37 Jouvette St

New Bedford, MA 02744

$579,000D

7 bd · 3.0 ba · 2,689 sqft · Built 1924 · MultiFamily · Active · 95 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $4,822/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$3,036
• Tax + insurance: −$556
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$1,013
• Net cashflow: $217/mo
• Annual: $2,606/yr
• Cap rate: 6.74%
• Cash-on-cash: 1.61%
• DSCR: 1.07
• 1% rule: 0.83%
• Cash to close: $162,120

Investor read

• This is a 3 × 2-bed/1.0-bath units multifamily listed at $579k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $217 ($3k/yr) — positive. Per door: $72/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $482k (16.7% below list).
• It's been on market 95 days — a 9% lower offer ($527k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $482k (16.7% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $43k of equity ($4k loan paydown + $39k appreciation (6.7% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 67/100 on livability (#155 in MA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: health & safety A+, housing B+; Watch: cost of living C-, employment D, amenities F.
• New Bedford (suburban): math 17% / reading 28% proficiency, ranked #287 of 302 in MA (top 95%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 65% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Zoned schools: John B Devalles (math 17% / reading 27%, grade F, #757 of 938 statewide, top 82%, 304 students, 0% FRL); Roosevelt Middle School (math 11% / reading 20%, grade F, #273 of 305 statewide, top 89%, 778 students, 0% FRL); New Bedford High (math 13% / reading 25%, grade F, #313 of 343 statewide, top 92%, 2,898 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 0% FRL vs 65% district-wide (65 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
• Watch-outs: built in 1924 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 24 active listings in the ZIP; 760 units permitted in Bristol County in 2024 (142 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Bristol County population projected to shrink 3% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
• 3 sale attempts since 25y 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 $205k; list at $579k implies a 183% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• At projected returns (6.7% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $162k cash investment doubles in ~4 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 2, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$68k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 80% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→16/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 95 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 17% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
• What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
• Built in 1924 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• 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 D-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?