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29 May 2024 | 7 replies
Financially speaking, I'm still saving, but the goal is 50k saved up (all costs: closing, fees, down payment, portion of rehabbing costs) by this summer with my fathers help on the cash all while I continuously save 50-80% of my work checks to fund for rehabbing this property and I work off my second job and "survive off of that."
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29 May 2024 | 21 replies
Let's assume you don't take a loan.Purchase Price: $1,299,999Closing Costs: $25,000Renovate unit: $35,000Build 2 ADUs: $250,000TOTAL: $1,601,000The cashflow calculation looks like this:Gross existing rent: $5,600Gross rent from 4th unit: $2,500Gross rent from ADUs: $3,000TOTAL GROSS RENT: $11,10020% Expense Ratio: -$2,220Property tax: -$1,354TOTAL EXPENSES: -$3,574NET CASHFLOW: $7,526So, about 3/4 of your $2M budget gets you to about 3/4 of your $10,000/month goal.
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29 May 2024 | 3 replies
Condition of a property and the cost to repair is just one of the risks in this business and you have to consider that in your buy price.
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29 May 2024 | 6 replies
Very little out of pocket cost.
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29 May 2024 | 5 replies
Food cost, Insurance cost, Drinking cost, eating out cost are all going up.
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29 May 2024 | 8 replies
They'll both come with MI, but with FHA, you MUST refi in order to drop it, which will cost you an additional $5-10K and who knows where interest rates will be when that day comes, so it could be cost prohibitive to do so.
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27 May 2024 | 1 reply
We need to discuss with a real estate attorney or a broker who is experienced in this, to identify the minimal set of applications and setup needed for this.
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29 May 2024 | 22 replies
However, for every other year you will be paying these costs or at least needing to budget for them, and they will likely take away all of your margin.
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27 May 2024 | 6 replies
If an emergency happens, why not look into getting a line of credit set up now, so you have access to that money?
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29 May 2024 | 0 replies
Let’s see some of those “uh-oh” moments.DIY Disasters: Tried to do something yourself to save money but ended up costing more?