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Need Advice ASAP - Should I buy this property ?


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2011 Jun 17, 2:50pm   2,545 views  9 comments

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I currently live in bay area. I know a realtor who found a short sale
property 3bd 2.5 bath in Sunnyvale area zip code 94089. The price for
this property is around $530K. I currently rent and I can't move to this
property for another 1-2 year as my work is not close to Sunnyvale. I will
continue renting till then. Since its a good deal, I am thinking to buy it
and rent it out. It would rent for around $2000k. If I pay 20 percent down
to buy this property and if I go with 5/1 arm then my mortgage won't be too
high, it may be around $2500.

My question is should I buy this property or not ? Some other similar
house in same neighborhood got sold for $599k.

Please advice.

#housing

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1   B.A.C.A.H.   2011 Jun 17, 3:12pm  

If you need to ask people you don't know on Patrick.net whether to make a decision to do something, it does not matter what the something is, buying a house or crossing the road with a one-legged chicken, don't do it.

2   leo9   2011 Jun 17, 3:18pm  

I thinks its worth to know what other people think. There are lot of smart people on this forum

3   mnsweeps   2011 Jun 17, 4:03pm  

prices will drop.... what looks like a low hanging fruit from far would end up being an overriped one from near.. my advice would be not to buy.

4   thomas.wong1986   2011 Jun 17, 4:08pm  

leo9 says

My question is should I buy this property or not ? Some other similar
house in same neighborhood got sold for $599k.

take 1997-98 prices add in inflation 30 to 40%
and that is what it should priced out without bubble.

the difference from your price of $599K is the exposure risk .. bubble prices.

http://www.housingbubblebust.com/OFHEO/Major/NorCal.html

5   clambo   2011 Jun 17, 4:39pm  

Go ahead, make yourself miserable and stressed out about renters flaking out on you and then having to wait 60 days+ to evict them.
The rest of the money you lose you can just blow on women and booze.

6   woggs1   2011 Jun 18, 12:30am  

To answer your question: NO!! Run away from that one.

7   corntrollio   2011 Jun 20, 4:49am  

thomas.wong1986 says

take 1997-98 prices add in inflation 30 to 40%

Inflation (per CPI) from 1998 to 2011 was 38.6%, and from 1997 to 2011 was 40.8%.

leo9 says

Since its a good deal, I am thinking to buy it
and rent it out. It would rent for around $2000k. If I pay 20 percent down
to buy this property and if I go with 5/1 arm then my mortgage won’t be too
high, it may be around $2500.

Why do you think it's a good deal to rent a house for below your cost? An investment property should be profitable.

Alternatively, are you willing to engage in consumption by buying a house that is rented for below your cost? How is your ability to afford both your existing rental and your mortgage payment if you don't have a tenant for 4 months? Is this property unique in some way that you would be missing out if you didn't buy it now? (e.g. it's a great lot, is an easily expandable house, etc.)

Also, have you considered low-balling on the short sale? Just because it's listed for $530K doesn't mean you should pay $530K. Those short sale prices are often completely made up. Do you know if the bank has approved a short sale at $530K?

8   Schizlor   2011 Jun 20, 5:16am  

corntrollio says

Those short sale prices are often completely made up.

Ask to see the appraisal once it's complete. I know with FHA, they set the minimum net proceeds at 88% of the appraised value on a short sale. So multiply the appraised value by 0.88 and that is what has to go to the lender after all closing costs are paid. Typically they'll work backwards from that to get their list price. They do that calculation, then add up all their closing costs, add the two, and there's your list price. (or a bit higher)

The 88% is non-negotiable (lender won't approve SS without that) but all the other costs are, including the realtor's commission. And in this day and age, many agents will agree to take the hit from their commission to make a deal work (say if you were close, like 86% net proceeds, the agent will relinquish a percentage point or two on the commission to get up to 88%) The fact that agents are allowed to earn commission on short sales really doesn't sit well with me in general. The fact that both the owner and the bank are taking it in the ass and somehow a realtor slips in to grab 6% off the top is ridiculous.

9   FortWayne   2011 Jun 20, 5:38am  

Don't.

First of all if you cant move their for a year or two why the hell would you pay someone to live there? It's not a good deal, it's a very very crapy deal and you'll be wasting a ton of money being upside down.

It's not like houses will go up in prices magically, world lately ran out of idiot money.

I don't live in bay area, but 500k+ for a 3bd sounds like a huge rip off to me.

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