108 S 18th St · Olean, NY
Flood risk 5/10 · Moderate
- FEMA flood zone
- X (shaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.26%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $473 – $860
Fire risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $691 – $1,283
Heat risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Hot days now (above 90°F)
- 8 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 19 days/yr
Wind risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- —
Air-quality risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 0 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 0 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
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 +30.0/30.0
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- Livability +3.6/5.0
- Schools +3.5/10.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$90,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
This 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is full of possibility and ready for someone with vision. Offering a full attic and full basement, there’s no shortage of space to expand, store, or create whatever suits your lifestyle. The main level provides a practical layout that can be updated to match your style. Upstairs there is a full walk up attic, perfect space for storage, bonus room or additional bedrooms. Downstairs, the basement workshop is a standout bonus—ideal for projects, hobbies, or extra storage and also includes a genuine fruit cellar. The home does need some basic TLC, but the potential is clear. This property is a great opportunity to customize a home to your taste. Bring your ideas and make this place shine again.
Key facts
- Basement workshop
- Full basement
- Genuine fruit cellar
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $90k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $403 ($5k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $90k).
- Recommended offer: $82k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 11.7% vs local median 8.1% in Olean — 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 72/100 on livability (#353 in NY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: crime F, amenities F, commute F.
- Olean City School District (town): math 40% / reading 43% proficiency, ranked #511 of 590 in NY (top 87%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Zoned schools: Washington West Elementary School (math 24% / reading 44%, grade F, #1,577 of 2,108 statewide, top 77%, 304 students, 57% FRL); Olean Intermediate-Middle School (math 23% / reading 36%, 564 students, 58% FRL); Olean Senior High School (math 77% / reading 67%, grade B+, #677 of 1,100 statewide, top 63%, 659 students, 49% FRL).
- Market conditions: 144 active listings in the ZIP; 128 units permitted in Cattaraugus County in 2024 (21 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.
- Cattaraugus County population projected at -28% 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 $25k cash investment doubles in ~7 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 118 days — a 9% lower offer ($82k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- Current owner paid $58k; list at $90k implies a 55% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1930 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: moderate flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 118 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1930 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- 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?
- 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?
- 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.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 1.50% ✓
- Cap rate
- 11.66%
- Cash-on-cash
- 19.18%
- DSCR
- 1.85
- GRM
- 5.6
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $116,708
- List price
- $90,000
- Delta
- -22.88%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 20 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 W State St | 0.06mi | 3/1.0 | 1,504 (+9%) | 5mo | $115,000 | $76 | 78 |
| 112 N 21st St | 0.19mi | 4/2.0 (+1) | 1,420 (+3%) | 9mo | $120,000 | $85 | 70 |
| 1117 W Sullivan St | 0.53mi | 3/1.5 | 1,400 (+1%) | 6mo | $53,500 | $38 | 66 |
| 334 N 13th St | 0.53mi | 2/1.0 (-1) | 1,392 (+1%) | 5mo | $74,500 | $54 | 65 |
| 133 N 13th St | 0.33mi | 3/2.0 | 1,496 (+8%) | 6mo | $149,900 | $100 | 62 |
| 216 N 14th St | 0.38mi | 3/1.5 | 1,516 (+10%) | 3mo | $143,000 | $94 | 62 |
| 133 N 15th St | 0.23mi | 3/1.5 | 1,554 (+13%) | 9mo | $180,000 | $116 | 59 |
| 221 N 19th St | 0.30mi | 4/1.0 (+1) | 1,578 (+14%) | 6mo | $182,320 | $116 | 52 |
| 315 N 18th St | 0.39mi | 3/2.0 | 1,577 (+14%) | 7mo | $180,000 | $114 | 48 |
| 708 Irving St | 0.72mi | 3/1.5 | 1,232 (-11%) | 5mo | $25,000 | $20 | 42 |
| 112 S 7th St | 0.66mi | 2/1.5 (-1) | 1,516 (+10%) | 5mo | $150,000 | $99 | 42 |
| 126 N 8th St | 0.63mi | 3/1.5 | 1,552 (+12%) | 9mo | $144,000 | $93 | 40 |
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
- IRR
- 11.1%
- Equity multiple
- 1.44×
- Total profit
- $11,111
- Equity at exit
- $13,419
- IRR
- 20.2%
- Equity multiple
- 2.70×
- Total profit
- $42,890
- Equity at exit
- $7,782
Cash invested: $25,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
- State New York
- 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+10
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 14760
- Home prices YoY
- -7.7%
- Active inventory
- 144
- Price-to-rent
- 5.6×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,350 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$472
- Tax from tax record
- −$155 /mo · $1,855/yr
- Insurance
- −$38
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$284
- Net cashflow
- $403
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $454 | -5% $428 | +0% $403 | +5% $377 | +10% $352 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $296 | -5% $349 | +0% $403 | +5% $456 | +10% $509 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $448 | -0.5pp $426 | base $403 | +0.5pp $379 | +1.0pp $356 |
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
- $22,500
- Closing costs
- $2,700
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Listing history 20 events
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2026-06-22days on market $90,000 Active 118 DOM
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2026-06-21days on market $90,000 Active 117 DOM
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2026-06-21days on market $90,000 Active 116 DOM
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2026-06-18days on market $90,000 Active 114 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $90,000 Active 113 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $90,000 Active 112 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $90,000 Active 111 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $90,000 Active 109 DOM
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2026-06-12days on market $90,000 Active 108 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $90,000 Active 105 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $90,000 Active 104 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $90,000 Active 103 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $90,000 Active 102 DOM
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2026-06-04days on market $90,000 Active 99 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $90,000 Active 98 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $90,000 Active 97 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $90,000 Active 96 DOM
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2026-03-23price $90,000 739-char remark
Show marketing remark (739 chars)
This 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is full of possibility and ready for someone with vision. Offering a full attic and full basement, there’s no shortage of space to expand, store, or create whatever suits your lifestyle. The main level provides a practical layout that can be updated to match your style. Upstairs there is a full walk up attic, perfect space for storage, bonus room or additional bedrooms. Downstairs, the basement workshop is a standout bonus—ideal for projects, hobbies, or extra storage and also includes a genuine fruit cellar. The home does need some basic TLC, but the potential is clear. This property is a great opportunity to customize a home to your taste. Bring your ideas and make this place shine again.
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2026-02-23$95,000 Active 739-char remark
Show marketing remark (739 chars)
This 3 bedroom, 1 bath home is full of possibility and ready for someone with vision. Offering a full attic and full basement, there’s no shortage of space to expand, store, or create whatever suits your lifestyle. The main level provides a practical layout that can be updated to match your style. Upstairs there is a full walk up attic, perfect space for storage, bonus room or additional bedrooms. Downstairs, the basement workshop is a standout bonus—ideal for projects, hobbies, or extra storage and also includes a genuine fruit cellar. The home does need some basic TLC, but the potential is clear. This property is a great opportunity to customize a home to your taste. Bring your ideas and make this place shine again.
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2005-12-14soldstatus $58,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast NY · Partial reset (capped growth)
- Current annual tax
- $1,855 · $155/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,855 · $155/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 5/10 Major FEMA zone X (shaded) · 26% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 2/10 Low
- Heat 2/10 Low 8 d/yr ≥90°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 1/10 Low
- Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $16,204
- − Mortgage interest
- −$5,041
- − Property taxes
- −$1,855
- − Insurance
- −$450
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,296
- − Management
- −$1,296
- − Depreciation
- −$2,618
- Taxable income
- $3,647
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$875
- After-tax cash flow
- $3,957/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
- Olean City School District
- NCES district ID
- 3621720
- Math proficiency
- 40% ▼ -10.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 43% ▼ -3.00%
- Median HH income
- $40,365
- Composite
- 34.81/100
- National rank
- #5104
- State rank
- #511 of 590 in NY
Livability — Olean
- Score
- 72/100
- State rank
- #353
- US rank
- #5930
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Olean, NY
- City population
- 17,272
- Population (ZIP)
- 17,272
Population outlook (Cattaraugus County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 71,623 people
- By 2030
- 67,751 · -5.4%
- By 2040
- 59,488 · -16.9%
- By 2050
- 51,601 · -28.0%
- By 2075
- 35,025 · -51.1%
- By 2100
- 21,243 · -70.3%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (89%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 89% Two or more races 5% Black 2% Asian 2% Hispanic / Latino 1%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 10% Iranian 2% Lithuanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 3% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 97% English-only · Other Indo-European 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Cattaraugus
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+32.8) · D 33.6% · R 66.4%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -22.2pp toward R · 2008: -10.6pp · 2024: -32.8pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+32.8 2020: R+29.5 2016: R+34.4 2012: R+13.4 2008: R+10.6
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -19.85%
- Current HPI
- 237.327
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.60%
- F500 in state
- 92
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NY)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
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| Financial Services | 10 | $950B |
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| Consumer Goods | 9 | $162B |
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| Insurance | 4 | $225B |
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| Telecommunications | 2 | $144B |
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| Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $112B |
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| Media / Entertainment | 2 | $69B |
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Price history
+55.2% since first listed3 events — show timeline
- 2026-03-23 Price Changed $90,000 UNYREIS
- 2026-02-23 Listed $95,000 UNYREIS
- 2005-12-14 Sold (Public Records) $58,000 Public Records
Property tax history
+0.5%/yrLatest (2025): $1,855 · -38.9% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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