14035 Rosedale Hwy #7 · Rosedale, 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 8/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 104°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 18 days/yr
Wind risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
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Air-quality risk 10/10 · Severe
- Unhealthy air days now
- 28 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 32 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
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
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- Schools +5.7/10.0
- Livability +2.8/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Rent growth +2.0/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$55,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Welcome to this charming 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom home nestled in the heart of Northwest Bakersfield's beloved Rosedale Village Park. Priced to move, this is the kind of opportunity buyers have been waiting for. A home with good bones, a fresh NEW ROOF, and endless potential to make it your own. With a little creativity and love, this space is ready to shine, offering the perfect canvas for cosmetic updates and personal touches that build real equity. The current layout feels comfortable, with room to refresh, reimagine, and truly settle in. One of the standout features is the spacious lot, larger than many others in the community, offering room to entertain, garden, relax, or create your own
Key facts
- Near schools
- Fresh new roof
- Near dining
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Property features AI
Finance
- Other: Located near Renfro Road (cross street)
- HOA & community: Association clubhouse/recreation; Association pool
Exterior
- Parking: Carport
- Utilities: Public water; Sewer
- Home design: Manufactured home zoning (MH); Leased space; Vacant
- Construction: Composition roof
- Exterior features: Covered patio; Community pool; Exterior finished with other materials (see remarks); Approximately 0.0918 acres
Interior
- Kitchen: Range/Oven; Dishwasher
- Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
- Interior features: Breakfast area; Range/Oven; Dishwasher
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $55k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $1k ($14k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $55k).
- Recommended offer: $53k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 31.9% vs local median 2.7% in Rosedale — 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 56/100 on livability (#823 in CA) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: employment A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, cost of living F.
- Rosedale Union Elementary (urban): math 56% / reading 64% proficiency, ranked #186 of 1,400 in CA (top 13%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease; only 19% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
- Zoned schools: Centennial Elementary (541 students, 30% FRL).
- Market conditions: Rents soft (-1.9%/yr); 265 active listings in the ZIP; 3 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals leasing fast (median 3d on market — plan ~1-2 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 3,244 units permitted in Kern County in 2024 (73 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $380 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Kern County population projected at +17% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 0.0% rent growth), your $15k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 31 days — a 3% lower offer ($53k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 5 sale attempts with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→18/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 31 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- 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
- 3.45% ✓
- Cap rate
- 31.90%
- Cash-on-cash
- 91.45%
- DSCR
- 5.07
- GRM
- 2.4
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $100,800
- Comps found
- 3
Show comp detail 3 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14035 Rosedale Hwy #55 | 0.00mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 896 (+7%) | 8mo | $130,000 | $145 | 77 |
| 14035 Rosedale Hwy #22 | 0.00mi | 2/2.0 | 720 (-14%) | 24mo | $70,000 | $97 | 56 |
| 14035 Rosedale Hwy #155 | 0.00mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 960 (+14%) | 22mo | $115,000 | $120 | 52 |
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 · 0.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 88.9%
- Equity multiple
- 4.91×
- Total profit
- $60,269
- Equity at exit
- $8,201
- IRR
- 91.3%
- Equity multiple
- 9.26×
- Total profit
- $127,214
- Equity at exit
- $4,755
Cash invested: $15,400 (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 93314
- Home prices YoY
- -9.5%
- Rents YoY
- -1.9%
- Active inventory
- 265
- Price-to-rent
- 2.4×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,899 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$288
- Tax from tax record
- −$15 /mo · $179/yr
- Insurance
- −$23
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$399
- Net cashflow
- $1,174
Break-even live
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
- $13,750
- Closing costs
- $1,650
- Reserves months
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- 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
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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
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- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
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- 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
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 3 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 Sablewood Dr Bakersfield, CA | 2.0–3.0 | 2.0 | 1193 | $1,850 | $1.55 | 2d | 1 | 0.57mi |
| 11940 Rosedale Hwy Bakersfield, CA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 795 | $1,695 | $2.13 | 2d | 1 | 1.30mi |
| 11940 Rosedale Hwy Unit 11940 B Bakersfield, CA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 795 | $1,725 | $2.17 | 43d | 1 | 1.30mi |
Listing history 23 events
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2026-06-18days on market $55,000 Active 31 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $55,000 Active 30 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $55,000 Active 29 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $55,000 Active 28 DOM
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2026-06-14days on market $55,000 Active 26 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $55,000 Active 25 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $55,000 Active 23 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $55,000 Active 22 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $55,000 Active 21 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $55,000 Active 20 DOM
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2026-06-05days on market $55,000 Active 17 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $55,000 Active 16 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $55,000 Active 15 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $55,000 Active 14 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $55,000 Active 13 DOM
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2026-05-18$55,000 Active
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2026-03-16historical
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2026-03-06status Active
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2026-03-06status Active
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2026-03-02status Pending Sale
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2026-03-01status Pending
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2026-01-22$55,000 Active
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2026-01-19$55,000 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
- $179 · $15/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $418 · $35/mo
- Expected delta
- +$239/yr (+$20/mo · 133.8%)
ⓘ 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 8/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥104°F today · 18 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 1/10 Low
- Air quality 10/10 Extreme 28 unhealthy d/yr today · 32 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
- $22,783
- − Mortgage interest
- −$3,081
- − Property taxes
- −$179
- − Insurance
- −$275
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,823
- − Management
- −$1,823
- − Depreciation
- −$1,600
- Taxable income
- $14,003
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$3,361
- After-tax cash flow
- $10,723/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
- Rosedale Union Elementary
- NCES district ID
- 0633480
- Math proficiency
- 56% ▲ 2.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 64% ▲ 3.00%
- Median HH income
- $92,725
- Composite
- 56.75/100
- National rank
- #2410
- State rank
- #186 of 1400 in CA
Livability — Rosedale
- Score
- 56/100
- State rank
- #823
- US rank
- #23065
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Rosedale, CA
- County
- Kern County · 710,371 people
- City population
- 34,997
- Metro
- Bakersfield, CA
- Population (ZIP)
- 35,407
- Household income
- $126,250
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 420.0
Population outlook (Kern County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 947,286 people
- By 2030
- 978,984 · +3.3%
- By 2040
- 1,045,018 · +10.3%
- By 2050
- 1,105,232 · +16.7%
- By 2075
- 1,229,538 · +29.8%
- By 2100
- 1,238,059 · +30.7%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.56)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 61% Hispanic / Latino 25% Two or more races 11% Asian 8% Black 2%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 22%
- Common ancestry
- Slovak 2% Lithuanian 2% Italian 2%
- Foreign-born
- 10% · Canada, South Korea, Vietnam
- Languages at home
- 83% English-only · Spanish 11% Tagalog/Filipino 2% Other Indo-European 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Kern
- 2024 margin
- Strong R (+21.1) · D 38.2% · R 59.3% · Other 2.5%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -3.3pp toward R · 2008: -17.8pp · 2024: -21.1pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+21.1 2020: R+10.2 2016: R+15.0 2012: R+20.9 2008: R+17.8
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -35.45%
- Current HPI
- 337.4819
- Rent YoY
- ▼ -1.87%
- Metro
- Bakersfield, CA
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 3.21%
- F500 in state
- 116
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in CA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
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| 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
+0.0% since first listed8 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-18 Listed $55,000 GEMLS
- 2026-03-16 Listing Removed — CRMLS
- 2026-03-06 Relisted — CRMLS
- 2026-03-06 Relisted — GEMLS
- 2026-03-02 Pending — CRMLS
- 2026-03-01 Pending — GEMLS
- 2026-01-22 Listed $55,000 CRMLS
- 2026-01-19 Listed $55,000 GEMLS
Property tax history
-1.1%/yrLatest (2025): $179 · +6.3% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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