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All Forum Posts by: Sam Brock

Sam Brock has started 1 posts and replied 4 times.

I'm a contractor and currently building two houses on two lots that I own outright. The goal is to keep these for rentals.

I currently own the land personally and am funding the builds with a combination of HELOC and cash - no bank debt tied to these properties specifically. Once completed, the goal is to get them rented and then pull money out of each house to build a high performance spec. My property holding LLC would ideally own the land/houses and manage the rentals once completed.

When they are complete, I will have about $375K in each build and they should appraise around $675k each. My goal is to get back my $750k, pay off the high interest HELOC, and get another $200k or so out of them. Appraised value of $1.35m and looking to finance $950k.

Questions:

1. How does the transaction work between me personally and my holding company LLC? Unw do lenders view this?

2. What type of loan products would be available for an LLC buying a house? Can you do DSCR? All-In-One mortgage? Traditional mortgage?

3. How would you attack this deal?

Post: New Investor looking for mentor/partner

Sam BrockPosted
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Quote from @Lindsey Johnson:

Hey @Vendela Frank , I am a realtor and investor in Charleston and I also do some business in Summerville. I am probably not your mentor, but I would love to help get you connected in the area. There is a great REI meeting monthly at Palmetto Brewing downtown that you should join. Next gathering is on 4/6. I shot you a DM, let's connect.

Sorry to thread-jack here but...

 Lindsey - can you DM me the info on that meeting?

Post: Looking for help with drawing up plans

Sam BrockPosted
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Go to Upwork and hire a freelance draftperson or Architect. You can pretty much copy and paste your description above to use as the job posting.

A few things @Raj Sidharthan - You should carry builders risk insurance and may be required to if you are financing the build.

Schedule all of your activities from start to finish before you start the job. Talk to your subs to get their durations to input in your schedule. Ask each sub what needs to be completed on site before they show up. They should appreciate this question. 

Your local municipality will need to come out and do various inspections. When you go for permitting, you can ask them to provide you a list of needed inspections based on your build. This will help verify that things are being done correctly. Sadly though, I've done plenty of jobs where inspectors don't look at much. 

If you really want to ensure the work is done right, you can hire a third party inspector but this can get costly. 


Can you clarify on what "rough finish" means? Framing, roof, windows/doors, drywall, HVAC, plumbing and electrical complete? The remaining interior trim, painting, cabinets/counters, flooring/tile, and landscaping typically run about 30% of the project cost on my residential jobs.

All in all I say go for it if you are feel you are ready for it. Get ready to deal with the headaches of subs that don't answer calls, show up on time, materials getting delivered at the wrong time, incorrect materials getting delivered, not all of the materials getting delivered, dealing with inspections office, etc. Its a pain and GC's get paid to take that load off of you. 

Also realize that the smaller you build the higher $/sf cost it will be. I can build you a decent 2,500sf house for $225/sf but that 425sf ADU might run $350-$400. <-This is still well below what you are being quoted but I'm not in CA either.