733 W North St

Mountain Grove, MO 65711

$119,000D+

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,040 sqft · Built 1963 · Other · Active · 18 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,058/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$624
• Tax + insurance: −$70
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$222
• Net cashflow: $142/mo
• Annual: $1,700/yr
• Cap rate: 7.72%
• Cash-on-cash: 5.10%
• DSCR: 1.23
• 1% rule: 0.89%
• Cash to close: $33,320

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath other listed at $119k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $142 ($2k/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 $106k (11.1% below list).
• It's been on market 18 days — a 2% lower offer ($117k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $106k (11.1% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $823 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 66/100 on livability (#251 in MO) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A-, health & safety A-; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment F.
• Mountain Grove R-III (town): math 48% / reading 49% proficiency, ranked #73 of 324 in MO (top 22%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Mountain Grove Elem. (math 50% / reading 53%, grade C-, #268 of 1,115 statewide, top 24%, 688 students, 58% FRL); Mountain Grove Middle (math 47% / reading 48%, grade C-, #88 of 391 statewide, top 24%, 476 students, 60% FRL); Mountain Grove High (math 47% / reading 47%, grade D-, #155 of 521 statewide, top 32%, 444 students, 54% FRL) — zoned schools at 57% FRL track the district average.
• Market conditions: 131 active listings in the ZIP; 23 units permitted in Wright County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Wright County population projected at -28% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• Climate carrying-cost: moderate wildfire risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 7.7% vs local median 2.8% in Mountain Grove — 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

• Built in 1963 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• 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.
• 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.