112 Jeter St · Chester, SC
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 4/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $783 – $1,453
Heat risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 106°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 16 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 27.0%
Air-quality risk 3/10 · Minor
- Unhealthy air days now
- 2 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 2 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the B- 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 +30.0/30.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Livability +2.6/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +2.3/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$50,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Nice area of Chester! Chester growing rapid, definitely won & acirc; & euro; & trade; t be around for long! I & acirc; & euro; & trade; m selling to get out of house been empty over a year with no plans on returning!
Key facts
- Built 1956
- Listed 34 days
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath other listed at $50k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $320 ($4k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($810 rent vs $50k).
- Recommended offer: $48k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 14.0% vs local median 2.7% in Chester — 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 52/100 on livability (#344 in SC) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing B; Watch: schools F, crime F, amenities F.
- Chester 01 (rural): math 23% / reading 34% proficiency, ranked #59 of 80 in SC (top 74%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 64% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Market conditions: 191 active listings in the ZIP; 5 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals leasing fast (median 2d on market — plan ~1-2 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 269 units permitted in Chester County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $346 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Chester County population projected at -24% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $14k cash investment doubles in ~5 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 34 days — a 3% lower offer ($48k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 3 sale attempts since 4y ago 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.
- Current owner paid $20k; list at $50k implies a 150% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1956 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 27% 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.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 34 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1956 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- 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?
- Crime grade is F 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?
- 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 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
- 1.62% ✓
- Cap rate
- 13.98%
- Cash-on-cash
- 27.45%
- DSCR
- 2.22
- GRM
- 5.1
CMA / ARV
No comps found within radius.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 21.5%
- Equity multiple
- 1.88×
- Total profit
- $12,294
- Equity at exit
- $7,455
- IRR
- 29.6%
- Equity multiple
- 3.64×
- Total profit
- $36,958
- Equity at exit
- $4,323
Cash invested: $14,000 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State South Carolina
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+6
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 29706
- Home prices YoY
- -11.9%
- Active inventory
- 191
- Price-to-rent
- 5.1×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $810 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$262
- Tax from tax record
- −$37 /mo · $441/yr
- Insurance
- −$21
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$170
- Net cashflow
- $320
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $349 | -5% $334 | +0% $320 | +5% $306 | +10% $292 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $256 | -5% $288 | +0% $320 | +5% $352 | +10% $384 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $345 | -0.5pp $333 | base $320 | +0.5pp $307 | +1.0pp $294 |
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
- $12,500
- Closing costs
- $1,500
- 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?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 5 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200 York St Chester, SC | 2.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $750 | $1.00 | 2d | 3 | 0.27mi |
| 120 Main St Chester, SC | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0 | 800 | $953 | $1.19 | 2d | 6 | 0.74mi |
| 113 Mill St Chester, SC | 2.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $850 | $1.21 | 2d | 3 | 0.76mi |
| 153 W End St Apt B Chester, SC | 2.0 | 1.5 | 838 | $795 | $0.95 | 11d | 1 | 1.07mi |
| 157 W End St Apt B Chester, SC | 2.0 | 1.5 | 838 | $795 | $0.95 | 3d | 1 | 1.11mi |
Listing history 19 events
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2026-06-16status $50,000 Under Contract 34 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $50,000 Active 34 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $50,000 Active 32 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $50,000 Active 28 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $50,000 Active 27 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $50,000 Active 26 DOM
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2026-06-04days on market $50,000 Active 23 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $50,000 Active 22 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $50,000 Active 21 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $50,000 Active 20 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $50,000 Active 19 DOM
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2026-05-12$50,000 Active
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2024-10-03price $105,000
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2024-08-04$125,000 Active
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2022-03-24price $80,000
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2022-03-10price $100,000
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2022-01-26price $115,000
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2022-01-10$125,000 Active
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2018-01-23soldstatus $20,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast SC · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $441 · $37/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $441 · $37/mo
- Expected delta
- $0/yr ($0/mo · 0.0%)
ⓘ 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 4/10 Moderate
- Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥106°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 27% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 3/10 Moderate 2 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 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
- $9,723
- − Mortgage interest
- −$2,801
- − Property taxes
- −$441
- − Insurance
- −$250
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$778
- − Management
- −$778
- − Depreciation
- −$1,455
- Taxable income
- $3,221
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$773
- After-tax cash flow
- $3,070/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
- Chester 01
- NCES district ID
- 4501530
- Math proficiency
- 23% ▼ -6.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 34% ▬ 0.00%
- Median HH income
- $34,041
- Composite
- 23.39/100
- National rank
- #7902
- State rank
- #59 of 80 in SC
Livability — Chester
- Score
- 52/100
- State rank
- #344
- US rank
- #24754
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Chester, SC
- Population (ZIP)
- 19,181
Population outlook (Chester County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 30,121 people
- By 2030
- 28,700 · -4.7%
- By 2040
- 25,784 · -14.4%
- By 2050
- 23,001 · -23.6%
- By 2075
- 17,770 · -41.0%
- By 2100
- 13,584 · -54.9%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Majority White (53%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 53% Black 41% Hispanic / Latino 3% Two or more races 3%
- Common ancestry
- Serbian 4% Slovak 1% Romanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 1% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 99% English-only · Spanish 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Chester
- 2024 margin
- R (+17.2) · D 40.8% · R 58.0% · Other 1.1%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -25.5pp toward R · 2008: 8.3pp · 2024: -17.2pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+17.2 2020: R+10.9 2016: R+4.8 2012: D+10.5 2008: D+8.3
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -35.18%
- Current HPI
- 259.4461
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 4.51%
- F500 in state
- 2
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in SC)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging | 1 | $7B |
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Price history
+150.0% since first listed8 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-12 Listed $50,000 FSBO.com
- 2024-10-03 Price Changed $105,000 CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2024-08-04 Listed $125,000 CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2022-03-24 Price Changed $80,000 CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2022-03-10 Price Changed $100,000 CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2022-01-26 Price Changed $115,000 CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2022-01-10 Listed $125,000 CANOPYMLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2018-01-23 Sold (Public Records) $20,000 Public Records
Property tax history
-2.3%/yrLatest (2025): $441 · +2.8% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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