12456 Fairview Ave

Blue Island, IL 60406

$545,000C+

10 bd · 6.0 ba · 5,306 sqft · Built 1963 · MultiFamily · Active · 426 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $8,211/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$2,858
• Tax + insurance: −$1,707
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$1,724
• Net cashflow: $1,921/mo
• Annual: $23,055/yr
• Cap rate: 10.52%
• Cash-on-cash: 15.11%
• DSCR: 1.67
• 1% rule: 1.51%
• Cash to close: $152,600

Investor read

• This is a 4 × 2-bed/?-bath units multifamily listed at $545k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $2k ($23k/yr) — positive. Per door: $480/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($8k rent vs $545k).
• It's been on market 426 days — a 12% lower offer ($480k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $480k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $4k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $16k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 77/100 on livability (#159 in IL, #2,964 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: commute A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment C-, crime F, amenities D-.
• Chsd 218 (suburban): math 14% / reading 20% proficiency, ranked #454 of 620 in IL (top 73%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
• Zoned schools: George Washington Elementary Sch (238 students, 0% FRL); Veterans Memorial Middle Sch (math 24% / reading 24%, grade F, #332 of 665 statewide, top 55%, 370 students, 0% FRL); A B Shepard High Sch (Campus) (math 16% / reading 25%, grade F, #350 of 693 statewide, top 51%, 1,973 students, 0% FRL).
• Watch-outs: property tax is 3.3% of price.
• Market conditions: 42 active listings in the ZIP; 6,272 units permitted in Cook County in 2024 (4,658 in 5+ unit buildings).
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $153k cash investment doubles in ~8 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Cap rate 10.5% vs local median 6.6% in Blue Island — 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

• It's been on market 426 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
• What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
• Built in 1963 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
• 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 F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?