All Forum Posts by: Ryan Alguire

Hey Cliff! Give Kathy a buzz; she's been absolutely awesome for me. I'm sure she'll be happy to chat however is best for you. Here is her email, (use @ instead of at of course) kathyhunt at royallepage. Ca All the best with your investment, I'd be interested in hearing how it goes for you. Cheers, Ryan

Paul, 

Anyone would take you up on that deal, and I can say with confidence that at least one of those investor will most definitely look to do so again in the future! If this is the cream of the crop, so be it, I'm happy to be a part of it! Thanks for the opportunity; Can't wait for the next!

Hi all,

I've been using BP for just under a month now, and only crunching out Real Estate Investment opportunities for about three months. Under the guidance of my friend (business partner) who has been an active investor for a few years, I have taken a particular interest in getting into something close by so that I can gain a better understanding and respect for being a landlord. I've scoped out a number of deals in the last two months, and nothing has quite presented itself as seriously as the one we are looking at now. I am really hoping that some of the great feedback I often read on here can be as helpful for me if I share the numbers on the property. So here we go; and thanks in advance!

Property is located in Windsor, NS. It is bank owned and the price just dropped from $210- $198,500 It is a (very) large 4-unit building that is around 100 years old. The foundation is made up of mostly brick, but there are some sections of rock and cinder blocks in some places (more on this later). There is a number of upgrades/renos that need to take place, but we were able to come up with a rough estimate on operating income and expenses. Here are the numbers:

Purchase: 180,000

NOI: $19,895.00

Monthly Inc: $2,750.00

Monthly Exp: $1878.74

Cash flow: $871.26

Although the numbers look great, there are lots of things to consider with potential upgrades that could impact the numbers either way. We are also hoping for a decent ReFi amount (increase in value) so that some equity can be used elsewhere in 3-5 years, partner can be paid back for reno costs/ better ROI. All units are on their own power, but use oil for heat. Due to the age of the building it is proving to be quite difficult (expensive) to move the units over to electric heat (only 60amp service). Also, two units need a decent amount of work to get up to operating standards. Total construction estimates could be as much as $16,000 before we have even had a true estimate on a potential foundation repair (bricks are soft and crumbling in a few places). Electrical upgrades could range from $6000- $20,000 depending on what we decide to go ahead with. We could also just simply do a bare minimum reno and operate as is for approx. $14,000 but the income will be impacted slightly and the value will not increase.

All and all, we are a little stuck in not knowing what to do while reno/upgrade costs keep raising and the sale price remains quite high for the area. We know that we are dealing with the bank, and that they typically follow a pretty strict price decrease structure. Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to proceed with a potential offer? At the current list price, even if we do the bare minimum in renos, the start up costs are too high for my partner to get a decent return on his investment and for me to be able to afford the start up.

All feedback, on any of the above, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again!

- Ryan

@Roy N.

Thanks for the quick reply!

You are right, it is that property and I had hoped you may chime in. We had an electrician go through recently who confirmed that the single bedroom unit is only on a 60 amp panel (but has been working fine on the 60 as far as we can tell). The house panel is 100 amp and could possibly be switched over to cover one of the other two units. That leaves two units that would be left on oil for heat, and 60 amp for electric. There is that 200 amp panel in the attic but it is running to a 60 amp panel for the service. In addition to this, as you may be aware, if any of these current 60s go up to 100 then much more in renos has to happen in order to meet code (apparently). We are certainly investigating this a lot closer and have a call out to the electrician now.

The foundation came up with us on our second viewing with a general contractor. When you tap some of the outside bricks they can very easily wiggle and possibly fall down. It appears as if the crumbling and softness is from moisture, and it appears as if the previous owner realized this by installing new water troughs on the roof. It could be cosmetic, but it also could be a much larger issue. The big dig project is certainly one that could scare us off of this. Also waiting to hear back from foundation contractor on this. 

Yes, the 20k would be the full make over of the electrical.

Great suggestion on assessing the insulation. I'll start by seeing what Efficiency NS may have to offer. 

We clearly have some more numbers to crunch, but it seems our estimates are much higher. We really want to get a good ROI in 3-5 years and the more in start up costs, the harder that may be to get.

Thanks again, Roy.

Hi all,

I've been using BP for just under a month now, and only crunching out Real Estate Investment opportunities for about three months. Under the guidance of my friend (business partner) who has been an active investor for a few years, I have taken a particular interest in getting into something close by so that I can gain a better understanding and respect for being a landlord. I've scoped out a number of deals in the last two months, and nothing has quite presented itself as seriously as the one we are looking at now. I am really hoping that some of the great feedback I often read on here can be as helpful for me if I share the numbers on the property. So here we go; and thanks in advance!

Property is located in Windsor, NS. It is bank owned and the price just dropped from $210- $198,500 It is a (very) large 4-unit building that is around 100 years old. The foundation is made up of mostly brick, but there are some sections of rock and cinder blocks in some places (more on this later). There is a number of upgrades/renos that need to take place, but we were able to come up with a rough estimate on operating income and expenses. Here are the numbers: 

Purchase: 180,000 

NOI: $19,895.00

Monthly Inc: $2,750.00

Monthly Exp: $1878.74

Cash flow: $871.26

Although the numbers look great, there are lots of things to consider with potential upgrades that could impact the numbers either way. We are also hoping for a decent ReFi amount (increase in value) so that some equity can be used elsewhere in 3-5 years, partner can be paid back for reno costs/ better return on money. All units are on their own power, but use oil for heat. Due to the age of the building it is proving to be quite difficult (expensive) to move the units over to electric heat (only 60amp service). Also, two units need a decent amount of work to get up to operating standards. Total construction estimates could be as much as $16,000 before we have even had a true estimate on a potential foundation repair (bricks are soft and crumbling in a few places). Electrical upgrades could range from $6000- $20,000 depending on what we decide to go ahead with. We could also just simply do a bare minimum reno and operate as is for approx. $14,000 but the income will be impacted slightly and the value will not increase.

All and all, we are a little stuck in not knowing what to do while reno/upgrade costs keep raising and the sale price remains quite high for the area. We know that we are dealing with the bank, and that they typically follow a pretty strict price decrease structure. Can anyone offer any suggestions on how to proceed with a potential offer? At the current list price, even if we do the bare minimum in renos, the start up costs are too high for my partner to get a decent return on his investment and for me to be able to afford the start up.

All feedback, on any of the above, would be greatly appreciated! Thanks again!

- Ryan

Very cool. Thanks for sharing!