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All Forum Posts by: Justin McFarland

Justin McFarland has started 4 posts and replied 19 times.

I love all of the great ideas on here so far. Something that would benefit the data geeks would be to identify the inefficiencies within a given market through the lifecycle of real estate. A starting point would look something like the following.

First outline the process.

Identify market

corelogic; Uhaul data; census data; Airbnb Data; Zillow data zestimate vs rent rate; Houses on market, consumptions rate, etc

Output: what market has potential inefficiencies or unforeseen growth

Identify neighborhoods

school ratings; public transportation; crime spot data; HOA quality; proximity to major employer and average wages; opportunity zones; historic appreciation; historic average rental rates; etc

Output: what is currently working the area and what are BP members doing there as well as unforeseen growth

Identify strategies that are best for the given areas

short term; long term; BRRRR; arbitrage; etc

Output: which strategy is more efficient or applicable from user input

Identify realtors/wholesale/etc

highlight most active realtors/wholesale companies

Output: connect with and understand local market

Funding types

based off the price and type of units what is available and who offers the funding; BP member input on successful previous funding deals 

Contracts

current trends in the area to close the deal from in the local market

Management

highlight local management for long term or short term; contact info for Core four, inner and outer circle. Picture below

When to execute exit strageties or refi options

BP member input to identify potential options in the given area

Basically how do we take these models, consolidate all the quantifiable data and subjective data from BP members to identify opportunities.

@John Teachout what would you do with them money if you sell? Are you thinking long term or short term? Why not just get a heloc, cash out refi, or just raise rents?

Investment Info:

Townhouse buy & hold investment in Navarre.

Purchase price: $176,900
Cash invested: $45,000

Highly appreciated townhome that turned into a great cash out refi.

Post: i hope im making the right choice

Justin McFarlandPosted
  • Destin, FL
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 8

@Lilach A. Don't look at what's your cash flow is but CoC. What is the sq ft of the property, this is going to determine maintenance costs as well as age. In my opinion 600 a month for that price is not worth the risk.

Post: Machine learning and Real Estate Investing

Justin McFarlandPosted
  • Destin, FL
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 8

@Jason Ling I though companies like Redfin are doing this

Post: Property Management Software

Justin McFarlandPosted
  • Destin, FL
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 8

@Bill Hampton this worked great for me for receiving payment. I like Stessa for book keeping and tracking all of the other information.

Post: Property Management Software

Justin McFarlandPosted
  • Destin, FL
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 8

@Diego Hodge I used this platform a few years ago. I felt it was in its beta phase and missing a few important things. On the plus side they are very responsive to your requests and suggestions and improving it all the time.

Post: Payoff a Vehicle or buy another rental!?

Justin McFarlandPosted
  • Destin, FL
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 8

@Karl McGarvey I would only pay it off once you can't get another rental because your DTI is to high.

Post: Negative Cash Flow Rental a Bad Idea?

Justin McFarlandPosted
  • Destin, FL
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 8

@Caleb Curry if you refi with a 30yr would be profitable? Sounds like you just need to adjust your debt services.