40 Viewmont Dr · Latrobe, PA 15650

$89,900

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 864 sqft · Other public records · 2 Days on market

Built 1954

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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 +27.2/30.0
• DSCR +9.5/10.0
• 1% rule +7.9/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Schools +4.9/10.0
• Rent growth +4.0/5.0
• Livability +4.0/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

This easy living single story ranch offers one level convenience with no steps. The home features three bedrooms and one bathroom in a layout that keeps daily life simple and straightforward. The home includes several important updates already in place such as a newer metal roof, newer furnace, and central air conditioning for reliable comfort year round. Outside you will find a partially covered carport and an oversized one car detached garage providing plenty of parking and storage in the garage. The partially fenced yard offers privacy while remaining easy to maintain. Overall this is a low maintenance home designed for effortless ownership. Located in a central Latrobe neighborhood, the

Key facts

• Newer furnace
• Single story ranch
• Newer metal roof

Tags

• SINGLE STORY RANCH
• NEWER METAL ROOF
• NEWER FURNACE
• CENTRAL AIR CONDITIONING
• PARTIALLY COVERED CARPORT
• OVERSIZED DETACHED GARAGE

Property features AI

Exterior

• Parking: Detached garage (1 parking space)
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer
• Home design: Single-story property; Resale condition
• Construction: Vinyl siding; Metal roof
• Exterior features: Rear irregular lot with dimensions approximately 70.51 x 120 x IR

Interior

• Flooring: Carpet; Vinyl
• Bathrooms: One full bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Forced air heating (gas); Central air conditioning
• Interior features: Carpet and vinyl floors

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath other listed at $90k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $258 ($3k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $90k).

Location & tenants

• Location reads 81/100 on livability (#181 in PA, #1,511 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
• Greater Latrobe SD (suburban): math 52% / reading 62% proficiency, ranked #94 of 539 in PA (top 17%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+6.2%/yr); 111 active listings in the ZIP; 415 units permitted in Westmoreland County in 2024 (10 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $622 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $3k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Westmoreland County population projected at -19% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 6.2% rent growth), your $25k cash investment doubles in ~8 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 2 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: built in 1954 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.

Recommended offer $89,900

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1954 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
2. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
3. Schools are B-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?
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: 1.29% ✓
• Cap rate: 9.74%
• Cash-on-cash: 12.31%
• DSCR: 1.55
• GRM: 6.5

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 6.19% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 5.7%
• Equity multiple: 1.23×
• Total profit: $5,748
• Equity at exit: $13,404

10-year hold

• IRR: 17.9%
• Equity multiple: 2.71×
• Total profit: $43,134
• Equity at exit: $7,773

Cash invested: $25,172 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 62 Landlord-Friendly
• State Pennsylvania: 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day notice; Philadelphia has eviction-court diversion + some protections; otherwise moderate.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 15650

• Rents YoY: 6.2%
• Active inventory: 111
• Price-to-rent: 6.5×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,157 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$471
• Tax from tax record: −$147 /mo · $1,766/yr
• Insurance: −$37
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$243
• Net cashflow: $258

Break-even live

Break-even rent $831

Max offer price $89,900

Occupancy floor 73%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $309	-5% $284	+0% $258	+5% $233	+10% $207
Rent	-10% $167	-5% $212	+0% $258	+5% $304	+10% $350
Rate	-1.0pp $303	-0.5pp $281	base $258	+0.5pp $235	+1.0pp $211

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: $22,475
• Closing costs: $2,697
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 2 events

1. 2026-06-02
   status $89,900 Pending 2 DOM
2. 2026-06-01
   days on market $89,900 Active 2 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 PA · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $1,766 · $147/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $1,766 · $147/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 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥97°F today · 18 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $13,888
• − Mortgage interest: −$5,036
• − Property taxes: −$1,766
• − Insurance: −$450
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,111
• − Management: −$1,111
• − Depreciation: −$2,615
• Taxable income: $1,799
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$432
• After-tax cash flow: $2,666/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: Greater Latrobe SD
• NCES district ID: 4210980
• Math proficiency: 52% ▼ -10.00%
• Reading proficiency: 62% ▼ -17.00%
• Median HH income: $53,111
• Composite: 48.85/100
• National rank: #2087
• State rank: #94 of 539 in PA

Livability — Latrobe

• Score: 81/100
• State rank: #181
• US rank: #1511

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Latrobe, PA
• County: Westmoreland County · 183,777 people
• City population: 26,312
• Metro: Pittsburgh, PA
• Population (ZIP): 26,312
• Household income: $63,305
• Rent vs Own: 25.6% rent · 74.4% own
• Severe rent burden: 714.0

Population outlook (Westmoreland County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 342,555 people
• By 2030: 331,717 · -3.2%
• By 2040: 304,976 · -11.0%
• By 2050: 277,444 · -19.0%
• By 2075: 224,607 · -34.4%
• By 2100: 171,084 · -50.1%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (95%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 95% Two or more races 3%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 10% Slovak 2% Scotch-Irish 2%
• Foreign-born: 1%
• Languages at home: 98% English-only · Spanish 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Westmoreland

• 2024 margin: Strong R (+28.4) · D 35.4% · R 63.9%
• 2008→2024 swing: -11.7pp toward R · 2008: -16.7pp · 2024: -28.4pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+28.4 2020: R+28.3 2016: R+31.3 2012: R+23.7 2008: R+16.7

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -119.30%
• Current HPI: 152.0097
• Rent YoY: ▲ 6.19%
• Metro: Pittsburgh, PA
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.68%
• F500 in state: 34

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Healthcare	2	$309B
▸Insurance	2	$27B
▸Telecommunications / Media	1	$124B
▸Industrial Distribution	1	$22B
▸Financial Services	1	$20B
▸Chemicals / Materials	1	$18B

Price history

1 event — show timeline

• 2026-05-29 Listed $89,900 West Penn MLS

Property tax history

+1.3%/yr

Latest (2026): $1,766 · -0.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.