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All Forum Posts by: Kate Lee

Kate Lee has started 3 posts and replied 13 times.

Post: Seeking your advice on a deal - your help is much appreciated!

Kate LeePosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Mountain View, CA
  • Posts 15
  • Votes 7

@Jon, thanks much for the info. on tax. Please clarify what other cost do I have beyond PITI. The property's condition is good...doesn't need repair. You're right about it's difficult to get financing on this deal. But I might be able to find lenders that can finance this deal. Our down is about 30%, 5 or 7 year arm.

@Rejean, thanks much for your analysis. About the newly formed LLC, I believe I have to make personal guarantee. And you're right on the spot...I personally feel this is not a fair deal for me as I'm putting in more equity and assuming the risk. But the cash flow is what attracted me to the deal. Originally we agreed on borrowing loan under her LLC, but now she wants to do it under mine. That's why I'm hesitating and trying to get some advice here. Oh well, need to reconsider this deal and restructure the profit sharing. If the loan is under my name, I may just pay her some commission for finding the deal & tenant and pay her a set monthly management fee. And I'll keep all the monthly cash flow. If she agrees, we proceed. After all, I don't want to give up a lot of money on good deals. Gotta practice my negotiation skills now! heheh.... :-) Wish me luck!

Post: Seeking your advice on a deal - your help is much appreciated!

Kate LeePosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Mountain View, CA
  • Posts 15
  • Votes 7

Dear All,
I’m in the process of finding a rental property for either tax shield purpose for my regular W2 income or getting great cash flow if I can find such deals, and My friend came to me for an investment opportunity. She's been a real estate investor for a couple of years doing wholesale, fix-n-flips. I would like your advice on this deal. Please help me to analyze if this is a good deal, and if the split between my gf and me is fair. If the structure of this deal is not fair, how would you structure it? Your help is much appreciated!

Property Info:
This a house (2 Bd, 2 bath) with a store front in Northern CA. I'd have to get a commercial loan for this deal. The monthly payment is approximately $2,500, and the expected rental income is about $4,500. So our cash flow is about $2,000. We plan to do lease to purchase agreement with the renter with an option to purchase after 5 years (with 3% appreciation each year). And the tenant has to agree to put an upfront payment of $20k with the guarantee that $10k will be refunded to him if he purchases the property at the end.

My friend’s contribution:
1. She found the deal through her contractor.
2. She’ll secure the tenant.
4. She comes up with 50k down.
5. She manages the property.

My contribution:
1. I’ll come up with 100K down.
2. I'll borrow the loan under my newly formed LLC.
2. I’ll have my real estate attorney friend review the least to purchase agreement & the agreement between my friend and me.

Our Split:
1. Monthly cash flow – half and half
2. Equity – 60% to me & 40% to her
3. Tax shield if any – belongs to me

Your help is so much appreciated! Have a nice day!

Best Regards
Kate

Post: Massive RE Investor Summit!! SF Bay Area, Oct 2014

Kate LeePosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Mountain View, CA
  • Posts 15
  • Votes 7

Any chance this summit will be held somewhere on the peninsula? Hard to drive around and find parking in SF. Thx!