4 bd · 2.0 ba ·
2,176 sqft ·
Built 2013
· Manufactured
· Active
· 114 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$908/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$834
Tax + insurance
−$229
HOA
−$8
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$191
Net cashflow
$-353/mo
Annual
$-4,239/yr
Cap rate
3.63%
Cash-on-cash
-9.52%
DSCR
0.58
1% rule
0.57%
Cash to close
$44,520
Investor read
This is a 4-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $159k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-353 ($-4k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $97k (39.2% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $91k (42.9% below list).
It's been on market 114 days — a 9% lower offer ($145k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $91k (42.9% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $5k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 67/100 on livability (#530 in TX) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment F.
Hemphill ISD (rural): math 37% / reading 41% proficiency, ranked #466 of 826 in TX (top 56%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Zoned schools: Hemphill El (math 27% / reading 42%, grade F, #1,995 of 4,322 statewide, top 50%, 334 students, 66% FRL); Hemphill Middle (math 40% / reading 43%, grade F, #595 of 1,662 statewide, top 37%, 252 students, 63% FRL); Hemphill H S (math 34% / reading 37%, grade F, #939 of 1,632 statewide, top 58%, 254 students, 62% FRL) — zoned schools average 64% FRL vs 39% district-wide (24 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
Market conditions: 237 active listings in the ZIP.
Sabine County population projected at -23% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
2 sale attempts; this cycle's ask has dropped $11k (6%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 97% chance of damaging wind over 30y; moderate wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→23/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
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?
It's been on market 114 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 43% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
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.
Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
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.
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