Pennsylvania / BRRRR
One renovation.
A longer view.
A rental investor finds a rowhouse with room to improve. The plan begins with the future tenant and a refinance that needs to work on the property’s income.
$190,000Capital to model
Inside the scenario
- Purchase budget
- $180,000
- Renovation budget
- $40,000
- Target finished value
- $300,000
- Modeled refinance LTV
- 75%
- Potential refinance loan
- $225,000
- Bridge principal payoff
- $190,000
- Estimated cash back at refinanceBefore closing costs and fees.
- $35,000
- Planned exit
- Cash-out refinance and hold
The $190,000 bridge would leave $30,000 of the $220,000 purchase and renovation budget to the investor, plus closing costs, financing costs, carrying costs, and reserves. At a $300,000 appraised value, a 75% LTV cash-out refinance would total $225,000. After paying off $190,000 of bridge principal, $35,000 would remain before refinance costs and any additional payoff charges. That is returned equity, not profit; recovering all cash invested is not guaranteed. Actual proceeds also depend on qualifying rent, debt coverage, seasoning, and lender approval.