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Any ideas on how to make this deal seller finance work?
Any ideas on how to make this seller finance deal work?
Duplex in West Allis, WI
(2) 3 bed/1 bath, 1750sqft
Current Rent: $925/m each (market rent about $1100/m)
Taxes: $3900/year
Sale price seller wants: $230,000
Seller mentioned wanting a 4.5% interest rate. He also is open to interest only for first 3 years.
All the numbers I ran do not seem to allow me to cash flow much with that sale price and interest rate when factoring in insurance($150/m), garbage ($150), prop mgmt(8%), capx (5%), vacancy (5%)
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I don't know that market but from a numbers point of view, if it doesn't allow you to cash flow there is a problem. If you raised rents to market at $1100 per unit, and ran into a vacancy that loses you two month's rent (while tying to fill or an eviction), etc - that is a projected loss of 2 * $1100 for $2,200 and setting aside 5% for vacancy is $1,320 - not a disaster but you should be in it to be profitable.
If a refrigerator, AC Unit, water heater, etc should need to be replaced, will the 5% cap ex cover it? What if there are two occurances in a year? How stable are the sewer system, roof, electrical, water?
Is it a decent neighborhood that is stable or a transient one? Too many unknowns on my end but if it doesn't cash flow, the odds are against success.