198 South Hills Rd #41

Twin Falls, ID 83301

$39,000B

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 728 sqft · Built 1984 · MultiFamily · Pending · 9 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,457/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$205
• Tax + insurance: −$65
• HOA: −$731
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$306
• Net cashflow: $151/mo
• Annual: $1,810/yr
• Cap rate: 10.93%
• Cash-on-cash: 16.58%
• DSCR: 1.74
• 1% rule: 3.74%
• Cash to close: $10,920

Investor read

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath multifamily listed at $39k. Condition is rated good.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $151 ($2k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $39k).
• Only 9 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $270 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $1k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 74/100 on livability (#33 in ID, #4,779 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: crime C-, commute F.
• Twin Falls District (town): math 34% / reading 49% proficiency, ranked #62 of 92 in ID (top 67%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Lincoln Elementary School (math 22% / reading 27%, grade F, #332 of 357 statewide, top 95%, 386 students, 76% FRL); Canyon Ridge High School (math 26% / reading 59%, grade F, #71 of 169 statewide, top 42%, 1,409 students, 18% FRL) — zoned schools at 47% FRL track the district average.
• Watch-outs: HOA is 50% of rent.
• Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.9%/yr); 620 active listings in the ZIP; 636 units permitted in Twin Falls County in 2024 (12 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Twin Falls County population projected at +29% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• 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.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 2.9% rent growth), your $11k cash investment doubles in ~7 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Cap rate 10.9% vs local median 2.4% in Twin Falls — 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.

Questions for 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 apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.