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All Forum Posts by: Chris Jackson

Chris Jackson has started 31 posts and replied 104 times.

Post: FSBO duplex - HOW DO I GET IN??

Chris JacksonPosted
  • Investor
  • Chambersburg, PA
  • Posts 108
  • Votes 23

Thanks everyone for your replies so far!  To be honest I am a little shocked that I've gotten replies from NYC, Georgia and Illinois - this really seems like a caring community on this site.  I am going to really enjoy picking people brains and learning as much as I can!  

MY thoughts are a)to get a quick loan to cash the guy out and the refinance the place at a lower rate; b)offer partial payment now and have him finance as much as he's willing to; or c) write up a lease-option agreement so he'll get an earnest deposit and then while I'm leasing from him part of my payments will go towards the purchase price.

Once again, I'd love just to have him finance the whole deal, but it didn't sound like that was an option he really wanted to hear, and I need to make this a winning situation for him too, not just me.

Post: Investor in PA

Chris JacksonPosted
  • Investor
  • Chambersburg, PA
  • Posts 108
  • Votes 23

Thanks, @Bhekizwe M. and @Ayodeji Kuponiyi! I may have just come across a FSBO deal in Chambersburg, PA. If you can see my post I just published for the details maybe you have some insight for me?

Post: FSBO duplex - HOW DO I GET IN??

Chris JacksonPosted
  • Investor
  • Chambersburg, PA
  • Posts 108
  • Votes 23

Hello BP world! So I am new to investing. I have gone through a lot of training with the Rich Dad program and I have a mentor in my corner who is very experienced; however, I wanted to start reaching out here to you guys also so I can make MORE CONNECTIONS. 

I am going to give my semi-quick story now.  If you don't care, just skip the next paragraph and read my preliminary analysis of the deal that I need help on.

This morning I was searching Duplex FSBO's on Zillow and I found one in Chambersburg that I liked, so I called up the owner. The owner told me that he had already sold that duplex (BOOO!) but he had another he wanted to sell soon anyway (YAAAY!). So he told me the information and I am going to go take a look at it after I get off work to see what I think. Here are the stats:

S/S 3/1 (each unit) Duplex in downtown Chambersburg.

Owner has long-term tenants in place who pay $750/mo each ($1500 total/mo.)
Owner has existing mortgage of $90K that he would like paid-off, but isn't desperate, so he's not going to just settle for an offer of $90K. He IS willing to do owner-financing, but it sounds like he much prefers to get his mortgage paid off on this property first versus owner-finance the entire purchase.

What is the best way to get in to this property and make us both happy?  I want as little (or no) traditional financing as possible and I do NOT just have $90K sitting around in the bank (new investor, here). I am hoping for maybe two or three solutions I can provide this guy to make him happy - it sounds like he might have other properties he's going to want to off-load too soon.

What do you guys think????

Post: Investor in PA

Chris JacksonPosted
  • Investor
  • Chambersburg, PA
  • Posts 108
  • Votes 23

Hello all!  My name is Chris Jackson. I am a new investor in the game in South Central Pennsylvania!  I prefer buy and hold investing so that I can get out of the rat race with my teaching job.  I am hoping to start "big" (relatively speaking for somebody with almost no experience) by getting into at least a 5-unit rental.  But I am willing to start smaller too!