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What is my current ROI? Am I making money on these rentals?

Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:44 am
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:44 am
Property #1
Rent-$1879
Mortgage Payment-$978
HOA-$177
Property Tax-$4179 per year
Insurance-$875
I owe about $104k on this unit. Value 189k. 12 years left on a 15 year 4.75% note

Property #2
Rent-$1389
Mortgage-none
HOA-$475 a month,$100 of which will drop off at end of year.
Property Tax-$2100 per year
Insurance-$220 per year as it is just a rider on my homeowners and the HOA has the major policy.

I can do the cash flow but what are the other factors when it comes to ROI.

The reason for my question is I am at a cross roads as I do not feel like I am making money and am considering selling.

Thanks

Eta the insurance on the first unit is $875, not $4875 as originally listed.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 10:03 am
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27816 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 9:57 am to
how much is the 2nd unit worth? if its worth more than $150k I'd probably consider selling.

The first one your ROI sucks. Can't be more than 3-4%.

ETA: sorry actually the first one isn't that bad as your equity is only 80k.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 10:02 am
Posted by rednecksouthpaw
Denham Springs
Member since Jun 2006
129 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:00 am to
Depends on what you want these rentals for, imo. If it's for long term wealth and using this rental business as write offs for taxes, I think rentals are great investments. You can depreciate these down and leave it to your children when you die and they not be hit with a big tax burden.
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:05 am to
Second unit is worth $100k and I changed the insurance on unit one to $875, not 4875 as originally listed
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 10:45 am
Posted by tirebiter
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:31 am to
LINK

Calculator link. The 15-yr note is going to skew your numbers a bit as you are more or less choosing to pre-pay the loan quicker than a traditional 30-yr term, reducing current year cash flow. Money is fungible, you could be spending or investing that differential in something else so might want to tweak it in your analysis. Is this a condo or townhouse with some land and do you have significant depreciation expense? I am not a fan of property with HOA fees.
Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
37694 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:45 am to
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The first one your ROI sucks. Can't be more than 3-4%.


How can you possibly know this without knowing how much money he has invested?

Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 10:50 am to
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How can you possibly know this without knowing how much money he has invested?


he states how much he as invested... Even though I ignored it
Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 11:02 am to
quote:

Property #1
Rent-$1879
Mortgage Payment-$978
HOA-$177
Property Tax-$4179 per year
Insurance-$875
I owe about $104k on this unit. Value 189k. 12 years left on a 15 year 4.75% note


How much did you buy it for? How much did you use as a down payment?

Let's assume you paid $189,000 for it and put 20% down. I don't know what HOA is responsible for so I'll leave out replacement reserves although those should be accounted for( along with vacancy expenses and your time for managing the property).

Amount invested - $37,800

Revenue per year - $22,548

Expenses per year
Mortgage - $11,736
HOA - $2,124
Taxes -$4,179
Insurance - $875

NOI - $3,635


These numbers are awful. Without even taking other expenses into consideration, if your property is vacant 2 months you are in the negative.

I would sell.


ETA : Bottom line, we need WAY more details to really give you an accurate representation of your investment.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 11:08 am
Posted by Rust Cohle
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 1:08 pm to
disclaimer:I had to google what NOI was.

what about the money paid to principal?
on a 15 year loan he has to be paying close to 50% principal, thats an additional 6k to equity, right?
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 1:09 pm
Posted by sneakytiger
Member since Oct 2007
2471 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 1:44 pm to
Technically shouldn't he only use the interest part of the mortgage in the NOI calculation, with the amortization increasing his net investment? Not that it will really help his ROI.

OP needs to provide purchase price and current fmv/appraised values for reach of the properties too.
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 1:47 pm
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

OP needs to provide purchase price and current fmv/appraised values for reach of the properties too


Property #1 was bought by me 11 years ago. I lived there for a year then got married and turned it into a rental. I paid $160k. I have had three tennants with it never going more than 2 months vacant. One tennant lived there for 7 years and did a bunch of upgrades without any money from me. On mint.com, zillow has it estimated at 190k. I think I could get over 200k since it is a rare two bedroom single story in this town house complex. They go for way more per square foot than the two story units.
Mortgage Payment breaks down 545 to Principal and 400 to Int.

ETA: Originally had a 30 year but refinanced down to a 15 year. original interest rate was 7.5
This post was edited on 8/6/14 at 2:20 pm
Posted by MikeBRLA
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 3:12 pm to
quote:

he states how much he as invested... Even though I ignored it


Where did he list how much he invested?
Posted by C
Houston
Member since Dec 2007
27816 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 4:09 pm to
quote:

Where did he list how much he invested?


doesn't matter. He's looking for whats the better investment going forward. I know he asks "current ROI" but that's not what he's looking for.
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Posted on 8/6/14 at 5:43 pm to
ok, I will do my best from the investment angle.

Property 1 I only put down 10% so 16k.

Property 2 gets complicated as I bought it with a partner through an LLC we established. He had financial problems so I bought his interest out for like 2k. We both invested 10k and bought the unit for 90k. The note was a 7 year ARM that no one would touch with a 10 foot pole since it was in the LLC's name and when it was time to refinance they did not do those types of loans anymore, so I paid off the loan about 4 years ago. I paid 55k. This property also has only had three tennants in the 12 years I have owned and has been vacant for about 6 months in that time.

Posted by I Love Bama
Alabama
Member since Nov 2007
37694 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 5:59 pm to
You and Rust are both correct. My calculation was very simplistic due to the lack of data provided.
Posted by GeeOH
Louisiana
Member since Dec 2013
13376 posts
Posted on 8/6/14 at 8:46 pm to
Was your credit bad when buying the first one? I have a $225k home on 30 yr fixed at 4.50% and the note is $1464 and taxes, insurance, etc are all included in that figure!

I lease it for $1800 (remarried and moved into her bigger home). PERFECT tenant wanted it for 3 yrs to not have to pay out of state on 2 daughters college and she works in pipeline consulting. Basically there half the month at best.

Mortgage balance is $185k home is appraised at $255 after 9 years.

So I pay 12 x 1464 = $17568/yr in all inclusive mortgage. She pays me $21600/yr. The extra goes to principle.

Point being 1) how is your mortgage and all so high on a much cheaper home? and 2) plenty of people will tell me I should sell because I could put the money somewhere and do better..

As of now, I say bullshite, my house will be paid for in 10 yrs and I'll have a non-taxed $300k+ retirement helper when I sell it.

quote:

HOA-$177




WTF? My HOA now in a $550k+ hm is $40. Is your's in Destin or something? lol
Posted by foshizzle
Washington DC metro
Member since Mar 2008
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 7:21 am to
quote:

WTF? My HOA now in a $550k+ hm is $40. Is your's in Destin or something? lol


Come up to DC and live in a highrise so you can enjoy the pleasures of a $500/month HOA on a $400K property.
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 12:33 pm to
The HOA on that property includes water, light and gas. Some solice.
Posted by idlewatcher
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 2:57 pm to
quote:

$500/month HOA


Those are getting to be the standard here in Houston as well. 400-500/month.
Posted by StrangeBrew
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Posted on 8/7/14 at 7:29 pm to
quote:

Was your credit bad when buying the first one? I have a $225k home on 30 yr fixed at 4.50% and the note is $1464 and taxes, insurance, etc are all included in that figure!

No my credit was not bad, but this was common practice back then. The days of the liar loans.
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