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All Forum Posts by: Justin Tahilramani

Justin Tahilramani has started 21 posts and replied 826 times.

Post: Seems like a good first mobile home deal - is it?

Justin TahilramaniPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Fayetteville, NC
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@Sergio Rios - I personally wouldn’t touch that place if it were in a park.

Post: Seems like a good first mobile home deal - is it?

Justin TahilramaniPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Fayetteville, NC
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Well - thats a FEMA unit. Based on what I can see its a 3/2. They typically sell for around 18,000 at auction. Takes another $8 - 10k to get them moved, blocked, tied down, underpinned, etc. Guys is probably marking it up 8- 10k plus lot rent in my opinion.

Post: Helping 15 year daughter buy first house. Wife’s not a fan

Justin TahilramaniPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Fayetteville, NC
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My only question is why are you getting her into a property with such a horrible return? In my area you can easily pick up a nice $60-70k property that will rent for $795 - $895.

Post: Clean or replace carpet in rental property?

Justin TahilramaniPosted
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  • Fayetteville, NC
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Mark - What class property is this? 

Post: Renting on my own land

Justin TahilramaniPosted
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  • Fayetteville, NC
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Originally posted by @Rob Gentry:

Hello all,

I own a piece of land that we plan to build on. in order to save some money and be close to my construction site I would like to rent a manufactured home and have it placed on my land Prior to and during this build. After my home is built the lease on the manufactured home would come to an end and the owner can reclaim and remove the home from my property. Are there companies that do this kind of rental or am I more in the realm of finding a private renter to accommodate my needs?

This is a good idea, but in practice its not really a feasible approach. Moving, blocking/backing, underpinning, etc is actually a pretty expensive thing to do for a home that will only be rented for a short time frame. This doesn't even take into consideration what you are going to do for water/sewer/electric. As already states - RV or Travel Trailer is a much more realistic option. 

Post: Undivided Land Question

Justin TahilramaniPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Fayetteville, NC
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Originally posted by @Ambrose Brooks:

Got a 2 acre lot under contract but according to the seller the land is undivided with a larger 12 acre lot. When I look-up the tax info his name comes up as the owner and it's free and clear. Has anyone ever had an issue like this before? Trying to see where I would start with it, thanks.

You cant have a 2 acre lot under contract if that lot does not exist. The land needs at a minimum a preliminary plat map that can be used to reference the actual parcel you are trying to purchase.

Post: Mobile Home Park Deal- Analysis

Justin TahilramaniPosted
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  • Fayetteville, NC
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Originally posted by @Chris Risi:

Hi all,

I'm looking at an acre lot that is zone for mobile homes. Currently there are 2 homes on there. Purchase price (asking) is $280k. There are currently 2 septic tanks on there.

I'm wondering how do I analyze this deal? What are the main things mobile home park investors look for?

Seller is willing to do financing at 6% amortized for 30 years as well, if this helps.

Any help is much appreciated!

You say that its "zoned" for MHs. How many homes can you put on that 1 acre? If the answer is 2 - then its not a MH Park. Its a parcel of land with two mobile homes. Where is this property?

Post: Investing in rough neighborhoods

Justin TahilramaniPosted
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  • Fayetteville, NC
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Originally posted by @Scott Hinkel:

Does anyone have any experience investing in rougher neighborhoods in Kansas City? I’m looking at the 64128 zip code.

Do you only do it if the numbers are a steal? Is it not worth your time? Did you have a hard time getting contractors there? Or hiring someone to manage it? What troubles did you run into?

It a risk vs. reward scenario. How much risk are you willing to take on?

Post: Seller refuses to give up the mineral rights??

Justin TahilramaniPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Fayetteville, NC
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Originally posted by @Ryan Taylor:

Hello! So my wife and I are buy and hold investors in Shreveport, LA. We just recently put offers in on 2 different houses within the last 2 weeks. On both offers, the sellers countered saying that they would accept the purchase price, but would not give up the mineral rights. One of these houses was a single family home on 1.3 acres. There is active drilling within a mile of the house. I am unsure if the seller was already receiving any royalties, but he would not back down on maintaining the rights, so we never came to a deal. 

The second deal was a town home on very little land near the lake. The seller again agreed to our purchase price offer, but refused to give up mineral rights, so rejected us after we said it was non-negotiable. 

It was never made clear that the mineral rights were not included in the sale until after we had made our offers and were denied when we said we wanted the all rights transferred. I have read that there can be negative effects for future resale if a property and the mineral rights become disassociated. I am not concerned about the actual monetary amount of the royalties, but losing control of a property I am trying to own does not sound like the smart move...How often have you guys seen this happen? Is it common for sellers to refuse to give up mineral rights when selling a property?

Are you sure that the current owners actually even retain the mineral rights themselves? In my opinion - you probably had a point on the land with 1.3 acres, but the town house? That's a little silly for you (or any future buyer) to expect to benefit from mineral rights on a town home lot. Again - that is just my opinion, which is worth about as much as you paid for it.... 

Post: House has oil and the gas bill is too expensive in the winter

Justin TahilramaniPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Fayetteville, NC
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Originally posted by @Andy Mejia:

Hey guys,

So this was my first winter as a landlord and I hate that this house has oil as it is way more expensive and requires you to allow entry for the oil companies. Do you think that it would be worth it to switch entirely to gas at some point? Also, I can not put in a Smart thermostat since it does not have a Y cable. Any ideas on what I can do to save money both with the oil and maybe a hack to get in a smart thermostat?

Thanks,

What does "way more expensive" mean in actual numbers?