1309 9th St

Paducah, TX 79248

$58,000B

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,478 sqft · Built 1900 · SingleFamily · Pending · 15 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,199/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$304
• Tax + insurance: −$128
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$252
• Net cashflow: $515/mo
• Annual: $6,183/yr
• Cap rate: 16.95%
• Cash-on-cash: 38.07%
• DSCR: 2.69
• 1% rule: 2.07%
• Cash to close: $16,240

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $58k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $515 ($6k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $58k).
• It's been on market 15 days — a 2% lower offer ($57k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $57k (1.5% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• In year one you build about $2k of equity ($401 loan paydown + $2k appreciation (3.0% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 64/100 on livability (#740 in TX) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, crime A-; Watch: health & safety C-, schools F, amenities F.
• Paducah ISD (rural): math 50% / reading 30% proficiency, ranked #766 of 1,141 in TX (top 67%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases; 64% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Watch-outs: built in 1900 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 12 active listings in the ZIP.
• At projected returns (3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $16k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→19/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Questions for listing agent

• Built in 1900 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• What's the average days-on-market for RENTAL listings here right now (not sales)? A rising rental-DOM trend means longer vacancies and softer asking-rent achievability than the comps imply.
• What's the recent tenant-quality profile in this submarket — average credit score on applications, eviction rate, late-payment / NSF rate, and stable-employment percentage? A property-management company in the area should have these aggregated.
• How much new for-sale + rental construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply typically softens prices + rents 12–24 months out; constrained supply supports both.