How to Maximize the Return on Investment

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In order to maximize the return on investment of the $150,000 of

initial capitalization I have available to make my real estate

purchases from the inventory of distressed properties available in my

target market area, I would first partner with a real estate

professional, a Realtor(R) in order to make full use of the real

estate database resources that would permit me to perform complete due

diligence prior to making any purchasing decision. I would concentrate

my search in the immediate area of the University of Central Florida,

the greater Oviedo Florida metropolitan area, because there are

numerous properties available in this area that have a very high

potential for renovation and rehabilitation and can be readily

converted from a single-family residential role to a multiple roommate

rental property.

Because of the ongoing inventory surplus in the national real estate

market in general, and the Oviedo/UCF area market in particular, there

are many bargain priced properties available for purchase by qualified

buyers with either sufficient capitalization, or adequately robust

credit. Since the assumption of this exercise is that there are funds

available immediately one assumes that a substantial down payment

could be placed on the property, and that available credit could be

utilized given a modest but still acceptable FICA score in the 700 to

750 range. Assuming a four bedroom three bath home with a purchase

price of $150,000 and a down payment of $75,000, this would leave one

with a $75,000 mortgage at approximately 4%, and monthly payments of

approximately 350 dollars month. Adding taxes and insurance costs to

the P&I would bring the monthly payments to about $700.

Most of distressed propertie...

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...ing an application fee for all potential tenants. The going

rate for a private bedroom with private bath in the UCF area is

approximately $500 to $800 a month. Residents would be expected to

provide their own utilities, television and internet access.

Assuming a 75% occupancy rate at the lower end of this range, that

would yield a gross monthly income of $1500. This represents a monthly

profit of approximately $750. Since it is likely given UCF’s

phenomenal growth and projected increase in student population via

undergraduate enrollment, the 75% figure almost certainly represents

an underestimate rather than overestimate. Be that as it may, it

should still be possible for one to realize a minimum of $8400 a year

in rental income from this property. If one of the units was owner

occupied, it would reduce the revenue stream, but also my living

expenses.

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