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All Forum Posts by: Keith Nugent

Keith Nugent has started 3 posts and replied 60 times.

Post: Anyone interested in a Central Florida Meetup?

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

Brevard County meetup is great so far - encourage anyone who can make it to come on out.

Post: Investor newbie from Orlando Florida

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

Hi @Nina Gibilaro and welcome to BP.

Are you primarily a buy and hold investor? I am located in Palm Bay/Melbourne and focus on this area as well.

Few quick tips to get a lot of value out of the site.

Be sure to listen to all the back episodes of the podcast.
Set up keyword alerts in your profile... And  ask lots of questions, the community here is great and can be a good forum (pun intended) for brainstorming in between local meet ups.

What areas are you trying to expand and improve in? Check out the blog, ask questions, and be sure to check out the resources area too.

Post: Real Estate Newbie From Chicago

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

Hi @Jack Cascio 

Welcome to BP. Few quick tips to get a lot of value out of the site.

Check out the Ultimate Beginners Guide as a launching point.

Be sure to listen to all the back episodes of the podcast.
 Set up keyword alerts in your profile... Annnnd ask lots of questions. 

The folks on here are great, very knowledgable and helpful.

For flipping I absolutely recommend J Scott's books on Flipping houses and rehab costs. 

"in the works" works for me

Thank you

I have to say I am super excited about the website updates - it's great now and I am looking forward to it being even better.

Can't say I agree @Tom V. - not to be contrary but I think this is very different then they typical guru pitch or the get rich quick adds... It's polished for sure, but felt fairly genuine IMHO.

@Joshua Dorkin can you comment on any foreseeable updates to the mobile app? It's good, and could be really great with a few features added.

Post: Contracts and Business Lawyers in Central Florida

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

I am currently assembling a team and I'm looking for recommendations for lawyers in Brevard, preferably the Palm Bay or Melbourne area but I am much more concerned with the aptitude and experience of the professional rather then location.

I am not opposed to long distance legal support so long as they are highly responsive and tech savvy if I need a "face to face".

(Planning to use RocketLawyer with the BP discount for all but some very critical items that I'm seeking very interactive council on).

Thank you.

-Keith

Post: Looking to get first home under contract!

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

Best of luck Patrick - hope it goes well. Do you, or your lawyer, have a draft or form contract written up?

Hi @Account Closed

No expert here but here is my though process on this...

first some quick conservative math, assuming you pay the full 100k and take a high interest (10%) rate investment loan (lumping in 60k for rehab, evictions, and some marketing) perhaps even private money.

MONTHLY INCOME
Rent:
$600 x 12 = $7,200

MONTHLY EXPENSES
Mortgage:
$1,400
Vacancy: $120
Repairs, Maintenance: $200
Property Manager: $400 (guessing here)

Total Expenses: $2,120

This leaves $5,080 per month in cash flow....

Whoa, are all your numbers right? If so maybe it is just the deal of a lifetime... So let's say all those estimates are 2x off because of factors currently unaccounted for.

$2960 /mo cash flow ....

Even if you only used half of that to pay down the loan you would own the property free and clear in 6 years.

So to answer your question if I wanted to put zero cash into it I would find a partner who would put all the money into it and let me take care of all the legwork and headache then split the profits with my partner 50/50 and we would both be making a killing at the end of the day.

Or, I would find some bank that would give me a loan even if the interest was high and work out the math I did above again to ensure it makes sense once all the numbers are evident. I would get private money for the rehab at a set interest rate then refinance the entire thing under one loan once renovations are complete to bring down the rate if possible.

If those numbers are right it would be hard not to make money. I would try to negotiate with the sellers but wouldn't get greedy, try to be the answer to their problem and give them a very attractive solution.

This is assuming all the research checks out and the probability of renting the units is good. Is it in winter haven? Seems like it wouldn't be that difficult to rent in that location... But again, I am not an expert.

-Keith

Post: Underwater now, what's best way to get out?

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

Hi Sandra,

Quick read that you may find helpful

Upside Down - Rent vs Buy from AffordAnything

-Keith

Post: Newbie from Central Florida

Keith NugentPosted
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Palm Bay, FL
  • Posts 64
  • Votes 18

@Shannon Connell sounds like you are doing things right. I agree with @Paul Timmins that J Scott's books are well worth it.

My business partner and I will focus primarily from Viera down through Palm Bay and our current focus is also flipping. We will be expanding our options for Buyer's agents very soon so if you or a contact you recommend would be interested in working with us on the "southern side of central Brevard" let me know.

Do you work with @Josh Randall ? He is up your way and buying to flip - could be a good connection.

-Keith