First Flip Completed (Christchurch, New Zealand)

First Flip Completed (Christchurch, New Zealand)

New Zealand · Member since 2018 · 8 posts · 5 votes

It had been about 15 years since I flipped a house but a deal came up that was too good to pass up on. 

A tenant had damaged it and left a few holes in walls, removed a toilet pan (?) and the garden was messed up by a couple of large dogs (that must have mainly eaten dinosaurs by the bones I found).

Details as follows:

Purchase: $300,000

Renovation: $32,000 (primarily painting inside and out, re-carpeted, landscaping)

All-In Costs: $332,000

Registered Valuation After Repair: $470,000

List price: $450,000

Sold: on 2nd open home without agent at full list price

Profit after closing costs: $114,000 (I said it was a good one!)

The best thing was the house was bought with a 20% deposit up-front ($60k) and 2 months deferred settlement whilst we had possession to do the repairs. We did actually end up buying the house and owned it for about a month whilst the new sale went through, so the whole process was about 3 months from go to whoa. 

Now looking for my next one...

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  • Real Estate Investor · Macedon, NY · Member since 2016 · 251 posts · 290 votes
    7y

    Wow, amazing job. Do you mind sharing how you found and funded the deal?

  • New Zealand · Member since 2018 · 8 posts · 5 votes
    7y

    Hi Paul, yes, no problem. I knew the owner and I brought in an investor who fully funded the purchase and reno on a 50/50 JV profit share deal. The 2 months deferred was the sweet spot of this deal.

  • Hadar OrkibiPro Member
    Rental Property Investor · USA / NZ · Member since 2016 · 1k+ posts · 812 votes
    7y

    Sounds like you bought well @John Lodge this is the key in Flipping and RE in genera.

    Are you planing to do some more?

  • New Zealand · Member since 2018 · 8 posts · 5 votes
    7y

    Hi @HadarOrkibi and thanks for your post. Yes, always looking for more.

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