Because there are risks when you renovate. Yes, you can forecast the ARV after-repair value , the renovation costs, and the carrying costs. And if you have experience with renovations, you can do so accurately.
I once renovated a house that ended up needing new framing, because the existing framing had started rotting. This says nothing of the risks involved in working with contractors. In your first few flips, start with cosmetic repairs. Build trust and rapport with contractors on smaller projects first, and avoid permits and the other risks that come with mechanical and structural repairs. As you gain experience and confidence, expand into larger renovation projects. Instead of getting an investment property loan, you can finance a live-in flip with a cheap K loan through the FHA to put the property in habitable condition.
If you wait at least one year to sell, you only pay capital gains taxes on the profits, not your full income tax rate. This option fits perfectly for buyers who are handy and enjoy tinkering around the house — especially those in higher tax brackets.
The drawback is that you have to actually move in, live in a perpetual work zone for a year or two, and then move again relatively quickly. I like to think of live-in flips as an unconventional form of house hacking.
When you go to sell, your gains should more than cover your housing payments for the last year or two, meaning that a successful live-in flip also means net free housing. The classic house hacking model involves buying a multifamily property, moving into one unit, and renting out the other s.
Your neighboring tenants cover your mortgage with their rent payments, and ideally your other non-mortgage expenses to boot. Multifamily properties are far from the only option for house hacking. My co-founder at SparkRental, Deni Supplee, has house hacked by renting out storage space.
Today she takes it a step further: she brought in a foreign exchange student and the placement company pays her a monthly stipend that covers most of her mortgage. In fact, her home is a mixed-use property with two residential units and one commercial unit. Her daughter lives in the neighboring residential unit and covers a hefty chunk of the mortgage, and she and her husband write off the commercial unit as the headquarters of their businesses.
You can get as creative as you like with house hacking. My friend Renee covers the bulk of her rent by leasing one bedroom for two weeks out of the month. Best of all, when you house hack, you can use traditional mortgage financing rather than an investment property loan. It also means lower interest rates and lender fees, making for far more attractive financing.
And when you move out? You can keep the home as a rental property, with your owner-occupied loan left in place. Much as I love directly investing in real estate, it requires knowledge and a degree of work.
The traditional indirect real estate investment is publicly traded REITs real estate investment trusts. You can buy shares in them through your regular brokerage, your IRA or Roth IRA, and often through your employer-sponsored retirement account like a k.
They trade like mutual funds or ETFs exchange traded funds , and come in two varieties. Like stocks and mutual funds, REITs are highly liquid and make it easy to diversify your investments. Are prize bonds or State Savings our best options? Any advice will be appreciated. AS, Co Waterford. Well done on having the discipline to accumulate a significant savings amount. Before taking decisions on investments or home improvements I would advise you to identify your financial priorities.
They could be early retirement or to be debt-free by a certain age. This will dictate how to position your money to align with your financial priorities. These are your short-term priorities. I would suggest an emergency fund of three to six months of your net salary. These funds could be held on deposit, possibly in a notice deposit account, to be used in the event of a financial emergency such as the loss of employment or diagnosis of an illness.
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