New investor seeking advice on what to do with property!
Hello everyone! Happy thanksgiving!
Like the title says I am a new investor (one year into it). On my first property, we moved out earlier this year and have been renting it out. I refinanced and will dive into the numbers for you guys.
Initial down payment: $0
House value: $420,000
Mortgage: 318,000 @ 2.25 fixed
Mortgage payment $1,648
HOA: $350
Cash flow: $300
We don’t save extra money for expenses every month because we just have $5,000 sitting in a savings account for rainy days.
So, currently we have $100k in equity (25% growth per year of ownership) and a low cash flow. My question to you guys is: is this a bad investment since it only brings in 1%? Obviously the insane property value hike is nice. But what if that wasn’t the case? Should I keep it or sell it, cash in the equity and reinvest elsewhere?