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All Forum Posts by: Robert Little

Robert Little has started 2 posts and replied 2 times.

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $400,000
Cash invested: $200,000

Currently renting to family and later this year will be on the open market for rent and should increase the monthly cashflow to $350.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Was my Mothers house on a family compound and did not want to go outside of family.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

Purchased it through the estate settlement.

How did you finance this deal?

Conventional loan for 50% of the appraised value.

How did you add value to the deal?

have not

What was the outcome?

great

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Family has a price :-)

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

No

Investment Info:

Industrial commercial investment investment in Port Townsend.

Purchase price: $475,000
Cash invested: $150,000

Warehouse fully rented, net 1800 monthly. Considering paying off the &365,000 contract balance. Then the net would be $5,000. Not sure at this point what to do.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

I had a need for my construction business. Expanded it and created 2 additional rental units.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

It was down the street from my office and I knew the owners and that they lost their Tennant. We struck a deal and the owners carried the contract at 7%. Feeling now that I need to regroup and improve that position.

How did you finance this deal?

Owner carried the contract

How did you add value to the deal?

Expanded and created 2 additional rental units.

What was the outcome?

Positive

Lessons learned? Challenges?

The challenge of getting solid renters.

Did you work with any real estate professionals (agents, lenders, etc.) that you'd recommend to others?

No, on purpose to keep costs lower.