Put 5% down on my condo and did my first gut renovation on the place, spending about $40K. Took the place from $425K - $490-500K according to my realtor.

I learned a lot and want to flip another property, but also kinda fell in love with my current place and don’t want to sell. I’ve only got about $45K in cash right now - is there any way to get the cash back from my renovation to put towards another without selling?

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Cash out refinance or heloc.

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It will depend on how much your reno increased the value of your home. If you're now over 20% equity you can.

Don’t cash out; this will cause you to pay more per month and likely at a higher rate than you have, all while putting you underwater

Instead, do a construction loan. This means you buy the place interest-only, and the bank adds the cost of the renno to the full mortgage once you refinance

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Tbh that’s not a great flip. Congrats but time also was on your side. It’s a great live-in-flip but $45k for a condo is excessive. Did a whole 3 bedroom for like $13k and increased by $30k within a month pre covid

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Definitely had some lessons learned since it was my first time. Mind if I DM you some questions on your experience?

What city?

Chicago

Spending $40k to increase the value by $65k to $75k isn’t really a win if you consider it as an investment or flip. Keep in mind that selling cost is about 7% to 8%, which would be $40k, so you would actually lose money if you sell.

You can try doing a refinance, which would require an appraisal so you can see how much equity you now have, monthly payment would hopefully decrease since PMI might no longer be required and you should get a better rate with the increased equity.

If your monthly income is sufficient to show potential lenders that you can afford two mortgages, you can then leverage to buy another property as an investment.

I think the ARV is too low for spending 40k? 40g to rehab is pretty expensive? What did you do?

Agreed, I spent too much on plumbing/electrical (rookie mistake) but also I’m in a luxury high rise and have nicer waterfall countertops, light fixtures, etc.

There are a couple different ways to retrieve equity as many people mentioned. What’s the current interest rate on the 5% down loan?

I can get you a loan. Interest based only

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