First deal done! Now should I get a loan to buy 3 properties?

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Happy New Year!!!

I wanted to share my project and get some feedback on my first deal

I'm 25 years and about 4 months ago my Mom and I bought our first real estate apartment at $90,000, small condo two bedrooms near a college area that generates $517 per room (including utilities).

I have been considering using our equity in the property to get a loan and expand our portfolio

I have been looking at this

http://www.b2rfinance.com/products/portfolio-pro-l...

Up to $300,000 to buy 2-3 more units

-How much should I have in savings?

-What kind of properties could be best?

-What are some of the most common not obvious expenses in buying three properties (time, repairs,etc)?

-Is there any Forecasting tool that you recommend to see what kind of return should we expect?

Thank you!

Brent Coombs · Answer

Gabriel M., Happy New Year, and welcome to BP.

So, you and your mom originally had $90k cash? A lot of people here might have suggested that you could have already split that up into a deposit on three of four properties, rather than just looking for one that would give you 1%/m cash return.

I am among those who would suggest you DON'T pay $90k for properties that appraise at just $90k. Is that the case with your condo? Because if so, your equity is no more than you already had before buying.

Every time you pay close to retail for a property, you are limiting your opportunity to get ahead of the game. For now, I will leave you with those thoughts. Cheers...

Account Closed · Answer

No. @Kathy C.

Account Closed · Answer

@Kathy C. I do not qualify for mortgages, I'm full-time college student and my income is as self-employed.

Do you know of any alternatives?

Account Closed · Answer

The money was given via a trust for us to purchase a property and invest it @Kathy C.

Account Closed · Answer

It's $517 per room, two rooms we are getting $1034 right now

Account Closed · Answer

Sell?

Then what?

Account Closed · Answer

So, you and your mom originally had $90k cash? A lot of people here might have suggested that you could have already split that up into a deposit on three of four properties, rather than just looking for one that would give you 1%/m cash return.

@Brent Coombs No, we have received an inheritance in a form of a property. So the property is now paid for, we could sell it whenever we want to.

I am among those who would suggest you DON'T pay $90k for properties that appraise at just $90k. Is that the case with your condo? Because if so, your equity is no more than you already had before buying.

@Brent Coombs The market price of the property is 106K, we are able to get it for 83k because it needed it a lot of work, we spent 7k in fixing it [we are not expert, first-time deal].

Every time you pay close to retail for a property, you are limiting your opportunity to get ahead of the game. For now, I will leave you with those thoughts. Cheers...

The reason of my post is because I couldn't find any simple ways of getting mortgages [I'm full-time college student] 3 properties and run all of them. So instead, http://www.b2rfinance.com/products/portfolio-pro-l... offers the capital to buy more properties using the equity of the property as collateral.

So the reason of my post is looking for insights on what should I be paying attention if we  take this capital expand the portfolio.

Thank you!

Kathy C. · Answer

Do you bring in any income? Part time job? Self employee income does count. Does she claim it?

Kathy C. · Answer

Ah Okay! Just for future ideas, consider not buying the property in full. Get a loan instead and have capital left over to put down as downpayment. What do your numbers look like including Hoa, management fees, etc. ?

Brent Coombs · Answer

Unless that's NET $1034 (after expenses) rather than GROSS (before expenses), then my previous calculations should be fairly close, and my recommendation would remain the same.

But if your after-expenses income from it is more than $1000/m, then you might be fine with your proposed strategy. However, I would still recommend getting quotes from other Lenders, rather than being lured by one company's glossy marketing.

I suspect your average net income from this property will be closer to $500/m than it will be to $1000/m. The word "Condo" is why I think that. HOA fees are known to soak up cash flow faster than water flows down a drain.

As for what to do once you sell, you might like to look at my previous replies again? Certainly there's LOTS you can do with $90k!

First deal done! Now should I get a loan to buy 3 properties?

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