46630 172nd E · Lake Los Angeles, CA
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 4/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $659 – $1,223
Heat risk 7/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 101°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 19 days/yr
Wind risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
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Air-quality risk 7/10 · Major
- Unhealthy air days now
- 15 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 18 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 +20.6/30.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- 1% rule +6.9/10.0
- DSCR +6.6/10.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Livability +2.4/5.0
- Schools +2.1/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$169,900
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Great Opportunity to own this single-family home built in 1958 featuring 2 bedrooms and 1 bathrooms. * * * SPECIAL NOTES: (1) This is a CASH ONLY transaction. (2) Seller to pay Taxes, HOA, and Municipal/Utility Liens.
Key facts
- 5.53 acre lot
- Garage
- Built 1958
Property features AI
Finance
- Other: Estimated lot and living area sources; Single unit property
- HOA & community: Suburban community
Exterior
- Parking: Attached garage; 1 garage space (1 total parking space)
- Utilities: Public sewer; District/public water
- Home design: House; Single story
- Construction: No common walls (detached); Year built: estimated
- Exterior features: Front yard; Back yard; Yard; No pool
Interior
- Kitchen: Kitchen (features not specified)
- Bedrooms: 2 bedrooms located on the main level
- Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
- Interior features: One-level home; All bedrooms on the main level; Living room; Entry on main level
- Laundry & utility: In-unit laundry (see remarks for details)
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $170k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $228 ($3k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $170k).
- Recommended offer: $155k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 7.9% vs local median 4.6% in Lake Los Angeles — 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 48/100 on livability (#1,206 in CA) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: housing A+; Watch: employment D, schools F, crime F.
- Eastside Union Elementary (suburban): math 15% / reading 27% proficiency, ranked #1,226 of 1,400 in CA (top 88%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 76% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Market conditions: Rents flat; 1177 active listings in the ZIP; 19,697 units permitted in Los Angeles County in 2024 (9,426 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 34% of the median local income ($70k/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 $5k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Los Angeles County population projected at +9% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 117 days — a 9% lower offer ($155k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 5 sale attempts since 7y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $24k (12%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: property tax is 2.9% of price; built in 1958 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→19/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 117 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1958 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
- 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 F 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
- 1.19% ✓
- Cap rate
- 7.90%
- Cash-on-cash
- 5.75%
- DSCR
- 1.26
- GRM
- 7.0
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $99,120
- Comps found
- 1
Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46512 171st St | 0.20mi | 1/1.0 (-1) | 722 (-14%) | 1mo | $85,000 | $118 | 62 |
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 · 0.14% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -11.1%
- Equity multiple
- 0.61×
- Total profit
- $-18,510
- Equity at exit
- $25,333
- IRR
- -7.3%
- Equity multiple
- 0.61×
- Total profit
- $-18,714
- Equity at exit
- $14,690
Cash invested: $47,572 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 18 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
- State California
- 18 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+13
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 93535
- Home prices YoY
- -24.3%
- Rents YoY
- 0.1%
- Active inventory
- 1177
- Price-to-rent
- 7.0×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,020 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$891
- Tax from tax record
- −$406 /mo · $4,876/yr
- Insurance
- −$71
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$424
- Net cashflow
- $228
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $324 | -5% $276 | +0% $228 | +5% $180 | +10% $132 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $68 | -5% $148 | +0% $228 | +5% $308 | +10% $388 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $314 | -0.5pp $271 | base $228 | +0.5pp $184 | +1.0pp $139 |
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
- $42,475
- Closing costs
- $5,097
- 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
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- 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
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- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Listing history 31 events
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2026-06-21days on market $169,900 Active 117 DOM
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2026-06-18days on market $169,900 Active 114 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $169,900 Active 113 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $169,900 Active 112 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $169,900 Active 111 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $169,900 Active 109 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $169,900 Active 108 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $169,900 Active 105 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $169,900 Active 104 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $169,900 Active 103 DOM
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2026-06-04days on market $169,900 Active 100 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $169,900 Active 99 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $169,900 Active 98 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $169,900 Active 97 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $169,900 Active 96 DOM
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2026-04-16price $169,900
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2026-02-24$193,900 Active
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2025-07-07status Pending Sale
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2025-07-05$75,000 Active
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2025-07-05historical
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2025-04-23status Pending Sale
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2025-04-22historical
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2025-04-11$75,000 Active
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2023-07-11soldstatus $398,000
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2019-10-10soldstatus $215,000 Closed
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2019-10-09soldstatus $215,000
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2019-09-30soldstatus $215,000 Closed Sale
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2019-08-28status Pending Sale
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2019-08-26status Pending
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2019-08-16$220,000 Active
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2019-08-16$220,000 Active
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast CA · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $4,876 · $406/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $4,876 · $406/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 7/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥101°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 1/10 Low
- Air quality 7/10 Severe 15 unhealthy d/yr today · 18 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
- $24,245
- − Mortgage interest
- −$9,517
- − Property taxes
- −$4,876
- − Insurance
- −$850
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,940
- − Management
- −$1,940
- − Depreciation
- −$4,943
- Taxable income
- $181
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$43
- After-tax cash flow
- $2,693/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
- Eastside Union Elementary
- NCES district ID
- 0611910
- Math proficiency
- 15% ▲ 1.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 27% ▲ 3.00%
- Median HH income
- $44,840
- Composite
- 21.43/100
- National rank
- #13636
- State rank
- #1226 of 1400 in CA
Livability — Lake Los Angeles
- Score
- 48/100
- State rank
- #1206
- US rank
- #26106
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- County
- Los Angeles County · 9,444,647 people
- City population
- 194,251
- Metro
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- Population (ZIP)
- 79,409
- Household income
- $70,360
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 2494.0
Population outlook (Los Angeles County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 10,940,515 people
- By 2030
- 11,256,481 · +2.9%
- By 2040
- 11,729,929 · +7.2%
- By 2050
- 11,948,407 · +9.2%
- By 2075
- 11,818,114 · +8.0%
- By 2100
- 10,842,928 · -0.9%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.63)
- Race & ethnicity
- Hispanic / Latino 55% Two or more races 25% Black 21% White 17% Asian 2% Native American 1%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 42%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 1% Italian 1% Lithuanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 13% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 60% English-only · Spanish 37% Tagalog/Filipino 1% Other Indo-European 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Los Angeles
- 2024 margin
- Solid D (+32.9) · D 64.8% · R 31.9% · Other 3.3%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -7.4pp toward R · 2008: 40.4pp · 2024: 32.9pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+32.9 2020: D+44.2 2016: D+48.0 2012: D+40.0 2008: D+40.4
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -144.13%
- Current HPI
- 449.4494
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 0.14%
- Metro
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 3.21%
- F500 in state
- 116
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in CA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Technology | 27 | $1,492B |
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| Financial Services | 3 | $174B |
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| Retail | 3 | $44B |
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| Insurance | 3 | $26B |
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| Media / Entertainment | 2 | $115B |
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| Pharmaceuticals / Biotech | 2 | $62B |
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Price history
-22.8% since first listed16 events — show timeline
- 2026-04-16 Price Changed $169,900 CRMLS
- 2026-02-24 Listed $193,900 CRMLS
- 2025-07-07 Pending — CRMLS
- 2025-07-05 Listing Removed — CRMLS
- 2025-07-05 Listed $75,000 CRMLS
- 2025-04-23 Pending — CRMLS
- 2025-04-22 Listing Removed — CRMLS
- 2025-04-11 Listed $75,000 CRMLS
- 2023-07-11 Sold (Public Records) $398,000 Public Records
- 2019-10-10 Sold (MLS) $215,000 AVMLS
- 2019-10-09 Sold (Public Records) $215,000 Public Records
- 2019-09-30 Sold (MLS) $215,000 CRMLS
- 2019-08-28 Pending — CRMLS
- 2019-08-26 Pending — AVMLS
- 2019-08-16 Listed $220,000 CRMLS
- 2019-08-16 Listed $220,000 AVMLS
Property tax history
+18.0%/yrLatest (2025): $4,876 · +2.5% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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