1018 Martin Luther King Rd

Litchfield Beach, SC 29585

$250,000C+

4 bd · 2.0 ba · 2,280 sqft · Built 2016 · Manufactured · Pending · 282 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $3,136/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,311
• Tax + insurance: −$417
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$659
• Net cashflow: $750/mo
• Annual: $8,996/yr
• Cap rate: 9.89%
• Cash-on-cash: 12.85%
• DSCR: 1.57
• 1% rule: 1.25%
• Cash to close: $70,000

Investor read

• This is a 4-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $250k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $750 ($9k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($3k rent vs $250k).
• It's been on market 282 days — a 12% lower offer ($220k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $220k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• 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: area grade C — affects rentability + tenant quality, not the cash-flow math above.
• Georgetown 01 (town): math 26% / reading 38% proficiency, ranked #51 of 80 in SC (top 64%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Waccamaw Elementary (math 67% / reading 62%, grade B, #56 of 597 statewide, top 10%, 519 students, 100% FRL); Waccamaw Intermediate (math 53% / reading 56%, grade B-, #24 of 229 statewide, top 11%, 420 students, 43% FRL); Waccamaw High (math 42% / reading 93%, grade B, #72 of 196 statewide, top 36%, 858 students, 35% FRL) — zoned schools at 59% FRL track the district average.
• Zoned-school proficiency averages 62% at this address vs 32% district-wide (+30 pts) — the actual schools serving this property are materially stronger than the Georgetown 01 average implies; a family-tenant draw the district grade alone would hide.
• Market conditions: 398 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 323 units permitted in Georgetown County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $70k cash investment doubles in ~9 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→17/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 9.9% vs local median 1.8% in Litchfield Beach — 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.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 282 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• 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.