308 Hidden Springs Dr · Souderton, PA
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
- $511 – $949
Heat risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 100°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 15 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 27.0%
Air-quality risk 3/10 · Minor
- Unhealthy air days now
- 3 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 5 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the C 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 +21.2/30.0
- ARV discount +11.5/15.0
- DSCR +6.7/10.0
- 1% rule +5.4/10.0
- Schools +5.4/10.0
- Livability +4.0/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$210,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Welcome to 308 Hidden Springs Drive in the highly desirable Hidden Springs community of Souderton! This spacious ranch-style home offers comfortable one-level living with an open and airy layout, enhanced by vaulted ceilings and an abundance of natural light throughout. Thoughtfully maintained, this home offers easy living in a vibrant community setting. A charming front porch welcomes you inside, where the living and dining areas flow seamlessly together, creating an ideal space for both everyday living and entertaining. The kitchen features oak cabinetry, a skylight, laminate flooring, dishwasher, double stainless-steel sink, and a bright breakfast area surrounded by windows, offering a w
Key facts
- Garage
- Community pool
- Built 1993
Property features AI
Finance
- Other: Above-grade finished living area reported by assessor
- HOA & community: Senior community with 55+ age requirement; Property manager present; Monthly land lease
Exterior
- Parking: Attached garage with garage door opener (1 garage space); Paved driveway with room for 2 cars; Total of 3 parking spaces
- Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Electric service for heating, cooling, and hot water
- Home design: Manufactured double-wide home; Model: SUN MANOR; Make: SCHULT; Land lease community (monthly land lease)
- Construction: Vinyl siding
- Exterior features: Porch(es); Deck(s); Community pool; Shed
Interior
- Kitchen: Refrigerator; Electric oven/range; Dishwasher; Garbage disposal; Eat-in kitchen
- Bedrooms: Two bedrooms on the main level
- Flooring: Carpet
- Bathrooms: Two full bathrooms (both on the main level)
- Heating & cooling: Central heating (electric); Central air conditioning (electric); Electric hot water
- Interior features: Soaking tub; Tub with shower; Built-in shelving; Ceiling fans; Chair railings; Crown molding; Eat-in kitchen; Primary/master bath; Skylights; Six-panel doors; Carpeted areas
- Laundry & utility: Washer and dryer; Main-floor laundry
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $210k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $302 ($4k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $210k).
- Cap rate 8.0% vs local median 2.1% in Souderton — 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 80/100 on livability (#203 in PA, #1,787 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: crime A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: commute F.
- Souderton Area SD (suburban): math 53% / reading 67% proficiency, ranked #59 of 539 in PA (top 11%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease; only 16% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
- Market conditions: 65 active listings in the ZIP; 11 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals leasing fast (median 11d on market — plan ~1-2 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 1,936 units permitted in Montgomery County in 2024 (530 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $6k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Montgomery County population projected at +5% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
Negotiation context
- Only 7 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 27% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- Schools are A-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?
- 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
- 1.04% ✓
- Cap rate
- 8.02%
- Cash-on-cash
- 6.17%
- DSCR
- 1.27
- GRM
- 8.0
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $230,455
- List price
- $210,000
- Delta
- -8.88%
- Verdict
- FAIR
- Comps
- 1 within 2.0 mi
Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Asheton Ln | 0.23mi | 2/2.0 | 1,430 (-4%) | 6mo | $250,000 | $175 | 77 |
Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -6.8%
- Equity multiple
- 0.75×
- Total profit
- $-14,764
- Equity at exit
- $31,312
- IRR
- 2.8%
- Equity multiple
- 1.20×
- Total profit
- $11,995
- Equity at exit
- $18,157
Cash invested: $58,800 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 62 Landlord-Friendly
- State Pennsylvania
- 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 18964
- Home prices YoY
- -30.3%
- Active inventory
- 65
- Price-to-rent
- 8.0×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,185 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$1,101
- Tax from tax record
- −$235 /mo · $2,819/yr
- Insurance
- −$88
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$459
- Net cashflow
- $302
Break-even live
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
- $52,500
- Closing costs
- $6,300
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- 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?
- —
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.
Rent comps 11 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 N School Ln Souderton, PA | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1765 | $2,900 | $1.64 | 10d | 1 | 0.60mi |
| 30 W Broad St Ste 7 Souderton, PA | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1645 | $2,800 | $1.70 | 44d | 1 | 0.88mi |
| 30 W Broad St #5 Souderton, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 906 | $1,950 | $2.15 | 1d | 1 | 0.88mi |
| 42 Grandview Dr Telford, PA | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1641 | $3,000 | $1.83 | 1d | 1 | 1.02mi |
| 203 Green St Souderton, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1236 | $1,950 | $1.58 | 11d | 1 | 1.29mi |
| 60 Reliance Ct Unit 1 Telford, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 900 | $1,750 | $1.94 | 17d | 1 | 1.32mi |
| 93 Reliance Cir Unit 93 Telford, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 900 | $1,850 | $2.06 | 44d | 1 | 1.37mi |
| 13 Reliance Ct Unit 2ND Telford, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 900 | $1,750 | $1.94 | 1d | 1 | 1.38mi |
| 13 Reliance Ct Unit 2ND FLOOR Telford, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1776 | $1,750 | $0.99 | 13d | 1 | 1.38mi |
| 228 Spring House Ln Telford, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1100 | $2,500 | $2.27 | 1d | 1 | 1.46mi |
| 231 Spring House Ln Telford, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1150 | $2,100 | $1.83 | 10d | 1 | 1.47mi |
Listing history 4 events
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2026-05-13status Pending 1761-char remark
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2026-05-06historical Active Under Contract 1761-char remark
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2026-04-30$210,000 Active 1761-char remark
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2026-04-23historical $210,000 1761-char remark
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast PA · Partial reset (capped growth)
- Current annual tax
- $2,819 · $235/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $3,069 · $256/mo
- Expected delta
- +$249/yr (+$21/mo · 8.8%)
ⓘ 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 5/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥100°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 27% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 3/10 Moderate 3 unhealthy d/yr today · 5 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
- $26,217
- − Mortgage interest
- −$11,763
- − Property taxes
- −$2,819
- − Insurance
- −$1,050
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,097
- − Management
- −$2,097
- − Depreciation
- −$6,109
- Taxable income
- $280
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$67
- After-tax cash flow
- $3,559/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
- Souderton Area SD
- NCES district ID
- 4221870
- Math proficiency
- 53% ▼ -7.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 67% ▼ -8.00%
- Median HH income
- $79,449
- Composite
- 53.84/100
- National rank
- #1411
- State rank
- #59 of 539 in PA
Livability — Souderton
- Score
- 80/100
- State rank
- #203
- US rank
- #1787
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- County
- Montgomery County · 712,331 people
- City population
- 14,546
- Metro
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- Population (ZIP)
- 14,546
- Household income
- $96,143
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 540.0
Population outlook (Montgomery County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 856,074 people
- By 2030
- 870,887 · +1.7%
- By 2040
- 891,195 · +4.1%
- By 2050
- 896,417 · +4.7%
- By 2075
- 903,212 · +5.5%
- By 2100
- 843,240 · -1.5%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (79%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 79% Hispanic / Latino 11% Two or more races 7% Asian 6% Black 2%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Puerto Rican 2%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 5% Lithuanian 2% Polish 2%
- Foreign-born
- 10% · Canada, Vietnam, China
- Languages at home
- 85% English-only · Spanish 8% Vietnamese 3% Other Indo-European 3%
Political lean MEDSL · Montgomery
- 2024 margin
- Strong D (+22.8) · D 60.9% · R 38.1% · Other 1.1%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +2.0pp toward D · 2008: 20.8pp · 2024: 22.8pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+22.8 2020: D+26.3 2016: D+21.1 2012: D+14.3 2008: D+20.8
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -120.31%
- Current HPI
- 276.9404
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.68%
- F500 in state
- 34
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | $309B |
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| Insurance | 2 | $27B |
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| Telecommunications / Media | 1 | $124B |
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| Industrial Distribution | 1 | $22B |
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| Financial Services | 1 | $20B |
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| Chemicals / Materials | 1 | $18B |
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Price history
+0.0% since first listed5 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-28 Sold (MLS) $210,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-05-13 Pending — BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-05-06 Contingent — BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-04-30 Listed $210,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-04-23 Coming Soon $210,000 BRIGHT MLS
Property tax history
+2.6%/yrLatest (2026): $2,819 · +4.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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