House Hacking the long way
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John Carpino
posted 5 months ago
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $42,500
Cash invested: $10,000
This was my first home purchase. I rented it when I moved to Chicago in 2014, and recently refinanced to pull out 77K! This property has payed for itself many times over!
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
This was my first home purchase, and I lived in it for 3 years
How did you finance this deal?
Conventional Mortgage
How did you add value to the deal?
I added LVP to the entire home and updated the bathroom
What was the outcome?
This property refinanced in 2020 for a 77K cash out, and still makes over $400 per month in cashflow. Excellent investment

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