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All Forum Posts by: Tony Pellettieri

Tony Pellettieri has started 17 posts and replied 136 times.

Post: Obtaining additional Capital for our Fix/Flips to Scale Faster - Suggestions?

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
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We just started to Fix & Flip using our own capital a few months back and currently have two projects that are both about 3-4 weeks out from completion. I decided to commit full time to learning this business as I knew starting out, even after studying real estate for the past 4 years, it was going to be a tremendous learning curve. I'm fortunate to have found a great GC to work beside me that will be our Project Manager to pull permits, and Subs/Handyman to complete all of the required work.

We have some additional capital on hand that exceeded what we needed to complete our first two projects and recently came across a deal that we didn't want to pass up that our crew is able to take on. We just put it under contract yesterday. That'll be flip #3.

Our plan is to sell the 2 houses which we expect to make nice returns on, invest all of our profits back into the purchase of 3-5 more properties, and scale as quickly as we can. We've made some mistakes along the way to say the least, which was expected, but they have led to many lessons learned.

My question is... What forms of borrowing/lending would be best to access the capital we need when we find a deal we're interested in purchasing? Starting out, once a funding source is lined up, I'd ideally like to put under contract a deal a week for the first couple of months while ensuring the team we have in place is able to handle the work we take on while making adjustments as needed.

Our target properties are able to be purchased for 40k-60k, need 15k-70k in repairs, and have an ARV of 125k-225k+ depending on the extent of the rehab involved. We plan for our holding time moving forward to typically be 10-12 weeks up to 4-6 months depending on the SOW.

Post: New member intro

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
  • Posts 142
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Hey Mike, Welcome to BP! I lived in Matthews for a short time and am just south of Charlotte in Fort Mill now. We've been investing in Chester, SC lately. Very interested in adding some BRRRR properties to our portfolio. Let's connect!

Post: Working toward improving my knowledge of Real Estate

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
  • Posts 142
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Quote from @Tim Aiken:
Quote from @Tony Pellettieri:

Hey Tim, my name is Tony and I just started investing in the Charlotte area. The way I acquired much of my knowledge was by listening to books on audible. Bigger Pockets has quite a few I could recommend and many more depending on what you're interested in focusing on. If you have any questions about the metrics of your property, I'd be happy to take a look and see how you might be able to change your "no cash flow" situation with either your current property or an additional one. Best of luck!


 Anthony thanks for taking the time to respond to my post the cash flow issue will not be resolved until my brother who lives at the house is not able to care for himself at that point then I will have a decision to make on this property, my thoughts were can I consider the house a business expense for tax purposes or do I need to consider it as personal property for the taxes.


I would seek out a Real Estate Tax planner/advisor or speak with your accountant if you have one. They would be able to assess your situation and lay out the best path forward in regards to any tax implications either route would have.

Post: Fix and Flip Deal Analysis

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
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When flipping a property I look at the following…

Holding time - I like short term, helps maximize your RoR.

ROI - I prefer 30%+ but not easy to find in many markets. 20% is my minimum. RoR is the more important metric though which take into account your holding time

Rate of Return(RoR) - I prefer to invest in deals with 100%+

Rehab Costs / Profit - 2 is good, 1 is great, less than 1 Phenomenal

Cost/SqFt of Rehab - helps you determined minimum Profit Margin

Profit Margin - Base 10%, then add 1% per $5/sqft in rehab costs

I would recommend reading/listing to the following books. FLIP, and The Book on Flipping Houses.

Post: Looking into 1st Flip - Middle Tennessee

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
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Hey Anthony,

If you haven’t already, I would recommend reading/listening to a few books on the topic of flipping. They both lay out and explain the process.

1: The Book on Flipping Houses - J Scott

2: FLIP - Rick Villani

Well worth the time and very informational.

Good Luck!

Post: What steps would you follow to do a Rehab on a rental property you have just purchase

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
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I would recommend reading/listening to a few books on the topic. They lay out and explain the process.

1: The Book on Flipping Houses - J Scott

2: FLIP - Rick Villani

3: BRRRR - David M Green

4: The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs

Well worth the time and very informational.

Good Luck!

Post: New investor needing some help buying first property.

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
  • Posts 142
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I would recommend reading/listening to two books on the topic of flipping. They both lay out and explain the process.

1: The Book on Flipping Houses - J Scott

2: FLIP - Rick Villani

Well worth the time and very informational.

Good Luck!

Post: Fix and Flip - 2 Properties - Utilizing Seller Financing

Tony Pellettieri
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  • NC / SC
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Quote from @Tom S.:

@Tony Pellettieri  Welcome to BP!

Speak to a real estate attorney that is well versed in seller financing contracts for your state.  In general, with a proper deal you will take ownership / title at closing, and the seller will have a lien against the property, same as a bank would.  So the selling is not different than a standard sale.  The title company will calculate what's owned to the seller and pay off the lien when you go to sell, again, just like a bank mortgage would be paid off in a normal sale.

I would recommend two contracts for the two properties.  For example, in case a title issue came up with one, you could still purchase and close on the other.

I would also recommend a longer time than 4 months.  Lot of issues can come up.  If you're saying 4 months and don't have the balloon payment for whatever reason, you could be foreclosed on. 

Good luck! 


 Thanks for the response and advice! Learning as we go...

Post: Getting started in Real Estate by Flipping Houses

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Quote from @Bruce Woodruff:

Good for you! But flipping is a tough way to get started, even for a Contr. ask me how I know :-)


No doubt! Though to say the least...

Post: Getting started in Real Estate by Flipping Houses

Tony Pellettieri
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Quote from @John Fossetti:

Great Job, the hardest part is getting started!  


 Agreed! Only took me 4 short years... But acquiring the vast amount of knowledge I did in that time was well worth the wait.