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All Forum Posts by: Scott Johnson

Scott Johnson has started 44 posts and replied 510 times.

Post: Everyone told me not to, but I did it anyways.

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Great job, dudio! Keep the momentum building!

Post: Help analyzing our first multifamily deal

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Quote from @Will Gaston:

@Koren Shoshan where in SC is it?

What I'd do first.

1. call the County tax assessor 

2. tell them the asking price 

3. Ask "What would my taxes be if I paid this?"

South Carolina property taxes are brutal. Reassessment could make this an instant no. I got blindsided by this in 2006-2007 and I still remember it!

 This was my first thought because those taxes seem very low. I'm in North Carolina. Different state, but taxes are relatively similar to South Carolina. 

Double check those taxes to confirm, but also provide us with deals on your acquisition capital. If you're using a loan, what's your interest rate, term, etc. We now understand the property, but the next part we need to understand is what you're qualified for. That'll allow us to help you further, @Koren Shoshan

Post: Is this a rational offer or am I lowballing?

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I'd put in the offer, tbh. If $440 is where your numbers lie then that's where your numbers lie, and you always want to set a low anchor. 

If the seller 'poo poos' it and doesn't counter, then you can wait a week or two to see if it's still on the market and submit the offer again. I never worry too much about what the other person will think. I'm sending in a $700,000 offer on a property that's listed at $1.175 million because that's what the numbers justify. 

Post: 12-Unit Rental Property Analysis Help

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Quote from @Charley Gates:
Quote from @Scott Johnson:
Quote from @Ricardo R.:

@Scott Johnson Looking over your financials for the property I think I need a bit more information or at least clarification. Scott, you're saying you say the purchase price is $1,175,000 and you are financing with a 5yr. balloon on 20 years at an interest of 7.5% at 80%LTV ==== 80% LTV means you are putting 20% as a down payment and the bank (lender) is lending 80% BUT your notes on the financials say that you are only putting down $86,323 which is only roughly a 7.35% down payment - Did you overlook this? OR is the value of the property substantially more than the listed price of $1,175,000 ???

A quick look over the financials: 

- I didn't see any insurance factored into the Actuals by the Seller, I do see that you have annotated it but it is not factored in, also for a 12 unit $2,200/yr. insurance seems relatively low, although it may be your area - you should certainly follow up and ask the seller who they use. 

As a side note looking at the monthly rent roll, the vacancy for the bldg. is @ 29.65% (economic/physical) or at least it is for the rent roll you provided for that month but is currently @ 12-13% vacancy so far YTD but in 2022 it was around 35.2% vacancy (maybe slightly lower but not much if rents have gone up since then) 

If I run the financials you provided the cashflow is negative by @ $4,324/mo. and that's by running it in favor of the property i.e. 20% down payment at 7.5% on 20 years | 12 units rent average of $572/mo. | w/ actual vacancy 

Using the numbers you provided the property makes $1/mo. cashflow at a purchase price of $504K

If I run the financial you provided BUT instead using 8% vacancy on the MARKET RENTS - it would start cash flowing @ $831K and lower.

Also, you are missing laundry room income and/or there is potential for a value add in this area

 Not sure you and @Charley Gates will truly know how much I learned from your responses. I really appreciate you gentlemen! Here's my updated analysis:

https://cdn.carrot.com/uploads...

Ricardo,

Apologies for the confusion. The down payment for of $86,323 was reflective of the performance numbers, not the purchase price of $1.175 million. I updated my sheet to reflect numbers based on the Listing and numbers based on the properties performance. This also helped me understand your subsequent comments regarding the negative CashFlow.

I found that insurance would be around $4,200/year for the property. I added this into the Actuals and the Pro Forma until I hear back from the listing broker about what the seller's insurance cost has been. 

I had to educate myself on 'Economic Vacancy' but I was able to match the numbers you mentioned with what I learned, so I added that to my analysis. I was struggling with figuring out how to use the concept of vacancy in Multi-Family analysis, so this helped me a ton! 

In lieu of the 'Court Cost', 'Late Fee', & 'Misc' income in the Pro Forma, I input the 'Vacancy' based on the Economic Vacancy. While I'm not matching your numbers exactly, I feel like I'm close enough to be comfortable with the outcome (even with your 8% Vacancy example which left me at a $812,059 Purchase Price).

Charley, 

That's a really interesting concept! I added it to the Listing Information side of my Summary:

Since the Cap Rate is lower than the Mortgage Constant, it shows me immediately that there's negative leverage 😄

Hi Scott:  I'm glad that these responses have been helpful to you.  Your analysis is thorough and you are going about this example thoughtfully and methodically which is the right way to do it.   Best wishes and good luck!!

 I appreciate your compliment! I'm going to grab that book as well. Sounds like a really good one for analysis. 

Post: 12-Unit Rental Property Analysis Help

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Quote from @Ricardo R.:

@Scott Johnson Looking over your financials for the property I think I need a bit more information or at least clarification. Scott, you're saying you say the purchase price is $1,175,000 and you are financing with a 5yr. balloon on 20 years at an interest of 7.5% at 80%LTV ==== 80% LTV means you are putting 20% as a down payment and the bank (lender) is lending 80% BUT your notes on the financials say that you are only putting down $86,323 which is only roughly a 7.35% down payment - Did you overlook this? OR is the value of the property substantially more than the listed price of $1,175,000 ???

A quick look over the financials: 

- I didn't see any insurance factored into the Actuals by the Seller, I do see that you have annotated it but it is not factored in, also for a 12 unit $2,200/yr. insurance seems relatively low, although it may be your area - you should certainly follow up and ask the seller who they use. 

As a side note looking at the monthly rent roll, the vacancy for the bldg. is @ 29.65% (economic/physical) or at least it is for the rent roll you provided for that month but is currently @ 12-13% vacancy so far YTD but in 2022 it was around 35.2% vacancy (maybe slightly lower but not much if rents have gone up since then) 

If I run the financials you provided the cashflow is negative by @ $4,324/mo. and that's by running it in favor of the property i.e. 20% down payment at 7.5% on 20 years | 12 units rent average of $572/mo. | w/ actual vacancy 

Using the numbers you provided the property makes $1/mo. cashflow at a purchase price of $504K

If I run the financial you provided BUT instead using 8% vacancy on the MARKET RENTS - it would start cash flowing @ $831K and lower.

Also, you are missing laundry room income and/or there is potential for a value add in this area

 Not sure you and @Charley Gates will truly know how much I learned from your responses. I really appreciate you gentlemen! Here's my updated analysis:

https://cdn.carrot.com/uploads...

Ricardo,

Apologies for the confusion. The down payment for of $86,323 was reflective of the performance numbers, not the purchase price of $1.175 million. I updated my sheet to reflect numbers based on the Listing and numbers based on the properties performance. This also helped me understand your subsequent comments regarding the negative CashFlow.

I found that insurance would be around $4,200/year for the property. I added this into the Actuals and the Pro Forma until I hear back from the listing broker about what the seller's insurance cost has been. 

I had to educate myself on 'Economic Vacancy' but I was able to match the numbers you mentioned with what I learned, so I added that to my analysis. I was struggling with figuring out how to use the concept of vacancy in Multi-Family analysis, so this helped me a ton! 

In lieu of the 'Court Cost', 'Late Fee', & 'Misc' income in the Pro Forma, I input the 'Vacancy' based on the Economic Vacancy. While I'm not matching your numbers exactly, I feel like I'm close enough to be comfortable with the outcome (even with your 8% Vacancy example which left me at a $812,059 Purchase Price).

Charley, 

That's a really interesting concept! I added it to the Listing Information side of my Summary:

Since the Cap Rate is lower than the Mortgage Constant, it shows me immediately that there's negative leverage 😄

Post: Share your rental comps, pls!

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Quote from @Damon L. Davis:

@Scott Johnson but seriously, the Refi requires MLS rental listings to be legit comps. Will the broker's CMA provide that?


Late on this. No probs! Not sure how it works in your state, but here in North Carolina property managers are required to be licensed brokers. Since they specialize in rentals and also are directly in the business of renting, they should be able to pull comps from the MLS and likely directly from the properties they manage.

I wouldn't go with just any broker. If you can get a property manager to do the CMA and they're a licensed broker, I'd roll that way.

Post: Would you rent to a corporate relocation company?

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Quote from @Conner Olsen:
Quote from @Aamir Ehsan:
Quote from @Scott Johnson:
Quote from @Aamir Ehsan:

Hi,

I’ve received interest from a corporate relocation company to rent my home for their insurance claim client. The company will pay the rent, but will not disclose which insurance company is paying their client’s alternate housing claim. They are requesting a month to month arrangement.

They also said since the company will pay the rent, I can’t run credit or background checks on the occupants.

What would you do?


 'Apologies, Mr. Company Relocation Person. Our Mid-Term Rentals are only available in increments of [whatever you want: 3, 6, 9 months etc]. We also require confirmation of income prior to renting.'

Cover your ***. Sounds sus to me, but if they sign a multi-month lease that you're conformable with and they show verifiable proof that you'll be paid, it may be a risk worth taking. Never operate in the shadows. There's far too much money to be made in the light. 


Great reply, thanks. A related question is how do you check income and credit of a company? The company says they will pay every month, so naturally I’d like to run a check on their credit worthiness and financial soundness.


If you went forward with a company I'd require a higher deposit.


 Not sure how you'd check 'credit' per sé, but you can ask for references for sure. 

Post: Aspiring Real Estate Agent

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Quote from @Elijah Combs:

Hey, BP community!

I'm a college student going into my sophomore year and I just reached the age requirement to take courses where I live! I'm going to start the pre-licensing courses next week and then take a in person prep course before taking the exam. Any study tips, tips for passing, etc.? Thanks!

Congrats and Happy Birthday!

 Absolutely! If its anything like NC, they're going to give you two books. A big one with a ton of information regarding the process of brokerage/law/national law/etc, and a small book of Rules and Regulations directly out of the State Legislature.

STUDY THE SMALL BOOK AND UNDERSTAND IT BACKWARD AND FORWARD

If, during the class, they tell you about certain statutes in that book, highlight them and revisit them. If they have a section that talks about use cases for the laws read the heck out of them because test questions likely are derived from these cases.

Otherwise, just know the math. The Big Book was easy to absorb. The Small Book (The Law) was harder, but since Real Estate Commissions' sole purpose is to protect the public from unsavory brokerage practices, that's what you need to study the most. 



 No probs! GL!

Post: 12-Unit Rental Property Analysis Help

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Hey, everyone!

I'd appreciate a second set of eyes on my analysis:

https://cdn.carrot.com/uploads...

The seller is asking $1,175,000 for this 12-unit apartment building. Their actuals (see 'Prior Year Financials') are showing an NOI of $36,310.40 which puts it at a 3% cap.

The terms I'm working with are 7.5% Interest, 80% LTV, 20 years and a 5 year balloon. I then subtract my cash flow from my NOI and use that as my mortgage payment, use that to calculate the loan balance & purchase price. This tells me that the only way I could purchase this property is if it was $431,614 which is $10/unit cash flow per month 🤣

Am I going about this analysis correctly? I'm pretty sure I am, but I may need to be put in my place, so feel free to be brutally honest. If you have any additional resources where I can learn how to analyze multifamily properties, it would be greatly appreciated. I'm using what I learned from The Advanced Guide To Real Estate Investing by Ken McElroy and what I learned from my Single Family mentor. 

Thanks in advance!

Post: Down payment of 160k or 0 down and invest the 160k?

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Quote from @Donny Frusciante:

Hello,

We recently sold our house and made a net of around 160k...we now have a contract on a new house and I am trying to figure out how I should finance this new house. Is it recommended to put 160k down on the new house and just have a lower monthly payment with a 15 year loan or should I do 0 down and somehow invest that extra 160k? I can afford the house with 0 down, so that won't be an issue.


As of today, I just have the 160k sitting in a wealthfront account accruing 4.55% interest, which currently brings in about $550 a month.

btw--I have no idea about investing! I simply use the autoinvest robot on wealthfront and just hope it makes good decisions...yes, I know, I need to better educate myself on how to do these things myself!

Please help me make the best decision in order to build my wealth and thank you in advance!


 I'd highly recommend educating yourself on whatever form of investing you're looking to do prior to making any decisions. 

If you're looking toward Real Estate, use some of that money to invest in yourself and take some courses. From there you can figure out where you want to invest and then what you want to invest in. 

Take that step first.