577 County Road 68 · Stratton, OH 43964

$154,900

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,512 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 57 Days on market

Built 2018 1.00 ac lot

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Why this score? — see what drove the F 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 +8.0/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Schools +5.0/10.0
• Livability +3.1/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• 1% rule +2.1/10.0
• DSCR +2.1/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Solid opportunity on a newer build! This home was rebuilt in 2019 following a fire and has no known issues. It's currently livable and offers a ton of space and flexibility. Features include: 5 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms Spacious living room, dining room, and full kitchen. Large basement with 3 separate areas--perfect for additional living space, storage, or customization2-car detached garage. Plenty of upside here with minimal work needed--don't miss it

Key facts

• 1 acre lot
• 2 garage spots
• Built 2018

Property features AI

Exterior

• Parking: 2 garage spaces; Common parking
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer
• Home design: Single-family residence; One level; Built in 2018; No shared/common walls
• Construction: Block foundation
• Exterior features: Wooded lot

Interior

• Bedrooms: 5 main-level bedrooms
• Flooring: Laminate flooring; Carpet flooring
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
• Heating & cooling: Baseboard heating; Propane heating; Central air conditioning
• Interior features: Finished basement; Living area approximately 1512

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $155k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-155 ($-2k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $128k (17.7% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $109k (29.4% below list).
• Recommended offer: $109k (29.4% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.

Location & tenants

• Location reads 61/100 on livability (#954 in OH) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: health & safety C-, crime D, amenities F.
• Edison Local (rural): math 52% / reading 66% proficiency, ranked #312 of 656 in OH (top 48%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Zoned schools: Stanton Elementary School (math 52% / reading 62%, grade C+, #729 of 1,584 statewide, top 48%, 396 students, 58% FRL); Edison Jr. High School (math 49% / reading 64%, grade B, #313 of 654 statewide, top 48%, 204 students, 0% FRL); Edison High School (math 32% / reading 72%, grade D+, #343 of 781 statewide, top 47%, 418 students, 74% FRL) — zoned schools at 44% FRL track the district average.
• Market conditions: 35 active listings in the ZIP; 2 units permitted in Jefferson County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

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.
• Jefferson County population projected at -19% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 57 days — a 3% lower offer ($150k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• 2 sale attempts since 5y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $20k (11%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
• Current owner paid $10k; list at $155k implies a 1449% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.

Recommended offer $109,365 (29.4% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. 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?
2. It's been on market 57 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 29% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
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. Crime grade is D 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?
6. 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?
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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: 0.71% ✗
• Cap rate: 5.09%
• Cash-on-cash: -4.29%
• DSCR: 0.81
• GRM: 11.8

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold

• IRR: -23.6%
• Equity multiple: 0.19×
• Total profit: $-34,983
• Equity at exit: $23,096

10-year hold

• IRR: -18.5%
• Equity multiple: 0.00×
• Total profit: $-43,230
• Equity at exit: $13,393

Cash invested: $43,372 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 73 Landlord-Friendly
• State Ohio: 73 Landlord-Friendly · R+6
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day notice; Cleveland / Columbus have some habitability code enforcement; otherwise landlord-leaning.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 43964

• Home prices YoY: -12.7%
• Active inventory: 35
• Price-to-rent: 11.8×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,094 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$812
• Tax from tax record: −$142 /mo · $1,705/yr
• Insurance: −$65
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$230
• Net cashflow: $-155

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,290

Max offer price $127,531

Occupancy floor —

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $-67	-5% $-111	+0% $-155	+5% $-199	+10% $-243
Rent	-10% $-241	-5% $-198	+0% $-155	+5% $-112	+10% $-69
Rate	-1.0pp $-77	-0.5pp $-116	base $-155	+0.5pp $-195	+1.0pp $-236

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: $38,725
• Closing costs: $4,647
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 22 events

1. 2026-06-21
   days on market $154,900 Active 57 DOM
2. 2026-06-19
   days on market $154,900 Active 55 DOM
3. 2026-06-18
   days on market $154,900 Active 54 DOM
4. 2026-06-17
   days on market $154,900 Active 53 DOM
5. 2026-06-16
   days on market $154,900 Active 52 DOM
6. 2026-06-15
   days on market $154,900 Active 51 DOM
7. 2026-06-14
   days on market $154,900 Active 49 DOM
8. 2026-06-12
   days on market $154,900 Active 48 DOM
9. 2026-06-09
   days on market $154,900 Active 45 DOM
10. 2026-06-08
    days on market $154,900 Active 44 DOM
11. 2026-06-07
    days on market $154,900 Active 43 DOM
12. 2026-06-07
    days on market $154,900 Active 42 DOM
13. 2026-06-04
    days on market $154,900 Active 39 DOM
14. 2026-06-02
    days on market $154,900 Active 38 DOM
15. 2026-06-01
    days on market $154,900 Active 37 DOM
16. 2026-05-31
    days on market $154,900 Active 36 DOM
17. 2026-05-31
    days on market $154,900 Active 35 DOM
18. 2026-05-08
    price $154,900 453-char remark
19. 2026-04-25
    listed $174,900 Active 453-char remark
20. 2021-03-05
    historical
21. 2021-02-12
    listed $139,999
22. 2014-03-14
    soldstatus $10,000

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

Tax reassessment forecast OH · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $1,705 · $142/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $2,061 · $172/mo
• Expected delta: +$356/yr (+$30/mo · 20.9%)

ⓘ 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 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 2/10 Low 7 d/yr ≥97°F today · 17 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 1/10 Low
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $13,124
• − Mortgage interest: −$8,677
• − Property taxes: −$1,705
• − Insurance: −$774
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,050
• − Management: −$1,050
• − Depreciation: −$4,506
• Taxable loss: −$4,638
• Est. tax savings @ 24.0%: +$1,113
• After-tax cash flow: $-746/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: Edison Local
• NCES district ID: 3904779
• Math proficiency: 52% ▼ -13.00%
• Reading proficiency: 66% ▼ -7.00%
• Median HH income: $45,717
• Composite: 49.79/100
• National rank: #1959
• State rank: #312 of 656 in OH

Livability — Stratton

• Score: 61/100
• State rank: #954
• US rank: #18393

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• County: Jefferson · 64,369 people
• City population: 230
• Metro: Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH
• Population (ZIP): 9,061
• Household income: $53,321
• Rent vs Own: 20.0% rent · 80.0% own
• Severe rent burden: 5.7

Population outlook (Jefferson County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 63,481 people
• By 2030: 61,067 · -3.8%
• By 2040: 55,860 · -12.0%
• By 2050: 51,236 · -19.3%
• By 2075: 41,804 · -34.1%
• By 2100: 32,344 · -49.0%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (95%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 95% Two or more races 3% Black 1%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 4% Serbian 3% Slovak 1%
• Foreign-born: 1% · China

Political lean MEDSL · Jefferson

• 2024 margin: Solid R (+43.9) · D 27.5% · R 71.4% · Other 1.1%
• 2008→2024 swing: -44.1pp toward R · 2008: 0.2pp · 2024: -43.9pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+43.9 2020: R+38.4 2016: R+35.7 2012: R+5.5 2008: D+0.2

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -26.09%
• Current HPI: 178.6704
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: —
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.98%
• F500 in state: 48

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in OH)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Insurance	3	$145B
▸Industrial Machinery	3	$49B
▸Financial Services	3	$24B
▸Consumer Goods	2	$93B
▸Aerospace / Defense	2	$47B
▸Utilities	2	$33B

Price history

+1449.0% since first listed

5 events — show timeline

• 2026-05-08 Price Changed $154,900 CBRMLS
• 2026-04-25 Listed $174,900 CBRMLS
• 2021-03-05 Listing Removed — MLSNOW
• 2021-02-12 Listed $139,999 MLSNOW
• 2014-03-14 Sold (Public Records) $10,000 Public Records

Property tax history

+13.8%/yr

Latest (2025): $1,705 · +2.8% YoY. Source: county tax records.