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All Forum Posts by: Xavier Y.

Xavier Y. has started 5 posts and replied 54 times.

Post: Bathroom Floor Tiling

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @Steve Hyzny:
I self manage and do some of the work myself, I have been using the vinyl plank flooring to redo bathroom floors. Clicks together, water proof, looks good and is easy to install. Great for small bathrooms, a few hours at most to complete.

This sounds pretty simple and something I’d like to explore. 

Post: Bathroom Floor Tiling

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @Jonathan Klemm:

@Xavier Y. - Same question as @John Warren - Where is the property located?

We can definitely help with bathroom tile, just need a little more information.

What are you currently using to manage your properties?

Westchester, IL. Not managed.  

Post: Bathroom Floor Tiling

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13
Originally posted by @John Warren:

@Xavier Y. where is the property located? Chicago is a huge market and the handymen don't often have to go far to look for work here. 

The property is located in Westchester, IL.

Post: Bathroom Floor Tiling

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13

Attention 

Post: City of Chicago Violations and Architect

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13
Hey John Boon sorry to hear about your issue with your architect. We actually haven't had much success with architects we have used. I unfortunately do not have a good referral for you, however I do know that several attorneys I've spoken with use the City of Chicago Building Violations website. You or your attorney have already done this, but just thought I'd give you the link in case you haven't been. Cook county is very large and there slow to update things, so if it was a recent violation it may not show up in the records. Here's the URL: https://webapps.cityofchicago.org/buildingviolations/violations/searchaddresspage.html Hope this helps! Good luck with the project. Also, what areas are you focusing on. Are you doing more fix and flips or rentals?

Post: Architect from Buenos Aires, living in Texas

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13

Hey Augustina!

Welcome to this amazing forum. When are you and your husband moving to Chicago? Chicago is an amazing city and I'm sure you'll love it here. Minus the snow and the really cold winters, especially since you are from Argentina. I'd love to visit Argentina sometime. DFW is also really nice, I like Texas, in general.

Are you getting your license here in Chicago? I'm currently active in real estate doing fix and flips here and like working with new and motivated individuals. Let me know if I can be of any assistance with your real estate goals when you get here.

Take care!

Xavier

Post: Chicagoland real estate market

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13

@Gilbert Dominguez

Welcome to Chicago (Whenever you arrive)!

You're coming to a great area for real estate investing (IMO). Nationwide the market is heating up, and Chicago is a contributor to this. I've seen lots of activity in the buy and hold arena, as well as fix and flip. We currently focus on rehabbing properties on the North and West side of Chicago and like to partner with individuals that see the benefits of joint ventures. With summer here and winter around the corner (sounds depressing, I know) we are trying to acquire several properties and start rehabbing them before the full swing of Chicago winter is upon us. It can be brutal at times, but it makes the summer months that much more enjoyable. 

So, PM me and we can talk in detail about when you're moving here and how we can work together.

Safe travels!

Xavier

Post: Forming an LLC in Houston TX

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13

@Juan Perez

Hey Juan, I got in late to the conversation and I don't know what you guys have discussed or even if you already have formed an LLC in Houston, but I met a very knowledgeable lawyer that specializes in forming corporations and all about asset protection in Texas. He's actually a BP member and has done a podcast for Josh and Brandon (unfortunately i can't remember the podcast episode). His name is Scott Smith. Reach out to him if you'd like to learn more.

Good luck and to your success!

Xavier

Post: Need help to analyze deals in Chicago neighborhood

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13

@Lynn Por

As Daniel mentioned, there are some areas in Humboldt Park, which are pretty good to invest in. I'd say more towards the east side of Humboldt Park. I too would suggest driving around the area. I pulled up Google 'Street View' and the property looks similar to others in the area, so comps might not be hard to get, assuming inventory is selling and investors have rehabbed in the area. 

I looked over your numbers and it does seem like a cheap acquisition price, but you have to know your ARV. Do your own due diligence when analyzing a property. See if the wholesaler has done an analysis of the property and neighborhood. Have they ran comps around the area to support that ARV? Don't just go off of the numbers presented; have a conversations with the wholesaler to get a feel for the numbers they are presenting. Also, ask the wholesaler how they arrived at the holding, closing, and realtor costs (I'm assuming they gave that information, unless you provided that on your post). Lastly, and one of the most important parts ask how they arrived at the rehab costs. I like to be conservative with my numbers, so I would take the higher repair cost of $60k for my own analysis, especially because it's going to be a gut rehab. Even then I would add a 20% contingency costs for any unforeseen issues during the rehab. That would put the rehab costs to about $72k, plus all holding, closing, and realtor costs, which would put the whole project cost to around $134k, including the purchase price and assuming the holding, closing, and realtor costs are accurate. So the actual profit might be closer to $30k (assuming ARV is accurate), which is not bad, but it's not $58k, as mentioned. I'm not saying the wholesaler didn't do their due diligence. They probably have done extensive analysis, I'm just suggesting asking questions and doing your own due diligence in order to make a more sound investment decision.

One side not, I just thought of is that you stated that the property has 4 bedrooms, but the square footage seems small (1642 sq ft) for 4 bedrooms. It could be that they are small bedrooms, but just something to look into.

Sorry for the long post, but just want you to have as much information before making a decision. Good luck, and keep us posted if you go through with the rehab or not.

To your success!

Xavier

Post: Newbie Real Estate Investor from Chicago

Xavier Y.Posted
  • Investor
  • Chicago, IL
  • Posts 67
  • Votes 13

@Gia Tomaszewski

Welcome Gia!

I'm glad you "stumbled" upon this site. I'm not surprised you are hooked, it has a wealth of knowledge and information for every type of investor. The podcast is great! There are even some episodes featuring local Chicago investors.

My brother is also in commercial real estate lending for a local commercial investment bank. Maybe you know him :)

Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions. I focus on fix and flips, but have a couple properties that I rent out.

Again, welcome and congats on jumping in!

Xavier