10 Tomahawk St · Riverside, TX
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $1,222 – $2,270
Heat risk 8/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 111°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 23 days/yr
Wind risk 8/10 · Major
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 96.0%
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 0 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 1 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
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 +16.4/30.0
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- 1% rule +5.6/10.0
- DSCR +5.1/10.0
- Rent growth +3.2/5.0
- Livability +3.0/5.0
- Schools +2.6/10.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$148,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
This 3-bedroom, 2-bath single-family home sits on a spacious corner lot with almost one acre of land. Featuring a large living room with a cozy fireplace, a dedicated study, and plenty of potential throughout, this property is perfect for investors or flippers ready to bring new life to a great space. The home also includes a 2-car detached garage/workshop—ideal for storage, projects, or hobbies.
Key facts
- Cozy fireplace
- Corner lot
- Dedicated study
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $148k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $85 ($1k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $148k).
- Recommended offer: $135k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 7.0% vs local median 4.4% in Riverside — 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 59/100 on livability (#1,150 in TX) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: schools F, crime D-, amenities F.
- Huntsville ISD (town): math 25% / reading 37% proficiency, ranked #621 of 826 in TX (top 75%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.9%/yr); 518 active listings in the ZIP; 527 units permitted in Walker County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 34% of the median local income ($56k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Walker County population projected at +29% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 96 days — a 9% lower offer ($135k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 8 sale attempts since 19y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $37k (20%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 96% chance of damaging wind over 30y; moderate wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→23/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 96 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1975 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- 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.
- 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?
- Crime grade is D in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
- 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.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 1.06% ✓
- Cap rate
- 6.98%
- Cash-on-cash
- 2.45%
- DSCR
- 1.11
- GRM
- 7.8
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $226,187
- List price
- $148,000
- Delta
- -34.57%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 11 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sowell Ln | 0.69mi | 3/2.0 | 1,666 (-4%) | 22mo | $270,000 | $162 | 42 |
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 · 2.89% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -12.5%
- Equity multiple
- 0.55×
- Total profit
- $-18,654
- Equity at exit
- $22,067
- IRR
- -3.5%
- Equity multiple
- 0.77×
- Total profit
- $-9,571
- Equity at exit
- $12,796
Cash invested: $41,440 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Texas
- 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+5
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 77320
- Home prices YoY
- -33.0%
- Rents YoY
- 2.9%
- Active inventory
- 518
- Price-to-rent
- 7.8×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,575 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$776
- Tax from tax record
- −$295 /mo · $3,539/yr
- Insurance
- −$62
- HOA
- −$27
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$331
- Net cashflow
- $85
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $168 | -5% $127 | +0% $85 | +5% $43 | +10% $1 |
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| Rent | -10% $-40 | -5% $22 | +0% $85 | +5% $147 | +10% $209 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $159 | -0.5pp $122 | base $85 | +0.5pp $46 | +1.0pp $7 |
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
- $37,000
- Closing costs
- $4,440
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
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Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
HOA detail
- Monthly dues
- $27 · $324/yr
Listing history 44 events
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2026-06-19days on market $148,000 Active 96 DOM
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2026-06-18days on market $148,000 Active 95 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $148,000 Active 94 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $148,000 Active 93 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $148,000 Active 92 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $148,000 Active 90 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $148,000 Active 88 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $148,000 Active 87 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $148,000 Active 86 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $148,000 Active 85 DOM
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2026-06-05days on market $148,000 Active 82 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $148,000 Active 81 DOM
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2026-06-03price $148,000 Active 80 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $170,200 Active 80 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $170,200 Active 79 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $170,200 Active 78 DOM
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2026-05-30days on market $170,200 Active 77 DOM
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2026-04-30price $170,200 405-char remark
Show marketing remark (405 chars)
This 3-bedroom, 2-bath single-family home sits on a spacious corner lot with almost one acre of land. Featuring a large living room with a cozy fireplace, a dedicated study, and plenty of potential throughout, this property is perfect for investors or flippers ready to bring new life to a great space. The home also includes a 2-car detached garage/workshop—ideal for storage, projects, or hobbies.
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2026-03-14$185,000 Active 405-char remark
Show marketing remark (405 chars)
This 3-bedroom, 2-bath single-family home sits on a spacious corner lot with almost one acre of land. Featuring a large living room with a cozy fireplace, a dedicated study, and plenty of potential throughout, this property is perfect for investors or flippers ready to bring new life to a great space. The home also includes a 2-car detached garage/workshop—ideal for storage, projects, or hobbies.
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2026-03-05historical
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2026-01-02status Active
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2025-12-31historical
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2024-10-22price $179,000
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2024-07-05price $189,000
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2024-06-06price $194,900
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2024-05-30price $199,900
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2024-05-16$209,900 Active
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2022-09-05historical
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2022-07-27price $185,000
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2022-07-06price $195,000
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2022-06-01price $205,000
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2022-05-17$225,000 Active
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2014-12-10soldstatus Sold
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2014-11-04status Pending
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2014-10-23status Option Pending
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2014-09-03price $119,900 Active
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2014-09-03status Active
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2014-08-01historical
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2014-06-27price $110,000
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2014-05-12$119,900 Active
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2008-05-14historical
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2007-10-14$114,900
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2007-09-20historical
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2007-04-05$129,900
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast TX · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $3,539 · $295/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $3,539 · $295/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 5/10 Major
- Heat 8/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥111°F today · 23 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 8/10 Severe 96% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 2/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 1 by 30 yrs out
Nearby sold comps map
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $18,903
- − Mortgage interest
- −$8,290
- − Property taxes
- −$3,539
- − Insurance
- −$740
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,512
- − Management
- −$1,512
- − HOA
- −$324
- − Depreciation
- −$4,305
- Taxable loss
- −$1,321
- Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
- +$317
- After-tax cash flow
- $1,333/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
- Huntsville ISD
- NCES district ID
- 4824030
- Math proficiency
- 25% ▼ -6.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 37% ▼ -2.00%
- Median HH income
- $36,597
- Composite
- 25.71/100
- National rank
- #7383
- State rank
- #621 of 826 in TX
Livability — Riverside
- Score
- 59/100
- State rank
- #1150
- US rank
- #20204
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- County
- Walker County · 75,669 people
- City population
- 634
- Metro
- Huntsville, TX
- Population (ZIP)
- 38,152
- Household income
- $55,663
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 1030.0
Population outlook (Walker County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 77,602 people
- By 2030
- 82,007 · +5.7%
- By 2040
- 90,436 · +16.5%
- By 2050
- 100,240 · +29.2%
- By 2075
- 123,667 · +59.4%
- By 2100
- 135,073 · +74.1%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.64)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 50% Hispanic / Latino 26% Black 21% Two or more races 15%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 20%
- Common ancestry
- Lithuanian 2% Italian 2% Slovak 2%
- Foreign-born
- 9% · Canada, Vietnam
- Languages at home
- 79% English-only · Spanish 19%
Political lean MEDSL · Walker
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+40.0) · D 29.6% · R 69.6%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -17.6pp toward R · 2008: -22.4pp · 2024: -40.0pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+40.0 2020: R+31.7 2016: R+34.5 2012: R+28.4 2008: R+22.4
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -93.48%
- Current HPI
- 190.199
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 2.89%
- Metro
- Huntsville, TX
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 3.95%
- F500 in state
- 110
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in TX)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 16 | $1,198B |
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| Technology | 5 | $198B |
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| Engineering / Construction | 4 | $72B |
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| Energy Services | 3 | $60B |
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| Utilities | 3 | $41B |
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| Healthcare | 2 | $330B |
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Price history
+31.0% since first listed27 events — show timeline
- 2026-04-30 Price Changed $170,200 HARMLS
- 2026-03-14 Listed $185,000 HARMLS
- 2026-03-05 Listing Removed — HARMLS
- 2026-01-02 Relisted — HARMLS
- 2025-12-31 Listing Removed — HARMLS
- 2024-10-22 Price Changed $179,000 HARMLS
- 2024-07-05 Price Changed $189,000 HARMLS
- 2024-06-06 Price Changed $194,900 HARMLS
- 2024-05-30 Price Changed $199,900 HARMLS
- 2024-05-16 Listed $209,900 HARMLS
- 2022-09-05 Listing Removed — HARMLS
- 2022-07-27 Price Changed $185,000 HARMLS
- 2022-07-06 Price Changed $195,000 HARMLS
- 2022-06-01 Price Changed $205,000 HARMLS
- 2022-05-17 Listed $225,000 HARMLS
- 2014-12-10 Sold (MLS) — HARMLS
- 2014-11-04 Pending — HARMLS
- 2014-10-23 Pending — HARMLS
- 2014-09-03 Relisted — HARMLS
- 2014-09-03 Price Changed $119,900 HARMLS
- 2014-08-01 Listing Removed — HARMLS
- 2014-06-27 Price Changed $110,000 HARMLS
- 2014-05-12 Listed $119,900 HARMLS
- 2008-05-14 Listing Removed — HARMLS
- 2007-10-14 Listed $114,900 HARMLS
- 2007-09-20 Listing Removed — HARMLS
- 2007-04-05 Listed $129,900 HARMLS
Property tax history
+4.4%/yrLatest (2025): $3,539 · +2.5% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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