 30

INCOME

Total Monthly Rent: $1500 (this is a 2 bedroom property, figured I could get $750 each room or the whole place for this amount. I researched on craigslist for the area to get an idea.)

FIXED LANDLORD-PAID EXPENSES

Electricity: $0 (tenant pays in most cases right?)

Water & Sewer: $0 (tenant pays in most cases right?)

PMI: $0 (should I be adding this in, sounds like the same as above under refi)

Garbage: $0 (tenant pays in most cases right?)

HOAs: $0 (didn't see any)

Monthly Insurance : $100 (is there an average estimate for this number, I found postings saying about $50/mon per $100k)

Other Monthly Expenses: $0 (I know this can vary a lot, what are ya'lls thoughts on what you often put here)

VARIABLE LANDLORD-PAID EXPENSES

these are based on Brandon's rough estimates:

Vacancy: 5%

Repairs: 6%

CapEx: 7%

Management: 10%

FUTURE ASSUMPTIONS

Annual Income Growth: 1%

Annual PV Growth: 1%

Sales Expenses: 8%

This is a lot of info, though I just need some input on the couple of numbers that I dont quite follow. Thanks for your input.

Post: Latest Duplex BRRRR Deal!!!

Jerry VillaPosted
  • Houston, TX
  • Posts 44
  • Votes 5

That whole story was very inspiring.  By the way, was there any AFTER photos shared here? Wasn't able to see any. 

Great story @Marlon Walls, you're on an ideal path especially at an early age. Are you making Houston your home base for now? 

Originally posted by @Andre Crabb:

@Jerry Villa welcome to BP! Its nice to meet a fellow digital nomad here.

I'd love to connect and chat about future plans, especially ones geared toward digital nomads. Currently my main focus is to get going in real estate myself so I can sustain this lifestyle job-free as soon as possible.

Where will you be staying for the rest of the year?

 Andre, lets definitely talk buddy. I'm currently in the Seattle/Pacific Northwest area for the summer, can't stand Texas heat. Part of why I love being a digital nomad. By August and most of the rest of the year, I'll be back in Texas. I'll send you a PM. 

Originally posted by @Marlon Fong:

Hi @Jerry Villa, Welcome to the BiggerPockets family! You came to the right place to learn all about real estate investing! You can find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

 Hi Marlon, thank so much for the info. I will be checking out that page today. I'm currently in the Seattle/Pacific Northwest area for the summer so may even check this area before heading to my home base in Texas. 

My name is Jerry and been living a comfy adventure being a digital nomad for several years now, working abroad from 1 to 4mons at a time. Currently in Pacific Northwest, getting away from Texas heat and looking at property. Got into my first house purchase in 2010, got involved with AirBnB since 2012, learned and built a Tiny House, been enjoying learning and renovating parts of my initial property purchase and involved in taking care of others properties (cleanings, airbnb/rentals, and maintenance). Interested in meeting others both experienced and new into real estate. My current goal is to first use my existing funds to build/purchase next property, then learn to put deals together with others, and ultimately to purchase properties in unique locations that offer an exciting lifestyle. I'm big with the shared economy and using this model to subsidize this lifestyle, from properties, vehicles, and more. Interested in learning the finer details on paper as well as getting my hands dirty with the actual work. I'm going to start looking for a mentor/coach to better apply myself for this goal. I'm really into technology, avoiding being stuck in an office lifestyle, homesteading/farming, learning new things, expanding property portfolio to oversea locations and more. If anything I said resonates with you, your goals, interests, to be friends to share ideas or even possibly work together, I would love to get connected with you.