3 bd · 2.0 ba ·
1,841 sqft ·
Built 2026
· Townhouse
· Active
· 92 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,248/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,495
Tax + insurance
−$475
HOA
−$293
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$472
Net cashflow
$-487/mo
Annual
$-5,842/yr
Cap rate
4.24%
Cash-on-cash
-7.32%
DSCR
0.67
1% rule
0.79%
Cash to close
$79,800
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath townhouse listed at $285k. Condition is rated excellent.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-487 ($-6k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $215k (24.7% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $225k (21.1% below list).
It's been on market 92 days — a 9% lower offer ($259k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $215k (24.7% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $9k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 69/100 on livability (#170 in KY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, employment A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, health & safety F.
Boone County (suburban): math 43% / reading 49% proficiency, ranked #12 of 165 in KY (top 7%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Zoned schools: North Pointe Elementary School (math 57% / reading 59%, grade C+, #43 of 676 statewide, top 6%, 424 students, 28% FRL); Conner Middle School (math 50% / reading 62%, grade B-, #6 of 217 statewide, top 2%, 896 students, 35% FRL); Conner High School (math 47% / reading 51%, grade D, #15 of 254 statewide, top 6%, 1,443 students, 33% FRL) — zoned schools at 32% FRL track the district average.
Market conditions: 249 active listings in the ZIP; high-income renter base; 1,430 units permitted in Boone County in 2024 (928 in 5+ unit buildings).
Boone County population projected at +24% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
2 sale attempts with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
Cap rate 4.2% vs local median 3.0% in Francisville — 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.
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 92 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 25% 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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