
3 December 2024 | 14 replies
My goal is to scale up over the next few years and add another 10-20 doors.I ran across someone that is saying they are building quadplexes in the same town in Texas as my current rentals there, so I have some support system there.High level this is the idea on the deal:4 units constructed as 2 duplexes on one parcel.1250sqf 3/2/1 units$650k sale price, CME is $820k according to builder, will have a independent CME done if/as I move forward.Rent per unit is $1750 based on the other quad in the developmentBest guess at this point is about $16k/year cash flow at a 9.5% cap rate.Builder is a sister company of a established company in a related industry that has done "some" builds before but not a lot.

4 December 2024 | 4 replies
Quote from @Brandon Tusing: Hello BP Community, I currently self manage my duplex and have amazing tenants.

10 December 2024 | 100 replies
If your market has a significant number of FHA or VA loans with zero to low down payments where a buyer can't afford to pay their agent out of pocket, your sellers may end up cutting off a significant portion of the home buying market, or once they do come around to considering negotiating on BAC, they may feel deceived, and now you may lose the potential for the recurring client that will ultimately otherwise drive your seller lead acquisition cost down.For planning: In a great business, a good rule of thumb is to estimate:100% Gross Income35% Cost of Sale30% Expenses35% Profit <-- very few businesses achieve this, but we're looking at an ideal solutionAssuming a national price average of $300k and 0.6% GCI, you'd be looking at:$1,800 Gross Income$630 Cost of Sale <-- agents/ transaction coordinators$540 Expenses <-- photos/ signs/ lockboxes/ Errors & Omissions insurance/ MLS fees/ liability insurance/ tech fees/ VA admin support/ marketing to get clients for the business (this piece should be roughly 10% of revenue, which would be $54 in this case)$630k ProfitIf your business sold 1,000 of these homes a year, you would have:$1,800,000 Gross Income$630k Cost of Sale <-- agents/ transaction coordinators (you could have 5 agents handling 200 sales each at $100k incomes and TC support at scale)$540k Expenses <-- photos/ signs/ lockboxes/ Errors & Omissions insurance/ MLS fees/ liability insurance/ tech fees/ VA admin support/ marketing to get clients for the business (you're going to est $125k in runner fees alone for signs; $25k+ in signs, $54k in ads to attract clients, $200k in photos, $10-20k minimum in E&O, $2k in liability, and what tech/ VA support)$630k Profit Scale costs will include hiring a managing broker for compliance to help oversee all of these transactions and implement legal changes and training.

4 December 2024 | 5 replies
Hi Seth, welcome to the community!

5 December 2024 | 7 replies
I don’t have direct contacts in Burlington, but you might want to try local community banks or credit unions—they often tend to be more flexible with investors and might be more willing to work with you on a LOC.

4 December 2024 | 5 replies
You are off to a great start so far @Jed Butikofer.Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

12 December 2024 | 19 replies
Definitely worth checking out as local building owners and business owners meet up there to help build the community.

7 December 2024 | 17 replies
You must know the culture and the understand the community you want to serve.

5 December 2024 | 5 replies
Now I'm curious how the BP community thinks about and saves for their next RE investment.

10 December 2024 | 36 replies
Overall, the rise of commercial paper has been a positive for the investing community IMO.