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All Forum Posts by: Terra Padgett

Terra Padgett has started 14 posts and replied 109 times.

Post: new to rental business/ DSCR

Terra Padgett
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Quote from @Owen Rosen:
Quote from @Tekoa Glover:

Thanks. What does the DP3 mean


 It's a type of "Dwelling Policy."  I wouldn't worry too much about this terminology though as different companies have different names for similar things.  Insurance jargon is annoying and many terms are synonymous or just plain confusing.  Work with a knowledgeable independent agent.

What Owen said ⬆️

Post: new to rental business/ DSCR

Terra Padgett
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You'll need a DP3 policy or a Dwelling Fire policy. Call a local insurance broker and tell them you need insurance for a rental property you own and they will be able to get you quotes for what you need. You should still always require the tenant to have renters insurance with liability coverage at a minimum. 

Post: Heloc to coventional loan

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Quote from @Ian Stedman:

I guess my hang up is that if I'm already using loaned money as a down payment, how will the bank approve another loan on top of the HELOC.


If you're using the HELOC for just the down payment portion on the investment property, then you'll likely need to fund the rest with private money or a HML and then re-fi out to conventional once you've renovated and rented. Conventional loans typically aren't for rehab projects, but rather for ready-to-rent or light cosmetic upgrades. They're for the long-term hold with the 30 year note. You'll pay back the HELOC once you've done your BRRRR refinance and then you'll only have your new Conventional loan left. You'll have to buy right to get either instant equity or forced appreciation so that you can pull some cash out during the re-fi to be able to use that for your next deal. I'd suggest you speak with some lenders and run your scenarios to see what the right strategy is for your particular deal.

Post: Heloc to coventional loan

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Yes, if you have or obtain a HELOC you can use the funds for pretty much anything. So that could very well go towards an investment property. Be sure you have cash flow to pay the monthly payments on the HELOC until you're able to refinance out the new property. And depending on how you're buying, make sure you'll have enough equity to cash out the amount you'll need to pay back the HELOC.

Post: Wyoming Holdings Going Away?

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This is the new FinCEN rule where you do have to report beneficial owners or those who have substantial control to the government watchdogs. However, from my understanding on this, it’s not a public database like a Secretary of State site, but rather only available to limited parties. There was a list of who those parties were; I believe it’s on that government’s website. My concern is if they have a data breach. With the government storing so much information, hackers are constantly trying to break through firewalls. 

Post: Question about responding to tenant threatening to withhold rent

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Do NOT be bullied by tenants. You are the boss, not them. Unless the home is uninhabitable or poses an imminent danger to life, then confirm receipt of their work orders and provide applicable updates as soon as available. If rent is not received when normally due, then eviction proceedings will commence. It’s probably too late now, but I would add to renewal or future leases that appliances provided in the home are courtesy only and Landlord is not responsible for maintenance or repairs to them; then list such appliances.

Post: UNpredictable Cash Flow

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You hear so much (I guess from the gurus and course sellers) about how “predictable” the cash flow is from rental properties. Well I adamantly disagree. You have a maintenance issue…unpredictable cash flow. Your insurance premium goes up…unpredictable cash flow. Tenant doesn’t pay their rent…unpredictable cash flow. And the list could go on. If you’re just getting started in rental properties, just beware that the cash flow is UNpredictable. 

Post: Norada Capital Management suspending payments

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Quote from @Chris Seveney:
Quote from @Don Konipol:
Quote from @Chris Seveney:

@Don Konipol

100% agree

Who knows how this pans out but if you go to

https://noradacapital.com it says current holdings and those include radio shack, pier 1, linens and things etc.

So without seeing any paperwork you were investing in essentially an accredited mutual fund from someone who says they were a real estate guy

For me - if I put myself in those shoes as a real estate guy trying to run a fund of private or public companies all not real estate related- I have ZERO experience in that. What was the sponsors ?

Right Chris

you’d think people would research the HOW to invest before investing their “life” savings. 
If someone is worth $10 million and wants to take a $50k or $100k “flyer’ without thorough investigation, that’s okay.  But placing a significant amount of your capital with some stooges without a clue as to what they’re doing is flushing money down the toilet.  And if you invest but have no idea either WHAT your investment is or HOW it is secured or IF it is a debt investment, equity investment, or hybrid of the two is a sure fire way to get burned.  What’s worse is many investors who do get burned become afraid of investments in general and keep their money “safe” at bank rates of return.  

In my mind this all goes back to RISK.  unless or until an investor understands and can somehow quantify risk in each investment they’re considering they can not make a proper investment decision.  It’s like asking whether you should invest in an investment that has an expected return of 20% or an investment with an expected return of 10%.  If you can’t quantify risk and don’t understand the mechanics of “weighted” average of expected return and range of returns (standard deviation) then you are at a severe disadvantage and should consider a competent investment / financial manager for your investment capital.  

Btw, I’ve seen people with a great deal of success in ACTIVE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS lose large sums in passive investment for just these reasons.  Running a real estate business, active investing in real estate, and passive investing in real estate are three related but DIFFERENT categories.  And investing in “other” than real estate is even more different.  It’s like you and I leveraging our success in notes/lending to raise $100 million to invest in art.  And investors thinking they’ve done their “due diligence” because they checked our track record in note investing.  


 This is why the numbers for an accredited investor should be changed. The $200k is from like 1982..... Back in 1982 a net worth of $1M or $200k a year was ALOT. One report said by 2027 it will be over 30% of population.

The issue with it is if you make $200k a year - $50k for an initial investment could be your life savings,  most people I know who make $200k do not even have $50k saved. As you have mentioned in the past, you should not put more than 10-15% of your money in one investment - so if you have $500k and want to throw $50k ok - but it still hurts. if its your first and only 50k, there are plenty of other opportunities out there to get in the game for less

For many - Goes back to greed and FOMO as well, last few years everyone and their brother wanted to jump in on the STR and MF space because of these great returns - no different than NFT's and bitcoin before that, but when something moves up quickly, it typically drops pretty quickly as well. Next we are going to see it on all this crazy "creative finance" that is going around where people are buying or selling via seller finance to those who are unqualified...

This is exactly why we invest as an investment club into deals at much smaller amounts than the $50k/$100k minimums. Even for accredited & high income investors, losing $50k/$100k still stings. Pooling and investing at $5k/$10k is a much softer blow. Lowers your risk of any single investment (whether fraudulent or just poorly executed) taking down your whole ship. And I’m not talking about a fund of funds. I’m talking about age old investment clubs. 

Post: 01/2024 - Thoughts on Syndications / Investment Clubs

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Quote from @Andres Mata:

Hello all!

I have been researching a lot about syndications / investment clubs lately and was getting ready to start investing away, but I have found a couple of posts that mentioned that it might not be the best time to invest in syndications due to the current market conditions (many people mentioning awful returns and many even stopping distributions). I know it's not smart to try and "time the market", but what are your general thoughts on syndications / investment clubs in these current market conditions? I understand that these tend to have a return in 2-3+ years, which I am okay with. 

Am I looking at this all wrong? Any other tips for a new real estate investor? Thanks in advance!

Syndications and Investment Clubs are not the same thing. While they may have a similar characteristic; as in pooling capital, they are quite different. True investment clubs are people coming together, reviewing opportunities, and pooling their capital together to invest in said opportunity.

I personally lead a passive REI club and I’m also a member of another one and we invest in real estate; syndications, funds, debt, equity, etc. Many benefits but diversifying with smaller amounts of capital across a wide array of assets/markets/operators really helps to avoid the horror stories of losing $50k/$100k. Nobody wants to lose any money, but losing $5k or $10k is a much easier pill to swallow than losing 50k or 100k. So I would highly recommend joining an investment club to help with the vetting and due diligence process of a syndication investment. 


I love discussing this type of stuff so feel free to DM me if you’d like to chat more and I can share some of my insights and experiences. 

Post: Norada Capital Management suspending payments

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Quote from @Paula Impala:

I invested in Norada Capital Management and was coming here to connect with others who have invested. Did not receive my payment from Norada this month (June) and just received the following notification in my email.

Any thoughts or recommendations from fellow investors.  Thank you in advance for any advice or insight.




Dear Valued Investor,

I hope you are well. As a lender (aka “Maker”) to Norada, you are a valued member of the Norada family.
The purpose of this correspondence is to provide you with an update on the repayment under the terms of the promissory note (“Note”) as an obligation of Norada Capital Management, LLC (“Norada”).
As with all businesses, Norada is subject to market factors that could impact its ability to make payments. Due to current market conditions and unforeseen financial challenges, we have decided to temporarily suspend distribution payments. This decision was not made lightly and comes after thorough deliberation and analysis of our current financial position.
This requires us to exercise our right to convert your Note and issue equity (aka membership interests) in Norada. You will recall that your Note allows Norada to convert the outstanding balance owed into equity and that it can redeem that equity in the future by repayment of the Note principal in full. There is nothing required by you related to your Note being converted. It happens automatically upon notice being sent.
As such, this email will provide you notice that Norada has chosen to exercise its right under the Note §6 to issue equity to you in Norada. Your equity is valued at the unpaid face value of the Note plus any accrued but unpaid interest. We expect to be in a position to redeem your interests in short order, and we will keep you posted, as always, on any developments in this regard.

We understand the importance of distributions to our investors and recognize the impact this decision may have on your financial planning. Please be assured that this suspension is temporary. We are committed to resuming regular distributions as soon as our financial situation stabilizes and improves.

Our primary goal is to ensure the long-term stability and sustainability of our business. By temporarily halting distributions, we can preserve capital, manage our resources more effectively, and invest in key areas that will drive future growth and profitability.

In the interim, we are taking strategic steps to strengthen our financial health, including cost-reduction measures, revenue-generating initiatives, and debt restructuring options. Our management team is dedicated to navigating through these challenges and emerging stronger.
We greatly appreciate your understanding and patience during this time. We remain committed to transparency and will keep you informed of any significant developments. If you have any questions or need further clarification, please feel free to contact me directly. (I will do my best to reply to your email in a timely manner.)
Thank you for your continued trust and support.
Sincerely,

Marco SantarelliFounder & CEONorada Capital Management

I hate to see/hear this. We looked at investing in the Norada Notes last year with my Investment Club. It was an unsecured note NOT backed by any real estate or hard asset. But rather how we understood it, the note was tied to the performance of previous Brick & Mortar stores that Norada said were performing well as online e-commerce stores now. We requested to see financials as part of our due diligence (numerous times), however they declined to provide anything saying that since they were a private company they didn’t provide financials. They offered to provide projections or a pro-forma. That was not acceptable to us as projections wouldn’t tell us how the company or portfolio of companies have been performing to date or give us any confidence in the degree of certainty with their ability to repay the note. We didn’t believe those old online retailers were performing well and didn’t even know they were still around. We decided to pass on investing.
I hope this works out well for all in the end, but I would certainly be concerned with them converting a Debt Position to an Equity Position at discretion. Especially if it was just in the fine print. That should have been highlighted. You’re just bumping investors down to the very bottom of the capital stack. I’d rather they just pause distributions and pick back up once the “economic conditions” are sorted out. But they wouldn’t want to accrue that kind of interest with those 12-15% notes. Again, I hope it works out well for all once all is said and done.