2255-2257 N Parker Ave · Indianapolis city (balance), IN 46218

$184,990

4 bd · 4.0 ba · 4,256 sqft · SingleFamily · 4 Days on market

Built 1930 6,752 sqft 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 +25.0/30.0
• DSCR +8.2/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• 1% rule +6.5/10.0
• Rent growth +2.7/5.0
• Livability +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +1.4/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Beautifully renovated inside & out duplex & ready for immediate move in! Ready to house hack or generate a high ROI? This is the ONE! A true hard-to-find opportunity in the heart of Indianapolis! within minutes of downtown, close to shopping, parks & much more!

Key facts

• Close to parks
• Renovated duplex
• Close to shopping

Tags

• RENOVATED DUPLEX
• HEART OF INDIANAPOLIS
• CLOSE TO SHOPPING
• CLOSE TO PARKS

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Property condition noted as updated/remodeled; Lot size approximately 0.16 acres (< 1/4 acre); Current and possible use: Residential
• Financial info: Gross income and expenses listed as 0 (no current income/expense details provided); Two rental units total
• HOA & community: No HOA information provided

Exterior

• Parking: Unit parking: Other (on-site; specifics not listed)
• Security: No security features provided
• Utilities: Solid waste service available
• Home design: Duplex residential income property; Two stories
• Construction: Block foundation
• Exterior features: Asphalt roof; Asphalt road surface; City street frontage; Alley access

Interior

• Kitchen: Dishwasher included; Unit kitchen size listed as 15 x 10 (for one unit)
• Bedrooms: Total of 4 bedrooms across units (unit-level details not specified)
• Flooring: No flooring details provided
• Bathrooms: Total of 2 bathrooms across units
• Heating & cooling: Forced air heating
• Interior features: Updated/remodeled interior; Full basement
• Laundry & utility: No specific laundry details provided

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 4-bed/4.0-bath single-family listed at $185k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $404 ($5k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $185k).
• Cap rate 8.9% vs local median 4.4% in Indianapolis city (balance) — 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: area grade C — affects rentability + tenant quality, not the cash-flow math above.
• Indianapolis Public Schools (urban): math 14% / reading 20% proficiency, ranked #286 of 301 in IN (top 95%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 77% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: Rents flat; 334 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 1,906 units permitted in Marion County in 2024 (621 in 5+ unit buildings).
• At $2,130/mo this rent would consume 67% of the median local household income ($38k/yr) (locally 2340% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $6k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Marion County population projected at +18% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.

Negotiation context

• Only 4 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: built in 1930 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.

Recommended offer $184,990

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1930 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
2. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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: 1.15% ✓
• Cap rate: 8.91%
• Cash-on-cash: 9.36%
• DSCR: 1.42
• GRM: 7.2

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $106,400
• Comps found: 1

Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
2414 N Dearborn St	0.22mi	4/3.5	3,754 (-12%)	20mo	$93,500	$25	52

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 · 0.81% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -4.7%
• Equity multiple: 0.83×
• Total profit: $-8,800
• Equity at exit: $27,583

10-year hold

• IRR: 2.3%
• Equity multiple: 1.15×
• Total profit: $7,573
• Equity at exit: $15,995

Cash invested: $51,797 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Indiana: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+11
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day pay-or-quit; landlord-favorable; preempted.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 46218

• Home prices YoY: -17.1%
• Rents YoY: 0.8%
• Active inventory: 334
• Price-to-rent: 7.2×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $2,130 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$970
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$231 /mo · $2,775/yr
• Insurance: −$77
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$447
• Net cashflow: $404

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,618

Max offer price $184,990

Occupancy floor 76%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $532	-5% $468	+0% $404	+5% $340	+10% $276
Rent	-10% $236	-5% $320	+0% $404	+5% $488	+10% $572
Rate	-1.0pp $497	-0.5pp $451	base $404	+0.5pp $356	+1.0pp $307

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: $46,248
• Closing costs: $5,550
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 1 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
1226 N Beville Ave Indianapolis, IN	3.0	2.5	3273	$4,129	$1.26	24d	1	1.09mi

Listing history 5 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $184,990 Active 4 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $184,990 Active 3 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $184,990 Active 2 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   remarks 267-char remark
5. 2026-06-15
   listed $184,990 Active 1 DOM

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

Climate risk First Street

• 🌊 Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 3/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥102°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low 0% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 4/10 Moderate 5 unhealthy d/yr today · 7 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $25,557
• − Mortgage interest: −$10,362
• − Property taxes: −$2,775
• − Insurance: −$925
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$2,045
• − Management: −$2,045
• − Depreciation: −$5,382
• Taxable income: $2,025
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$486
• After-tax cash flow: $4,363/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: Indianapolis Public Schools
• NCES district ID: 1804770
• Math proficiency: 14% ▼ -7.00%
• Reading proficiency: 20% ▼ -3.00%
• Median HH income: $32,034
• Composite: 13.69/100
• National rank: #9499
• State rank: #286 of 301 in IN

Livability — Indianapolis city (balance)

No livability data for this city. (Only ~50 U.S. cities are tracked.)

Census & demographics

• Census place: Indianapolis city (balance), IN
• County: Marion County · 998,460 people
• City population: 881,119
• Metro: Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
• Population (ZIP): 29,360
• Household income: $38,063
• Rent vs Own: 47.2% rent · 52.8% own
• Severe rent burden: 2340.0

Population outlook (Marion County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 1,025,572 people
• By 2030: 1,065,727 · +3.9%
• By 2040: 1,141,577 · +11.3%
• By 2050: 1,208,920 · +17.9%
• By 2075: 1,367,288 · +33.3%
• By 2100: 1,438,201 · +40.2%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly Black (68%)
• Race & ethnicity: Black 68% White 18% Hispanic / Latino 9% Two or more races 6%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 6%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 5% · Canada, Philippines
• Languages at home: 92% English-only · Spanish 7%

Political lean MEDSL · Marion

• 2024 margin: Strong D (+27.7) · D 63.0% · R 35.3% · Other 1.7%
• 2008→2024 swing: -0.7pp no change · 2008: 28.4pp · 2024: 27.7pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+27.7 2020: D+29.1 2016: D+22.8 2012: D+22.2 2008: D+28.4

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -81.57%
• Current HPI: 395.7071
• Rent YoY: ▲ 0.81%
• Metro: Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.90%
• F500 in state: 18

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in IN)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Machinery	2	$37B
▸Healthcare	1	$177B
▸Pharmaceuticals	1	$45B
▸Metals / Steel	1	$18B
▸Agriculture	1	$17B
▸Packaging	1	$12B

Price history

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• 2026-06-14 Listed $184,990 MIBOR as Distributed by MLS Grid