Home Equity Lines - An Investor Goldmine

September 21, 2009

In today’s very difficult financing environment for investors, a home equity line of credit option may be your best funding option for securing profits.

Let’s consider the following deal, which is typical in Tampa:

  • Purchase Price:    $55,000
  • Rehab Costs:          $10,000
  • Marketing Costs:  $2,500
  • Net Resale:              $102,000

The problem is how are you going to fund the almost $70K that is required to do this deal.  Obviously, the profits are outstanding but the cashflow can be brutal, especially since it may take 5 months to close on your deal if you sell it to an FHA buyer (title seasoning issues).

However, let’s now say you have a lot of equity in your home but would like to make some extra cashflow.  Here comes the use of a home equity line of credit to finance your purchase.  Suppose that you had enough to do 2 deals simultaneously with your line of credit…..  If you could turn those every six months, this would give you a profit of over $30,000 per deal or $120K of profit in a year.  Not bad for a side job.

A Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) is a form of revolving credit that demands one’s home as collateral for the loan sanctioned.  Many lending institutions claim to offer the best home equity line of credit loans in a variety of ways. While loans are available at variable interest rates, some come with attractive low introductory rates and a few with fixed rates. The choice is up to the individual home owner and investor.

When your considering your next investment purchase, don’t forget about your HELOC as a potential source of investment funds.

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