389 Trailsend Dr

Torrington, CT 06790

$225,000D

3 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,584 sqft · Built 1980 · Condo · Active · 309 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $2,309/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,180
• Tax + insurance: −$309
• HOA: −$379
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$485
• Net cashflow: $-44/mo
• Annual: $-528/yr
• Cap rate: 6.06%
• Cash-on-cash: -0.84%
• DSCR: 0.96
• 1% rule: 1.03%
• Cash to close: $63,000

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath condo listed at $225k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-44 ($-528/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $217k (3.5% below list).
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $225k).
• It's been on market 309 days — a 12% lower offer ($198k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $198k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $7k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 76/100 on livability (#53 in CT, #3,449 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: commute F.
• Torrington School District (town): math 22% / reading 39% proficiency, ranked #125 of 153 in CT (top 82%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Torringford School (math 32% / reading 32%, grade F, #361 of 553 statewide, top 68%, 612 students, 62% FRL); Torrington Middle School (math 18% / reading 39%, grade F, #146 of 175 statewide, top 84%, 975 students, 61% FRL); Torrington High School (math 22% / reading 47%, grade F, #121 of 194 statewide, top 64%, 1,010 students, 57% FRL) — zoned schools average 60% FRL vs 40% district-wide (20 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+5.9%/yr); 189 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 154 units permitted in Northwest Hills Planning Region in 2024 (6 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Cap rate 6.1% vs local median 4.0% in Torrington — 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.
• This rent runs 39% of the median local income ($71k/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 309 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% 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?
• Any open or pending special assessments — roof, HVAC, plumbing, elevator, façade? What's the per-unit balance and payoff schedule, and is the seller paying it off at close or rolling it to the buyer?
• 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?