4 bd · 3.5 ba ·
2,172 sqft ·
Built 2023
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 204 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,819/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,783
Tax + insurance
−$1,057
HOA
−$70
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$592
Net cashflow
$-682/mo
Annual
$-8,188/yr
Cap rate
3.88%
Cash-on-cash
-8.60%
DSCR
0.62
1% rule
0.83%
Cash to close
$95,200
Investor read
This is a 4-bed/3.5-bath single-family listed at $340k. Condition is rated excellent.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-682 ($-8k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $220k (35.4% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $282k (17.1% below list).
It's been on market 204 days — a 12% lower offer ($299k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $220k (35.4% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $10k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 68/100 on livability (#495 in TX) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, crime A; Watch: employment D+, amenities F, commute F.
Liberty Hill ISD (rural): math 43% / reading 52% proficiency, ranked #160 of 826 in TX (top 19%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Zoned schools: Bill Burden El (math 36% / reading 45%, grade F, #1,490 of 4,322 statewide, top 35%, 808 students, 19% FRL); Liberty Hill Middle (math 44% / reading 50%, grade D+, #424 of 1,662 statewide, top 27%, 944 students, 26% FRL); Liberty Hill H S (math 39% / reading 69%, grade C-, #422 of 1,632 statewide, top 26%, 2,001 students, 23% FRL) — zoned schools at 23% FRL track the district average.
Watch-outs: property tax is 3.2% of price.
Market conditions: Rents soft (-1.9%/yr); 1739 active listings in the ZIP; 5 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 47d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 60% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; high-income renter base; 7,543 units permitted in Williamson County in 2024 (1,425 in 5+ unit buildings).
Williamson County population projected at +69% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
2 sale attempts since 2y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $30k (8%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Cap rate 3.9% vs local median 3.0% in Liberty Hill — meaningfully above typical; check what's discounted (condition, days-on-market, listing class) to confirm the premium yield is real.
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 204 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 35% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
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.
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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