3 bd · 2.5 ba ·
1,960 sqft ·
Built —
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 151 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$3,305/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$3,472
Tax + insurance
−$1,103
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$694
Net cashflow
$-1,964/mo
Annual
$-23,571/yr
Cap rate
2.73%
Cash-on-cash
-12.72%
DSCR
0.43
1% rule
0.50%
Cash to close
$185,358
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $576k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-2k ($-24k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $378k (34.4% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $330k (42.6% below list).
It's been on market 151 days — a 12% lower offer ($507k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $330k (42.6% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
In year one you build about $71k of equity ($5k loan paydown + $66k 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.
Zoned schools: Franklin Elementary (math 45% / reading 60%, grade C-, #350 of 1,571 statewide, top 22%, 894 students, 38% FRL); Elizabeth Pinkerton Middle (math 53% / reading 70%, grade B+, #52 of 498 statewide, top 11%, 982 students, 29% FRL); Cosumnes Oaks High (math 58% / reading 73%, grade B, #157 of 1,170 statewide, top 14%, 2,212 students, 31% FRL).
Zoned-school proficiency averages 60% at this address vs 46% district-wide (+14 pts) — the actual schools serving this property are materially stronger than the Elk Grove Unified average implies; a family-tenant draw the district grade alone would hide.
Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+4.5%/yr); 297 active listings in the ZIP; 33 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 22d 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 ~$114k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
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 151 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 43% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
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.
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.
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