295 Fifth Street in Jersey City, NJ 07302

295 Fifth Street in Jersey City, NJ 07302

Rental Property Investor · Toms River, NJ · Member since 2017 · 12 posts · 4 votes

Investment Info:

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

Purchase price: $1,500,000
Cash invested: $650,000

Lovely two family brick townhouse, built in 1895, located ten minutes (walk) to Path trains to Manhattan.

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

I live in the downstairs unit and AirBNB the top floor.

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

I am a licensed NJ real estate agent, so I brokered the deal. I negotiated the asking price down from $1,595,000.

How did you finance this deal?

Cash and mortgage.

How did you add value to the deal?

Doing some light renovations on the property to make it turn key.

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  • Jersey City, NJ · Member since 2017 · 135 posts · 31 votes
    7y

    @Jane Orlando Nice Job!  That's a very nice block and great looking building.  With that kind of discount, I would imagine you're going to see some really nice appreciation over the next 5 or so years.

    I've been looking for something similar myself, but everything is in that 1.2m range, which is a stretch for me at the moment.

    Did you fine this on the MLS or did you contact the owners directly?

  • Rental Property Investor · Toms River, NJ · Member since 2017 · 12 posts · 4 votes
    7y

    Thanks! MLS. Single Families around here are going for less than 1.1 now. Can probably even get lower since property is sitting now.

    Are you looking for single or multi?

  • Rental Property Investor · Jersey City, NJ · Member since 2018 · 176 posts · 80 votes
    7y

    Congrats! I used to live a block from that place, right on 5th and Monmouth. Love that neighborhood. 

    Are you cash flow positive on this deal?

  • Real Estate Professional · South Orange, NJ · Member since 2017 · 49 posts · 10 votes
    7y

    Why did you put down so much more than 20%? 

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