First Real Estate Investment at 21
Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Phoenix.
Purchase price: $179,400
Cash invested: $500
First home purchase, lived in it for almost 5 years then turned it into a rental.
What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?
First time home buyer incentive. I knew I wanted to be in real estate since I was about 17 years old, pulled the trigger when I was 21 and bought my first house.
How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?
Zillow, started as a primary residency.
How did you finance this deal?
Cash/bank
What was the outcome?
Became a very profitable rental property that has close to doubled in value in 6 years, and the rent continues to increase.