106 N Poplar St

Silver Lake, IN 46982

$120,000C

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,152 sqft · Built 1989 · Manufactured · Pending · 2 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,099/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$629
• Tax + insurance: −$200
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$231
• Net cashflow: $39/mo
• Annual: $471/yr
• Cap rate: 6.69%
• Cash-on-cash: 1.40%
• DSCR: 1.06
• 1% rule: 0.92%
• Cash to close: $33,600

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $120k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $39 ($471/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $110k (8.4% below list).
• Only 2 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Recommended offer: $110k (8.4% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $4k of equity ($830 loan paydown + $3k appreciation (2.8% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 68/100 on livability (#208 in IN) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment C-, amenities F, commute F.
• Warsaw Community Schools (town): math 45% / reading 49% proficiency, ranked #78 of 301 in IN (top 26%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Claypool Elementary School (math 47% / reading 37%, grade F, #434 of 994 statewide, top 48%, 294 students, 74% FRL); Edgewood Middle School (math 41% / reading 51%, grade D+, #76 of 330 statewide, top 23%, 537 students, 45% FRL); Warsaw Community High School (math 37% / reading 68%, grade C-, #102 of 369 statewide, top 28%, 2,104 students, 43% FRL).
• Market conditions: 10 active listings in the ZIP; 261 units permitted in Kosciusko County in 2024 (10 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Kosciusko County population projected at +3% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
• 2 sale attempts since 5y ago 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.
• At projected returns (2.8% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $34k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 8, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$31k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.

Questions for listing agent

• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• 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.
• 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.