All Forum Posts by: Jason Taken

I am new to the investment game although i have listened, studied and taking courses for years. I have a fully paid off property in an LLC (open to quickclaim deed for the loan) that I am trying to use the equity to BRRRR and begin investing. I have talked to and applied with a few lenders but havent had much luck. My income is a bit low but my business partner does have a solid income. Both of our credit is well into the 700s and the property estimated value is 900k plus. Is there something i am missing?
To be honest (as a business owner myself) I have been surprised by the professionalism and communication skills of these lenders. 
Are there any lenders or CU you all suggest to get this done a bit smoother? 

Hi friends,

I’m looking to connect with experienced investors to discuss your current marketing processes. I have an idea for a unique data product, but before I dive deeper and invest more time and money into it, I want to learn from those with more experience in this field.

Some background:

I'm a tech entrepreneur with a passion for real estate investing. I focus primarily on land, splitting larger parcels into smaller ones within minor subdivisions. Through analyzing my leads, I’ve noticed some interesting correlations. After experimenting with data, I achieved a 3.7% response rate from direct mail and am still receiving calls after 8 weeks.

I’m not looking to sell anything; I genuinely want to understand more about effective marketing strategies before investing further in data and technology. If you are targeting at least 10,000 properties per month, I’d be grateful if you could spare 15 minutes to share your insights.

Thank you, and happy 4th of July everyone!

KZ

Anyone have tips on maintaining LLCs? We created an umbrella structured an LLC with Anderson Business Advisors. Their monthly service is quite expensive and we would like to detangle from their services and manage the LLCs on our own. Would love advice on how you all maintain your bookkeeping, yearly filings, meeting minutes, etc. Any programs out there that help with this? Thanks!

Does anyone know of any asset-based hard money lender that does not require credit check.

Hello!

I am a first time investor. I am looking to invest in SFH in the 60-100k range in Montgomery, Alabama. My goal is to buy turnkey properties for long-term rentals. I am looking for DSCR loans, but I have had a very hard time finding lenders in that range category. I would appreciate any recommendations.

Thanks!

I'm looking for someone to partner w a jv fix and flip, I finance, other person has done multiple properties previously and brings knowledge team etc. 

if anyone's interested let me know plz, thanks 

Investment Info:

Single-family residence fix & flip investment.

Purchase price: $81,000
Cash invested: $210,000

Nearly full-gut rehab in the Captain's Landing Subdivision. Located in Harnett County, the community has a private river access and boat ramp. Originally built in 1940, this 2-bedroom home with over 9' ceilings will shine once again.

What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

We've been searching for a fix-and-flip for some time and found this early spring.

How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

This was found on the local MLS.

How did you finance this deal?

We obtained a hard-money loan from Upright to help us fund this deal.

How did you add value to the deal?

This home was a previously neglected. There was roughly 3 feet of clothes, trash, etc. piled in the entire house when we purchased it. We have so far removed all the stuff, gutted almost the entire house, and are currently stuck in permit jail working on the septic relocation.

What was the outcome?

tbd...

Lessons learned? Challenges?

We're in a bit over our head here. The age of the home and its two decade vacancy has led to more damage to the structure than we originally thought. We will end up having to complete more of the labor on this project ourselves than planned and we will be fortunate to finish this one without being in the RED.

Hello-

New to hard money but not to rentals, I own 5 doors that I have funded myself but want to keep some reserves so looking into hard money for my next deal and will refinance into a conventional loan to keep the property.

Are these typical hard money terms or is this too much?

General terms:

80-90% LTV/ 100% LTC with a cap at 70% ARV
9mo note at 12.99% I/O
3pts Origination
$1k UW
$1k Legal
Additional costs - title, appraisal, property insurance (~$2k)
10% of renovation estimate as contingency due at closing.
Renovation funds issued on a reimbursement basis for work completed.

Looking for constructive feedback.

Thank you to all that contribute.

Hello Bigger Pockets, I am very excited to finally write this. I (Dillon Duffy) have been working on a building for a few weeks now and listening to Bigger Pockets podcast and videos on YouTube and trying to self learn how to navigate through this exciting but stressful project.

I purchased my current home in May 2021 for 156k. We went from a 2 bedroom 1 bath home on a little under a half an acre to a 4 bed 3 bath home and an extra building the prior owners called the "pottery barn" that sits on 2.5 acres in town. The move was to be in a bigger house to supplement our growing family. The only downfall was the neighbors were not the best. Lot of foot traffic from shady characters and not the cleanest of properties. After a few years of struggle with a "easement driveway" between the home, we were able to purchase that property in Nov 2023 for 20k. That's when my journey of maybe I will start having a rental property. After getting the property turned over to me, we soon realized the home wasn't in the shape of being a good flip, so we decided to tear down and have a open lot for the time. 

With that we go back to the aforementioned "pottery barn" this building sat directly behind their home. With my dreams of controlling a rental property next to me dashed due to poor home structure I started thinking this building used to be a home so why not flip it back to that and make some money off it! And that leads me to where I am at now, currently gutting and setting up a plan to renovate the building. The goal is to have that done in the next 2-3 months and then start on rebuilding but not just a home on the now vacant lot, but a duplex. My wife and I have been also mulling the idea of when we build the duplex of living in one and renting out the other while we sell our home we are currently in as well and build our dream home. If all goes well we know we got a great deal on this home with an extra building and will turn it into a great portfolio starter for the long term! 

I would absolutely love any tips and teachings on how I should finance my first rental along with when we get to the duplex. I will add we took out a loan to buy the home for 20k along with extra cash to put into our home to make a "home office" out of the attached garage we never used except for storage so we added even more value to our 156k purchase. Again I am very excited to be here and ready to change my future and my families forever!

Long story short , didn’t do my due diligence . Purchased not one but two properties from a foreclosure with no title search . Comes to find out each property has a mortgage. Combined with the price I paid through the auction, they are much higher than market value

property 1: paid 100k, owe 170k. Worth 200k. Rent is 1800 and HOA is 400

property 2: paid 280, owe 370, worth 500. Rent is 3500, HOA is 1500.

I have a lawyer negotiating with the lenders currently. 

what would you do if you were in this situation? Buy out the properties mortgages and sell it for a loss and try to minimize the total loss? Or rent out, refinance , and recoup money else where knowing what I know now .

location: southern Florida.