128 Bradford Ave

Napoleon, OH 43545

$10,000D+

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,140 sqft · Built 1999 · Manufactured · Active · 37 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $965/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$52
• Tax + insurance: −$17
• HOA: −$315
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$203
• Net cashflow: $378/mo
• Annual: $4,539/yr
• Cap rate: 51.68%
• Cash-on-cash: 162.10%
• DSCR: 8.21
• 1% rule: 9.65%
• Cash to close: $2,800

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $10k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $378 ($5k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($965 rent vs $10k).
• It's been on market 37 days — a 3% lower offer ($10k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $10k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $69 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $300 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 70/100 on livability (#484 in OH) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment D+, amenities F, commute F.
• Napoleon Area City (town): math 62% / reading 69% proficiency, ranked #208 of 656 in OH (top 32%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Zoned schools: Napoleon Elementary School (math 75% / reading 74%, grade A, #272 of 1,584 statewide, top 19%, 975 students, 37% FRL); Napoleon Junior/Senior High School (math 49% / reading 64%, grade C, #291 of 781 statewide, top 37%, 787 students, 30% FRL).
• Watch-outs: HOA is 33% of rent.
• Market conditions: 46 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; solid renter incomes; 18 units permitted in Henry County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Henry County population projected at -14% 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 $3k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Cap rate 51.7% vs local median 3.8% in Napoleon — 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.
• This rent is only 15% of the median local income ($78k/yr) — well below the 30% rent-burden line; pricing power to push rent on renewal without tenant pushback.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 37 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• 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.
• 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.