208 East St

Williamstown, PA 17098

$124,900D-

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,479 sqft · Built 1908 · Townhouse · Pending · 2 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $925/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$655
• Tax + insurance: −$165
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$194
• Net cashflow: $-90/mo
• Annual: $-1,076/yr
• Cap rate: 5.43%
• Cash-on-cash: -3.08%
• DSCR: 0.86
• 1% rule: 0.74%
• Cash to close: $34,972

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath townhouse listed at $125k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-90 ($-1k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $109k (12.7% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $92k (25.9% below list).
• Only 2 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Recommended offer: $92k (25.9% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $4k of equity ($864 loan paydown + $3k appreciation (2.5% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 62/100 on livability (#1,315 in PA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment D, amenities F, commute F.
• Williams Valley SD (rural): math 16% / reading 44% proficiency, ranked #442 of 539 in PA (top 82%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Williams Valley El Sch (math 17% / reading 45%, grade F, #1,116 of 1,518 statewide, top 74%, 521 students, 100% FRL); Williams Valley Jshs (math 17% / reading 42%, grade F, #349 of 437 statewide, top 81%, 440 students, 98% FRL) — zoned schools average 99% FRL vs 40% district-wide (59 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Watch-outs: built in 1908 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 12 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 540 units permitted in Dauphin County in 2024 (194 in 5+ unit buildings).
• 2 sale attempts since 12y ago with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
• Current owner paid $50k; list at $125k implies a 150% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• By year 9, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$34k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
• Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 8→17/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

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?
• Built in 1908 — 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 F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• 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.
• 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.