4 bd · 2.5 ba ·
2,636 sqft ·
Built 2023
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 142 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$3,568/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$3,854
Tax + insurance
−$1,287
HOA
−$98
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$749
Net cashflow
$-2,421/mo
Annual
$-29,051/yr
Cap rate
2.34%
Cash-on-cash
-14.12%
DSCR
0.37
1% rule
0.49%
Cash to close
$205,800
Investor read
This is a 4-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $735k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-2k ($-29k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $307k (58.2% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $357k (51.5% below list).
It's been on market 142 days — a 12% lower offer ($647k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $307k (58.2% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
In year one you build about $79k of equity ($5k loan paydown + $74k appreciation (10.0% local appreciation)).
Location reads 71/100 on livability (#212 in CA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: employment A+, housing A+, crime B+; Watch: commute F, cost of living F.
Elk Grove Unified (suburban): math 40% / reading 51% proficiency, ranked #165 of 517 in CA (top 32%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+4.5%/yr); 295 active listings in the ZIP; 18 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 23d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 6,825 units permitted in Sacramento County in 2024 (1,752 in 5+ unit buildings).
Sacramento County population projected at +17% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
By year 2, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$126k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
This rent runs 31% of the median local income ($138k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
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 142 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 58% 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 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.
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