Owner Finance or Lease Option or something else? Savannah GA

Owner Finance or Lease Option or something else? Savannah GA

Real Estate Investor/Helicopter Pilot · Savannah, GA · Member since 2015 · 36 posts · 11 votes

Good evening BP. So I have come across a property that may be a quick flip but the numbers are too tight for hard money to get it outright. I think the deal is solid and am trying to think of a better way to get into this place. I have heard of, but am not too familiar with, lease option or owner finance. Can someone break it down a little? 

Here is the macro version:

Owner wants to sell her property but it needs some cosmetic updates so if it is listed it will probably sit and she may not get out of her mortgage. Nothing crazy maybe about 5-7k but she is not wanting to, or can't afford any rehab on her own. She still owes 89k on the property. My estimated ARV would be in the neighborhood of 125k. I can come up with the rehab money but am not quite sure how to secure the property. She recently job transferred from Savannah to Florida and is paying on this house that is just sitting there so she is motivated. She had tenants in it for a little bit but they messed the place up a little and then just took off so she feels stuck.

Should I take over payments and leave the mortgage in her name? Then upon selling I would just pay her mortgage off and keep what is left? Maybe she would be willing to pay partial payments while I fix the house and list it (we haven't discussed that yet). What are the options of getting this place so I can help her sell and get out of a mortgage, minimal money upfront, and still have leftovers at the end to make it worth while?

Again, I think this could be a 1 week rehab with my contractors and, if it sells quickly (in and out in a month) could net about 10k which would definitely be worth it to me. Any help would be greatly appreciated. If there are some other options that I am not thinking of I would love some insight. I am still pretty new at this and am loving the steep learning curve. Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving!!

Rob

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  • Rehabber · Savannah, GA · Member since 2015 · 32 posts · 36 votes
    10y

    You can do a subject-to deal, sign a contract stating that you will continue to pay off the mortgage, do the repairs and then list it and keep whatever is left over after the sale of the property and paying off the mortgage. Good luck buddy! Call me if you need anything! 

  • Rental Property Investor · East Wenatchee, WA · Member since 2014 · 10k+ posts · 16k+ votes
    10y

    You had me until the potential profit number of $10,000.  A lot of moving parts and risk for $10k.

    In general, I would buy this one sub2 (I don't rehab what I don't own, so a lease option wouldn't be best for me).   You would put some $ down, take over the mortgage, make every single payment, then sell and satisfy.  Hopefully there is more than $10k left when the dust settles.  If not, then you put a little in your pocket and still learned a lot.  Great find @Account Closed! 

  • Real Estate Investor/Helicopter Pilot · Savannah, GA · Member since 2015 · 36 posts · 11 votes
    10y

    Thanks for the reply! I went and spoke with her. I would've done this deal all day long but when I went thru there was a disaster of a pool in the back. Above ground with a rotted out deck. Also had pool pumps and the whole 9 yards. Would have been a decent deal but the cost of removing all of that properly would have been too much. Too many variables with too little wiggle room. Had to walk. Set her up with my realtor though so maybe he can sell it to someone that wants a low cost home that they can do the touch ups as they go and it will also relieve her of the mortgage. Thanks again! 

  • Lender · Boca Raton, FL · Member since 2015 · 84 posts · 41 votes
    10y

    I gave an answer to a similar question on a different thread recently. Your macro version didn't supply an actual sales price so we'll roll with the $89,000 you mentioned she owes as the buy price. Give her a 5% down payment and assume her mortgage either formally with her lender or privately between you and her. If you go the 2nd route you need to be in control of the statement delivery (monthly statement needs to come to you) so you can be assured the mortgage company is actually receiving the payment. I'm sure she's a nice lady and would make the payments if you paid her but why take the risk? Do the minimal rehab described and then put the property on the market. My guess is your profit figure is a little low but even if it's a $10,000 win who cares? You'll be in and out of this in under 60 days and you need the experience. Hope this helps!

  • Lender · Boca Raton, FL · Member since 2015 · 84 posts · 41 votes
    10y

    Came to the party a little late with my reply. Sounds like a good one to take a pass on.

  • Real Estate Investor/Helicopter Pilot · Savannah, GA · Member since 2015 · 36 posts · 11 votes
    10y

    Haha ya it was a pass. I definitely appreciate the info. This would have been my first sub to so I'm glad I went through the motions and gained some knowledge. Have a good rest of the day!

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