159 Beverly Dr · Vicksburg, MS
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
- $1,241 – $2,305
Heat risk 7/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 110°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 20 days/yr
Wind risk 8/10 · Major
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 80.0%
Air-quality risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 0 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 0 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the B- 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 +30.0/30.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Livability +3.2/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +2.0/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$39,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
Reduced to $79,000.. .Corner lot, 4bedrooms, 2full baths, 2 car parking, ceramic and hardwood floors, large backyard sitting on approx. an acre. Don't miss this one, call Angela Williams 601-415-6805 or one of Magnolia Real Estate & Property Mgmt, LLC agents to view 601-638-8884.
Key facts
- 0.96 acre lot
- 2 parking spots
- Built 1951
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $39k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $761 ($9k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $39k).
- Recommended offer: $37k (6.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 29.7% vs local median 4.5% in Vicksburg — 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 63/100 on livability (#166 in MS) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: schools D, crime F, amenities F.
- Vicksburg Warren School District (rural): math 22% / reading 26% proficiency, ranked #82 of 130 in MS (top 63%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 73% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Market conditions: 135 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 12 units permitted in Warren County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $270 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $1k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Warren County population projected at -17% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $11k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 69 days — a 6% lower offer ($37k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 2 sale attempts since 12y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $10k (20%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1951 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 80% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→20/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 69 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 6% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1951 — 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?
- 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?
- 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
- 3.34% ✓
- Cap rate
- 29.70%
- Cash-on-cash
- 83.60%
- DSCR
- 4.72
- GRM
- 2.5
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $178,776
- Comps found
- 2
Show comp detail 2 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 159 Beverly Dr | 0.00mi | 3/2.0 | 1,744 (+2%) | 1mo | $39,000 | $22 | 93 |
| 3025 Indiana Ave | 0.36mi | 3/2.0 | 1,713 (-0%) | 18mo | $178,000 | $104 | 64 |
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
- 84.0%
- Equity multiple
- 4.86×
- Total profit
- $42,151
- Equity at exit
- $5,815
- IRR
- 87.2%
- Equity multiple
- 10.08×
- Total profit
- $99,172
- Equity at exit
- $3,372
Cash invested: $10,920 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Mississippi
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+11
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 39180
- Home prices YoY
- -28.2%
- Active inventory
- 135
- Price-to-rent
- 2.5×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,304 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$205
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$49 /mo · $585/yr
- Insurance
- −$16
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$274
- Net cashflow
- $761
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
- $9,750
- Closing costs
- $1,170
- 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?
- —
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?
- —
Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 1 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1711 Cherry St Vicksburg, MS | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1481 | $1,800 | $1.22 | 23d | 1 | 1.44mi |
Listing history 7 events
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2026-04-13status Pending
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2026-04-01price $39,000
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2026-03-04price $44,000
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2026-02-03$49,000 Active
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2015-04-10soldstatus 287-char remark
Show marketing remark (287 chars)
Reduced to $79,000.. .Corner lot, 4bedrooms, 2full baths, 2 car parking, ceramic and hardwood floors, large backyard sitting on approx. an acre. Don't miss this one, call Angela Williams 601-415-6805 or one of Magnolia Real Estate & Property Mgmt, LLC agents to view 601-638-8884.
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2014-08-15$79,000 287-char remark
Show marketing remark (287 chars)
Reduced to $79,000.. .Corner lot, 4bedrooms, 2full baths, 2 car parking, ceramic and hardwood floors, large backyard sitting on approx. an acre. Don't miss this one, call Angela Williams 601-415-6805 or one of Magnolia Real Estate & Property Mgmt, LLC agents to view 601-638-8884.
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2005-06-29soldstatus
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 7/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥110°F today · 20 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 8/10 Severe 80% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 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
- $15,649
- − Mortgage interest
- −$2,185
- − Property taxes
- −$585
- − Insurance
- −$195
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,252
- − Management
- −$1,252
- − Depreciation
- −$1,135
- Taxable income
- $9,046
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$2,171
- After-tax cash flow
- $6,958/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
- Vicksburg Warren School District
- NCES district ID
- 2804470
- Math proficiency
- 22% ▼ -11.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 26% ▼ -6.00%
- Median HH income
- $40,492
- Composite
- 20.31/100
- National rank
- #8612
- State rank
- #82 of 130 in MS
Livability — Vicksburg
- Score
- 63/100
- State rank
- #166
- US rank
- #16032
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Vicksburg, MS
- County
- Warren County · 28,479 people
- City population
- 28,479
- Metro
- Vicksburg, MS
- Population (ZIP)
- 28,479
- Household income
- $56,837
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 665.0
Population outlook (Warren County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 45,473 people
- By 2030
- 44,051 · -3.1%
- By 2040
- 40,884 · -10.1%
- By 2050
- 37,596 · -17.3%
- By 2075
- 30,162 · -33.7%
- By 2100
- 23,585 · -48.1%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Majority Black (51%)
- Race & ethnicity
- Black 51% White 44% Two or more races 3% Hispanic / Latino 2%
- Common ancestry
- Slovak 2% Serbian 1% Lithuanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 2% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 96% English-only · Spanish 2% Other Indo-European 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Warren
- 2024 margin
- Toss-up / Even · D 47.5% · R 51.4% · Other 1.1%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -0.9pp no change · 2008: -3.0pp · 2024: -4.0pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+4.0 2020: D+0.4 2016: R+4.9 2012: D+2.6 2008: R+3.0
Not yet ingested
- Civics
- —
Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -60.49%
- Current HPI
- 154.033
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- Vicksburg, MS
- State GDP YoY
- —
- F500 in state
- 0
Price history
-50.6% since first listed7 events — show timeline
- 2026-04-13 Pending — MLSU
- 2026-04-01 Price Changed $39,000 MLSU
- 2026-03-04 Price Changed $44,000 MLSU
- 2026-02-03 Listed $49,000 MLSU
- 2015-04-10 Sold (MLS) — VWCBR
- 2014-08-15 Listed $79,000 VWCBR
- 2005-06-29 Sold (Public Records) — Public Records
Property tax history
+9.7%/yrLatest (2025): $2,491 · +1.4% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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