4 bd · 3.5 ba ·
3,307 sqft ·
Built —
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 129 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$4,824/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$3,590
Tax + insurance
−$1,141
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$1,013
Net cashflow
$-920/mo
Annual
$-11,036/yr
Cap rate
4.68%
Cash-on-cash
-5.76%
DSCR
0.74
1% rule
0.70%
Cash to close
$191,658
Investor read
This is a 4-bed/3.5-bath single-family listed at $600k. Condition is rated good.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-920 ($-11k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $551k (8.1% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $482k (19.6% below list).
It's been on market 129 days — a 12% lower offer ($528k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $482k (19.6% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $5k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $21k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 71/100 on livability (#86 in GA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: housing A+, health & safety B+, employment B; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
Fayette County (suburban): math 52% / reading 60% proficiency, ranked #7 of 174 in GA (top 4%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
Zoned schools: Sara Harp Minter Elementary School (math 61% / reading 62%, grade B, #114 of 1,228 statewide, top 9%, 783 students, 18% FRL); Whitewater Middle School (math 55% / reading 65%, grade B, #41 of 470 statewide, top 9%, 864 students, 20% FRL); Whitewater High School (math 32% / reading 62%, grade D-, #37 of 424 statewide, top 9%, 1,387 students, 18% FRL) — zoned schools at 19% FRL track the district average.
Market conditions: Rents rising (+3.2%/yr); 311 active listings in the ZIP; 3 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 46d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 67% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; high-income renter base; 323 units permitted in Fayette County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Fayette County population projected at +13% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
At $4,824/mo this rent would consume 49% of the median local household income ($118k/yr) (locally 415% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.
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 129 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 20% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
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.
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?
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.
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