1122 Caine St · Sebring, FL 33872

$29,900

2 bd · 2.0 ba · 835 sqft · Manufactured · 180 Days on market

Built 1993 ↓ 25% since listing

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Why this score? — see what drove the D 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 +15.0/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• 1% rule +5.0/10.0
• DSCR +5.0/10.0
• Schools +3.6/10.0
• Livability +3.3/5.0
• Rent growth +2.9/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Seller says bring an offer on this affordable doublewide that is furnished and ready to move in. This home is one of the lowest priced doublewides located in this popular community near restaurants, shopping, hospitals and Sebring International Race Track. Just updated enclosed front lanai has all new windows per seller, makes for the perfect spot to enjoy your first morning cup of coffee. The home has a newer A/C unit and roof is approximately 7 years old per seller. The park is pet friendly. Secure next years winter getaway now!

Key facts

• Near hospitals
• Double wide
• Near shopping

Tags

• DOUBLE WIDE
• FURNISHED
• NEAR RESTAURANTS
• NEAR SHOPPING
• NEAR HOSPITALS

Property features AI

Finance

• Financial info: Land is leased ($900/month)
• HOA & community: Senior community; Community clubhouse

Exterior

• Parking: Carport (2 spaces)
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Cable available
• Home design: Manufactured in park (mobile home); Double wide; One level
• Construction: Frame construction; Metal roof
• Exterior features: Enclosed patio/porch; Front porch; Community pool

Interior

• Kitchen: Microwave; Oven; Range; Refrigerator
• Flooring: Carpet; Laminate; Simulated wood
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
• Heating & cooling: Central heating (electric); Central air (electric)
• Interior features: Ceiling fan(s); High-speed internet; Blinds; Furnished; 8 total rooms
• Laundry & utility: Washer; Dryer

🏷️ Possibly a rental listed for sale. The $29,900 price doesn't fit this home's estimated sale value (~$108,550) and the remarks read like a rental — treat the cards below with caution.

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $30k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $972 ($12k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $30k).
• Recommended offer: $26k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 45.3% vs local median 4.3% in Sebring — 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 66/100 on livability (#618 in FL) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment F.
• Highlands (other): math 45% / reading 43% proficiency, ranked #54 of 73 in FL (top 74%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases; 68% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Zoned schools: Sebring Middle School (math 52% / reading 40%, grade D+, #300 of 571 statewide, top 53%, 815 students, 64% FRL); Sebring High School (math 32% / reading 48%, grade F, #296 of 667 statewide, top 45%, 1,809 students, 56% FRL).
• Market conditions: Rents rising (+1.6%/yr); 700 active listings in the ZIP; 980 units permitted in Highlands County in 2024 (80 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $207 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $897 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 1.6% rent growth), your $8k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 180 days — a 12% lower offer ($26k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Recommended offer $26,312 (12.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 180 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
4. Schools are D-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. 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?
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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: 4.99% ✓
• Cap rate: 45.32%
• Cash-on-cash: 139.39%
• DSCR: 7.20
• GRM: 1.7

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $108,550
• Comps found: 3

Show comp detail 3 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
3622 Delaware Ave	0.65mi	3/2.0 (+1)	816 (-2%)	1mo	$120,000	$147	60
3447 Delaware Ave	0.69mi	2/2.0	720 (-14%)	5mo	$85,000	$118	41
3502 Fairmount Dr	0.67mi	3/2.0 (+1)	924 (+11%)	19mo	$120,000	$130	30

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 · 1.65% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 7.58×
• Total profit: $55,113
• Equity at exit: $4,458

10-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 15.32×
• Total profit: $119,846
• Equity at exit: $2,585

Cash invested: $8,372 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Florida: 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day pay-or-quit; preempts local rent control; landlord-friendly statutes. Court speed varies by county.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 33872

• Home prices YoY: -25.8%
• Rents YoY: 1.6%
• Active inventory: 700
• Price-to-rent: 1.7×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,493 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$157
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$37 /mo · $448/yr
• Insurance: −$12
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$313
• Net cashflow: $972

Break-even live

Break-even rent $262

Max offer price $29,900

Occupancy floor 30%

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: $7,475
• Closing costs: $897
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 2 events

1. 2025-12-11
   price $29,900
2. 2025-11-26
   listed $39,900 Active

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $17,910
• − Mortgage interest: −$1,675
• − Property taxes: −$448
• − Insurance: −$150
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,433
• − Management: −$1,433
• − Depreciation: −$870
• Taxable income: $11,902
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$2,856
• After-tax cash flow: $8,813/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: Highlands
• NCES district ID: 1200840
• Math proficiency: 45% ▼ -7.00%
• Reading proficiency: 43% ▼ -3.00%
• Median HH income: $35,276
• Composite: 36.42/100
• National rank: #4672
• State rank: #54 of 73 in FL

Livability — Sebring

• Score: 66/100
• State rank: #618
• US rank: #11992

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• County: Highlands County · 98,898 people
• City population: 50,797
• Metro: Sebring-Avon Park, FL
• Population (ZIP): 13,746
• Household income: $69,578
• Rent vs Own: 10.6% rent · 89.4% own
• Severe rent burden: 222.0

Population outlook (Highlands County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 99,674 people
• By 2030: 99,615 · -0.1%
• By 2040: 99,342 · -0.3%
• By 2050: 98,242 · -1.4%
• By 2075: 93,291 · -6.4%
• By 2100: 79,894 · -19.8%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Majority White (65%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 65% Hispanic / Latino 22% Two or more races 11% Black 5% Asian 4% Native American 1%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 5% Puerto Rican 9% Cuban 3%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 2% Russian 2% Slovak 2%
• Foreign-born: 12% · Canada, Jamaica
• Languages at home: 79% English-only · Spanish 16% Other Asian/Pacific 2% Other Indo-European 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Highlands

• 2024 margin: Solid R (+40.8) · D 29.3% · R 70.1%
• 2008→2024 swing: -22.7pp toward R · 2008: -18.1pp · 2024: -40.8pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+40.8 2020: R+34.4 2016: R+32.0 2012: R+23.0 2008: R+18.1

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -78.20%
• Current HPI: 225.3761
• Rent YoY: ▲ 1.65%
• Metro: Sebring-Avon Park, FL
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.28%
• F500 in state: 36

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in FL)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Technology	2	$29B
▸Insurance	2	$17B
▸Retail	1	$60B
▸Technology Distribution	1	$58B
▸Homebuilding	1	$35B
▸Technology Manufacturing	1	$35B

Price history

-25.1% since first listed

2 events — show timeline

• 2025-12-11 Price Changed $29,900 HAOR as distributed by MLS GRID
• 2025-11-26 Listed $39,900 HAOR as distributed by MLS GRID