3 bd · 2.5 ba ·
2,350 sqft ·
Built 2025
· SingleFamily
· Pending
· 232 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$3,242/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$2,622
Tax + insurance
−$833
HOA
−$75
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$681
Net cashflow
$-968/mo
Annual
$-11,618/yr
Cap rate
3.97%
Cash-on-cash
-8.30%
DSCR
0.63
1% rule
0.65%
Cash to close
$139,972
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $500k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-968 ($-12k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $360k (28.0% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $324k (35.1% below list).
It's been on market 232 days — a 12% lower offer ($440k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $324k (35.1% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
In year one you build about $40k of equity ($3k loan paydown + $37k appreciation (7.3% local appreciation)).
Location reads 72/100 on livability (#243 in TX) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: employment A+, housing A+, crime A; Watch: amenities F, commute F, health & safety D-.
Mansfield ISD (suburban): math 47% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #125 of 826 in TX (top 15%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
Zoned schools: Annette Perry El (math 44% / reading 41%, grade F, #1,313 of 4,322 statewide, top 31%, 522 students, 48% FRL).
Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.4%/yr); 426 active listings in the ZIP; 6 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 25d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 2,152 units permitted in Johnson County in 2024 (76 in 5+ unit buildings).
Johnson County population projected at +24% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
By year 2, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$64k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
Cap rate 4.0% vs local median 2.8% in Mansfield — 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 runs 38% of the median local income ($102k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
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?
It's been on market 232 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 35% 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?
Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
Schools are A-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.
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