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James V.
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  • Upland, CA
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Turnkey Investing - Paying over appraisal price

James V.
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Upland, CA
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Would you ever pay over appraisal price for a turnkey investment property? 

This is apparently not uncommon in the turnkey investing space.  I wont name the company I'm working with, because I do respect them, and believe they they're one of the premier operators in this niche, but my appraisal came in lower than contract price.

I understood turnkey pricing essentially equated to 'retail' pricing, if you will, and can justify retail pricing based on risk model and the passive approach, but the questions remains:

Would there be a case for OVER market pricing?  Appraisal lower than contract price.

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Alex Craig
  • Real Estate Professional
  • Memphis, TN
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Alex Craig
  • Real Estate Professional
  • Memphis, TN
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I would not pay over appraised value, ever.  As a TK seller, I just sold one to a BP user where our sales price was $99,500.  Appraisal came in at $97,000.  I ate the $2,500.  I could not see why my investor would be interested in paying over the appraised value.  My bank when I bought it appraised it for $100,000, so I thought the $99,500k appraisal was a slam dunk, especially since I added granite counter tops in the kitchen and bathrooms.  Rent was $1,095 at 8% mgmt as a FYI.

  • Alex Craig
  • 901-848-9028

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