Seeking Advice.....First Rental property in Erie County, PA.

Seeking Advice.....First Rental property in Erie County, PA.

Fort Lauderdale, FL · Member since 2015 · 2 posts · 0 votes

Hello, I am in the process of analyzing local investment properties and want to take the dive into land-lording/ownership. I find myself experiencing analysis/paralysis since analytics is very conducive to my personality. Fortunately, my resources in terms of a contractor(s), H VAC, plumbing, property appraiser, and home inspector are close family friends. My uncle has been sending me investment properties and potential flips from the MLS. What I am really trying to get at is how do you know when a deal is the right deal; don't want the first one to be a disaster. Below is one specific property I analyzed but still need to do a walk through along with an inspection.

  • Asking 40K with an appraised value of 52k
  • 100 occupied
  • 2 unites that rent for a total of 1100 per month
  • After using the rental property calculator on Bigger Pockets the cap rate was 10.5%, Cash on Cash return of 25.5% with 10% down 
  • Roughly a net of $125 per door
  • Accounted for 3,000 for repairs but will do a final walk through with my GC in the coming week
  • I may be relocating so have factored in $105 per month in property management if need be

Does anyone have experience within this market? I understand the rust belt offers inexpensive properties and that is one of the reasons I feel pushed to make my first purchase in this area. I am open as well to any advice and constructive criticism.  

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  • Investor · Charlotte, NC · Member since 2016 · 374 posts · 189 votes
    9y

    Stop analyzing and buy a home.  Do rough numbers.  Do a gut check.  And then pull the trigger.  It is $40k(ish).  It isn't $500k.  If the area support any amount of rental income, it is almost impossible to lose your butt completely, at least in the short term.  You will learn what you need to know and how it all works on the job.

  • Fort Lauderdale, FL · Member since 2015 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    9y

    Mark,

    Appreciate you following up. I am very close to pulling the trigger as we speak. To be honest, the several avenues you can take within investing along with the plethora of knowledge on BP, makes all this feel like drinking through a fire-hose. I will let you know what manifests in the near future. Thanks again.

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