321 Williams St · Brattleboro, VT 05301

$95,000

5 bd · 3.0 ba · 2,108 sqft · MultiFamily public records · 102 Days on market

Built 1900 6,969 sqft lot ↓ 46% since listing

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Why this score? — see what drove the D+ 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 +15.0/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• 1% rule +5.0/10.0
• DSCR +5.0/10.0
• Schools +5.0/10.0
• Livability +3.4/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Multi-family units

County records classify this as Multi-Family (2-4 Unit). Listing-text estimate: 1 unit. estimate disagrees with records

Listing remarks

Opportunity to live and invest in upgrades for your new home.

Key facts

• 6,969 sq ft lot
• Built 1900
• Listed 102 days

Property features AI

Exterior

• Parking: Dirt driveway
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; 220V plug and circuit breaker panel; Cable available at site; LP/Bottle gas
• Home design: Detached, freestanding multi-level home; Built in 1900; Slate roof
• Construction: Wood siding construction
• Exterior features: Hilly lot in a neighborhood setting; Paved public road frontage (83'); Dirt driveway

Interior

• Flooring: Vinyl flooring; Wood flooring
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom; 1 three-quarter bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Electric heating; Gas heater
• Interior features: 8 total rooms; Walkout basement

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 5-bed/3.0-bath multifamily listed at $95k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $3k ($30k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($4k rent vs $95k).
• Recommended offer: $86k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 38.7% vs local median 4.5% in Brattleboro — 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 67/100 on livability (#42 in VT) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: schools A+, health & safety A+, cost of living B; Watch: crime F, amenities D-, commute F.
• Market conditions: 82 active listings in the ZIP; 188 units permitted in Windham County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• At $4,134/mo this rent would consume 75% of the median local household income ($66k/yr) (locally 594% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $657 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $3k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Windham County population projected at -26% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $27k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 102 days — a 9% lower offer ($86k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $56/mo; built in 1900 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $86,450 (9.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 102 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1900 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
3. What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
4. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
5. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
6. Schools are A-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?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. 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.
10. 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.
11. How much new apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.

Investment metrics

• 1% rule: 4.35% ✓
• Cap rate: 38.73%
• Cash-on-cash: 115.86%
• DSCR: 6.16
• GRM: 1.9

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $402,628
• Comps found: 2

Show comp detail 2 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
58-60 Frost Pl	0.52mi	6/2.0 (+1)	2,048 (-3%)	2mo	$391,000	$191	60
29 Elliot Ter	0.46mi	6/2.0 (+1)	2,400 (+14%)	11mo	$145,000	$60	37

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

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 6.44×
• Total profit: $144,759
• Equity at exit: $14,165

10-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 13.50×
• Total profit: $332,615
• Equity at exit: $8,214

Cash invested: $26,600 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 41 Moderately Tenant-Leaning
• State Vermont: 41 Moderately Tenant-Leaning · D+15
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

Just-cause in Burlington (2022); strong habitability.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 05301

• Home prices YoY: -19.2%
• Active inventory: 82
• Price-to-rent: 3.8×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $4,134 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$498
• Tax from tax record: −$160 /mo · $1,919/yr
• Insurance: −$40
• Flood insurance flood zone: −$56 /mo · $666/yr
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$868
• Net cashflow: $2,513

Break-even live

Break-even rent $953

Max offer price $95,000

Occupancy floor 34%

2-unit breakdown (identical units grouped — click to expand)

Units	Beds	Baths	Est. rent
▸ 2× units	2	1	$4,134
Total (2 units)			$4,134

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: $23,750
• Closing costs: $2,850
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 6 events

1. 2026-04-27
   status Pending
2. 2026-04-07
   price $95,000
3. 2026-01-15
   price $99,900
4. 2026-01-15
   listed $99,900 Active
5. 2023-07-19
   price $145,000
6. 2022-10-18
   price $175,000

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

Tax reassessment forecast VT · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $1,919 · $160/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $1,919 · $160/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 10/10 Extreme FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 99% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 3/10 Moderate
• 🌡 Heat 3/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥94°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 4/10 Moderate 10% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 1 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $49,608
• − Mortgage interest: −$5,321
• − Property taxes: −$1,919
• − Insurance: −$1,142
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$3,969
• − Management: −$3,969
• − Depreciation: −$2,764
• Taxable income: $30,525
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$7,326
• After-tax cash flow: $22,826/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)

No district data.

Livability — Brattleboro

• Score: 67/100
• State rank: #42
• US rank: #10223

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Brattleboro, VT
• County: Windham County · 16,955 people
• City population: 16,955
• Metro: nan
• Population (ZIP): 16,955
• Household income: $65,910
• Rent vs Own: 34.4% rent · 65.6% own
• Severe rent burden: 594.0

Population outlook (Windham County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 40,432 people
• By 2030: 38,472 · -4.8%
• By 2040: 33,954 · -16.0%
• By 2050: 29,774 · -26.4%
• By 2075: 22,351 · -44.7%
• By 2100: 15,961 · -60.5%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (90%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 90% Two or more races 6% Hispanic / Latino 3% Asian 2%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 7% Romanian 5% Italian 4%
• Foreign-born: 2% · Canada
• Languages at home: 97% English-only · Spanish 2% Other Asian/Pacific 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Windham

• 2024 margin: Solid D (+42.7) · D 69.6% · R 26.9% · Other 3.5%
• 2008→2024 swing: -5.4pp toward R · 2008: 48.1pp · 2024: 42.7pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+42.7 2020: D+47.3 2016: D+42.0 2012: D+49.2 2008: D+48.1

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -67.19%
• Current HPI: 283.2338
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: nan
• State GDP YoY: —
• F500 in state: 0

Price history

-45.7% since first listed

6 events — show timeline

• 2026-04-27 Pending — PrimeMLS
• 2026-04-07 Price Changed $95,000 PrimeMLS
• 2026-01-15 Price Changed $99,900 PrimeMLS
• 2026-01-15 Listed $99,900 PrimeMLS
• 2023-07-19 Price Changed $145,000 PrimeMLS
• 2022-10-18 Price Changed $175,000 PrimeMLS

Property tax history

-3.9%/yr

Latest (2024): $1,919 · +11.7% YoY. Source: county tax records.