156 Linda Dr · Mount Pleasant, PA
Flood risk 4/10 · Minor
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.24%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $511 – $949
Heat risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 102°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 15 days/yr
Wind risk 4/10 · Minor
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 7.0%
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 1 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 3 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 +14.1/15.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- Schools +4.1/10.0
- Livability +3.6/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$70,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
156 Linda Dr, New Oxford Commons Welcome home to this charming 3-bedroom, 2-bath residence perfectly situated on a peaceful cul-de-sac in the desirable New Oxford Commons community. This well-maintained home offers comfortable single-level living with a spacious ramp-accessible porch — ideal for relaxing, entertaining, or simply enjoying the quiet neighborhood setting. Move-in ready with fantastic inclusions: Washer & Dryer Full kitchen package: Stove & Refrigerator Water, sewer, and trash are included in your lot rent Whether you’re looking for easy living, accessibility, or just a peaceful place to call home, 156 Linda Dr checks all the boxes. This is a rare opport
Key facts
- 2 parking spots
- Built 1994
- Listed 3 days
Property features AI
Finance
- Other: Property manager present; Located in RHP Properties park; Above-grade and below-grade finished/unfinished areas recorded by assessor
- HOA & community: Monthly HOA fee of $745.20; HOA covers road maintenance, sewer, trash and water
Exterior
- Parking: Asphalt driveway with space for 2 vehicles (driveway provides 2 spaces); Total of 2 garage/parking spaces
- Utilities: 200+ amp electrical service; Electric cooling and hot water; Central heating fuel: central; Private/community water
- Home design: Manufactured double-wide home; Single-story entry (main living and bedrooms on main level); Fee simple ownership
- Construction: Vinyl siding exterior; Structure classified as manufactured
- Exterior features: Private/community water; Not in a federal flood zone; Below-grade area of 128 sq ft (unfinished); Above-grade finished area of 1,512 sq ft
Interior
- Bedrooms: Three bedrooms on the main level
- Bathrooms: Two full bathrooms (both on the main level)
- Heating & cooling: 90% efficiency forced air heating; Central air conditioning (electric); Electric hot water
- Interior features: Ramp to main level; No basement
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $70k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $463 ($6k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $70k).
- Cap rate 14.2% vs local median 2.0% in Mount Pleasant — 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 72/100 on livability (#647 in PA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment F.
- Conewago Valley SD (suburban): math 39% / reading 56% proficiency, ranked #215 of 539 in PA (top 40%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Market conditions: 54 active listings in the ZIP; 403 units permitted in Adams County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $484 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Adams County population projected at -10% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $20k cash investment doubles in ~5 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- Only 3 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
- 2 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
- Watch-outs: HOA is 35% of rent.
- Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
- 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
- 3.07% ✓
- Cap rate
- 14.24%
- Cash-on-cash
- 28.37%
- DSCR
- 2.26
- GRM
- 2.7
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $81,932
- List price
- $70,000
- Delta
- -14.56%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 20 within 1.0 mi
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 23.1%
- Equity multiple
- 1.95×
- Total profit
- $18,664
- Equity at exit
- $10,437
- IRR
- 31.3%
- Equity multiple
- 3.87×
- Total profit
- $56,260
- Equity at exit
- $6,052
Cash invested: $19,600 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 62 Landlord-Friendly
- State Pennsylvania
- 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 17350
- Home prices YoY
- -20.7%
- Active inventory
- 54
- Price-to-rent
- 2.7×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,149 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$367
- Tax from tax record
- −$93 /mo · $1,117/yr
- Insurance
- −$29
- HOA
- −$745
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$451
- Net cashflow
- $463
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $503 | -5% $483 | +0% $463 | +5% $444 | +10% $424 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $294 | -5% $378 | +0% $463 | +5% $548 | +10% $633 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $499 | -0.5pp $481 | base $463 | +0.5pp $445 | +1.0pp $427 |
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
- $17,500
- Closing costs
- $2,100
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
HOA detail
- Monthly dues
- $745 · $8,940/yr
- Likely covers
- watersewertrash
Listing history 6 events
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2026-05-08historical $70,000 853-char remark
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2026-04-23historical
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2026-03-22price $89,900
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2026-02-18price $99,900
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2026-01-21price $124,900
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2026-01-15$140,000 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 PA · Partial reset (capped growth)
- Current annual tax
- $1,117 · $93/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,117 · $93/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 4/10 Moderate FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 24% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 5/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥102°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 4/10 Moderate 7% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 3 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
- $25,788
- − Mortgage interest
- −$3,921
- − Property taxes
- −$1,117
- − Insurance
- −$350
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,063
- − Management
- −$2,063
- − HOA
- −$8,940
- − Depreciation
- −$2,036
- Taxable income
- $5,298
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$1,271
- After-tax cash flow
- $4,289/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
- Conewago Valley SD
- NCES district ID
- 4206550
- Math proficiency
- 39% ▼ -15.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 56% ▼ -11.00%
- Median HH income
- $54,603
- Composite
- 41.08/100
- National rank
- #3572
- State rank
- #215 of 539 in PA
Livability — Mount Pleasant
- Score
- 72/100
- State rank
- #647
- US rank
- #6287
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Population (ZIP)
- 13,219
Population outlook (Adams County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 102,494 people
- By 2030
- 101,890 · -0.6%
- By 2040
- 98,417 · -4.0%
- By 2050
- 92,014 · -10.2%
- By 2075
- 76,128 · -25.7%
- By 2100
- 58,931 · -42.5%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (89%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 89% Hispanic / Latino 10% Two or more races 3%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 6% Puerto Rican 4%
- Common ancestry
- Slovak 2% Lithuanian 2% Romanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 3% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 92% English-only · Spanish 7%
Political lean MEDSL · Adams
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+33.6) · D 32.7% · R 66.4%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -14.1pp toward R · 2008: -19.6pp · 2024: -33.6pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+33.6 2020: R+34.1 2016: R+36.4 2012: R+27.6 2008: R+19.6
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -76.47%
- Current HPI
- 293.6445
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.68%
- F500 in state
- 34
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
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| Healthcare | 2 | $309B |
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| Insurance | 2 | $27B |
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| Telecommunications / Media | 1 | $124B |
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| Industrial Distribution | 1 | $22B |
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| Financial Services | 1 | $20B |
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| Chemicals / Materials | 1 | $18B |
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Price history
-50.0% since first listed8 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-27 Pending — BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-05-25 Listed $70,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-05-08 Coming Soon $70,000 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-04-23 Listing Removed — BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-03-22 Price Changed $89,900 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-02-18 Price Changed $99,900 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-01-21 Price Changed $124,900 BRIGHT MLS
- 2026-01-15 Listed $140,000 BRIGHT MLS
Property tax history
+3.7%/yrLatest (2026): $1,117 · +1.9% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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