8842 S Talman Ave

Evergreen Park, IL 60805

$347,500F

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 714 sqft · Built 1943 · SingleFamily · Active · 21 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,597/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,822
• Tax + insurance: −$827
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$335
• Net cashflow: $-1,388/mo
• Annual: $-16,659/yr
• Cap rate: 1.50%
• Cash-on-cash: -17.12%
• DSCR: 0.24
• 1% rule: 0.46%
• Cash to close: $97,300

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $348k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-1k ($-17k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $164k (52.9% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $160k (54.0% below list).
• It's been on market 21 days — a 2% lower offer ($342k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $160k (54.0% 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 $10k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 87/100 on livability (#14 in IL, #327 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: commute A+, employment A+, housing A+; Watch: crime D+.
• Evergreen Park Chsd 231 (suburban): math 25% / reading 23% proficiency, ranked #303 of 620 in IL (top 49%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
• Zoned schools: Evergreen Park High School (math 25% / reading 23%, grade F, #304 of 693 statewide, top 44%, 931 students, 0% FRL).
• Watch-outs: built in 1943 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 37 active listings in the ZIP; 6,272 units permitted in Cook County in 2024 (4,658 in 5+ unit buildings).
• 7 sale attempts since 19y ago with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
• Current owner paid $234k; 49% above their basis — modest negotiation headroom, anchor on the comps not their cost.
• Cap rate 1.5% vs local median 5.9% in Evergreen Park — below-typical yield; the buyer is paying a premium for something (appreciation thesis, condition, location) that the cap rate doesn't capture.

Questions for listing agent

• What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
• Built in 1943 — 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 B-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
• Crime grade is D in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
• 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.