209 5th St · Cynthiana, KY
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $839 – $1,559
Heat risk 4/10 · Minor
- Hot days now (above 104°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 20 days/yr
Wind risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 2.0%
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 1 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 2 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the B+ grade
The composite is a weighted blend of 9 inputs, each scored 0–100. Each bar is that input's sub-score; the figure is the points it added to the 100-point composite (weight × sub-score).
- Cash flow +30.0/30.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- Appreciation +10.0/10.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Livability +3.7/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +2.2/10.0
$75,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
brick house on corner lot with dead end street with 3 bedroom with 1 1/2 bath. out building. convenient within 20 miles to Georgetown and and Cynthiana.
Key facts
- 0.44 acre lot
- Garage
Property features AI
Finance
- Other: Parcel number available
Exterior
- Parking: Attached garage; Driveway; Garage faces front
- Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Electricity connected; Natural gas available; Underground utilities; Sewer available; Water available
- Home design: House; Single building (total building area listed)
- Construction: Brick veneer exterior; Block foundation; Shingle roof; Built area approximately 1,550 (building total)
- Exterior features: Shed(s); Few trees on the lot; Chain link fence
Interior
- Kitchen: Accessible kitchen
- Bedrooms: Total of 5 rooms (includes bedrooms and living spaces)
- Flooring: Vinyl flooring; Wood flooring
- Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom; 1 half bathroom
- Heating & cooling: Electric heating; Electric cooling
- Interior features: Partially finished basement with walk-out access; Finished area below grade; Fireplace; Accessible kitchen; Walker-accessible stairs
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 4-bed/1.5-bath single-family listed at $75k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $815 ($10k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $75k).
- Cap rate 19.3% vs local median 3.6% in Cynthiana — 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.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 74/100 on livability (#113 in KY, #4,911 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment D-.
- Harrison County (town): math 21% / reading 32% proficiency, ranked #133 of 165 in KY (top 81%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
- Zoned schools: Westside Elementary School (math 22% / reading 27%, grade F, #489 of 676 statewide, top 76%, 350 students, 57% FRL); Harrison County Middle School (math 19% / reading 35%, grade F, #172 of 217 statewide, top 80%, 607 students, 58% FRL); Harrison County High School (math 29% / reading 41%, grade F, #74 of 254 statewide, top 29%, 865 students, 46% FRL) — zoned schools at 53% FRL track the district average.
- Market conditions: 95 active listings in the ZIP; 69 units permitted in Harrison County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- In year one you build about $8k of equity ($519 loan paydown + $8k appreciation (10.0% local appreciation)).
- Harrison County population projected to shrink 10% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
- At projected returns (10.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $21k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
- By year 5, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$37k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
Negotiation context
- Only 1 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
Questions for the listing agent
- 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.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 2.24% ✓
- Cap rate
- 19.33%
- Cash-on-cash
- 46.55%
- DSCR
- 3.07
- GRM
- 3.7
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $283,176
- Comps found
- 2
Show comp detail 2 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 217 Cladorbon Dr | 0.06mi | 3/1.0 (-1) | 1,632 (-12%) | 7mo | $247,500 | $152 | 63 |
| 206 Cladorbon Dr | 0.08mi | 3/1.5 (-1) | 2,128 (+14%) | 8mo | $180,000 | $85 | 61 |
Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.
Projected returns pro-forma
10.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 60.7%
- Equity multiple
- 5.42×
- Total profit
- $92,748
- Equity at exit
- $67,566
- IRR
- 54.2%
- Equity multiple
- 12.07×
- Total profit
- $232,371
- Equity at exit
- $145,709
Cash invested: $21,000 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Kentucky
- 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+16
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 41031
- Home prices YoY
- 4.4%
- Active inventory
- 95
- Price-to-rent
- 3.7×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,678 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$393
- Tax from tax record
- −$87 /mo · $1,040/yr
- Insurance
- −$31
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$352
- Net cashflow
- $815
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $857 | -5% $836 | +0% $815 | +5% $793 | +10% $772 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $682 | -5% $748 | +0% $815 | +5% $881 | +10% $947 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $852 | -0.5pp $834 | base $815 | +0.5pp $795 | +1.0pp $775 |
UW: 25.0% down · 7.5% · 30yr · 1.5% tax · 5.0% vac · 8.0% maint · 8.0% mgmt
Financing live
Cash to close
- Down payment
- $18,750
- Closing costs
- $2,250
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Listing history 3 events
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2026-05-12status Pending
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2026-05-12$75,000 Active
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1998-06-11soldstatus $75,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast KY · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $1,040 · $87/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,040 · $87/mo
- Expected delta
- $0/yr ($0/mo · 0.0%)
ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥104°F today · 20 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 2/10 Low 2% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 by 30 yrs out
Nearby sold comps map
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $20,139
- − Mortgage interest
- −$4,201
- − Property taxes
- −$1,040
- − Insurance
- −$375
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,611
- − Management
- −$1,611
- − Depreciation
- −$2,182
- Taxable income
- $9,118
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$2,188
- After-tax cash flow
- $7,586/yr
For passive investors: Depreciation is non-cash, so a rental often shows a tax loss while cash-flowing — sheltering income. Rental losses are passive: they offset passive income freely, and up to $25,000/yr can offset ordinary (W-2) income if you actively participate and your MAGI is under $100k (phasing out to $0 by $150k); unused losses carry forward. On sale, claimed depreciation is recaptured at up to 25%, and gains may owe capital-gains tax (a 1031 exchange can defer both). Figures are a year-1 estimate at your 24.0% rate — not tax advice; consult a CPA.
Schools (NCES district)
- District
- Harrison County
- NCES district ID
- 2102580
- Math proficiency
- 21% ▼ -25.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 32% ▼ -19.00%
- Median HH income
- $39,744
- Composite
- 22.28/100
- National rank
- #8138
- State rank
- #133 of 165 in KY
Livability — Cynthiana
- Score
- 74/100
- State rank
- #113
- US rank
- #4911
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Cynthiana, KY
- Population (ZIP)
- 16,748
Population outlook (Harrison County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 18,605 people
- By 2030
- 18,361 · -1.3%
- By 2040
- 17,685 · -4.9%
- By 2050
- 16,845 · -9.5%
- By 2075
- 14,882 · -20.0%
- By 2100
- 12,314 · -33.8%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (93%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 93% Two or more races 4% Hispanic / Latino 2% Black 2%
- Common ancestry
- Slovak 2% Serbian 2% Italian 2%
- Foreign-born
- 1% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 97% English-only · Spanish 1% German/W. Germanic 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Harrison
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+48.5) · D 25.1% · R 73.6% · Other 1.3%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -27.4pp toward R · 2008: -21.1pp · 2024: -48.5pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+48.5 2020: R+44.4 2016: R+43.8 2012: R+29.1 2008: R+21.1
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▲ 14.31%
- Current HPI
- 339.482
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.81%
- F500 in state
- 4
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in KY)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | $118B |
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| Food / Beverage | 1 | $7B |
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Price history
+0.0% since first listed3 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-12 Pending — ImagineMLS
- 2026-05-12 Listed $75,000 ImagineMLS
- 1998-06-11 Sold (Public Records) $75,000 Public Records
Property tax history
+5.0%/yrLatest (2025): $1,040 · -0.6% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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