3 bd · 2.5 ba ·
1,502 sqft ·
Built 1998
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 157 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,296/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,651
Tax + insurance
−$200
HOA
−$21
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$482
Net cashflow
$-59/mo
Annual
$-710/yr
Cap rate
6.07%
Cash-on-cash
-0.81%
DSCR
0.96
1% rule
0.73%
Cash to close
$88,172
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $315k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-59 ($-710/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $304k (3.3% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $230k (27.1% below list).
It's been on market 157 days — a 12% lower offer ($277k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $230k (27.1% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $9k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 72/100 on livability (#29 in MS) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, employment A; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
Desoto County School District (suburban): math 48% / reading 42% proficiency, ranked #20 of 130 in MS (top 15%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Zoned schools: Pleasant Hill Elementary (math 60% / reading 63%, grade B, #22 of 375 statewide, top 6%, 1,110 students, 100% FRL); Desoto Central Middle School (math 62% / reading 48%, grade B-, #15 of 179 statewide, top 8%, 1,468 students, 100% FRL); Desoto Central High School (math 36% / reading 52%, grade F, #40 of 197 statewide, top 20%, 1,995 students, 100% FRL) — zoned schools average 100% FRL vs 43% district-wide (56 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
Market conditions: Rents soft (-0.3%/yr); 575 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; solid renter incomes; 1,155 units permitted in DeSoto County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
DeSoto County population projected at +33% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
4 sale attempts since 27y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $18k (5%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→22/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Cap rate 6.1% vs local median 4.3% in Olive Branch — 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
What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
It's been on market 157 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 27% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
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?
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.
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