3 bd · 2.0 ba ·
1,216 sqft ·
Built 2025
· Manufactured
· Active
· 213 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$928/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$205
Tax + insurance
−$65
HOA
−$550
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$195
Net cashflow
$-86/mo
Annual
$-1,033/yr
Cap rate
3.65%
Cash-on-cash
-9.46%
DSCR
0.58
1% rule
2.38%
Cash to close
$10,920
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $39k. Condition is rated good.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-86 ($-1k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $27k (31.9% below list).
Meets the 1% rule at list price ($928 rent vs $39k).
It's been on market 213 days — a 12% lower offer ($34k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $27k (31.9% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
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.
Location reads 69/100 on livability (#355 in MI) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, crime A; Watch: amenities F, commute F, health & safety D-.
Bellevue Community Schools (rural): math 14% / reading 30% proficiency, ranked #445 of 540 in MI (top 82%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
Zoned schools: Bellevue Elementary School (math 17% / reading 27%, grade F, #1,035 of 1,397 statewide, top 77%, 317 students, 67% FRL); Bellevue Jrsr High School (math 12% / reading 32%, grade F, #582 of 713 statewide, top 83%, 273 students, 57% FRL).
Watch-outs: HOA is 59% of rent.
Market conditions: 56 active listings in the ZIP; 98 units permitted in Eaton County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Eaton County population projected to shrink 5% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
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 213 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 32% 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 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?
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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