All Forum Posts by: Huong Luu

@Vincent Cavalieri Happy to connect. I have over 50 doors in Edmonton. Suggest you check out the EREIA group if you are in Edmonton. 

@Ricky Singh Suggest you look at 2ndary and 3rdary markets from Toronto & Niagara falls. The population isn't as high but you will be riding the appreciation and target those who want to be close to the major city. If you are getting buying now in TO & Niagara, you will need to have a large down payment for the units to cashflow. Considering buying the corp so avoid land transfer tax - that might help with the numbers. Places to consider: Welland, Fort Erie, Jarvis, etc. Good luck

@Ben F.I may be able to help you. I will DM you. 

@Pamela Rivas Thanks for sharing this. A group of us are looking at a boutique hotel acquistion. Would the info you provided still be the same? Are there any additional considerations? How easy is it for a Canadian to get their Mexican residency?  Thanks in advance for sharing. 

HI BP family. Looking for info, contacts for North Wales (or within 3 hour radius), Pennsylvania. Looking to acquire something, either MFU, storage, campground, etc, so looking for insight. 

Thanks in advance. 

 

@Jason Ohs Assuming your heloc is re-advanceable and the rate is higher than your mortgage, I would suggest you pay your HELOC down as quickly as possible with any cash flow from the properties. If you have extra cash at the end of the month, then do double up payments on the mortgages so the principle is reduced and this will increase your heloc room. Once you have sufficent room in your heloc, then use it to get your next investment. Good luck

@Jason Ohs Suggest you run a financial model and assume 100% vacancy. How much would you need to have in cash to cover expenses on your portfolio for 6 months. Yes, leverage but do it smart. Include in your model rates going up by 2%, and just make sure you enough cash to cover. 

Hi BP family. Looking for points of view on selling or keeping properties in Toronto, Ontario. Here is the scenerio:

3-unit investment property worth $2m. Have $500K mortgage. Currently cash flows. Is it better to sell, pay off mortgage and capital gains and take the cash to invest in another property or is it better to refi/ETO and take the cash to invest in another property?

What else would you do with the cash if not buying another investment property?

Thanks in advance for your response. 

@Jordyn Ohs

This is glass ceiling everyone hits but absolutely surmountable. I have over 101 doors now. As an investor your ratios won't look good to the traditional lenders. Some strategies to get around are:

1. leverage your current portfolio and buy in cash, increase value, and then refi

2. buy Multi-family so your ratios aren't the main factor to lenders

3. get in with a lender for high net worth individuals

4. JV, GP-LP so you leverage other peoples credits

There are a few other ideas. So happy to connect on zoom to share more. Good luck. 

 

@Jason Ohs My accountant will be able to help you as he is a RE investor and covers AB. What extensive knowledge are you looking for? Please private DM me and I will share my accountant info.