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All Forum Posts by: Will Morris

Will Morris has started 5 posts and replied 16 times.

@Albert Bui interesting, thanks for the clarification! It can be hard to get all the facts sometimes when it comes to lending.

I believe a 4plex conventional loan requires 20% down and a 2-3 unit requires 10-15% down, while a single family requires 5% down. You could do a FHA loan to only put down 3.5% depending on your situation, but there are limits to the price on a FHA loan depending on your location, so i'd look into that.

Post: First Flip Completed

Will MorrisPosted
  • Investor
  • Marysville, WA
  • Posts 16
  • Votes 11

@Dennis J OLeary Jr it took my about 4 months from purchase to complete the rehab. That being said I spent the first 2 months trying to find a GC and do things myself. Once I found a good GC the project was done in 6 weeks.

I also listed this project at a very bad time in the middle of winter. Next time I will try to plan it out so it goes up for sale in the spring.

Post: First Flip Completed

Will MorrisPosted
  • Investor
  • Marysville, WA
  • Posts 16
  • Votes 11

@Dennis J OLeary Jr I’ve been wanting to “start” flipping for at least 10 years before. I didn’t start actually taking action until about 3 months prior to purchasing this property. I found BiggerPockets and starting listening to the podcasts and that is what helped me find my way into actually taking action!

Post: First Flip Completed

Will MorrisPosted
  • Investor
  • Marysville, WA
  • Posts 16
  • Votes 11

@Ehsan Rishat thank you!

Post: First Flip Completed

Will MorrisPosted
  • Investor
  • Marysville, WA
  • Posts 16
  • Votes 11

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Snohomish.

Purchase price: $256,000
Cash invested: $1,000
Sale price: $390,000

This was a hoarder house that I purchased direct from seller.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I found this deal from a direct mail campaign. I targeted non owner occupied with equity. I negotiated direct with the seller.

How did you finance this deal?

I used private money to fund the down payment and rehab and hard money for the purchase of the home.

How did you add value to the deal?

Complete remodel to an inhabitable house

What was the outcome?

Net Profit $15,000

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Always get a home inspection before purchasing a project. From the outside, the roof of this property looked fine. Multiple GC's also told me the roof is probably good. (it most definitely was not) When the buyer got their home inspection it turned out the roof was actively leaking AND the furnace was shot and dangerous. If I would have got a home inspection done before hand I would have learned about these issues, and could have negotiated the purchase price lower with the seller.

Post: First Flip Completed

Will MorrisPosted
  • Investor
  • Marysville, WA
  • Posts 16
  • Votes 11

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Snohomish.

Purchase price: $256,000
Cash invested: $1,000
Sale price: $390,000

This was a hoarder house that I purchased direct from seller. The seller contacted me from a direct mail campaign I was running. I spent $50,000 on the rehab. I funded this project using a mix of private money and hard money.

What I learned on this project:
Always get a home inspection before purchasing a project. From the outside, the roof of this property looked fine. Multiple GC's also told me the roof is probably good. (it most definitely was not) When the buyer got their home inspection it turned out the roof was actively leaking AND the furnace was shot and dangerous. If I would have got a home inspection done before hand I would have learned about these issues, and could have negotiated the purchase price lower with the seller.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I found this deal from a direct mail campaign. I targeted non owner occupied with equity. I negotiated direct with the seller.

How did you finance this deal?

I used private money to fund the down payment and rehab and hard money for the purchase of the home.

How did you add value to the deal?

Complete remodel to an inhabitable house

What was the outcome?

Net Profit $15,000

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Always get a home inspection before purchasing a project. From the outside, the roof of this property looked fine. Multiple GC's also told me the roof is probably good. (it most definitely was not) When the buyer got their home inspection it turned out the roof was actively leaking AND the furnace was shot and dangerous. If I would have got a home inspection done before hand I would have learned about these issues, and could have negotiated the purchase price lower with the seller.

@Seth Rose do you have a 401k? You can get a loan from there

Post: Rental Turn Over Rates in San Antonio

Will MorrisPosted
  • Investor
  • Marysville, WA
  • Posts 16
  • Votes 11

What are you guys seeing as far as turn over rates for SFR in San Antonio? I have a higher end 3/2 rental in El Paso not to far from Fort Bliss and every year I am getting new tenants because they are mostly military and tend to move often. Are you seeing the same thing in San Antonio? What about for 3/2s in the $130k range fixed up?

@Seth Rose There are a lot of lenders out there that you could get a personal loan from. I have personally used avant.com

Just know that the interest rates are gonna be higher and you are going to have to find a really good deal to make the numbers work.