In a word, “No”.
Why?
Because we’re not interested in buying the properties our brokerage clients want to buy.
Our typical brokerage assignment is to help someone buy:
- 2-4 units
- $500k-1MM
- 20-25% down (so, looking to put out $100-250k in capital)
- 70-75% LTV mortgage
- Minimal renovation required
- Cashflowing (eg priced at 12x GRM or less)
The deal outlined above is perfect for a non-professional investor, who will generate a decent yield with a 30 year fixed mortgage while using a reasonable amount of cash and keeping headaches to a minimum.
But that kind of deal doesn’t work for us, because we can’t use that kind of leverage and we’re willing to go through major hassle in order to generate far above-market returns.
What we want to buy for our funds:
- 4+ units
- $500k up to $2-3MM
- All cash
- Massive renovation required
- $200 / sq ft or less
- Don’t care about the yield (eg willing to pay a functionally unlimited multiple of the rents)
As you can see, the deals we want are complicated and capital-intensive. In short, they are not the kind of deals that our typical clients are equipped to do.