510 Dexter Ave · Mobile, AL 36604

$175,000

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 2,072 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 142 Days on market

Built 2005 5,745 sqft lot $84/sqft · at area comps Est $180k · at est.

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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
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• ARV discount +8.7/15.0
• 1% rule +8.1/10.0
• Livability +3.8/5.0
• Rent growth +3.4/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +2.3/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks MLS

Welcome to 510 Dexter Avenue located minutes from Downtown. Spacious rooms with high ceilings and one of the rooms could be used as a fourth bedroom. Lots of updates were done in 2023. All appliances in the kitchen remain at no value. Beautiful floors with no carpet through out the house. Large oversized front porch perfect for a big swing on it to sip your morning coffee. Please call your favorite Realtor today for a personal tour. May be subject to the Alabama One Year Right of Redemption.

Key facts

• High ceilings
• Beautiful floors
• 5,745 sq ft lot

Tags

• HIGH CEILINGS
• LARGE OVERSIZED FRONT PORCH
• BEAUTIFUL FLOORS

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $175k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $710 ($9k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $175k).
• Recommended offer: $154k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 11.2% vs local median 4.9% in Mobile — 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 75/100 on livability (#20 in AL, #4,262 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: commute A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: schools D-, crime F, employment D-.
• Mobile County (urban): math 15% / reading 39% proficiency, ranked #81 of 129 in AL (top 63%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 67% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: Rents rising (+3.8%/yr); 93 active listings in the ZIP; 14 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 21d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 43% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; 1,678 units permitted in Mobile County in 2024 (264 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent runs 41% of the median local income ($66k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.

Forward outlook

• 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.
• Mobile County population projected to shrink 8% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.8% rent growth), your $49k cash investment doubles in ~7 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 142 days — a 12% lower offer ($154k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Current owner paid $110k; list at $175k implies a 59% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.

Risks & watch-outs

• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→21/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $154,000 (12.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 142 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
4. 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?
5. Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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: 1.31% ✓
• Cap rate: 11.16%
• Cash-on-cash: 17.38%
• DSCR: 1.77
• GRM: 6.4

CMA / ARV

• ARV (median comp): $179,779
• List price: $175,000
• Delta: -2.66%
• Verdict: FAIR
• Comps: 20 within 1.0 mi

Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
304 S Georgia Ave	0.45mi	3/2.0	2,012 (-3%)	4mo	$390,000	$194	70
208 Tuttle Ave	0.37mi	3/3.0	2,012 (-3%)	9mo	$240,000	$119	66
551 Tisdale St	0.45mi	3/2.0	1,897 (-8%)	5mo	$95,000	$50	61
78 Etheridge St	0.62mi	3/2.5	2,176 (+5%)	1mo	$435,000	$200	60
120 Espejo St	0.64mi	3/1.5	2,036 (-2%)	10mo	$241,000	$118	57
201 Catherine St S	0.63mi	3/2.0	1,922 (-7%)	4mo	$405,000	$211	55
1814 La Salle St	0.72mi	3/2.0	1,966 (-5%)	6mo	$37,900	$19	53
361 Regina Ave	0.55mi	3/2.0	1,860 (-10%)	8mo	$265,000	$142	50
123 Macy Pl	0.68mi	3/2.5	1,861 (-10%)	1mo	$375,000	$202	48
1747 Hunter Ave	0.70mi	3/2.0	1,788 (-14%)	0mo	$357,000	$200	44
1415 Brown St	0.74mi	3/2.0	1,778 (-14%)	10mo	$342,600	$193	34
1706 Hunter Ave	0.68mi	2/2.0 (-1)	1,789 (-14%)	10mo	$270,000	$151	32

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 · 3.78% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 9.6%
• Equity multiple: 1.38×
• Total profit: $18,616
• Equity at exit: $26,093

10-year hold

• IRR: 19.3%
• Equity multiple: 2.67×
• Total profit: $81,840
• Equity at exit: $15,131

Cash invested: $49,000 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Alabama: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+15
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

Right-to-evict in 7 days for non-payment; no rent control; preempted statewide; courts move quickly.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 36604

• Rents YoY: 3.8%
• Active inventory: 93
• Price-to-rent: 6.4×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $2,295 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$918
• Tax from tax record: −$113 /mo · $1,351/yr
• Insurance: −$73
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$482
• Net cashflow: $710

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,397

Max offer price $175,000

Occupancy floor 64%

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: $43,750
• Closing costs: $5,250
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 14 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
1204 Seneca St Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1425	$1,345	$0.94	13d	1	0.59mi
84 S Lafayette St Unit 1043577P Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1496	$3,116	$2.08	13d	1	0.61mi
1754 Hunter Ave Unit 1043550P Mobile, AL	4.0	2.0	2723	$3,903	$1.43	21d	1	0.75mi
1660 Laurel St Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1768	$2,200	$1.24	13d	1	0.75mi
107 Macy Pl Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1800	$2,250	$1.25	43d	1	0.76mi
1704 McGill Ave Unit B Mobile, AL	3.0	2.5	1500	$1,750	$1.17	43d	1	0.90mi
1141 Montauk Ave Unit 1043864P Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1420	$2,741	$1.93	13d	1	0.90mi
814 S Broad St Unit 1043690P Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1991	$3,562	$1.79	13d	1	0.94mi
611 Dauphin Island Pkwy Mobile, AL	3.0	2.0	1450	$1,300	$0.90	43d	1	0.97mi
107 Michael Donald Ave Unit 1043461P Mobile, AL	4.0	3.5	2195	$3,962	$1.81	13d	1	1.25mi
618 Clarke St Mobile, AL	3.0	1.0	1427	$1,200	$0.84	43d	1	1.33mi
1321 SpringHill Ave Unit B Mobile, AL	2.0	1.0	2006	$950	$0.47	43d	1	1.35mi
961 Old Shell Rd Unit A Mobile, AL	3.0	2.5	1600	$1,295	$0.81	43d	1	1.37mi
129 Shell Road Pl Unit 1043713P Mobile, AL	4.0	2.0	1496	$3,389	$2.27	21d	1	1.37mi

Listing history 30 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $175,000 Active 142 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $175,000 Active 141 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $175,000 Active 140 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $175,000 Active 139 DOM
5. 2026-06-14
   days on market $175,000 Active 137 DOM
6. 2026-06-13
   days on market $175,000 Active 136 DOM
7. 2026-06-10
   days on market $175,000 Active 134 DOM
8. 2026-06-09
   days on market $175,000 Active 133 DOM
9. 2026-06-09
   price $175,000 Active 132 DOM
10. 2026-06-08
    days on market $185,000 Active 132 DOM
11. 2026-06-07
    days on market $185,000 Active 131 DOM
12. 2026-06-05
    days on market $185,000 Active 128 DOM
13. 2026-06-03
    days on market $185,000 Active 127 DOM
14. 2026-06-02
    days on market $185,000 Active 126 DOM
15. 2026-06-01
    days on market $185,000 Active 125 DOM
16. 2026-05-31
    days on market $185,000 Active 124 DOM
17. 2026-05-30
    days on market $185,000 Active 123 DOM
18. 2026-04-28
    price $185,000 503-char remark

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    Welcome to 510 Dexter Avenue located minutes from Downtown. Spacious rooms with high ceilings and one of the rooms could be used as a fourth bedroom. Lots of updates were done in 2023. All appliances in the kitchen remain at no value. Beautiful floors with no carpet through out the house. Large oversized front porch perfect for a big swing on it to sip your morning coffee. Please call your favorite Realtor today for a personal tour. May be subject to the Alabama One Year Right of Redemption.

19. 2026-03-28
    price $195,000 503-char remark

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    Welcome to 510 Dexter Avenue located minutes from Downtown. Spacious rooms with high ceilings and one of the rooms could be used as a fourth bedroom. Lots of updates were done in 2023. All appliances in the kitchen remain at no value. Beautiful floors with no carpet through out the house. Large oversized front porch perfect for a big swing on it to sip your morning coffee. Please call your favorite Realtor today for a personal tour. May be subject to the Alabama One Year Right of Redemption.

20. 2026-02-26
    price $205,000 503-char remark

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    Welcome to 510 Dexter Avenue located minutes from Downtown. Spacious rooms with high ceilings and one of the rooms could be used as a fourth bedroom. Lots of updates were done in 2023. All appliances in the kitchen remain at no value. Beautiful floors with no carpet through out the house. Large oversized front porch perfect for a big swing on it to sip your morning coffee. Please call your favorite Realtor today for a personal tour. May be subject to the Alabama One Year Right of Redemption.

21. 2026-01-27
    listed $215,000 Active 503-char remark

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    Welcome to 510 Dexter Avenue located minutes from Downtown. Spacious rooms with high ceilings and one of the rooms could be used as a fourth bedroom. Lots of updates were done in 2023. All appliances in the kitchen remain at no value. Beautiful floors with no carpet through out the house. Large oversized front porch perfect for a big swing on it to sip your morning coffee. Please call your favorite Realtor today for a personal tour. May be subject to the Alabama One Year Right of Redemption.

22. 2024-09-26
    price $230,000
23. 2024-09-12
    price $245,000
24. 2024-09-05
    price $255,000
25. 2024-01-20
    price $265,000
26. 2024-01-15
    price $279,000
27. 2023-10-04
    price $255,000
28. 2023-09-22
    price $265,000
29. 2022-07-06
    soldstatus $110,000
30. 2022-06-30
    soldstatus $110,000

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Tax reassessment forecast AL · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $1,351 · $113/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $1,351 · $113/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 9/10 Extreme 7 d/yr ≥105°F today · 21 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 9/10 Extreme 99% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 1 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $27,535
• − Mortgage interest: −$9,803
• − Property taxes: −$1,351
• − Insurance: −$875
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$2,203
• − Management: −$2,203
• − Depreciation: −$5,091
• Taxable income: $6,010
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$1,442
• After-tax cash flow: $7,072/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: Mobile County
• NCES district ID: 0102370
• Math proficiency: 15% ▼ -28.00%
• Reading proficiency: 39% ▬ 0.00%
• Median HH income: $42,455
• Composite: 22.9/100
• National rank: #8002
• State rank: #81 of 129 in AL

Livability — Mobile

• Score: 75/100
• State rank: #20
• US rank: #4262

Category grades

Amenities B- Commute A+ Cost of living A+ Crime F Employment D- Housing A+ Health & safety A+ User ratings D-

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Mobile, AL
• County: Mobile County · 246,577 people
• City population: 205,729
• Metro: Mobile, AL
• Population (ZIP): 8,836
• Household income: $66,357
• Rent vs Own: 41.0% rent · 59.0% own
• Severe rent burden: 452.0

Population outlook (Mobile County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 415,303 people
• By 2030: 411,755 · -0.9%
• By 2040: 399,670 · -3.8%
• By 2050: 382,616 · -7.9%
• By 2075: 337,353 · -18.8%
• By 2100: 283,391 · -31.8%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.56)
• Race & ethnicity: White 51% Black 42% Two or more races 3% Hispanic / Latino 2%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 4% Serbian 2% Slovak 2%
• Foreign-born: 2% · Canada, China
• Languages at home: 97% English-only · Spanish 2%

Political lean MEDSL · Mobile

• 2024 margin: R (+16.4) · D 41.3% · R 57.7%
• 2008→2024 swing: -7.7pp toward R · 2008: -8.7pp · 2024: -16.4pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+16.4 2020: R+11.9 2016: R+13.9 2012: R+9.3 2008: R+8.7

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -143.27%
• Current HPI: 205.7241
• Rent YoY: ▲ 3.78%
• Metro: Mobile, AL
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.94%
• F500 in state: 4

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in AL)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Financial Services	1	$8B
▸Healthcare	1	$5B

Price history

+68.2% since first listed

13 events — show timeline

• 2026-04-28 Price Changed $185,000 GCMLS AL
• 2026-03-28 Price Changed $195,000 GCMLS AL
• 2026-02-26 Price Changed $205,000 GCMLS AL
• 2026-01-27 Listed $215,000 GCMLS AL
• 2024-09-26 Price Changed $230,000 GCMLS AL
• 2024-09-12 Price Changed $245,000 GCMLS AL
• 2024-09-05 Price Changed $255,000 GCMLS AL
• 2024-01-20 Price Changed $265,000 GCMLS AL
• 2024-01-15 Price Changed $279,000 GCMLS AL
• 2023-10-04 Price Changed $255,000 GCMLS AL
• 2023-09-22 Price Changed $265,000 GCMLS AL
• 2022-07-06 Sold (Public Records) $110,000 Public Records
• 2022-06-30 Sold (MLS) $110,000 GCMLS AL

Property tax history

+3.5%/yr

Latest (2025): $1,351 · +0.7% YoY. Source: county tax records.