All Forum Posts by: Jay Yoo
Jay Yoo has started 42 posts and replied 135 times.
Post: First Deal = $1600+ Cash Flow!!
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@Nikki Closser Thanks for sharing this amazing deal. So the highlight on your deal is seller financing. How did you get the seller encouraged for seller financing? In other words, what made the seller accept the seller financing versus capital for him to have for conventional loan? Thank you
Post: New law in Portland could make it tough for small investors...
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- Seattle, WA
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I don't know what classifications you are looking to invest in Portland but west coast.....Dead end to me unless you have a lot of capital.
Post: First BRRRR deal in Pittsburgh
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- Seattle, WA
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@Camden Kelly
Thanks for sharing this. Im in the the shoes although Im OOS investor. Expecting more on rehab.
My question is the last step on Brrrr. When you refi the property with bank and either heloc out to get capital to move on to the next step, Dont you need to pay back the loan? Heloc isn’t free money but it is a loan to pay back.
How do you plan carefully for your next property knowing that increasing monthly expense ( including heloc) to banks and invest capital for the next one? Can you share some knowledge that I am missing? Thank you
Post: Seller disclosure - reuse from previous seller
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- Seattle, WA
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@Bradley Sriro
yes. Thank you I do know that strategy by Financial Contingency, which me and my agent were hoping to be happened to overbid others one year ago. Guess what?
Appraiser came in exactly as offered price because the appraiser was a part of contractor for my lender.
So that was my decision to say yes go forward it but very expensive lesson on me, and I tried hard to cover the cost for the past year. Now it’s time to back out and re-planned on the exact time soon. Thank you for your comments!
Post: Seller disclosure - reuse from previous seller
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- Seattle, WA
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Originally posted by @Bradley Sriro:
@Jay Yoo the seller disclosure is pretty straight forward and not a big deal. All you are doing is disclosing the facts that you know about the property. You should be able to use the one you received on purchase as a reference and then update it with any new pertinent facts since you became the owner of the property. If you honestly don't know something then you don't know. In Florida the answers to the questions on the seller disclosure are either yes, no, or don't know. If a buyer's agent is bringing a buyer, then yes they will need a seller disclosure from you to provide to their client.
There are pro's and con's in deciding whether to list with an agent or sell FSBO. While you may save in commission, you may lose in other areas. It is very common for FSBO owners to sell for less than their home is truly worth and therefore miss out on thousands of dollars because they under price the home when listing. How did you come up with your asking price for your property? Did you base it on recent comparable sales in your area or by using an online service such as Zillow?
Thank you Bradley, I was going to do re-fi on the property, and decided to cancel the refi to sell and start over on properties that don't have HOA. However, appraisal was finished by prof. appraiser 4 weeks ago. And I listed on mls $270k, which is 10k more than appraised value. So it shouldn't be under value, I'm hopping. Of course, this will be first and last time FSBO for me from many valid reasons, and good responses from BP here.
Post: Offer review service charge
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- Seattle, WA
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Originally posted by @Jonathan Greene:
@Jay Yoo what you are trying to do is to make up for your own investment mistake by making a supplemental mistake of going FSBO to make sure you break even. When you have a downpayment in the deal, even when you lose money because of a bad investment, you still get money back. Having a good agent should net you 15-20% more than a FSBO, but I hope it works out for you.
Thank you Jonathan, that's very straightforward statement that I didn't acknowledge. Helps me being humble instead of getting frustrated. I appreciate your thoughts.
Post: Seller disclosure - reuse from previous seller
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- Seattle, WA
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Im selling a property that’s been only for a year. The new buyer will take the existing lease from tenants, lease ends next summer 2021. If I receive an offer, can I reference the seller disclosure from a year ago?
The reason why Im asking is that Im doing FSBO. i know you would say "get an agent"
but I would be loosing money if I get seller agent. However, Im still paying 3% for buyer's agent. Otherwise, no one will be looking at my property.
I signed up the fsbo online service for a flat fee and they provide a offer letter review for $100.
Question is
I have already filled up the seller disclosure and I used the previous seller's disclosure since most items are pretty obvious since it's a condominium. Any thoughts on this? Any problem?
there has been no changes since then except I replaced all appliances.
thank you all!
Post: Offer review service charge
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- Seattle, WA
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Originally posted by @Greg Powers:
@Jay Yoo, in New Hampshire, if I don’t represent you as an agent, I can’t provide advice or counsel, so I wouldn’t be able to review offers with you even if I wanted that gift card.
Thank you Greg, that's exactly what I wanted to hear. Appreciate for your honest.
Post: Offer review service charge
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- Seattle, WA
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Originally posted by @Jonathan Greene:
Why did you do a FSBO or limited service listing? Do you not understand how much more exposure a good agent in your area can get you? The worst decisions people make are to "save" money by going FSBO when you always net much less that way. Even in hot markets where FSBOs will sell, the process is a mess which is why you are asking. You need an agent to run the process, organize showings, deal with the agents, etc. Asking a "friend" who you didn't use to list to review offers or process is like buying a Jeep and then seeing if your friend at Audi wants to do the oil change.
Thanks for your replies. It's only been one year since I've purchased the property, and I learned the lesson about a condo and HOA. So I'm looking to invest SFH or MFH. However, since it's been only one year, I would actually lose money by selling with agents. NO margin at all. I'm just trying to pull out what I invested a year ago. The limited service Does have an offer review service for $95. I think I would go with them for this case, and this will be my first and last time selling FSBO. For now, I can't afford oil change that's expensive than the vehicle. Thank you,
Post: Offer review service charge
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- Seattle, WA
- Posts 139
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Originally posted by @Guy Gimenez:
So you're going the FSBO route and then want a realtor to review offers? Your listing brokerage, which is presumably a limited service brokerage, should be willing to help. Another brokerage will not. If you're not using a limited service brokerage at all, then you might find it difficult to get a brokerage to review your offers. Not rude to ask, but not likely you'll find someone to agree due to potential for a accidental fiduciary scenario.
That's exactly what I assumed. Glad I didn't ask. Thank you for clarifying my question.