6909 Independence Lane South W #49 · Byron, MI 49548

$17,700

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 672 sqft · Manufactured · 36 Days on market

Built 2026 $26/sqft · 61% below area

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Why this score? — see what drove the D+ 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 +15.0/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Schools +6.2/10.0
• 1% rule +5.0/10.0
• DSCR +5.0/10.0
• Livability +3.3/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

* THIS IS A RESALE LISTING * You'll love living in this 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom home within a wonderful family-friendly community. Check out the awesome amenities your community has to offer such as a playground, community events, a basketball court, and more! This home won't be on the market long, so call us today for more information or to schedule a tour. Deposits & Fees are subject to change.

Key facts

• Built 2026
• Listed 36 days

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Living area: 672 (listed)
• Financial info: List price $17,200

Exterior

• Utilities: Natural gas available
• Home design: Spec inventory home; Plan 93410; Active status

Interior

• Bedrooms: 2 bedrooms
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Natural gas heating
• Interior features: 1 total bathroom

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath manufactured listed at $18k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $946 ($11k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $18k).
• Recommended offer: $17k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 70.4% vs local median 1.7% in Byron — 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 66/100 on livability (#410 in MI) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, employment B; Watch: crime D+, amenities F, commute F.
• Byron Center Public Schools (suburban): math 69% / reading 73% proficiency, ranked #15 of 540 in MI (top 3%) — strong family-tenant draw, lease renewals of 3-5y typical; only 20% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
• Market conditions: 109 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 2,253 units permitted in Kent County in 2024 (969 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $122 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $531 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Kent County population projected at +22% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $5k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 36 days — a 3% lower offer ($17k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Recommended offer $17,169 (3.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 36 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
3. 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?
4. 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?
5. 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?
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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: 7.64% ✓
• Cap rate: 70.42%
• Cash-on-cash: 229.04%
• DSCR: 11.19
• GRM: 1.1

CMA / ARV

• ARV (median comp): $45,000
• List price: $17,700
• Delta: -60.67%
• Verdict: UNDERPRICED
• Comps: 1 within 2.0 mi

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 12.58×
• Total profit: $57,400
• Equity at exit: $2,639

10-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 26.76×
• Total profit: $127,644
• Equity at exit: $1,530

Cash invested: $4,956 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 62 Landlord-Friendly
• State Michigan: 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

7-day pay-or-quit; mixed climate; Detroit/AA have some protections.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 49548

• Active inventory: 109
• Price-to-rent: 1.1×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,352 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$93
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$22 /mo · $266/yr
• Insurance: −$7
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$284
• Net cashflow: $946

Break-even live

Break-even rent $155

Max offer price $17,700

Occupancy floor 25%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $958	-5% $952	+0% $946	+5% $940	+10% $934
Rent	-10% $839	-5% $893	+0% $946	+5% $999	+10% $1,053
Rate	-1.0pp $955	-0.5pp $950	base $946	+0.5pp $941	+1.0pp $937

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: $4,425
• Closing costs: $531
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 1 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
6471 Division Ave S Grand Rapids, MI	2.0	1.0	728	$1,399	$1.92	11d	1	0.80mi

Listing history 15 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $17,700 Active 36 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $17,700 Active 35 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $17,700 Active 34 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $17,700 Active 33 DOM
5. 2026-06-14
   days on market $17,700 Active 31 DOM
6. 2026-06-10
   days on market $17,700 Active 28 DOM
7. 2026-06-09
   days on market $17,700 Active 27 DOM
8. 2026-06-08
   days on market $17,700 Active 26 DOM
9. 2026-06-07
   days on market $17,700 Active 25 DOM
10. 2026-06-05
    days on market $17,700 Active 22 DOM
11. 2026-06-03
    days on market $17,700 Active 21 DOM
12. 2026-06-03
    days on market $17,700 Active 20 DOM
13. 2026-06-01
    pricedays on market $17,700 Active 19 DOM
14. 2026-05-31
    days on market $17,200 Active 18 DOM
15. 2026-05-13
    listed $17,200 Active 406-char remark

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

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $16,227
• − Mortgage interest: −$991
• − Property taxes: −$266
• − Insurance: −$88
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,298
• − Management: −$1,298
• − Depreciation: −$515
• Taxable income: $11,770
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$2,825
• After-tax cash flow: $8,526/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: Byron Center Public Schools
• NCES district ID: 2607560
• Math proficiency: 69% ▼ -2.00%
• Reading proficiency: 73% ▼ -4.00%
• Median HH income: $63,763
• Composite: 61.5/100
• National rank: #753
• State rank: #15 of 540 in MI

Livability — Byron

• Score: 66/100
• State rank: #410
• US rank: #11251

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Cutlerville, MI
• County: Kent County · 533,805 people
• Metro: Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI
• Population (ZIP): 34,777
• Household income: $61,636
• Rent vs Own: 27.0% rent · 73.0% own
• Severe rent burden: 781.0

Population outlook (Kent County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 712,484 people
• By 2030: 748,618 · +5.1%
• By 2040: 814,777 · +14.4%
• By 2050: 868,556 · +21.9%
• By 2075: 966,487 · +35.7%
• By 2100: 967,975 · +35.9%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.68)
• Race & ethnicity: White 49% Hispanic / Latino 22% Two or more races 16% Black 15% Asian 6% Native American 1%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 15% Puerto Rican 4%
• Common ancestry: Iranian 10% Romanian 4% Lithuanian 2%
• Foreign-born: 13% · Canada, Vietnam, China
• Languages at home: 78% English-only · Spanish 14% Vietnamese 2% French/Haitian/Cajun 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Kent

• 2024 margin: Lean D (+5.4) · D 51.8% · R 46.5% · Other 1.7%
• 2008→2024 swing: +4.8pp toward D · 2008: 0.5pp · 2024: 5.4pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+5.4 2020: D+6.1 2016: R+3.1 2012: R+7.9 2008: D+0.5

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -208.41%
• Current HPI: 325.8096
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: Grand Rapids-Kentwood, MI
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.37%
• F500 in state: 28

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in MI)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Automotive Parts	3	$48B
▸Automotive	2	$372B
▸Chemicals	1	$45B
▸Automotive Retail	1	$29B
▸Healthcare / Medical Devices	1	$23B
▸Automotive Technology	1	$20B