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All Forum Posts by: Pete McPherson

Pete McPherson has started 4 posts and replied 20 times.

Post: Analyze my FIRST deal!

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Excellent call Matthew Vitlin. I'll see what I can find out!

Post: Analyze my FIRST deal!

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Zac Davis and Nick B.

I should've mentioned that I was playing around with the rehab figures in the worksheet. The 5k was in there when I was thinking I might not have access to some of the units for a while for extensive rehab.

If I had full access to the house, I've been figuring in $35-50k in rehab costs.

I'm pretty sure $15-25k could be more than enough to get the proper kind of tenants in there at market rates...but I'd still prefer a well-done job w/ nice fixtures....and to provide a little buffer room for unknown expenditures. 

Post: Analyze my FIRST deal!

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Here are a few pics:

Thinking about submitting a lowball offer on a property, though I haven't spoken to anyone about financing.

At what point in this process should I be talking to a bank (I think a normal bank loan/mortgage would be my best option)...and exactly how far do I need to go in that process BEFORE I submit an offer?

Post: Analyze my FIRST deal!

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

This would be my first deal, and just seems sloppy overall.

House: 4 units (currently totaling $1,475 monthly rent TOTAL)

Condition: 1930's historic home, in pretty POOR condition (mostly aesthetics), as owner lived OOS and really just didn't know what he was doing.

Seller: investor-owned, he's dropping all 3 properties that he owns in my town.

LIST price: 115,000

Current tenants: Bad. Slumlord bad. 1 is CURRENTLY getting evicted for non-payment by the owner. 2 are on 6-month leases, the 3rd is month-to-month.

Location: Really, really good. 1 street off of downtown...zoned commercial...It is not a "bad" part of town at all...single families nearby go from 175k - 500k.

In the property's CURRENT state, with crummy low-rent tenants, and a cool, huge house in need or major renovation, getting ~$100 a door would require a final selling price at something like 45% of list price.

Something I highly doubt the seller would go for.

Three main questions:

1 - Do my numbers seem somewhat solid below?

2 - Am I missing any other creative opportunities? Being right off downtown, a 4-plex, and a huge/cool old house seem like an exciting deal, but the current situation seems crappy.

3 - Does anyone know the rules concerning kicking those lowly tenants out? (So I can rennovate and charge $500-$700 a month, rather than $350?)

Note: In my calculations below, it is assuming a purchase price of 60k. I doubt the seller would come close to that, though who knows, right?

Post: Still learning!

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Welcome! I'm also nearby in Acworth, feel free to connect! (I"m just starting out as well).

I too am confused at the Charles --> Dave transition. Middle name perhaps?

Post: Very 1st 2 Duplexes under contract

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Congrats Ray!

Perhaps you'd share 

1. How you found the deal

2. How you financed the deal

for us newbies? :)

Post: Closed 1st deal!!....here are the numbers.

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Congrats!

It's sad that I see those numbers and think "woooahh that's a little crazy..." and then I see you're in NYC. All is well :-)

Post: New member from Atlanta!

Pete McPhersonPosted
  • Rome, GA
  • Posts 20
  • Votes 6

Who's this guy?

Full-time CPA for a $3B+ corporation.

Full-time entrepreneur.

I've started a few side businesses, I blog about biz dev, I make websites, and I like bourbon.

Why am I here?

To learn how to make my next million.