Plymouth, MI · Member since 2013 · 13k+ posts · 19k+ votes
12y
@Neil P. What you just described is our main entrance and exit strategy. It works only if you get enough cash flow after the refinance though...how much is enough is up to you. One of the huge benefits of doing this is the ability to reinvest the cash again after you refinance it out.
As @Larry Turowski mentioned, be careful of the appraisal. They don't always come out the way you need them too, so you need to be really good with your analysis before hand.
Having said that though, in your scenario, getting a lower appraisal doesn't kill the deal (I guess that depends on how low though). Here's why:
I'm assuming there are no rehab costs in addition to the 155 since you didn't mention them. With it also assumed then, that the 155 covers all costs (buy/rehab.closing/etc...), then 75% of a 200k appr. would get you 150k...and you'd only have 5k in the deal. Now you made no mention of what the cash flow would be AFTER you figured in the REFI monthly payments. If you were making 250/month in CF, then it would take you only 20 months to get the rest of your cash back and be 100% whole again.
In the mean time, you've reinvested 150k of your original cash into the next deal. If you keep repeating this over and over, you can collect a number of cash flow properties quickly, without ever really spending any cash...since you get all of your cash back with the last refi.
As a side note, if you can get deals, or your refi can substantially increase your LTV at REFI, you may be able to cash out on some of these refis.
Honolulu, HI · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
10y
Hi, I have a question. If rent is 2400/month, mortgage is 1000/month. How do you calculate cash flow?
I've heard a lot about the 50% rule. In this case, the expense will be 1200. And the cash flow will be(2400-1200)-1000=200. So the net cash flow is 200 instead of 1000.
Please correct me if I'm wrong. This is my first reply. I just started to learn some rudimentary knowledge about one week ago.
Edison, NJ · Member since 2014 · 80 posts · 19 votes
9y
Sorry i have never updated my situation but my house came in at 270, i was able to refi after 6 months got all my money out. Rented currently at 3k. Made out pretty well, if anyone has questions you can PM me. Good Luck to you all.