400 SE 22nd St #1

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316

$655,000D

3 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,850 sqft · Built 2025 · Townhouse · Pending

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $4,647/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$3,435
• Tax + insurance: −$1,244
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$976
• Net cashflow: $-1,008/mo
• Annual: $-12,092/yr
• Cap rate: 4.73%
• Cash-on-cash: -5.60%
• DSCR: 0.75
• 1% rule: 0.71%
• Cash to close: $183,400

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath townhouse listed at $655k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-1k ($-12k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $509k (22.3% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $465k (29.1% below list).
• Only 0 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Recommended offer: $465k (29.1% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $32k of equity ($5k loan paydown + $27k appreciation (4.2% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 82/100 on livability (#78 in FL, #1,293 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: crime A+, amenities A+, health & safety A+; Watch: cost of living D-.
• Broward (suburban): math 42% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #46 of 73 in FL (top 63%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Croissant Park Elementary School (math 36% / reading 37%, grade F, #1,656 of 2,144 statewide, top 78%, 692 students, 83% FRL); New River Middle School (math 36% / reading 44%, grade F, #368 of 571 statewide, top 65%, 1,587 students, 70% FRL); Stranahan High School (math 18% / reading 36%, grade F, #478 of 667 statewide, top 73%, 1,438 students, 77% FRL) — zoned schools average 77% FRL vs 51% district-wide (26 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Zoned-school proficiency averages 34% at this address vs 48% district-wide (-13 pts) — the specific schools serving this property underperform the Broward average; the district grade overstates school quality for this exact location.
• Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $152/mo.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+4.5%/yr); 406 active listings in the ZIP; 40 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 23d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 2,111 units permitted in Broward County in 2024 (1,265 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Broward County population projected at +34% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• By year 2, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$51k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
• Climate carrying-cost: in FEMA flood zone AH (mandatory federal flood insurance); severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→26/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 4.7% vs local median 2.2% in Fort Lauderdale — 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.
• At $4,647/mo this rent would consume 58% of the median local household income ($97k/yr) (locally 770% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.

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?
• What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
• 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?
• 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.