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All Forum Posts by: Samuel Liapis

Samuel Liapis has started 16 posts and replied 79 times.

Post: All costs associated with the BRRRR Strategy

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

Also if anyone could mentor me through a deal that would be greatly appreciated! Just the first one or two so I can get the ball rolling!

Post: All costs associated with the BRRRR Strategy

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

i am a fairly new investor. I have 2 properties. The one I live in and another 2 flat which profits $900/month.

I want to accelerate my real estate investing with the BRRRR Strategy but I am having a hard time calculating all the costs. For example I wanted to use a private lender and they usually charge points. There are 2 closing costs. Inspections? Appraisals?

i understand the rehab cost and the cost to purchase the property but I am trying to account for all the costs associated with this strategy before making my first purchase. I am trying to make this first purchase as safe as possible.

Can anyone help me out with all the costs? Or which steps to take? Please message me any articles that explain this or the process I should follow. I would need it to be pretty detailed. Almost step by step.

I would purchase with private money and then refinance with a bank.

Thank you!

Post: Can you Co-Wholesale a property in Illinois?

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

thanks a ton guys!

Post: Can you Co-Wholesale a property in Illinois?

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

Would you be able to tell me how? Or anyone else for that matter?

Post: Can you Co-Wholesale a property in Illinois?

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

I was wondering if you can co-wholesale a property in Illinois or would that be considered brokering? If so how does the process work without breaking the law?

Post: Calling All Real Estate Agents

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

@Donald Hardy Oh thank you, I literally had no idea this would be an issue.. I will have to check.

Post: Calling All Real Estate Agents

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

I was wondering if you guys would consider using vacation incentives for people to buy or sell with you. I am currently contemplating the idea and I was wondering if you would see any downsides to it?

As a part of the program I can sign up anyone else who is interested to offer the same thing. If anyone is interested in giving away vacation incentives message me and I will show you how.

Post: BUY more rentals or buy our dream home ???

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46
Originally posted by @Isiah Ferguson:
Originally posted by @John Underwood:

Read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. The house you live in is not an asset it is a liability. This is because it is not making you cash every month. Buy assets that will cash flow to pay for your house, cars, college education for your kids etc. Do this while you are young and you will soon not have to worry about money or if you were to lose your jobs.

Put off that dream. 

Buy a quafplex and live in one unit. Every 2 years but another and live in it. Do this a few times then buy your dream house and have it paid for from cash flow.

Thanks for the feedback. Our free and clear units currently cash flow enough to cover our dream home. 

Our assets ( rentals) are able to pay off our (liability) primary residence. Plus we both have jobs. 

Yes but then you are essentially starting from nothing again. You wouldn't have any bills so that would be great! But you would only be able to save your income from your jobs to start investing again, whereas if you stay in your current situation, you could have the cashflow and your income to compound and buy more properties faster. So instead of a 300k dream home, you are looking at a 2.9 million dollar dream home in south Florida with a dock to park your personal boat.

Ok that's my dream home, but still you get the point =D

Post: NEED Legal help quick!

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

They already agreed to a 3% closing cost under the conventional.  Our agent told themwe would do the repairs 

Post: NEED Legal help quick!

Samuel LiapisPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 83
  • Votes 46

Don't get me wrong if it appraises it is still a good deal that would profit 1700$ a month. But just how they are doing it is pissing me off.