428 W 10th St

Kaukauna, WI 54130

$179,900B-

4 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,728 sqft · Built 1840 · MultiFamily · Pending · 39 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $2,054/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$943
• Tax + insurance: −$300
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$431
• Net cashflow: $379/mo
• Annual: $4,553/yr
• Cap rate: 8.82%
• Cash-on-cash: 9.04%
• DSCR: 1.40
• 1% rule: 1.14%
• Cash to close: $50,372

Investor read

• This is a 2 × 2-bed/1.0-bath units multifamily listed at $180k. Condition is rated average.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $379 ($5k/yr) — positive. Per door: $190/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $180k).
• It's been on market 39 days — a 3% lower offer ($175k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $175k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $5k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 89/100 on livability (#9 in WI, #120 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: crime A+, commute A+, cost of living A+.
• Kaukauna Area School District (suburban): math 46% / reading 42% proficiency, ranked #98 of 342 in WI (top 29%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Watch-outs: built in 1840 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 61 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; solid renter incomes; 460 units permitted in Outagamie County in 2024 (30 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Outagamie County population projected at +8% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
• Cap rate 8.8% vs local median 2.7% in Kaukauna — 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

• It's been on market 39 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
• What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
• Built in 1840 — 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.
• 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?
• 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.