5155 Harper Rd · Solon, OH 44139

$165,000

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,025 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 6 Days on market

Built 1930 3.67 ac lot

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Why this score? — see what drove the C+ 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 +22.8/30.0
• Schools +8.1/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• DSCR +7.3/10.0
• 1% rule +7.1/10.0
• Livability +4.5/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Rare opportunity in Solon with over 4.5 acres, an existing barn, and a 2-bedroom, 1-bath ranch ready for its next chapter. This is not a move-in ready home. The house needs a full clean-out and full rehab, so bring your contractor, builder, investor mindset, or renovation vision. The value here is in the land, setting, utilities, existing structures, and flexibility. The home offers approximately 1,025 sq ft, plus a full unfinished basement, attached garage, enclosed porch, deck, hardwood floors, plaster walls, public water, public sewer, and forced-air heat. The lot is flat and deep, with approximately 116 feet of frontage and nearly 1,700 feet of depth, creating a private setting that is

Key facts

• Existing barn
• Plaster walls
• Over 4.5 acres

Tags

• OVER 4.5 ACRES
• EXISTING BARN
• FULL UNFINISHED BASEMENT
• ENCLOSED PORCH
• HARDWOOD FLOORS
• PLASTER WALLS

Property features AI

Finance

• HOA & community: Suburban neighborhood with street lights; Nearby amenities include medical services, playgrounds, parks, restaurants and shopping

Exterior

• Parking: Driveway; Attached or detached 1-car garage
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer
• Home design: Single-story; Faces west; Ranch-style entry (single level)
• Construction: Wood siding; Asphalt/fiberglass roof; Block foundation; Built according to public records
• Exterior features: Private yard; Back yard; Enclosed patio/porch; Patio; Porch; Barn(s)

Interior

• Kitchen: Range; Refrigerator
• Bedrooms: 2 main-level bedrooms
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom (main level)
• Heating & cooling: Forced-air heating
• Interior features: Fixer condition; Unfinished basement
• Laundry & utility: Laundry in basement

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $165k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $288 ($3k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $165k).
• Cap rate 8.4% vs local median 2.3% in Solon — 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 91/100 on livability (#5 in OH, #42 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: schools A+, crime A+, amenities A+.
• Solon City (suburban): math 89% / reading 93% proficiency, ranked #1 of 656 in OH (top 0%) — strong family-tenant draw, lease renewals of 3-5y typical; only 9% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
• Market conditions: 101 active listings in the ZIP; high-income renter base; 1,441 units permitted in Cuyahoga County in 2024 (700 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent is only 17% of the median local income ($138k/yr) — well below the 30% rent-burden line; pricing power to push rent on renewal without tenant pushback.

Forward outlook

• 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.
• Cuyahoga County population projected to shrink 8% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.

Negotiation context

• Only 6 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: property tax is 2.5% of price; built in 1930 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.

Recommended offer $165,000

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1930 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
2. Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
4. Schools are A-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?
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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: 1.21% ✓
• Cap rate: 8.39%
• Cash-on-cash: 7.48%
• DSCR: 1.33
• GRM: 6.9

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -4.8%
• Equity multiple: 0.82×
• Total profit: $-8,265
• Equity at exit: $24,602

10-year hold

• IRR: 5.0%
• Equity multiple: 1.37×
• Total profit: $16,918
• Equity at exit: $14,266

Cash invested: $46,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 73 Landlord-Friendly
• State Ohio: 73 Landlord-Friendly · R+6
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day notice; Cleveland / Columbus have some habitability code enforcement; otherwise landlord-leaning.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 44139

• Active inventory: 101
• Price-to-rent: 6.9×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,991 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$865
• Tax from tax record: −$350 /mo · $4,204/yr
• Insurance: −$69
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$418
• Net cashflow: $288

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,626

Max offer price $165,000

Occupancy floor 81%

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: $41,250
• Closing costs: $4,950
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 6 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $165,000 Active 6 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $165,000 Active 5 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $165,000 Active 4 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $165,000 Active 3 DOM
5. 2026-06-13
   remarks 699-char remark
6. 2026-06-13
   listed $165,000 Active 1 DOM

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Tax reassessment forecast OH · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $4,204 · $350/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $4,204 · $350/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 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 2/10 Low 6 d/yr ≥94°F today · 14 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 1/10 Low
• 🫁 Air quality 3/10 Moderate 2 unhealthy d/yr today · 4 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $23,886
• − Mortgage interest: −$9,243
• − Property taxes: −$4,204
• − Insurance: −$825
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,911
• − Management: −$1,911
• − Depreciation: −$4,800
• Taxable income: $993
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$238
• After-tax cash flow: $3,220/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: Solon City
• NCES district ID: 3904660
• Math proficiency: 89% ▼ -7.00%
• Reading proficiency: 93% ▼ -1.00%
• Median HH income: $95,909
• Composite: 81.16/100
• National rank: #42
• State rank: #1 of 656 in OH

Livability — Solon

• Score: 91/100
• State rank: #5
• US rank: #42

Category grades

Amenities A+ Commute B- Cost of living C+ Crime A+ Employment A+ Housing A+ Health & safety A+ User ratings B-

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Solon, OH
• County: Cuyahoga County · 1,090,369 people
• City population: 24,706
• Metro: Cleveland-Elyria, OH
• Population (ZIP): 24,706
• Household income: $138,425
• Rent vs Own: 15.6% rent · 84.4% own
• Severe rent burden: 368.0

Population outlook (Cuyahoga County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 1,244,621 people
• By 2030: 1,230,093 · -1.2%
• By 2040: 1,189,108 · -4.5%
• By 2050: 1,145,706 · -7.9%
• By 2075: 1,076,557 · -13.5%
• By 2100: 978,987 · -21.3%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Majority White (65%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 65% Asian 14% Black 12% Two or more races 7% Hispanic / Latino 3%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 6% Scotch-Irish 3% Italian 2%
• Foreign-born: 18% · China, Canada, Vietnam
• Languages at home: 77% English-only · Chinese 6% Russian/Polish/Slavic 5% Other Indo-European 4%

Political lean MEDSL · Cuyahoga

• 2024 margin: Solid D (+31.5) · D 65.4% · R 33.9%
• 2008→2024 swing: -7.4pp toward R · 2008: 38.9pp · 2024: 31.5pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+31.5 2020: D+34.1 2016: D+35.0 2012: D+38.7 2008: D+38.9

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -196.10%
• Current HPI: 191.8418
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: Cleveland-Elyria, OH
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.98%
• F500 in state: 48

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in OH)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Insurance	3	$145B
▸Industrial Machinery	3	$49B
▸Financial Services	3	$24B
▸Consumer Goods	2	$93B
▸Aerospace / Defense	2	$47B
▸Utilities	2	$33B

Price history

1 event — show timeline

• 2026-06-12 Listed $165,000 MLSNOW

Property tax history

+3.7%/yr

Latest (2025): $4,204 · +0.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.