My BEST DEAL in 2017

My BEST DEAL in 2017

Shiloh LundahlPro Member
Rental Property Investor · Gilbert, AZ · Member since 2016 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes

We have accomplished a lot in 2017 which I will be recapping in a week or two entitled 11 BRRRRs in 2017.

As for right now, I wanted to share my favorite deal of 2017.

My partner saw a property come up on the software that his brother made to analyze the MLS and notify us of potential deals in Arizona. This property was a manufactured home on an acre-and-a-quarter out in Apache Junction. It was listed for 160k. The ARV was about 180k - 190k. That doesn't seem very exciting, however, it was being sold with the acre-and-a-quarter lot next to it that had 2 dilapidated houses on it.

When we called to put in an offer, we found out that the property had a few offers already.  So, even though my partner is an agent, we asked the seller's agent to represent us and to put in a competitive offer for us.  He wrote up the contract for 170k which got accepted by the seller.  During our inspection, we found out that the plumbing was bad on one of the dilapidated houses so we renegotiated back to 160k and the seller accepted.  

Here are pictures of the manufactured home and dilapidated houses.

We have a good relationship with hard money lenders in Arizona and one of them gave us the 160k for the purchase.  We then partnered with another investor who came in with 10k for the repairs on the manufactured home (roof repair, skirting, adding a fence, and a few more miscellaneous items).  

We then leased out the manufactured home on a lease option for 195k with a 5 year option a week after we closed on the purchase. We then listed the other parcel on the MLS. Within a few days we had multiple offers on that parcel and we closed on it a few weeks later for 105k. After closing costs we applied around 96k to the hard money loan.

Now we have a hard money loan of 64k on a property that we have leased out with an option to buy at 195k. We are currently working with a bank to get a loan on the manufactured home.  They want my 2017 taxes to close the loan, so it looks like we will be in hard money until March or April.

Here are the numbers

Purchase price (from hard money lender) 160k

Closing costs (paid by me) 2,409.22

Repairs (paid by investor) 9,634.23

Option fee received from new tenant 5k

Sale of other parcel 105k (96,201.04 after closing costs) applied to hard money loan.

New loan from hard money lender 64k

Our total into the property 5,000 (option fee) - 2,409.22 (closing fees) = 2,590.78 cash back

If we don't get the loan on the property then we will pay off the investor 10,790.33 at the year mark.

Cash flow is 438 (219 each)

Our total profit over the next five years on this property if the tenant exercises the option at the 5 year mark will be 142,900 (71,450 each). It will be less if they exercise the option early.  It may be more if they don't exercise it and we hold the property longer.

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Rental Property Investor · Fort Wayne, IN · Member since 2016 · 258 posts · 177 votes
8y

@Shiloh Lundahl Congrats and thanks for sharing you story but look at my best deal.

My best deal in 2017 was a house bought at an auction for $23000 and spent about $2000 on fixing the plumbing under the house and rented it for $760.00 a month and after 3 months appraised for $46000 and used that house as downpayment and bought six more SFRs with no more money out of my pockets and bringing in a rent of $3100 a month.So basically with out of pocket $25000 bring in a rent of $3860 per month.

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  • Investor/ Real Estate Agent · Burton, OH · Member since 2015 · 167 posts · 53 votes
    8y

    @Shiloh Lundahl props on the creativity! We are focusing on leveraging our capital with hard money loans and selller financing. Great job! I'm inspired!

  • Shiloh LundahlPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Gilbert, AZ · Member since 2016 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    8y

    @Eric Green I don’t know much about the software. My partner’s brother is a programmer and he created it and my partner, who is a realtor, uses it.

  • Yonah WeissPro Member
    Cost Segregation Expert and Investor · Lakewood, NJ · Member since 2017 · 1k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    8y

    @Shiloh Lundahl Amazing story. I wish you doubled success in 2018, at least. The recurring point I see in this deal is synergy, the relationships made the deal.

    • Your partner's brother who had the software.
    • Using the seller's broker.
    • Your relationship with HML to get you an amazing loan.
    • Partnering with another investor for the rehab money.
    • Your courtesy with your tenants will keep it cash-flowing.

    Congrats! This teaches us a great lesson. Real estate is much more about people than it is about property.

  • Lender · Houston, TX · Member since 2017 · 7 posts · 0 votes
    8y

    Thanks for sharing your succeseful (aka Bad A$$) story! Congrats! 

  • Esther L.Pro Member
    Rental Property Investor · Boston MA||Charlotte, NC · Member since 2016 · 28 posts · 5 votes
    8y

    Congrats. Thanks for sharing.

  • Shiloh LundahlPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Gilbert, AZ · Member since 2016 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    8y

    @Yonah Weiss Thanks for your comments. It’s true, without the team that I have, I wouldn’t be able to do what I do and do real estate at the same time. It is an absolute must for me to coordinate everyone working together in order for me to be able to do these deals. I’m really grateful for everyone on my team..

  • Investor · Minnetonka, MN · Member since 2016 · 123 posts · 86 votes
    8y

    Congrats @Shiloh Lundahl on the find and execution! Love hearing success stories and the lease purchase is one tool that (I think) doesn't get pulled out of the tool chest often enough.

  • Jersey City, NJ · Member since 2017 · 124 posts · 13 votes
    8y
    Originally posted by @Kay Kay Singh:

    @Shiloh Lundahl Congrats and thanks for sharing you story but look at my best deal.

    My best deal in 2017 was a house bought at an auction for $23000 and spent about $2000 on fixing the plumbing under the house and rented it for $760.00 a month and after 3 months appraised for $46000 and used that house as downpayment and bought six more SFRs with no more money out of my pockets and bringing in a rent of $3100 a month.So basically with out of pocket $25000 bring in a rent of $3860 per month.

     Oh wow, that's something unheard of Kay Kay Ji, great work ! Congratulations ! What city did you do this in? 

  • Fontana, CA · Member since 2017 · 88 posts · 36 votes
    8y

    @Shiloh Lundahl

    Congrats! Were the 2 lots already divided and could be sold separately with no paper work or filing with the county? What was the seller's situation that he/she was interested in selling 3 houses and 2.5 acres together? Just curious! :)

  • Shiloh LundahlPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Gilbert, AZ · Member since 2016 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    8y

    @Laura C. the 2 lots were already divided and there was no need for filing anything with the county. I think that the property was an inherited property and the seller was out of state and they were really just looking at what the manufactured home was worth.

  • Fontana, CA · Member since 2017 · 88 posts · 36 votes
    8y

    @Shiloh Lundahl Wow! That's awesome! This the kind of deal I need to find. 

  • Ian WalshBusiness Member
    Lender · Philadelphia, PA · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    8y

    Nice!

  • Investor · Richmond, VA · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 2k+ votes
    8y

    @Shiloh Lundahl

    That's what I call #winning.    Congrats on the deal!   Part of being a great investor is seeing what others don't!  Nicely done!!

  • Property Manager · Spring Hill, FL · Member since 2017 · 4 posts · 0 votes
    8y

    Beautiful!

  • Pacoima, CA · Member since 2016 · 4 posts · 1 vote
    8y

    Good Job!

  • Shiloh LundahlPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Gilbert, AZ · Member since 2016 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    8y

    Thank you to everyone who has posted. I appreciate all of your supportive comments.

  • Investor · Charlotte, NC · Member since 2017 · 321 posts · 157 votes
    8y

    Super congrats

  • Investor · Tallahassee, FL · Member since 2015 · 63 posts · 48 votes
    8y

    I think it's awesome that you got this deal and made money, but why would the seller's agent not know the value of each lot and push the seller to list each separately?  My understanding it that's the seller's agents job. I'm not trying to take anything away from you, but it seems like the seller's agent may not have known what they were doing. 

  • Shiloh LundahlPro Member
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    Rental Property Investor · Gilbert, AZ · Member since 2016 · 3k+ posts · 4k+ votes
    8y

    @Mike Conner It is possible that the seller's agent didn't know exactly what he was doing, or didn't realize the value of the lot.  The focus that he had was selling the lot with the manufactured home and the seller just added the lot next to it but may not have considered its value since the 2 houses on the lot were in pretty bad shape.  It's also possibly that the seller just wanted to sell it quickly so he was willing to sell it for cheap and let someone else take care of the problems associated with it.

    In all honesty, I am not sure why they didn't sell it for more. 

  • Fort Pierce, FL · Member since 2017 · 10 posts · 6 votes
    8y

    Congratulations, wonderful strategies & networking executed with this deal. I sure do like coming across deals that offer multiple lots with more properties to cash flow or flip. You saw the potential and turned it into a definite win win situation.

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