30 000$ to invest, 21 years old, Help!

30 000$ to invest, 21 years old, Help!

Investor · Sherbrooke, Québec · Member since 2015 · 52 posts · 50 votes

Hi all!

I'm a new member and I've been listening to BP podcasts for 2 months now. I just love it. I'm from a french province (Quebec) which is close to Montreal in Canada, my english might not be perfect (and i'm sorry for that) but here it is :

I am a full time student but I'll most likely get a full time job by the end of the year. I have about 30 000$ sleeping in a trust fund. I've been waiting to start in real estate for a while now (almost 3 years) and it is time to get started. I would like your advice on these two choices I consider :

Option 1: Getting a first SFH below market (under 150K) which would consume almost all my cash, rehab it, rent it and refinance it (we don't have seasoning period here) and repeat. Problem is, the market is quite tight in my area and homes are an average of 120 days on the market. There aren't many ''deals'' and only a few foreclosures (under 5). Next taxes sales is only in September. Therefore, I am scared of not finding great enough deals to do BRRR. Plus, I don't wanted to get involved with private lenders yet since I have no experience.

Option 2: Waiting for a couple months because one of my family member will most likely be able to loan me (interest free) another 25K then I could get into a bigger building and buy my first MF building (5-6 units) around 400K.

Do you think it is better to get started now with, let's say a 150K SFH and perharps not being able to buy another property before getting another 20-30K for a down payment (which could take me 2 years) OR wait a bit and get into a 400K MF building. The 400K would be financed 75% bank, 12.5% seller financing, 12.5% me. The SFH would be financed 80% bank, 20% me.

I'm currently setting up a Real Estate Investments company and looking for an optimal growth strategy.

Any ideas ideas or thoughts or experiences would be very appreciated.

Ho, also if you can rate my ''english writing'' on a scale of 1 to 10, 1 being awful (ah ah). I'm trying to improve.

Thank you,

Kevin

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  • Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 30k+ posts · 20k+ votes
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    @Kevin Bellavance

    Welcome to the site.

    Oprtion 2 seems like the better option to me.

  • Investor · Sherbrooke, Québec · Member since 2015 · 52 posts · 50 votes
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    @James Wise

     Thank you for your response! 
    Any thoughts on why Option 2 looks better to you?

  • Investor · Dyersburg, TN · Member since 2015 · 320 posts · 100 votes
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    If I were in your shoes, I'd buy a multi, fha, and live there for a year and do it over again. Good luck whatever you do! The above is my "wish I would have".
  • Walnut, CA · Member since 2013 · 7 posts · 0 votes
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    House hack a 4 unit for a year, refi and repeat.  Good luck!

  • Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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    Welcome to BP community! @Kevin Bellavance

  • Investor · Sherbrooke, Québec · Member since 2015 · 52 posts · 50 votes
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    Thanks all for your helpful responses ! I appreciate it.

    @Kyle Penland

    @Edgar Pejoro

    @Dmitriy Fomichenko

  • Solo 401k Expert · Anaheim Hills, CA · Member since 2012 · 18k+ posts · 6k+ votes
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    You're welcome, Kevin!

  • Torrance, CA · Member since 2015 · 54 posts · 8 votes
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    Hi Kevin,

    I'm in a similar position as you, although It's been difficult to find reasonable MFH in Southern California that's within my budget. It's nice to see the advice being provided from the community. Thanks for asking and good luck!

  • Investor · Crystal Lake, IL · Member since 2014 · 64 posts · 17 votes
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    I would go with option two as well, the advantage of option two is that if you were to find a property that had below market income you could potentially raise rents, install laundry, rent out garage space etc. and thus increase the value of the property since it is a 5+ unit complex.  You could much more easily justify the increased value of the property and pull cash out and use that money to invest in your next place.  The key would be to find the right place that would be either undervalued and/or less income that it should be generating and you can rectify that problem and reap the rewards.  Just my two cents....

  • Roy N.Pro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Fredericton, New Brunswick · Member since 2013 · 7k+ posts · 4k+ votes
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    @Kevin Bellavance

    Bienvenue chez BP!  Il y a plusieurs Canadiens - quelques même du Québec - ici qui peut répondre à des questions spécifiques au Canada (règlements, impôts, finançant).

    @Kyle Penland - The OP is in Canada, FHA is a program in the U.S.A. We have a first-time home buyers program here, under CMHC, which, if one qualifies, will allow for a high-ratio mortgage with a 5% down payment (qualifications are a little tighter than what I have read for FHA).

  • Calgary, Alberta · Member since 2015 · 1 post · 0 votes
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    @Kyle Penland - The OP is in Canada, FHA is a program in the U.S.A. We have a first-time home buyers program here, under CMHC, which, if one qualifies, will allow for a high-ratio mortgage with a 5% down payment (qualifications are a little tighter than what I have read for FHA).

     Yes, in Alberta if you buy a property to live in, you can pay only  5% down payment, but you have to buy a insurance almost 10k to insurance your mortgage.

  • Jay HinrichsBusiness Member
    Real Estate Consultant · Summerlin, NV · Member since 2014 · 45k+ posts · 66k+ votes
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    @Kevin Bellavance  hold on to your cash until you really figure what you want to do in the RE business....no need to rush into using all your cash to buy a property... start a business that will drive you much bigger cash flow tghan a rental

  • Investor · Sherbrooke, Québec · Member since 2015 · 52 posts · 50 votes
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    @Jay Hinrichs thank you for your feedback! But I'm really into real estate and i have already another business running. I'm looking to put my money somewhere to have passive income and real estate is what I believe is the best to do that. Plus. I really love real estate! 

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