Lease/Optioning: Your Perfect Wealth Building Strategy with Matt Reed
The exit strategy of leasing houses with option to buy (“lease/options”) has come roaring back along with the health of the housing market. And no wonder; in some ways it’s the perfect strategy, giving you:
- Upfront cash (in the form of a non-refundable ‘option fee’ paid by your tenant)
- Monthly cash flow
- Tax breaks from depreciation and write offs
- Back-end cash, when your tenant buys the property at top dollar in 2-3 years
- Tax-free cash, if you exchange the property or do the deal in your IRA
If you’re looking for a real-life, no B.S., warts-and-all look at how this strategy works right here in Ohio, look no further than our June meeting, when Matt Reed shares his business of buying middle-end homes using private money, renovating them, then lease/optioning them to moderate-income tenant/buyers.
He’ll talk about what types of properties he targets and which he won’t touch with a 10 foot pole, who beats down his door to give him 5-10% cash up front, how many actually buy and why it doesn’t matter when they don’t, and more.
Matt is a COREE favorite for his no-hype style and his deep understanding of how the market works. Be there for this detail-filled presentation.
Early meeting for active investors:
Make money cutting your utility bills with Chuck Frobose
We’ll just get this out of the way right now: yes, it’s an MLM. But it’s an MLM that fits in really well with your real estate business (because the product is cheaper gas and electric) and it’s an MLM that benefits the important work that OREIA does (which is why OREIA executive director Chuck Frobose is hosting), and, frankly, most real estate investors are rich because they HAVE multiple streams of income, not because they run from them. Come see why this might be a great extra revenue source for you.
Early meeting for new investors:
Introduction to Making Money with Ugly Houses: Wholsaling and Retailing
If you’re looking for quick cash in real estate, if the idea of being a landlord simply doesn’t appeal to you, short-term exit strategies are your answer. Wholesaling (quick-turning) is a low-risk strategy that requires no cash or credit and results in a cash payday in 2-3 weeks; retailing (fixing and flipping) is a more complex, specialized, and profitable strategy that yields $15,000-$20,000 profits in 6 months or less. Learn the basic of these two techniques, including skills and resources you’ll need to do them, and traps to watch out for.