All Forum Posts by: Rodrigo Orellana

Is there anyone here who either has experience in hotel to apartment conversions or is interested in getting into that field?

I am new to this, I copied and pasted the template to help me write out my situation. 
I started listening to the podcast and the webinars before becoming a full member. After many hardships, losing my mother, my job for over 10 years, covid, etc. I found the strength in my partner to become an investor and a licensed Real Estate Agent. I got my license in September’20 and In October I purchased 3 side by side duplexes.

I am trying to accomplish financial freedom and independence by investing in real estate. I am a newbie to it so everything seems foreign.

Type of property: 3 multi-family (Duplexes, 6 units total 1100 sqft, 3 bedrooms. 1 1/2 baths each unit)

Location of property: Davenport, IA. Scott county.

Purpose of financing: Refinance current hard money loan of $94,750 + $42,500 for rehab a total of $137,250 per Duplex (x3 = $411,750) at 11.99% making interest payments only until August ‘21 when then entire payment is due.

I’d like to refinance ASAP to pay off the current high interest loan.

Type of financing sought: Not sure what I can qualify for, would like something long term 30 years with a fixed APR under 5%

Current or prior ownership of real estate:

I currently own a property in Illinois, that I am fixing to rent it out.

With my sisters we inherited a property in Houston, TX that’s being rented out and a property in Los Angeles, CA where we live in.

These Duplexes in Iowa are my first investments properties ever.

Occupancy: investment with traditional long term leases, in Houston I’ve had 3 tenants since 2015, rent has been steady going up.

For Iowa Duplexes the plan is to lease them out for long term too. They are currently in the rehab stage.

Value of property at present and/or your offer price: $115,000.00

After repair value: $200,000

Anticipated or actual appraisal issues: no, they appraised at $195,000

Current rents per month: $1395

Fair market rents per month: $1150

Down payment or equity: $20,250

payment for purchase mortgage, or how much equity you will have in the property afterwards if a refinance $57,750

Source of down payment funds, if applicable: My own funds, I’ve been having a good paying job for the past 11 years that allowed me to save a good chunk of money that I used for down payment.

Income Source: it's complicated, I worked at a dental office in Los Angeles, CA with a W2, The business was sold during covid and I decided to make this my new career in.

Now I am a Real Estate agent in Iowa (September ‘20) and I’m self-employed.

I have managed renting the property in Houston for my mother all these years so all payments have been going to her, she passed in September and my sisters and I are in the process of probate.

Gross monthly income (optional): $ N/A

Monthly debt obligations appearing on credit report, plus (if applicable) personal rent and alimony/child support/etc: $1000 personal credit card. I don’t pay rent since I inherited the house I live in with my sisters.

FICO: Good. 740-746

Credit issues: None.

Additional details:

The investment properties in Iowa appraised high at $195,000. Purchase price was $115,000. Comps for 3 bedrooms 1 bath rent at $850-$1000. With the $42,500 rehab loan I am building an extra bedroom and a bathroom in the basement, making it a 4 bedrooms, 2 1/2 bathrooms making my rent go from $850-$1000 to $1395, $1395x6 = $8370 a month, $100,440 a year.

This is the reason why I want to BRRRR these 3 Duplexes and not Fix-and-Flip with the hard money lender or wholesale when I had them under contract. I know that these units are a little gold mine for me and already got my foot in the investment world.

My question to you is, how can I refinance these duplexes by February when they will be fully rented if my self-employed history is not 2 years and neither is the rental income that I will start to collect?

Any help will be much obliged.

@Tyler Rasmussen Thank you, we don’t think they’re fit for where the buildings are headed, we plan to raise the rent $200-$300 more than what they’re currently paying.

@Tyler Rasmussen Thank you, Tyler! It’s what we were just discussing with my partner. We just didn’t know which one of the two things to do.

Hi everyone!

We are trying to purchase 3 duplexes in Davenport Iowa using a hard money lender who will finance the rehab as well. Each unit has 3 bedrooms and 1.5 bathrooms and they will all need quite a bit of work done to bring the value up.

The lender had a question today about how we will get these rehabs done as quickly as possible when 2 of the 6 units are still currently occupied. We plan to begin renovations ASAP on the 4 vacant units but how should we go about renovating the occupied units? Should we plan on having them evicted (they never had leases, just month to month) or first ask the tenants for permission to allow the contractors to enter on a certain date and try to schedule the bathroom remodels at different times so they still have one bathroom to use?

This is our first time investing in multi family properties and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!