Pocket Deal: You make money when you buy! Literally

Got a property with 20% off!

In one of the real estate training programs I took, we learned about pocket deals.

I knew, in theory, that if you build great relationships with real estate brokers, you'd start getting deals off the market, which they call pocket deals. But so far this has never happened to me until today.

Today is my lucky day!

Because... I GOT MY FIRST EVER POCKET DEAL!


These deals are supposed to be great because:

• Price is low - you get a gigantic discount
• No one else even knows about the deal
• No competing offers even in the hot seller market!

Here is how it happened.

One of my friends focuses of flips. It's essential for him to find properties at super low prices. So, he  designed a system of finding deals off the market and putting them under contract. His system works great!

He gets houses ch-e-e-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-a-p. Then, fixes them. And flips!

Occasionally, he comes across a house at a good discount, but the discount isn't big enough for a flip. The cost of the transaction would eat most of the profit. These situations are best for those who buy-fix-rent-&-hold, like myself.

So instead of flipping, the deal was assigned to me. In this transaction, my friend plays the part of a wholesaler. He adds a profit (aka assignment fee) for himself before re-selling the deal to me.

Here are the numbers:

Market Price	290,000	[1]
Sold to Whosaler At	217,500	[2]
Assignment Fee	15,000	[3]
My Price	232,500	[4]
Downpayment	54,375
Closing Costs	10,875
Renovation	15,000
Total Investment	80,250	[5]
Instant Gain	31,625	[6]
ROI at Purchase	39%	[7]

1) Comparable houses are currently selling for 290K

2) My friend was able to purchase the property off the market at 217.5K

3) He charged finders fee,  which is called assignment fee, of 15K when he assigned the deal to me

4) I am paying 232.5K for the house

5) To get the property, my total investment will be ~ 80K, including dowanpayment, closing costs, and a renovation

6) Based on current market prices, I'll have immediate gain of 31.6K:

Gain = 290K - 232.5K - 10.8K - 15K = 31.6K

7) The moment I buy the property, my return on investment (ROI) is almost 40%:

ROI = 31.6K / 80.25K = 39%.