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All Forum Posts by: Victoria Casanova

Victoria Casanova has started 2 posts and replied 11 times.

oh wow!  that is so helpful, thanks Tim! 

Hi BP, When looking at the rent estimator in the BP tools for multi family, I see where to enter the # of beds/baths but I am confused if that is per unit or total for the property?    I am also confused on the median rent $ number, is that the $ for 1 unit within the multi family or is that on $ number totaling all units/entireproperty?  It's quite confusing, would love someone's help here!  Thank you!!

I'm not sure what or how to go from here Mario.  Are there a series of steps I can follow if you think I should pursue it further?  And what would be an exceptional deal for this that you would you YES Do it and Why?

what's the upside?  Should I purse it ?  What should I ask for? 

Wait no, maybe it's not the homes being rented because it says: "Current lot rent is $335 with a planned lot rent increase in March."

Idk, you tell me Mario! 

It is a 26 pad park with 22 physical homes at the property with 21 tenant owned and one being prepared to be sold.  I have the rent roll.  To answer your question I believe it's the home that are rented, am I correct?  Why do I only want to consider lot rent?  And what's the difference?

It says it's at 85% occupancy.  The average MH lot rent is $335 with an operating expense of $32,600 at an expense ration of 34.5%.  Sooo. . . did i do my math right? 

Quote from @Hai Loc:
Quote from @Victoria Casanova:

 I was trying to run the numbers in the BP Tool but have no idea what the property taxes are or how that works for Mobile Park Homes.

As a MHP owner you are required to pay taxes for the land and any mobile homes that you own. Its critical to know how much the taxes are and never assume. You need to find out from the source how much the taxes are. Keep in mind MHP and MultiFamily are analyzed differently  

 Thank you Hai, I will reach out to the seller.

Quote from @Mario Dattilo:

Hey Victoria! Congrats on finding a potential deal. 

Here is the quick calc to determine value:

Total occ paying lots x avg lot rent x 12 - expense ratio (35-45%) = NOI

NOI / cap rate = value

Or

NOI / value = cap rate

Keep in mind this is just a back of the napkin calc to gauge whether to pursue it. You will need to model out the actual financials over your hold period to determine annual C-O-C, IRR, annualized return, and other return metrics.

Far too much to explain in a BP post but I do a full, almost 2 hour training, on how to underwrite mobile home parks. Check out my profile for lots of resources for MHP investors. 

Good luck with the deal!


Hey Mario! Thank you so much for the reply and insight! I greatly appreciate it and will def check out the training. The listing says the NOI is $61K. If I am doing my math right, I took the 61K and divided it by the purchase price and am getting .11. Would I be safe to assume it has an 11% cap rate? Is it worth pursuing further?

Thanks so much Mario

Quote from @Greg Scott:

Pay down a mortgage?  Never.  Particularly if you have a low interest mortgage your return is your interest rate.  These days you would be locking in a negative rate of return.

Hunt for new properties?  Yes.  There are still good deals out there.  We are buying one now.  We also just invested in one other recently, and missed out on a great opportunity that went fast just last week.

Leverage $1,000,000?  Yes.  If you are buying right, you make a lot more money when leveraged than when you are not.  The key is buying right.  We only buy properties that cashflow so are never worried about taking the maximum leverage we can get.


I am new here and have some cash and am looking to buy my first MF with a great COC return, but as we know the hunt is real. You said you can still find some great deals? How ? Where should i be looking? Please help! :)