3041 Desoto St · Shreveport, LA 71109

$40,000

2 bd · 2.0 ba · 928 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 10 Days on market

Built 2003 5,401 sqft lot

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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
• Appreciation +4.4/10.0
• Livability +3.0/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +2.2/10.0

Listing remarks

A 2 Bed 1 Bath Property in Shreveport, Louisiana. Comes with a covered front porch. This property is rented for $714.95 per month. The property is currently occupied. This is a great opportunity for any owner, occupant, or buyer looking to expand their rental portfolio. This is part of a large portfolio. Please see the agent for details.

Key facts

• Covered front porch
• 5,401 sq ft lot
• Built 2003

Tags

• COVERED FRONT PORCH

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Lot less than 0.5 acre (approx. 0.124 acre)
• Financial info: Treat as clear loan type; No second mortgage
• HOA & community: No association

Exterior

• Parking: 1 covered parking space; Open parking
• Utilities: City sewer; City water; Not in a municipal utility district
• Home design: Single-family residence; Residential property; Built in 2003; One story; Subdivision: Ingleside Sub
• Construction: Preowned
• Exterior features: Covered porch(es)

Interior

• Kitchen: Other appliances
• Bedrooms: Primary bedroom on main level; Total of 2 bedrooms
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Interior features: One-level layout; Living area approx. 928; Living room; Dining area; Other interior features
• Laundry & utility: No specific laundry details provided

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $40k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $321 ($4k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($751 rent vs $40k).
• Cap rate 15.9% vs local median 5.7% in Shreveport — 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 59/100 on livability (#270 in LA) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A; Watch: schools D+, crime F, amenities F.
• Caddo Parish (urban): math 21% / reading 32% proficiency, ranked #53 of 98 in LA (top 54%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 64% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: 123 active listings in the ZIP; 20 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 21d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 40% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 221 units permitted in Caddo Parish in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-1.2%/yr); year-one equity from $277 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $472 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Caddo County population projected at -15% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-1.2% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $11k cash investment doubles in ~3 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 10 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

• Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 68% 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.

Recommended offer $40,000

Questions for the listing agent

1. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
2. 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?
3. 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?
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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: 1.88% ✓
• Cap rate: 15.94%
• Cash-on-cash: 34.44%
• DSCR: 2.53
• GRM: 4.4

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $25,056
• Comps found: 12

Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
3149 Fulton St	0.15mi	2/1.0	870 (-6%)	2mo	$34,900	$40	77
2946 Midway St	0.15mi	2/1.0	822 (-11%)	6mo	$22,500	$27	65
3216 Fulton St	0.20mi	2/1.0	999 (+8%)	14mo	$20,000	$20	62
3035 Midway St	0.13mi	2/1.0	792 (-15%)	8mo	$12,000	$15	59
2446 Drexel St	0.64mi	2/1.0	979 (+6%)	4mo	$15,000	$15	54
2560 Emery St	0.55mi	2/1.0	977 (+5%)	12mo	$45,000	$46	51
3101 Syphon St	0.50mi	2/1.0	840 (-10%)	10mo	$10,000	$12	49
2816 Bibb St	0.74mi	2/1.0	936 (+1%)	14mo	$24,999	$27	48
2511 Drexel St	0.62mi	2/1.0	1,005 (+8%)	9mo	$45,000	$45	46
3506 Ninock St	0.69mi	2/1.0	877 (-6%)	13mo	$49,000	$56	44
3127 Lindholm St	0.38mi	2/1.0	810 (-13%)	16mo	$59,500	$73	44
3220 Jackson St	0.74mi	3/1.0 (+1)	858 (-8%)	6mo	$17,000	$20	39

Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.

Projected returns pro-forma

-1.18% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 33.2%
• Equity multiple: 2.53×
• Total profit: $17,143
• Equity at exit: $9,309

10-year hold

• IRR: 38.0%
• Equity multiple: 4.95×
• Total profit: $44,249
• Equity at exit: $9,483

Cash invested: $11,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Louisiana: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+12
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

5-day notice; no state rent control; civil-law jurisdiction; landlord-favorable.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 71109

• Home prices YoY: -2.1%
• Active inventory: 123
• Price-to-rent: 4.4×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $751 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$210
• Tax from tax record: −$46 /mo · $548/yr
• Insurance: −$17
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$158
• Net cashflow: $321

Break-even live

Break-even rent $344

Max offer price $40,000

Occupancy floor 52%

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: $10,000
• Closing costs: $1,200
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 20 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
2924 DuPont St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	768	$750	$0.98	21d	1	0.21mi
4122 Cherokee St Apt 4 Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	960	$850	$0.89	43d	1	0.31mi
4122 Cherokee St Apt 4 Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	750	$850	$1.13	21d	1	0.31mi
2714 DuPont St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	980	$565	$0.58	13d	1	0.34mi
2544 DuPont St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	683	$600	$0.88	21d	1	0.52mi
2520 Merwin St Shreveport, LA	3.0	1.0	924	$700	$0.76	21d	1	0.62mi
5306 Prentiss Ave Shreveport, LA	3.0	1.0	957	$975	$1.02	43d	1	0.71mi
3240 Jackson St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	1014	$700	$0.69	13d	1	0.72mi
2503 Malcolm St Shreveport, LA	1.0	1.0	650	$600	$0.92	43d	1	0.75mi
3628 Sumner St Shreveport, LA	3.0	1.0	956	$950	$0.99	44d	1	0.87mi
5218 Fairfax Ave Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	971	$825	$0.85	21d	1	0.99mi
2641 Valley Ridge Rd Shreveport, LA	3.0	1.0	1045	$725	$0.69	21d	1	1.04mi
3530 Pleasant Dr Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	750	$725	$0.97	21d	1	1.06mi
3902 Sumner St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	900	$700	$0.78	43d	1	1.09mi
1954 State St Shreveport, LA	3.0	1.0	900	$900	$1.00	43d	1	1.18mi
3515 Stonewall St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	1000	$600	$0.60	13d	1	1.19mi
3022 Lillian St Shreveport, LA	2.0	1.0	1115	$695	$0.62	21d	1	1.31mi
3553 W College St Shreveport, LA	1.0	1.0	600	$600	$1.00	21d	1	1.33mi
4223 Lakeshore Dr Shreveport, LA	1.0–3.0	1.0–2.0	1002	$798	$0.80	43d	1	1.41mi
4025 Golf Links Blvd Shreveport, LA	1.0	1.0	660	$678	$1.03	43d	1	1.45mi

Listing history 9 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $40,000 Active 10 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $40,000 Active 9 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $40,000 Active 8 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $40,000 Active 7 DOM
5. 2026-06-14
   days on market $40,000 Active 5 DOM
6. 2026-06-13
   days on market $40,000 Active 4 DOM
7. 2026-06-10
   days on market $40,000 Active 2 DOM
8. 2026-06-09
   remarks 339-char remark
9. 2026-06-09
   listed $40,000 Active 1 DOM

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Tax reassessment forecast LA · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $548 · $46/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $548 · $46/mo
• Expected delta: $0/yr ($0/mo · 0.0%)

ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.

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 6/10 Major 68% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 1 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $9,015
• − Mortgage interest: −$2,241
• − Property taxes: −$548
• − Insurance: −$200
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$721
• − Management: −$721
• − Depreciation: −$1,164
• Taxable income: $3,421
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$821
• After-tax cash flow: $3,036/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: Caddo Parish
• NCES district ID: 2200300
• Math proficiency: 21% ▼ -33.00%
• Reading proficiency: 32% ▼ -30.00%
• Median HH income: $39,227
• Composite: 22.23/100
• National rank: #8148
• State rank: #53 of 98 in LA

Livability — Shreveport

• Score: 59/100
• State rank: #270
• US rank: #19730

Category grades

Amenities F Commute F Cost of living A+ Crime F Employment F Housing A Health & safety F User ratings A-

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Shreveport, LA
• County: Caddo Parish · 178,536 people
• City population: 164,123
• Metro: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
• Population (ZIP): 17,412
• Household income: $32,939
• Rent vs Own: 58.3% rent · 41.7% own
• Severe rent burden: 1265.0

Population outlook (Caddo County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 243,190 people
• By 2030: 237,231 · -2.5%
• By 2040: 222,502 · -8.5%
• By 2050: 206,516 · -15.1%
• By 2075: 165,706 · -31.9%
• By 2100: 122,262 · -49.7%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly Black (95%)
• Race & ethnicity: Black 95% White 4%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 0%

Political lean MEDSL · Caddo

• 2024 margin: Toss-up / Even · D 51.6% · R 47.0% · Other 1.4%
• 2008→2024 swing: +1.6pp toward D · 2008: 3.0pp · 2024: 4.6pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+4.6 2020: D+6.8 2016: D+4.2 2012: D+4.9 2008: D+3.0

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -1.18%
• Current HPI: 54.4158
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.29%
• F500 in state: 10

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in LA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Telecommunications	2	$23B
▸Utilities	1	$12B
▸Wholesale / Distribution	1	$5B
▸Advertising	1	$2B

Price history

4 events — show timeline

• 2026-06-01 Listed $40,000 NTREIS
• 2005-08-09 Sold (Public Records) — Public Records
• 2005-06-08 Sold (Public Records) — Public Records
• 1998-05-29 Sold (Public Records) — Public Records

Property tax history

-0.3%/yr

Latest (2025): $548 · +0.4% YoY. Source: county tax records.