Owner Financing of 2nd Home/vacation rental

Owner Financing of 2nd Home/vacation rental

Investor · TX · Member since 2015 · 30 posts · 8 votes

Hello,

I have been in market for  condo in a particular resort style community.  I found someone who is selling and can probably handle owner financing.   I do have down payment but I really need to get primary home refinanced and get the great deal of equity out  of it  to buy this 2nd condo  free and clear.  I don't want to lose this deal as this will be my 2nd home / income property as vacation rental.  Here my questions

  •    I know I will have issues getting refinance for primary property  if the see this owner finning taking place.  Not sure how  to handle this.   Any suggestions
  • I have a feeling he owns this condo free and clear or at least very low loan amt.  I feel confident he will do owner financing if I approach it right.  Not sure how to go about and terms  to offer.  I am in position to put down 10-20% and pay  cash in full with in year.  But not sure that is a good approach and would prefer not to tie up all my money in one property.   
  • What  about interest? How is that handled if owner financed for least financed, say a year?   
  • I really want to put my best foot forward but would also like to try and get some ROI if decide to sell in year or so or get refinancing. Please give me a best case scenario for Him and another best cash scenario for me. So I can get an idea on what to offer him.
  • I know I will be paying  near retail as it is on way up and potential for high income producing property  as a very successful resort community and town.   I may even consider over paying just to get it furnished... etc..  

Thanks for the help in helping me thing through these things. 

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Buffalo, NY · Member since 2014 · 371 posts · 146 votes
11y

I agree with Shaun. Loans are not that hard to get assuming your credit score is decent and you have W-2 income. This applies to "cash out refinancing" and vacation homes. Find a regional bank in Utah that has a good reputation and start there. I think you may be over-complicating things. Good luck!

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  • Buffalo, NY · Member since 2014 · 371 posts · 146 votes
    11y

    Confused... You say that the owner will finance the 2nd home for you, but you also say you are going to refinance your primary home to pay cash for the 2nd home. If the owner can  finance the property and you have a down payment, you don't need to refinance your primary. Please clarify. 

  • Buffalo, NY · Member since 2014 · 371 posts · 146 votes
    11y

    I'm a little more clear after reading your post again. I guess my question is, why do you want to own the condo free and clear?

  • Investor · TX · Member since 2015 · 30 posts · 8 votes
    11y

    I am confused too.   LOL.  Just trying to figure best way to handle.  I think I may have more time now but this morning I was thinking I may have to act fast and do not have enough time to refinance.  I am going to reliance no matter what to leverage the equity I have but  I don't necessarily want to dump it all into a 2nd home and trying to figure out a way to  do creative financing on that property  to leverage the equity.  I just know how hard it is to get my primary home refinanced that has  a great deal of equity.  I know it will be near impossible to get a  bank loan  on 2nd home/ investment property.  Just looking for ways to leverage my equity and  not have it tied up.  

    Also I am assuming the home owner will only be willing to reliance temporarily until I can come up with another solution to finance finance  this 2nd home. If all avenues fail I  will eventually have the cash available from refinance of 1st home.  I am just hoping there are other solutions.  

  • Loan Officer / Processor / Life & Health Agent · Rancho Cucamonga, CA · Member since 2014 · 1k+ posts · 757 votes
    11y

    @GL L. 

    Why do you think it will be hard to do a bank loan? If you have a really good loan officer or Broker working for you and digging into all options you would be surprised as to what you would qualify for.

    GO ahead and PM me so that I can give you more details and insight into your current situation.

    Take care and I hope this helps.

  • Buffalo, NY · Member since 2014 · 371 posts · 146 votes
    11y

    I agree with Shaun. Loans are not that hard to get assuming your credit score is decent and you have W-2 income. This applies to "cash out refinancing" and vacation homes. Find a regional bank in Utah that has a good reputation and start there. I think you may be over-complicating things. Good luck!

  • Broker · Logan, UT · Member since 2013 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    11y

    Few things:

    Talk to a lender, but you should be able to refinance your primary without a problem any time before the second property shows up on your Schedule E.  Also, second homes are way easier than investment properties to borrow on.

    Typically we pair an aggressive cash offer with a more generous seller financing option.  Whenever approaching a seller financing deal, it is important to understand why the seller is selling.  Satisfy that need first and put together a package that works for both parties.

    For example, if the seller needs cash fast, SF probably won't work, but a low cash price might.  On the other hand, if the seller is managing this as a vacation rental and sick of all the work that entails, guaranteed payments for 30 years might be just what the doctor ordered.  If the seller is ambivalent and just thinks this is a favorable market to sell in, it's rarely a good investment opportunity. 

    Good luck!

  • Investor · TX · Member since 2015 · 30 posts · 8 votes
    11y

    Thanks for the info. I am working on getting paper work together for 1st home refinance. I dont have a lender yet... Can anyone recommend REI friendly lenders in San Antonia/New Braunfels Texas area?. I will be giving shaun a call as well to see if he can help. I have a lot of equity in different places I need to access to build my REI empire. I just need educated lender who will be willing to work with me. I am setting aside some cash for emergency fund when inbetween renters.

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