Santa Fe, NM · Member since 2018 · 5 posts · 2 votes
How do I wholesale a property with high equity? Take a property with an ARV of $100K and with owner equity of $80K. The seller is motivaged. Can anything be done with it?
Flipper/Rehabber · Montgomery, NY · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
8y
What happens if the seller does not bring that extra $30k to the table when it closes? They very well may not have it. At that point who is the one responsible for clearing the "mortgage" left on the property?
What happens if the seller does not bring that extra $30k to the table when it closes? They very well may not have it. At that point who is the one responsible for clearing the "mortgage" left on the property?
The seller doesn't need to bring $30k to the table. According to this example the seller has a property with ARV of $100k, has $80k equity which means they owe $20k. So if he offers $50k, the seller doesn't have to bring $30k...the seller actually gets paid $30k. So like Roland said, you don't have to look at it as the seller losing money....if they accept $50k that means you are providing value by solving their problem. Win-win for everyone.
Flipper/Rehabber · Montgomery, NY · Member since 2016 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
8y
@Ian Kee I misread and thought they owed $80k... I see the example now.
Them having $80k in equity (only owing $20k) doesn't mean the house is worth $80k so I agree that if they are happy with $50k, they are "making" money when you buy/wholesale it.