5 bd · 3.0 ba ·
2,541 sqft ·
Built 2026
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 134 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,480/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,631
Tax + insurance
−$518
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$521
Net cashflow
$-190/mo
Annual
$-2,275/yr
Cap rate
5.56%
Cash-on-cash
-2.61%
DSCR
0.88
1% rule
0.80%
Cash to close
$87,077
Investor read
This is a 5-bed/3.0-bath single-family listed at $311k. Condition is rated good.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-190 ($-2k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $284k (8.8% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $248k (20.2% below list).
It's been on market 134 days — a 12% lower offer ($274k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $248k (20.2% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $9k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 73/100 on livability (#88 in IN) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
Greenfield-Central Community Schools (other): math 47% / reading 45% proficiency, ranked #83 of 301 in IN (top 28%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Zoned schools: Jb Stephens Elementary School (math 57% / reading 47%, grade C-, #237 of 994 statewide, top 26%, 561 students, 43% FRL); Greenfield Central Junior High Sch (math 38% / reading 42%, grade F, #120 of 330 statewide, top 37%, 675 students, 45% FRL); Greenfield-Central High School (math 37% / reading 65%, grade D+, #115 of 369 statewide, top 31%, 1,462 students, 35% FRL).
Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.9%/yr); 734 active listings in the ZIP; 4 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 75d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 75% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; solid renter incomes; 1,091 units permitted in Hancock County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Hancock County population projected at +7% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
Cap rate 5.6% vs local median 4.4% in Greenfield — meaningfully above typical; check what's discounted (condition, days-on-market, listing class) to confirm the premium yield is real.
This rent runs 36% of the median local income ($83k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
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 134 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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