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All Forum Posts by: Antoine Martel

Antoine Martel has started 10 posts and replied 2212 times.

Post: Cash or Conventional

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

FHA is conventional financing and you can use that if you're going to live in one of the units.

Post: Starting a real estate investment company - LLC

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

Sure you can set one up. I would recommend using InCorp.com

Post: How likely is it I will be able to get a mortgage for a rental?

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

You can certainly try. 

I have a lender who helps my clients get financed for $60-70k range all the time and I can introduce you to him, we can see if we can get you financed.

Send me a private message.

Post: Financing My First Rental

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911
Originally posted by @Nick Wilson:

@Antoine Martel thanks for the advise! Can you explain what you mean by letting my HELOC Funds season in my bank for 2 months? My plan was to buy the properties outright with the money from the HELOC, then refinancing in a few months to a convential loan. Are you talking about something different? Thanks!

 From my knowledge the banks wants to see that the funds for the downpayment have been in your bank account for two months. 

Refinance doesn't have as good of terms as a purchase. I would purchase with conventional financing and just skip the whole refinance process

Post: Financing My First Rental

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911
Originally posted by @Scott Anderson:
Originally posted by @Antoine Martel:

Hey Nick. I grew up in San Mateo and the midwest is the way to go.

You can pull a HELOC, let those funds season in your bank for 2 months, then go and buy rentals with conventional fannie mae financing.

With $200k you can buy 10 rentals, each will cash flow $250/mo, so you'll be netting $2,500/mo in cash flow. Let me know if you need help to get started. I don't invest in those markets.

My markets are Memphis, Cleveland, Birmingham, St. Louis. 

Let me know if you need any help

 There are conventional loans out there that allow Heloc funds outright.

Before you close on a property find out costs associated with refinancing and add that to closing costs. Then compare to simply using Heloc as your down payment. Also look into what effect it has on rates. And finally think about a full cash offer vs a conventional loan offer.

There are loans that will close in 2 weeks. 

 A conventional loan that will close in 2 weeks?

Post: Help getting started as an agent

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

She needs to work for a brokerage. She can find a low cost brokerage that isn't part of an association where she will not have to pay for the association fees but she will get MLS access. I do not know if there is one in WA but in CA that is what I have signed up for.

Post: Using multiple agents

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

Of course it would be best if you just had one. 

But you can use two of them if you'd like. 

I would just be clean and upfront with them as to what you're doing. 

Post: Where to start investing in real estate?

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

With $30k, that is just enough to buy a rental property out of state in some affordable markets like Memphis and Cleveland. Other than that, $30k isn't enough to do a BRRR or a rehab unless you want to take on hard money.

Post: multifamily comps-how is it done?

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

They will go back in the year and find duplexes. Single families and duplexes are not comparable. 

Post: Financing My First Rental

Antoine MartelPosted
  • Rental Property Investor
  • Miami, FL
  • Posts 2,325
  • Votes 911

Hey Nick. I grew up in San Mateo and the midwest is the way to go.

You can pull a HELOC, let those funds season in your bank for 2 months, then go and buy rentals with conventional fannie mae financing.

With $200k you can buy 10 rentals, each will cash flow $250/mo, so you'll be netting $2,500/mo in cash flow. Let me know if you need help to get started. I don't invest in those markets.

My markets are Memphis, Cleveland, Birmingham, St. Louis. 

Let me know if you need any help