Buy & Hold into STR in Virginia Beach, VA

Buy & Hold into STR in Virginia Beach, VA

John NapierPro Member
Professional · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2016 · 36 posts · 16 votes

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.

We bought and are currently working on this fun multi-family deal a couple blocks from the oceanfront in Virginia Beach. We are working closely with a company that renovates and manages short-term rentals who we love and trust.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Virginia Beach is an amazing market and is was a deal we couldn't pass up. We love multi-family buy and holds and love the Virginia Beach/ Hampton Roads market.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

I connected with the owner a couple months prior simply through friendship, and he called me up and said he wanted to sell and asked if we wanted to buy. Life is all about relationships.

How did you finance this deal?

Private Financing

What was the outcome?

We are in the midst of remodeling and transitioning it into a Short-Term Rental.

Lessons learned? Challenges?

Always have a good network of people in your corner. Be kind towards everyone you meet, mainly because it is the right thing to do, but secondarily because you never know what those friendships can hold. Always have a network of contractors that you trust and love. Have good relationships with the city.

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Karen FilipponiPro Member
Investor · Member since 2021 · 10 posts · 5 votes
4y

John - Congrats on this purchase! We've made several attempts to land a STR in Virginia Beach, as we love the area and visit it often from Northern Virginia. Since the restrictions have been put in place, the available market for STRs is much smaller, but we're always looking! Please keep me in mind if you become aware of more. Congrats again! Karen

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  • Patti RobertsonBusiness Member
    Property Manager · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    4y

    Just making sure you know VB has banned STRs except for a very small geography.  I could be wrong, but from the looks of your house it is in Oceana Gardens, which isn't in the blanket approval area. Just offering a friendly warning to double check the zoning. There is no house number on the photo you posted or I would have checked for you.

  • John NapierPro Member
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    Professional · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2016 · 36 posts · 16 votes
    4y

    @Patti Robertson Thank you for your post!  We are just on the edge of the overlay zone in VB, luckily.

  • Patti RobertsonBusiness Member
    Property Manager · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    4y

    Hey @John Napier!  I didn't even notice that was you!  Congrats on this great buy!

  • Karen FilipponiPro Member
    Investor · Member since 2021 · 10 posts · 5 votes
    4y

    John - Congrats on this purchase! We've made several attempts to land a STR in Virginia Beach, as we love the area and visit it often from Northern Virginia. Since the restrictions have been put in place, the available market for STRs is much smaller, but we're always looking! Please keep me in mind if you become aware of more. Congrats again! Karen

  • Real Estate Broker · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2014 · 127 posts · 31 votes
    4y

    Nice!

  • Flipper/Rehabber · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2012 · 96 posts · 42 votes
    4y

    @John Napier congratulations on the findings of this deal. Looking forward to hear how it plays out as a cash cow

  • Jacob SloopBusiness Member
    Rental Property Investor · Virginia Beach, VA · Member since 2020 · 274 posts · 111 votes
    4y

    @John Napier  Nice find!  Would love to hear the updates

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