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3903 Lincoln St
D Composite 42.67
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).

  • ARV discount +15.0/15.0
  • Cash flow +7.6/30.0
  • Schools +7.1/10.0
  • Livability +4.0/5.0
  • Rent growth +2.5/5.0
  • Condition / age +2.5/5.0
  • 1% rule +2.4/10.0
  • DSCR +1.7/10.0
  • Appreciation +0.0/10.0

$699,000

3903 Lincoln St · Seaford, NY 11783
3 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,408 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 4 Days on market
Built 1951 7,440 sqft lot $496/sqft · 18% below area Est $854k · 18% under

🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence

Listing remarks

Summer is fast approaching. Now is the time to purchase a home that offers an easy-living lifestyle in a location that offers so much. This charming three-bedroom one full bathroom ranch style residence with an expansive full basement is situated on a quiet residential street where pride-of ownership is evident with well-maintained properties throughout the neighborhood. The property's lot dimensions are 62' x 121' which is a rare find in today's housing market. The home's pristine curb appeal is highlighted by a classic color palette, colorful perennials, and a well-manicured lawn. The foyer entryway leads to the sun-drenched formal living room and dining room. The kitchen features 2023 ap

Key facts

  • Well manicured lawn
  • 2023 appliances
  • Colorful perennials

Tags

QUIET RESIDENTIAL STREETWELL MAINTAINED PROPERTIESPRISTINE CURB APPEALCOLORFUL PERENNIALSWELL MANICURED LAWN2023 APPLIANCES

Property features AI

Exterior

  • Parking: One garage space; Garage with door opener; Oversized garage; On-street parking; Additional storage in garage; Total of 4 parking spaces
  • Utilities: Electricity connected (PSEG); Public sewer; Public water connected; Trash collection (public)
  • Home design: Single family residence; Two levels; Actual condition (as recorded)
  • Construction: Brick and frame construction with shingle and vinyl siding; Block foundation; Built with partial attic (full, partially finished with pull-down stairs and storage)
  • Exterior features: Garden; Exterior lighting; Mailbox; Rain gutters; Back yard; Front yard; Landscaped; Level lot; Near schools; Near shops; Front and rear sprinklers

Interior

  • Kitchen: Dishwasher; Microwave; Oven; Refrigerator; Stainless steel appliances; Exhaust fan; Breakfast bar; Eat-in kitchen; Pantry
  • Bedrooms: Bedroom on the first floor
  • Flooring: Carpet; Hardwood; Laminate; Linoleum
  • Bathrooms: One full bathroom
  • Heating & cooling: Central air conditioning; Baseboard heating; Hot water heating; Oil heating; Other heating
  • Interior features: First-floor bedroom; First-floor full bath; Breakfast bar; Built-in features; Ceiling fans; Crown molding; Eat-in kitchen; Entrance foyer; Formal dining room; Natural woodwork; Pantry; Storage; Wall of windows; Patio; Porch; Grip-accessible features
  • Laundry & utility: Washer hookup; Dryer hookup (electric); Washer and Dryer included; Washer/Dryer hookup; Oil water heater

Neighborhood map

Property Rental comp Retail Transit Schools Stadiums Fortune 500 · Circle radius: 3.0 mi
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What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

  • This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $699k.

Deal economics

  • At list price, monthly cash flow is $-849 ($-10k/yr) — negative.
  • To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $549k (21.5% below list).
  • To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $514k (26.4% below list).
  • Recommended offer: $514k (26.4% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
  • Cap rate 4.8% vs local median 3.3% in Seaford — 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 80/100 on livability (#115 in NY, #1,864 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: crime A+, commute A+, employment A+; Watch: cost of living F.
  • Seaford Union Free School District (suburban): math 73% / reading 81% proficiency, ranked #53 of 590 in NY (top 9%) — strong family-tenant draw, lease renewals of 3-5y typical; only 6% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
  • Zoned schools: Seaford Manor School (math 92% / reading 87%, grade A+, #45 of 2,108 statewide, top 3%, 445 students, 10% FRL); Seaford Middle School (math 42% / reading 72%, grade B, #192 of 729 statewide, top 28%, 517 students, 15% FRL); Seaford Senior High School (math 98% / reading 98%, grade A+, #19 of 1,100 statewide, top 4%, 658 students, 16% FRL).
  • Market conditions: 93 active listings in the ZIP; 3 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 46d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 67% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; 824 units permitted in Nassau County in 2024 (153 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

  • Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $5k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $21k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
  • Nassau County population projected at +7% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.

Negotiation context

  • Only 4 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

  • Watch-outs: built in 1951 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
  • Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 61% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→16/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Recommended offer $514,446 (26.4% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

  1. 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?
  2. Built in 1951 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
  3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
  4. 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?
  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
0.74%
Cap rate
4.84%
Cash-on-cash
-5.20%
DSCR
0.77
GRM
11.3

CMA / ARV

ARV (median comp)
$853,943
List price
$699,000
Delta
-18.14%
Verdict
UNDERPRICED
Comps
20 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
Address Dist Beds/Ba Sqft Sold Price $/sf Match
1595 Washington Ave 0.36mi 4/2.0 (+1) 1,407 (-0%) 0mo $670,000 $476 74
3860 Maplewood Dr 0.14mi 3/1.0 1,278 (-9%) 6mo $620,000 $485 74
3902 Beechwood Pl 0.18mi 4/1.5 (+1) 1,348 (-4%) 5mo $699,000 $519 73
3862 Clark St 0.07mi 4/2.0 (+1) 1,300 (-8%) 2mo $820,000 $631 73
3799 Mansfield Dr 0.33mi 4/2.0 (+1) 1,394 (-1%) 8mo $685,000 $491 68
17 Hawthorne St 0.67mi 3/2.0 1,443 (+2%) 1mo $728,000 $505 60
3861 Wilburne Ave 0.48mi 3/2.0 1,558 (+11%) 3mo $790,000 $507 54
1691 Lehigh Rd 0.62mi 2/1.0 (-1) 1,508 (+7%) 2mo $690,000 $458 53
533 Forest Ave 0.58mi 3/1.5 1,283 (-9%) 9mo $690,000 $538 49
1750 Yale Ct 0.69mi 4/2.0 (+1) 1,352 (-4%) 6mo $750,000 $555 47
85 Riverside Ave 0.59mi 4/2.0 (+1) 1,557 (+11%) 0mo $730,910 $469 45
3615 Franklin St 0.56mi 3/2.0 1,600 (+14%) 6mo $835,000 $522 42

Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold
IRR
-25.1%
Equity multiple
0.15×
Total profit
$-167,204
Equity at exit
$104,223
10-year hold
IRR
-21.1%
Equity multiple
-0.10×
Total profit
$-214,694
Equity at exit
$60,437

Cash invested: $195,720 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

Overall (STATE)
15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
State New York
15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+10
County
— inherits STATE
City
— inherits STATE
NYC rent stabilization (~1M units); 2019 HSTPA strengthened tenant rights; courts deeply backlogged.

ZIP-level market 11783

Active inventory
93
Price-to-rent
11.3×

Monthly cashflow live

Estimated rent
$5,144 medium interval (Pro) →
Mortgage (P&I)
$3,666
Tax from tax record
$956 /mo · $11,473/yr
Insurance
$291
HOA
$0
Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
$1,080
Net cashflow
$-849

Break-even live

Break-even rent $6,219
Max offer price $549,046
Occupancy floor

Sensitivity live

Price -10% $-453 -5% $-651 +0% $-849 +5% $-1,047 +10% $-1,245
Rent -10% $-1,255 -5% $-1,052 +0% $-849 +5% $-646 +10% $-442
Rate -1.0pp $-497 -0.5pp $-671 base $-849 +0.5pp $-1,030 +1.0pp $-1,214

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
$174,750
Closing costs
$20,970
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.

Rent comps 3 comps

AddressBedsBaths SqftRent$/sqft DOM Units Dist
3883 Franklin Ave Seaford, NY 4.0 2.0 1593 $5,500 $3.45 45d 1 0.15mi
405 Massapequa Ave Massapequa, NY 3.0 1.0 1550 $3,700 $2.39 6d 1 0.98mi
398 Harrison Ave Massapequa, NY 3.0 1.0 1098 $3,800 $3.46 45d 1 1.29mi

Listing history 1 events

  1. 2026-05-14
    listed $699,000 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 NY · Partial reset (capped growth)

Current annual tax
$11,473 · $956/mo
Projected year-2 tax
$11,643 · $970/mo
Expected delta
+$170/yr (+$14/mo · 1.5%)

ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.

Climate risk First Street

  • 🌊 Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
  • 🔥 Wildfire 1/10 Low
  • 🌡 Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥94°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
  • 💨 Wind 6/10 Major 61% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
  • 🫁 Air quality 4/10 Moderate 3 unhealthy d/yr today · 5 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
$61,734
− Mortgage interest
−$39,155
− Property taxes
−$11,473
− Insurance
−$3,495
− Repairs & maintenance
−$4,939
− Management
−$4,939
− Depreciation
−$20,335
Taxable loss
−$22,601
combined federal + state — saved on this device
Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
+$5,424
After-tax cash flow
$-4,762/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
Seaford Union Free School District
NCES district ID
3626400
Math proficiency
73% ▼ -2.00%
Reading proficiency
81% ▲ 11.00%
Median HH income
$106,919
Composite
70.59/100
National rank
#257
State rank
#53 of 590 in NY

Livability — Seaford

Score
80/100
State rank
#115
US rank
#1864

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

Census place
Seaford, NY
City population
21,588
Population (ZIP)
21,588

Population outlook (Nassau County) Hauer SSP2

Today (2025)
1,409,302 people
By 2030
1,431,482 · +1.6%
By 2040
1,471,607 · +4.4%
By 2050
1,502,845 · +6.6%
By 2075
1,575,403 · +11.8%
By 2100
1,554,356 · +10.3%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

Neighborhood character
Predominantly White (84%)
Race & ethnicity
White 84% Hispanic / Latino 7% Asian 4% Two or more races 4% Black 2%
Hispanic origin (detail)
Puerto Rican 2% Dominican 1%
Common ancestry
Romanian 7% Lithuanian 2% Scotch-Irish 2%
Foreign-born
8% · Canada, China, Jamaica
Languages at home
88% English-only · Spanish 5% Other Indo-European 3% Chinese 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Nassau

2024 margin
Toss-up / Even · D 47.9% · R 52.1%
2008→2024 swing
-12.6pp toward R · 2008: 8.4pp · 2024: -4.2pp
All cycles
2024: R+4.2 2020: D+9.5 2016: D+5.3 2012: D+6.7 2008: D+8.4

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Civics

Market trends

HPI YoY
▼ -720.04%
Current HPI
298.2951
Rent YoY
Metro
State GDP YoY
▲ 2.60%
F500 in state
92

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NY)

Industry F500 HQs Revenue

Price history

2 events — show timeline
  • 2026-05-26 Pending OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
  • 2026-05-14 Listed $699,000 OneKey® MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid

Property tax history

+1.8%/yr

Latest (2024): $11,473 · -1.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.

Cash-flow waterfall

monthly

Sold comps — $/sqft

last 12 mo · ≤1 mi

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