Portfolio Refinance on Single Family Rentals owned through LLC

Portfolio Refinance on Single Family Rentals owned through LLC

Real Estate Broker · Grand Blanc, MI · Member since 2017 · 20 posts · 3 votes

My partner and I purchased a single family home through our LLC (commercial loan) in October of 2020. At that time, we paid $55k for the home and it appraised for $72k. Since then the market has increased and we put some work into the home. We also own another home that is free and clear of any mortgages. However, this home was appraised in April of 2021 for $60k. Between the two homes, we owe about $36k and they are worth at least $130-140k between the two. Both homes have tenants with 2 year leases with a combined gross income of $2000/month. We have been calling different lenders and are getting very different responses. One lender was not willing to combine the two homes into one mortgage. Another one was willing to combine the two homes into one mortgage but they had a a low LTV of 50%. Does anyone know of any type of Commercial Cashout Refi options? Both homes are in Flint, MI TYIA

P.S We tried to do this last year and found a lender willing to work with us, but later found out that one of the two homes had to appraise for at least $75k and our appraiser (from a different area) appraised the home for the same value it appraised for at our original time of purchase ($72k). With that being said, we were not able to complete the transaction. Thank you!

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  • Andrew PostellPro Member
    Lender · Fort Worth, TX · Member since 2016 · 8k+ posts · 6k+ votes
    4y

    @Quinton Foster yeah, this is an all too familiar challenge with lower valued homes.  I started with $30k homes in my career....so I know this problem all too well.  

    My suggestion here would be to lean on some other local real estate investors.  I would guess that some other locals in your market might already have some good relationships that might be able to help some.  Try posting in the Bigger Pockets Michigan forum.  There's usually some good locals that monitor the state forums.  I would also get connected on some Michigan Real Estate Investor Groups through Facebook. There should be a few to choose from.  And then try meetup.com to see what local groups are meeting in person in your area.  Keep networking and you might be able to find a good lender.  Hope all of this helps in some way. Thanks!

  • Drew SygitBusiness Member
    Property Manager · Royal Oak, MI · Member since 2012 · 12k+ posts · 9k+ votes
    4y

    Nationl lenders all seem to have minimum values of the $75k you mentioned.

    Start canvassing small banks and credit unions in the area.

  • Lender · Manhattan Beach, CA · Member since 2017 · 423 posts · 268 votes
    4y

    I ran into the same issues with my portfolio in Indianapolis. They cashflow great, but most lenders wouldn't lend on properties with such "low" appraised value. I found someone to do a cash-out refinance late last year by putting all the properties in one loan and cross-collateralizing. For that type of loan, the minimum loan amount was $50k for each property. 

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