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All Forum Posts by: Jim Pellerin

Jim Pellerin has started 8 posts and replied 870 times.

Post: What are the top 3 problems when you can’t find an end buyer?

Jim PellerinPosted
  • Real Estate Consultant
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Quote from @Mike Schorah:

What are the top 3 problems when a wholesaler can’t find an end buyer?


What do you mean by problem? The problem would be that you cant find a buyer. Personally, I like building a huge buyers list and only looking for deals that match my buyers requirements. 

Post: Jumping from Residential to Commercial and How to Scale

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Quote from @James Carter:

@Jim Pellerin Thank you for the response. I'm new to everything outside of buying primary residences. I will be looking into the information you shared to gain better insight. Is there any information on becoming a syndicator that you could provide that would help me in that direction?

 @James Carter It depends how you want to raise your funds. There are a lot of articles on the subject but here is one I found to get you started.

https://www.appfolioinvestment...

Post: Jumping from Residential to Commercial and How to Scale

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Quote from @James Carter:

My wife and I closed on our first true investment property. It was a four-plex that we financed with a VA loan as a primary residence. We are looking for other avenues to invest in and have considered commercial properties. We are trying to nose dive into real estate and make this a success. What are good ways to scale the business without having to wait a year just to move into another primary residence funded by another VA, FHA, or conventional loan? I've been looking into a DSCR loan option for buying larger apartment type properties, but also for commercial properties that are leasing to businesses. The properties that I'm currently looking at are selling between 2.5M - 3.9M. I'm leaving the military and I will not have a source of income for a while. My wife does work and receives a W-2, but does make more than 35k a year. Our current investment is $3,750 - $4,350 gross monthly income. How can we take off on this venture and make this a viable business?

 @James Carter I think you have to start looking beyond your own income. The best way to scale is to become a syndicator. You need to go out and raise funds from other people to fund an apartment building purchase. 

Post: Looking To Start Wholesailing On My Own.

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Quote from @Michael Graham-Dodge:

I was recently dumped from the wholesale company I worked for due to them hiring VAs to minimize costs. With that being said, I am taking the sign and looking to get started wholesaling on my own. I am looking for any advice and pointers you all used to get started. As well as the most wholesale friendly market. I have worked in acquisition in NJ, ATL, and MD for the past year with the company I worked for. Should I stick to NJ or is there an easier market for a fresh face to get started in? 

I am also open to speaking with anyone who is looking for someone to run an acq team for their company. 

 @Michael Graham-Dodge Good for you. Stay positive. I think everything happens for a reason and going out on your own is a good decision.

Post: Off-Market Commercial properties

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Quote from @Chris Francy:

Well I've been using Reonomy to try to contact some properties Off-Market...  but the emails they have are absolutely terrible I'm learning (high bounce rate like 50%).


 We also had a lot of problems with the phone numbers they provided.

Post: What is the best way to find a real estate partner?

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Quote from @Chris Wilson:

Hey everyone! The longer I help people in real estate the more I understand that this is a "people" business. I formed a relationship with an investor and we work together for 2 years. Then the investor ghosted me this past summer and I never heard from him since. We were about to do deals together.

So now I'm trying to find a reliable partner. I'm a realtor so I can find great deals to invest in, but I need a reliable partner who can help with some of the financing. How have you guys been able to find and build great partnerships? Thanks in advanced!

 @Chris Wilson you can always post in the classified section of bigger pockets

Post: Earnest money deposit

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Quote from @Antoine Mackey:

If the deal is good meaning your fee is 10k+, then I suggest using a Gator Lender for EMD. Gator Lenders let you borrow their money for EMD for a percentage of money borrowed. Say your EMD is 2K, they will send in the EMD to your title company during the inspection period and charge you a lending fee up to the amount borrowed.

 Nice. Is this it? https://gatortitlellc.com/exch...

Post: How to quickly evaluate a rental?

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Quote from @Kaleb Dodson:

Hello everyone!

My partner and I would love to get more information concerning gathering operating expenses information for a potential rental deal. I've heard of the trailing twelve, and I know you can just ask for that from the seller. What I am wanting to know is, how can i get really quick information to evaluate pursuing a rental opportunity without the need to know what the taxes, insurance, water, trash, and etc expenses are? 

Ex. When figuring out the capitalization rate, you need to know the annual Net Operating Income (NOI), which requires knowing all of the above I mentioned before.

Please correct me if I'm making this more difficult than it needs to be.

THANK!

@Kaleb Dodson Here are a couple of ways.

1, The easiest way is to just ask the seller what the NOI is and then calculate the Cap Rate. You can always validate the numbers during due diligence. This is based on actuals.

2. If you don't want to do that you can use estimates. Estimate the average rents in the area for similar properties. Just google it for estimates Then estimate operational costs at 35% to 45% of rents. Then calculate NOI = gross rents - operational costs.
 

Post: Caprate & Interest rates

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Quote from @Suresh Yala:

With caprates around 3.75% for multifamily and interest rates around 5.5%,  how are investors cash flow neutral or positive  after mortgage payments ?  Please guide in filling the missing math.

 @Suresh Yala Here are 4 things you can do:

1. Look for better deals. I have 10 deals I'm working on right now in TX and FL ranging from 3.6 to 5.6 cap rates. 

2. Get better loan rates. There are still lenders doing 5.0%. 

3. Maybe do an interest-only loan if you can qualify. 

4. Put a larger down payment like @Kim Meredith Hampton suggested. It will affect your cash on cash return but over the long-term appreciation may be better.

When evaluating deals like this, it's important to look at Cap Rate, CoC return and IRR to make a well-rounded decision.

Post: proper REI etiquette when purchasing from wholesaler

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Quote from @Jason Usher:

Is it considered bad etiquette to ask a wholesaler what dollar amount they have the property under contract for or to ask them what kind of assignment fee they are looking for?

I understand it doesn't matter as long as the deal make sense in the end.  I'm a definitely ok with someone bringing me a deal that I wouldn't have come across, but I just don't want to ovepay.

@Jason Usher When the wholesaler presents the deal to you, they should state that they have it under contract for $xxx and their assignment fee is $yyy. You shouldn't have to ask. If they don't tell you or don't want to tell you, I wouldn't do business with them. Wholesaling is all about relationships and trust. Not one deal, but many deals. 

If you feel they are taking too much and it affects your profit, then have that discussion. But at the same time respect the wholesaler's job and don't always try and squeeze them. They want to make a fair profit too. 

Some wholesalers say they double close because they don't want the buyer to know what they are making. If I double close it's because the buyer wants me to bury my fee in the new price (the second close), not because I am hiding my fee amount.