Is it a smart move? Getting a personal loan to cover closing cost
Sup yall! I'm a new investor with one property under my belt. I have a fourplex I got for 150k in Tuscaloosa, AL and I'm living in one unit and renting out the other three. I'm saving $1000 a month from not paying rent. I'm saving the freed up money to get another property and do minor improvement to my property.
Okay my situation. There's a duplex located next to my property and the owner wants to sell it to me for 60k, down from his original price of 70k. The duplex appraised for 105k so I would be buying into equity. He wants to sell it quick because he is retiring this year. He is renting the units out for $475 each which is cheap because my units rent out for $550 and we both have the same sq footage and number of bedrooms/baths. Here are the numbers:
- Appraised price: 105k
- Selling price: 60k
- Estimated closing: $15,920
- Rehab: unknown haven't gotten an inspection yet. Plan on fixing as I go since current tenants report no problems after talking to them
- Rent: $475(2 units) with current tenants. Can rent for $550 each
- Cashflow after expenses on $475 rent: $55 per unit
- Cashflow after gradual rent increases to $550: $97 per unit
- Cash and Cash return: 8.3% without rehab numbers
- ROI: $237.4% without rehab numbers
I don't have $15,920. I have a personal loan of $9,841, of the $12,200 total loan, in my bank account from a failed unrelated business venture that I'm paying $200 a month for that I can use:
Questions:
- Would it be smart to take out personal loan to help pay the purchase cost? I can cover the loan payment with my personal money but is it smart to tie up $200-$400 a month of my personal money for 5-7 years. This wouldn't affect the $1000 month I'm saving already.
- Is it smart to invest in the property based on future cashflow because currently the cashflow isn't the minimum $100 per door?
Thanks!