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All Forum Posts by: Account Closed

Account Closed has started 11 posts and replied 613 times.

Post: Advice with business model please? Keep renting or Sell

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It appears this is what you are saying?


Property Paid Worth Equity Yearly Gross Rent
1 $21,000.00 $35,000.00 $14,000.00 $15,360.00
2 $30,000.00 $75,000.00 $45,000.00 $11,100.00
3 $39,000.00 $75,000.00 $36,000.00 $15,000.00
4 & 5 $55,000.00 $90,000.00 $35,000.00 $20,964.00
6 $50,000.00 $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $11,400.00
7 $50,000.00 $100,000.00 $50,000.00 $15,000.00
8 $23,500.00 $50,000.00 $26,500.00 $12,600.00
Total $268,500.00 $525,000.00 $256,500.00 $101,424.00

More details would be required to answer some of your questions. An example would be what the average debt service is per rental, average total expense and average net operating income per rental.

By the way, if the information is correct, you acquire most of the properties at about 50% their worth. Where are you buying these at (city, auctions etc.) and what is the condition of the properties when you acquire them? 

If you are only $138,500 in debt on the properties, that would mean you spent another $130,000 in cash on the buys? Info on the average cap would help clarify things.

Post: How do you hold & protect physical gold?

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Originally posted by @Account Closed:
...From experience, the issue isn't how to store it...it's how to sell it once you own it...

Selling is the easy part. Like most precious metals, there is quite a market for gold. While there are many things you can do online, buying gold on eBay as you suggested can be... disastrous.  Unless of course you plan on getting into countless brawls with eBay over its refund policy.

Post: How do you hold & protect physical gold?

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Originally posted by @Jordan Decuir:

I always hear Kiyosaki (and countless others) talking about owning physical gold in addition to real estate. I get the thesis, but how does one technically hold, store, and (most importantly) SECURE physical gold holdings? (Especially taking into account the actual costs of securing the physical gold)

You can store gold at the bank.. sure you can try to store it at home in a safe (or under a mattress) if you have Fort Knox type security.  

Post: Great Deal but unsure on best way to fund

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Originally posted by @Justin Hubbard:

... Does anyone have any suggestions or has had this happen to them before?...

Its really a matter of which side of the fence you want to be on. By the way, if you are not able to get refinancing or pay off the loan when it balloons, what does the terms of the seller financing mortgage say?

. Option I Option II
Purchase Price $94,000.00 $100,000.00
Down Payment $20,000.00 $20,000.00
Amount Financed $74,000.00 $80,000.00
Monthly Payment $ 859.20 $ 928.87
Total Payment Per Year $10,310.43 $11,146.41
Tot. Principal Paid Per Year $5,690.52 $6,618.06
Tot. Fin. Charge Paid Per Year $4,619.91 $4,528.35
Balance at Balloon $56,928.44 $46,909.68

Post: Should I pay off my home or buy more rentals?

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Originally posted by @Alexander Parada:

... I have a mortgage on only one of them. The home with a mortgage I am currently selling after sale I will have rough 300k take home the same amount I need to pay off my current non investment home I live in.Would it make more sense to pay of my home? Or purchase two rentals at 150k each in Houston to rent them out for $1500 each which is 36k gross 20-24k net...

You increase the number of rental properties but keep an eye on the personal mortgage though... you may want to prepay the personal mortgage about a year out to insulate yourself from any tenant default or prolonged vacancy risk on any of the rental units. You don't want to find yourself juggling personal mortgage payments and having to also pay mortgage on non performing rental unit from personal resources.

Post: Structuring an offer

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Originally posted by @Taylor Witt:

I want to put an offer on a smaller apartment complex located in a rural area. Since this is a rural area, my realtor has only put together a few commercial deals. What I am wondering is how can I structure the deal so that my money does not go hard until very close to the closing date? What are some ideas that others have done which give the buyer an out if something undesirable is found? What important due diligence steps should be taken once under contract? Any clever ideas that people have asked for when negotiating?

You might want to define what you mean by 'rural area'. If there is only 5 people in the town (think vacancy rate) ... justifying the purchase of an apartment there might be difficult. 

Post: Out of State Investing

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Originally posted by @Mark Rauch:

...Looking to purchase a multi family in the 2.5 million zone. Worried a management company and unscrupulous people will kill my cash flow. ...

The cap rate for rentals can be quite low in some areas in California, primarily due to significantly a mismatch between high prices and market based rent. You want to weight the risk against the rewards before making a $2.5 million investment whether instate or out. Find ways to align property management behavior with yours.

Post: The police just called... my 25 year old tenant died (overdosed)

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Originally posted by @Jill F.:

...he was found by a friend that told police he was staying with tenant (without my knowledge). The police/coroner had taken his body out before they called me...

So he was smoking/shooting crack in the apartment? I think in some states you typically have to disclose previous occupant died in unit when trying to rerent the property. 25 years is a long time though.

Post: Is it better to finance or pay cash?

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Originally posted by @Brad Kaiser:

I'm looking at a low cost, multi-family property with a NOI of $11,312 (seller's figures). The asking price is just under $100k. If you had the option of paying cash or financing, which way would you go? I'm looking for an ROI of at least 12% for this unit.

You can't really say an 11.3% cap rate is too low unless the market is paying a higher cap rate on similar properties in similar zones. Regarding cash buy or financing, its a personal decision if you really have no alternate use of cash. Usually the idea is to use leverage to expand your investment opportunities.

Post: Collecting rent online vs in person

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Originally posted by @Michaael Carpenter:

This is how we accept payments....a.Take your check or cash in person to the Citizen’s State Bank branch locations in Moundridge (201 S. Christian Ave.) or Hesston (201 N. Main St.)...Moundridge branch. Mail your payment (please no cash via mail) to: Citizen’s State Bank..PO Box 110 Moundridge, KS 67107...

Quite a bit of somewhat sensitive personal/business information Michael. At least you didn't go as far as posting your bank account number online.