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Nhia Yang
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Need Advice on Financing Multi-Family Property

Nhia Yang
  • Real Estate Investor
  • Tulsa, OK
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I'm new to REI but starting out with "buy-hold" strategy specializing in small multi-family properties. I found a combined multi-family property package (3 duplexes) for sale by owner. I'm aware residential loans cover single-family homes up to 4-unit homes, and commercial loans are for 5+ unit homes. My question is, since the owner is selling 3 duplexes (all at the same location), will I need 3 residential loans for each duplex? Can I just get 1 residential loan to cover all 3 properties since they're just 2 units per property? Or, am I required to use a commercial loan for all 3 duplexes (6 units total)? Any advice is greatly appreciated! Thanks, Nhia.

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Todd Plambeck
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Todd Plambeck
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Are the duplexes each deeded as a single property or is each half a separate property?  You may have 6 pieces of property to deal with instead of three.

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