Covered Land Play - Colorado Springs- Close to Old Town

Covered Land Play - Colorado Springs- Close to Old Town

Investor · Denver, CO · Member since 2017 · 9 posts · 6 votes

Hi All, 

I have a fascinating project that I believe is a goldmine. It is a covered land play; meaning, there is a 5-plex that is turnkey and completely occupied on this 15,000sqft lot. Rents are high so it pencils as a 4.3% cap rate (conservatively). However, the lot is zoned for up to 8 additional units. I spoke with city planning and they said the lot used to be two lots decades ago, and to re-split it requires an email to them to let them know. There is huge value in not having to go through the rezoning process. They also said that building another quad on this land would be extremely easy. So, that got me thinking, and this is where I would love to hear from you all! Couple strategies come to mind. 

1. Purchase the property, sit on it do nothing. 

2. Purchase the property, sell off the land, and use that money to recast the loan and create more cashflow. 

3. Purchase the land, build a 4-plex on the lot. Depending on financing, if it is cashflowing- keep it. If it makes more sense to then sell off the land, great do that. 

4. Purchase the land, build a 4-plex, but zone them as condos and sell them off individually.


My ask- I need partners to make this happen. Also, advise. Does anyone have experience with something like this that they can share some insight on? IF there is someone interested in this deal, please reach out to me directly because I only shared a limited amount of details on here. 

Thank you all!!! 

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  • Lender · Riverside, CA · Member since 2017 · 248 posts · 98 votes
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    @Rebekah Scott what an opportunity! So many options and exits! I have options I can talk with you about all of the above. DM me if you'd like to talk more, but here's what it could look like from a financing perspective:

    For options 1 and 2: Bridge loan if current rents to not support DSCR of at least 1.2. DSCR if rents support ratio of 1.2. If you decide to purchase the property and sell off the land, you could use some of the proceeds to refinance with perhaps a slightly higher LTV so that you do meet the DSCR of 1.2 and the remainder for future investments.

    For options 3 and 4: Bridge loan to purchase the property. Split the land. Construction Loan to build the additional units. Construction loan could cover just the construction or I have an option to do both horizontal and vertical construction. Your exit could be either a sale to mulitple owners (condo option) or for a MF for someone looking for turnkey rental MF. 

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