246 King Arthur Ct

Dahlonega, GA 30533

$259,500D

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,568 sqft · Built 2022 · Manufactured · Active · 59 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $2,025/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,361
• Tax + insurance: −$180
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$425
• Net cashflow: $59/mo
• Annual: $712/yr
• Cap rate: 6.57%
• Cash-on-cash: 0.98%
• DSCR: 1.04
• 1% rule: 0.78%
• Cash to close: $72,660

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $260k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $59 ($712/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $203k (22.0% below list).
• It's been on market 59 days — a 3% lower offer ($252k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $203k (22.0% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $8k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 65/100 on livability (#241 in GA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, health & safety A+; Watch: employment D, housing D, commute F.
• Lumpkin County (rural): math 38% / reading 45% proficiency, ranked #41 of 174 in GA (top 24%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Long Branch Elementary School (math 42% / reading 47%, grade F, #336 of 1,228 statewide, top 29%, 392 students, 55% FRL); Lumpkin County Middle School (math 35% / reading 44%, grade F, #147 of 470 statewide, top 33%, 862 students, 40% FRL); Lumpkin County High School (math 30% / reading 41%, grade F, #81 of 424 statewide, top 19%, 1,134 students, 34% FRL) — zoned schools at 43% FRL track the district average.
• Market conditions: 384 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 277 units permitted in Lumpkin County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Lumpkin County population projected at +8% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
• 4 sale attempts since 3y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $16k (6%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
• Cap rate 6.6% vs local median 3.1% in Dahlonega — top-decile yield for the area; either an underpriced asset or a hidden risk that comps aren't pricing in. Stress-test before assuming the spread holds.
• This rent runs 33% of the median local income ($74k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 59 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 22% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• Schools are D-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• The area grade is low — what's the realistic commute time and amenity access for the typical tenant pool here? Any planned neighborhood developments (good or bad) we should know about?
• 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.