All Forum Posts by: Tony Whitaker

Came across a 55 low income rental property portfolio for sale fairly close to me. 1/3 are mobiles homes including a mobile home park.

Where do I start? Literally, where? What is needed upfront from the seller? Balance sheet, p&l, tax returns? I’m in the middle of doing an LBO on a machine shop but this came on my radar and now I am interested. Where do you find the money to buy? Private, hard money, etc...

I am willing to learn and see what can happen. 

Thank you everyone.

Got an email today about an investment property. All cash $100K, I estimate $45-50k in rehab with an ARV of $250k +/-...5 homes in the immediate proximity sold for between $270K-$325K. Looks good to a newbie lol.

 I estimate on the low end at $400 +/- monthly cash flow after expenses. I can get $800 a month out of the property for the area, and after taking out other expenses maintenance, tax etc...I get in the neighborhood of $550 cash flow but I am sure I will encounter some cost, so I played it conservative. Also, being it would be my first deal I am prepared for a mistake but trying to prepare for it all.

I am not well versed in hard money lenders, so I can speak on that at all. I just assumed no one would want to invest in this area, so I was thinking traditional financing. I am in an area of about 25,000 people in two counties and 30 miles.

Interesting note, I can't seem to find a realtor to show us above house. Properties don't move very often here, so I find it amusing they don't want to show any properties. Is that common?

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ARV estimated $130k +/- but homes don't sell well here. We plan to renovate then rent. We are trying to do our part in building the community, so we are in it for the long haul. Taxes are fairly low $890 a year, practically no buidling code to worry about. I can do a lot of work myself so cheap labor and I have a good buddy who owns a material company to get a discount. So I am thinking $7500 in rehab. Of course this is rookie talk lol.

I think we have found the first house we want to go after. Almost 2 acre lot, within walking distance to school and neighbors to the principal and superintendent. County appraised it at $51K but they are asking $80K. House was built in 1904. I have attached pictures. What do you all think?

so here we go, after the tv technician leaves kids, wife and I are going house hunting. Wonder what kind of deals we will find out in po-dunk Texas

Well here we are. I have been all over the place in my head, forums and general google search, and it is time to put something to work. I am the normal paralysis by analysis kind of person. I have a lot going on, possibly finding a partner to buy a manufacturing company, I have an online business I am starting to work on again, and also REI.

I am open to trying many things in REI but hopefully will find my niche, I am looking in the Midland, TX (work here) area because it is a better market than the small town I live in (commute from). At the same time I would like to see my small community do a little better, so I am considering buying in my town of 600 people. It is possible I could never sell a house in this town but I think long term buy and holds could be fruitful on a small scale. Positives in the town are great school, quiet and a lot of opportunity to improve the town through real estate and maybe a couple of small businesses.

I want to mark my journey here and try to post daily regardless if I do anything or not, so if I do nothing I put it out to you guys and maybe I get motivated. Thank you for reading.

Went well but the money guy seems to want to go around the broker, so probably not going to happen with him.

I did get another call from the broker and he is going to try and see if one of the son's of the owner wants to take it over and bring me on as a partner. I have a lot of connections and he knows how to build the product. Good match.