The 7 steps to buying, renovating and tenanting great rental properties

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Podcast 3: The 7 steps necessary to buy an amazing rental property

Transcript of The 7 steps to buying, renovating and tenanting great rental properties

Podcast  3:  The  7  steps  necessary  to  buy  an  amazing  rental  property  

Day  to  day  reality  less  glamorous  than  the  TV  shows  

Valuable  step  by  step  guide  for  anybody  interested  in  this  business  

Insights  into  what  my  colleagues  and  I  do  every  day  

Includes  sourcing,  analysing,  property  visits,  making  offers  &  renovaDng  

Drilling  down  into  nuts  and  bolts  of  owning  and  renDng  property  

Aim  of  this  presenta/on  

However  building  a  rental  porFolio  can  change  your  life  

Important  you  focus  on  very  specific  property  types,  prices  and  locaDons  

From  Feb  1-­‐5,  I  studied  50  potenDal  properDes  carefully  

Involved  puMng  70  rows  of  data  on  each  one  into  our  in  house  spreadsheet  

Sourced  from  MLS,  Zillow,  Craigslist,  Private  aucDon  sites  and  YellowleTers  

Included  basics  such  as  beds,  baths,  sq  V,  year  built  and  market  rent  

Easy  to  get  overwhelmed  by  volume  of  homes  for  sale  

But  also  permits,  liens,  tax  records,  rehab  esDmates  holding  costs  &  running  costs  

Step  1:  Finding  and  analysing  poten/al  houses  

All  19  were  visited  and  inspected  for  40-­‐45  minutes  each  

Google  maps  very  useful  for  planning  and  comparing  previous  purchases  

Feedback  on  local  area  (both  good  and  bad)  

DraV  renovaDon  budgets  quickly  calculated  and  uploaded  

Once  numbers  were  updated,  9  potenDal  investments  idenDfied  

IniDal  list  of  50  properDes  whiTled  down  to  19  

Step  2:  Visi/ng  the  proper/es  

Prefer  to  send  signed  agreement  with  a  proof  of  funds  

Shows  we  are  serious  and  ready  to  move  quickly  

Banks  oVen  have  their  own  (badly  designed)  submission  systems    

Offers  generally  sent  same  day  we  view  the  properDes  

AucDon  website  systems  are  also  all  very  different  from  each  other  

I´m  not  a  big  fan  of  verbal  offers  

Step  3:  Making  an  offer  

This  is  higher  than  the  average  (which  is  1  in  10  for  us)  

Once  agreements  returned,  we  immediately  ordered  inspecDons  

An  inspecDon  can  idenDfy  important  (and  expensive)  issues  to  correct  

Look  at  dwelling,  hvac,  electrics,  plumbing  and  roof  

Range  from  1,000s  to  10,000s  of  dollars  

Of  the  nine  offers  made,  two  were  accepted  

Step  4:  GeAng  your  offer  accepted  

Aluminium  wiring  which  will  require  expensive  fuses  to  bring  up  to  code  

Damaged  pipes  which  may  or  may  not  be  expensive  to  fix  

Either  way,  both  houses  are  visited  again  and  renovaDon  scope  of  works  finalised  

Need  to  return  with  general  contractor  and  electrician  to  get  esDmate  

Do  as  much  homework  as  possible  during  inspecDon  period    

Red  flags  were  found  on  one  of  the  properDes  inspected  last  week  

Step  4:  GeAng  your  offer  accepted  (con/nued)  

Unpaid  uDlity  or  tax  bills  can  cause  delays  

Liens  from  banks,  credit  card  companies,  HOAs,  local  county  can  appear  

Biggest  mistakes  made  by  those  buying  at  aucDon  with  no  recourse  

Never  take  your  eye  off  the  ball  during  this  period  

Now  purchasing  the  property  with  clean  Dtle  becomes  key  

Step  5:  Purchasing  the  house  

We  do  whatever  is  necessary  to  make  property  high  than  average  standard  

Quality  of  kitchen,  floors,  roof  and  paint  all  high  quality    

Upshot  of  this  policy  is  that  lots  of  inquiries  received    

Note:  Not  necessarily  be0er  than  your  house,  just  average  for  this  area  

Not  going  to  go  into  too  much  detail  about  renovaDons  here  

Step  6:  GeAng  the  property  rent  ready  and  tenanted  

..  is  to  provide  great  turnkey  rental  properDes  to  our  clients  

We  make  sure  you  have  great  property  manager  and  are  properly  insured  

We  make  ourselves  available  before,  during  and  aVer  you  buy  

Whole  point  of  this  enDre  process  ..  sourcing,  analysing,  buying,  renovaDng  etc.  

Step  7:  Selling  turnkey  to  our  clients  

If  you  buy  a  $100,000  property  from  us,  we  want  you  to  earn  $8,000  -­‐  $9,000  pa  

We  do  all  the  work  (and  it  is  a  lot)  so  you  don´t  have  to  

Our  buyers  are  busy  people  with  diverse  careers,  but  they  all  recognize  the  important  of  puMng  their  money  to  work  FOR  THEM  

Rental  properDes  are  the  best  way  I  know  of  growing  wealth  without  subjecDng  yourself  to  stock  market  volaDlity  and  low  bank  deposit  returns  

Please  email  me  at  [email protected]  and  if  you´d  like  to  learn  more.  

Next  Steps  

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Almost  all  are  sold  to  people  who  reach  out  to  us  directly  in  advance  of  public  launches  

Further  InformaDon:  info.torcana.com  (blog)  &  www.torcana.com  (main  website)  

This  document  contains  general  informaDon  relaDng  to  the  purchase  of  property  and  its  contents  should  not  be  construed  as  legal  or  other  professional  advice.  This  is  not  an  investment  offering.  While  all  reasonable  care  has  been  taken  in  the  compilaDon  and  publicaDon  of  this  informaDon,  Torcana  &  it´s  subsidiaries  make  no  representaDons  or  warranDes,  whether  expressed  or  implied,  as  to  its  accuracy  or  completeness  and  the  content  is  provided  for  informaDon  purposes  only.  Torcana  does  not  oblige  any  buyer  to  use  exisDng  property  management  services  and  recognizes  their  right  to  rent  his  or  her  property  independently.  Furthermore,  Torcana  and  its  subsidiaries  shall  not  be  liable,  directly  or  indirectly,  to  the  user  or  any  other  third  party  for  any  damage  resulDng  from  the  use  of  the  informaDon  contained  or  implied  in  this  document.  Buyers  should  always  seek  appropriate  legal,  tax  &  financial  advice  from  suitably  qualified  professionals  before  taking,  or  refraining  from  taking,  any  acDon.    

 

Currently  have  three  properDes  under  renovaDon  and  another  four  under  contract