All Forum Posts by: Gurpreet Padda

Dr. Padda grew up in India during war and uncertainty. He moved to the US when he was 8 and started his first business at the age of 10 selling cards door-to-door. At 16, he had a team of 30-year-old men working for him. He states – I was an entrepreneur before I went into medicine. Dr. Padda made it through medical school by hustling, which he did through real estate auctions. During his first year of residency, Dr. Padda rehabbed an eight-unit building in Chicago. After his residency, he went into pediatric anesthesiology for heart, liver and lung transplants. His medical path also included addiction and interventional pain management. Dr. Padda’s practice has 7 locations and he provides $1.5 million in free care. “Option” is when you purchase a sale contract with an option to buy. You have three months to decide if you want to buy and the price is held at the same level. If you decide not to buy, you’re usually only out $100. Dr. Padda uses option contracts, where he’s looking at zoning and municipal plans. He researches what’s being planned for development in the area. Option contracts are low risk and offer a high reward. There are two types of wholesaling. “Ugly” includes houses below $80k requiring a lot of work. “Pretty” is when someone wants to sell and is having a hard time finding a buyer. This option provides great margins and it’s the one Dr. Padda recommends physicians to use. Dr. Padda also recommends going big with real estate vs buying single units. Cap rate is the net operating income divided by the price. Become a passive investor with somebody first, watch and learn from their mistakes, and then become an active investor. To get started in real estate investing, talk with people you know. Work referrals through friends and contacts. Don’t blindly trust people on the internet.

3 KEY POINTS:

The most valuable resource on earth is not money but time. You have to look at both active and passive methods of gaining wealth. Passive income is what people pay you while you’re sleeping. The biggest impediments to becoming wealthy are ourselves and our taxes. The number one impediment is our personal wealth operating system and how we think about money.

According to the latest figures, about 2.2 million households by low-income earners receive subsidized rent through the section 8 housing choice voucher program.

Since the government takes care of a large chunk of rent payment, the section 8 multifamily subsidized housing program has a massive advantage over traditional rental contracts. We examine how a shrewd property owner can tap into the program and build wealth.

What is the Section 8 Program?

Under the program, the government pays a percentage of the tenant’s rent directly to section 8 landlord whose property is in the listing.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Management (HUD) funds the program by paying, on average, 70% of a section 8 tenant's rent and utility bills.

A family must typically earn under 50% of the median income in a given area to qualify for HUD Section 8 relief.

Section 8 Multifamily Home Ownership

Homeownership and maintenance under the program can involve financial support from the HUD. The owners can also access conditional government subsidies when renovating, building new homes, or putting up properties for a mortgage.

The homeowner must set aside units to house the low-income American population under the section 8 housing list.

Section 8 landlord application can be lengthy and costly, involving a lot of paperwork, a waiting period, and property inspection. It can take up to 5 months to get approval.

Multifamily homes are properties with up to 4 units, and still qualify as a single residence from lending standards. These can be townhouses, duplexes, triplexes, or apartments with up to four units. Five units and above are multifamily, but usually require a commercial mortgage.

Most multifamily dwelling property owners rent them out to residents. They are great for generating a higher monthly rental income with lower maintenance costs, so you can rely on property to build wealth over time.

Investment Info:

Office Space other investment in St. Louis.

Purchase price: $200,000
Cash invested: $800,000

Large medical complex rehab of historic building 20,000 sq foot

How did you finance this deal?

Cash

How did you add value to the deal?

Gut Rehab

What was the outcome?

Cash flow and IRR >20%

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Don't replace old elevators unless you have to

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