First deal! Jacksonville, NC SFR

First deal! Jacksonville, NC SFR

Real Estate Agent · Ojai, CA · Member since 2018 · 19 posts · 3 votes

Investment Info:

Single-family residence buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $79,900
Cash invested: $19,000

First purchase, deal found on Roofstock.com, and I took advantage of their deal of waiving their $500 fee for pro BP members. It's about the simplest SFR I could find, with minimal up front costs, section 8 tenants in place until the end of the year and it's a brick house!

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

After hearing the common theme from the podcasts of "you just have to take action," I made it my goal to jump before the end of the month. It was aggressive, but necessary to actually DO it instead of just dream about it.

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

Roofstock.com, negotiated on their website. The only downside was there's no option for creative ways to bridge offers and sale prices. I wanted to see if the seller would carry 20%, or cover closing costs but you can't do that on their website.

How did you finance this deal?

Still searching for lenders! Best I've been approved for is 6.5%, but I have a hunch there are better out there. A HM lender reached out and said he would do 5%, but I'm still vetting him.

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  • Rental Property Investor · Stafford, VA · Member since 2013 · 28 posts · 13 votes
    7y

    @Jim S. Nice job! Sounds like a good deal and that's a great MSA to be invested in.

    Glad to see you're taking the time to vet the lender - there are a good deal of sham lenders out and about looking to collect your upfront fee and run. I've stumbled across at least one in the past and he was referred to me by a well-meaning agent!

  • Real Estate Agent · Ojai, CA · Member since 2018 · 19 posts · 3 votes
    7y

    Thanks @Rich Jordan! I see you're investing in NC too, and doing pretty well! Can I ask you, how do you know who is a good lender, and how do you vet them? On a side note, I'll fly out to NC soon, lets meet up if you happen to be near Jacksonville and want to meet and chat RE.

  • Rental Property Investor · Stafford, VA · Member since 2013 · 28 posts · 13 votes
    7y

    @Jim S. For HMLs in particular, and especially if they've reached out to me, I'm looking for positive reviews and referrals showing that they are legitimate. I'm also extremely skeptical if they aren't interested in me and my performance/experience or the deal, but focused primarily on receiving their upfront fee. If that's the case, chances are pretty good that they're full of it and looking to rip you off.

    I'm almost never as far east in NC as Jacksonville anymore, but I do pass-through the Raleigh/Durham area on 85 a few times a month - generally on either end of a weekend. Maybe I could catch you flying in or out of RDU? Would be happy to sit down if we could make it work.

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