24 Upper Beechwood Ave · Buck Run, PA 17901

$59,999

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,216 sqft · Townhouse public records · 1 Days on market

Built 1950 0.30 ac lot

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Why this score? — see what drove the B- 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 +30.0/30.0
• 1% rule +10.0/10.0
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Rent growth +3.9/5.0
• Schools +3.0/10.0
• Livability +3.0/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

MULTIPLE OFFERS RECEIVED - SELLER PICK OFFER TONIGHT 6/11 AT 8PM. Tucked away at the end of a quiet street, this charming bungalow/ cape cod offers the kind of peace and tranquility that's becoming harder and harder to find. Nestled on . 30 acres of beautiful land frequented by deer, birds, and other wildlife, this home feels like your own private retreat. Natural sunlight pours through the windows, filling the spacious living room and large kitchen with warmth and character. The flexible floor plan includes a convenient first-floor full bath, two generously sized upstairs bedrooms, full attic, and a basement workshop perfect for hobbies, storage, or projects. Whether you're enjoying your m

Key facts

• Quiet street
• Basement workshop
• Natural sunlight

Tags

• QUIET STREET
• PRIVATE RETREAT
• NATURAL SUNLIGHT
• FIRST-FLOOR FULL BATH
• BASEMENT WORKSHOP
• SERENE SETTING

Property features AI

Exterior

• Parking: Detached garage with one parking space and additional storage area
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Electric service (standard)
• Home design: Semi-detached home; Estimated year built; Porch(es) and enclosed balcony
• Construction: Aluminum siding; Block foundation
• Exterior features: Lot dimensions approximately 40 x 325; Not in a federal flood zone; Above- and below-grade outdoor structures

Interior

• Bedrooms: Two bedrooms on the upper level
• Bathrooms: One full bathroom on the main level; One full bathroom total
• Heating & cooling: Hot water baseboard heating; Oil-fired heating and hot water
• Interior features: Full, partially finished heated basement with walkout level, workshop area and shelving; Enclosed porch and balcony
• Laundry & utility: Laundry in the basement

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath townhouse listed at $60k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $479 ($6k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $60k).

Location & tenants

• Location reads 59/100 on livability (#1,527 in PA) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: crime C-, amenities F, commute F.
• Minersville Area SD (town): math 21% / reading 50% proficiency, ranked #420 of 539 in PA (top 78%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Minersville Area Jshs (math 17% / reading 42%, grade F, #349 of 437 statewide, top 81%, 527 students, 96% FRL) — zoned schools average 96% FRL vs 39% district-wide (56 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+5.7%/yr); 177 active listings in the ZIP; 169 units permitted in Schuylkill County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $415 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Schuylkill County population projected at -16% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 5.7% rent growth), your $17k cash investment doubles in ~4 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 1 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: property tax is 4.1% of price; built in 1950 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.

Recommended offer $59,999

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1950 — 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 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?
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: 2.16% ✓
• Cap rate: 15.88%
• Cash-on-cash: 34.23%
• DSCR: 2.52
• GRM: 3.9

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 5.7% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 33.2%
• Equity multiple: 2.46×
• Total profit: $24,518
• Equity at exit: $8,946

10-year hold

• IRR: 41.8%
• Equity multiple: 5.57×
• Total profit: $76,766
• Equity at exit: $5,188

Cash invested: $16,800 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 62 Landlord-Friendly
• State Pennsylvania: 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day notice; Philadelphia has eviction-court diversion + some protections; otherwise moderate.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 17901

• Home prices YoY: -21.2%
• Rents YoY: 5.7%
• Active inventory: 177
• Price-to-rent: 3.9×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,298 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$315
• Tax from tax record: −$207 /mo · $2,483/yr
• Insurance: −$25
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$273
• Net cashflow: $479

Break-even live

Break-even rent $692

Max offer price $59,999

Occupancy floor 58%

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: $15,000
• Closing costs: $1,800
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 2 events

1. 2026-06-13
   remarks 699-char remark
2. 2026-06-13
   listed $59,999 Pending 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 PA · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $2,483 · $207/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $2,483 · $207/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 4/10 Moderate
• 🌡 Heat 3/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥94°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 3/10 Moderate 7% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 3 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $15,580
• − Mortgage interest: −$3,361
• − Property taxes: −$2,483
• − Insurance: −$300
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,246
• − Management: −$1,246
• − Depreciation: −$1,745
• Taxable income: $5,198
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$1,248
• After-tax cash flow: $4,502/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: Minersville Area SD
• NCES district ID: 4215510
• Math proficiency: 21% ▼ -12.00%
• Reading proficiency: 50% ▼ -8.00%
• Median HH income: $40,865
• Composite: 29.77/100
• National rank: #6433
• State rank: #420 of 539 in PA

Livability — Buck Run

• Score: 59/100
• State rank: #1527
• US rank: #19989

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Buck Run, PA
• County: Schuylkill County · 22,371 people
• Metro: Pottsville, PA
• Population (ZIP): 22,371
• Household income: $62,484
• Rent vs Own: 29.9% rent · 70.1% own
• Severe rent burden: 622.0

Population outlook (Schuylkill County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 137,447 people
• By 2030: 133,121 · -3.1%
• By 2040: 124,172 · -9.7%
• By 2050: 115,611 · -15.9%
• By 2075: 100,796 · -26.7%
• By 2100: 86,667 · -36.9%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (90%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 90% Hispanic / Latino 5% Two or more races 3% Black 2%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 9% Iranian 5% Subsaharan African 3%
• Foreign-born: 1% · Canada
• Languages at home: 96% English-only · Spanish 2% German/W. Germanic 1% French/Haitian/Cajun 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Schuylkill

• 2024 margin: Solid R (+42.1) · D 28.5% · R 70.6%
• 2008→2024 swing: -33.4pp toward R · 2008: -8.7pp · 2024: -42.1pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+42.1 2020: R+39.9 2016: R+43.4 2012: R+13.4 2008: R+8.7

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -54.14%
• Current HPI: 200.6516
• Rent YoY: ▲ 5.70%
• Metro: Pottsville, PA
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.68%
• F500 in state: 34

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Healthcare	2	$309B
▸Insurance	2	$27B
▸Telecommunications / Media	1	$124B
▸Industrial Distribution	1	$22B
▸Financial Services	1	$20B
▸Chemicals / Materials	1	$18B

Price history

+0.0% since first listed

4 events — show timeline

• 2026-06-12 Pending — BRIGHT MLS
• 2026-06-11 Listing Removed — BRIGHT MLS
• 2026-06-11 Listed $59,999 BRIGHT MLS
• 2026-06-10 Coming Soon $59,999 BRIGHT MLS

Property tax history

+12.8%/yr

Latest (2026): $2,483 · +208.7% YoY. Source: county tax records.