TERMS- Deal Type: Seller Finance- List Price: $580,000- Purchase Price: $780,000- Seller Carryback: $693,000- Total Entry: $100,000 Breakdown: Assignment: $13,000 Down: $87,000- PITI: $2,657 Breakdown: Principal & Interest:: $2,000 Taxes: $464Insurance: $193- Rent: $5,250 ($750-800 per unit)- Amortization Years: 28.88- Interest rate: 0%- HOA: NONE- Balloon: NONE- EMD: $5,500- COE: Feb 12, 2025- Occupancy: Occupied, Occupants staying post closing- Title company: PROPERTY DETAILS:MULIT-FAMILY7 Units - 2B/1B per unit- Living sqft: 5,200- Year Built: 1940- Age of Roof: 1- Age of HVAC: New- Age of Water heater: New- Condition of Electrical: Good working condition- Condition of Plumbing: Good working condition

ADU zone expansion is not certain, and even then who knows what the rules will be (owner-occupied requirement, etc).

Also seems like a lot of MF sells occupied with tenants in place so you just have to comfortable with that and contracting up from and seeing inside after contracting.    1st step is to find a great lender and get pre-approved for a loan so you know what your budget is. 

I live in a lower-income area, so I figure that the better tenants you will get with a safe house, the ongoing safety the tenants feel, and the lowered risk of a break-in (when occupied or vacant getting ready to lease), and reduced headaches/vacancy/potential damage are worth the marginal up-front cost of having it installed.

Lastly, ADUs are allowed for NON owner occupied properties, opening this strategy up for investors who could convert a SF into two units. 

My family will occupy one unit, while the other will be available for rent starting in the spring of 2025.

I have found I can lower this number if I rehabbed the property myself before I rent it vs buying a tenant occupied property.

I like the strategy of having a job with guaranteed income and taking advantage of owner occupied financing to purchase a house hack, staying connected with the REI community in the area, and scaling up from there.

Hi Dave in Northern, NJ-I am sorry to hear you have a single family rental facing foreclosure.You have it in an LLC and wonder what your options may be to delay foreclosure.Lenders do not want to take properties back and have a nonperforming loan.The best time to work with your lender is as soon as possible but certainly before the sheriff's sale.After the sheriff's sale, there is a redemption period where you can still sell it and the length of time varies from state to state and may depend on if it is vacant (avoid that for a variety of reasons), if tenants have a lease and have rights, or if someone is occupying the property.Working with the lender may not be easy but do not give up.Also, reach out to investors, who buy properties in foreclosure or pre-foreclosure, and see if they would be interested in curing the default and buying the property.To Your Success!

One major things to consider that many newer investors miss with 5+ units, is that if you intend to hold, the property will need to be at least 75% occupied and stabilized before you will be able to find reasonable financing terms.