1516 Tama St

Boone, IA 50036

$130,000D

3 bd · 1.5 ba · 1,292 sqft · Built 1900 · SingleFamily · Pending · 30 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,063/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$682
• Tax + insurance: −$251
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$223
• Net cashflow: $-92/mo
• Annual: $-1,108/yr
• Cap rate: 5.44%
• Cash-on-cash: -3.05%
• DSCR: 0.86
• 1% rule: 0.82%
• Cash to close: $36,400

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/1.5-bath single-family listed at $130k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-92 ($-1k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $114k (12.6% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $106k (18.2% below list).
• It's been on market 30 days — a 2% lower offer ($128k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $106k (18.2% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $899 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 79/100 on livability (#112 in IA, #2,144 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
• Boone Community School District (town): math 57% / reading 66% proficiency, ranked #232 of 289 in IA (top 80%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Zoned schools: Franklin Elementary School (math 75% / reading 69%, grade A-, #181 of 616 statewide, top 34%, 357 students, 41% FRL); Boone Middle School (math 48% / reading 63%, grade B-, #199 of 246 statewide, top 81%, 582 students, 39% FRL); Boone High School (math 60% / reading 69%, grade B-, #211 of 336 statewide, top 70%, 711 students, 36% FRL) — zoned schools at 39% FRL track the district average.
• Watch-outs: built in 1900 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 217 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 80 units permitted in Boone County in 2024 (16 in 5+ unit buildings).
• 3 sale attempts since 12y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $10k (7%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
• Current owner paid $82k; list at $130k implies a 59% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• Cap rate 5.4% vs local median 3.7% in Boone — 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.

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?
• Built in 1900 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• 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.
• 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.