1052 Ridgeway Rd

New Home, TX 79381

$692,500D

4 bd · 3.0 ba · 3,023 sqft · Built 2026 · SingleFamily · Active · 101 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $5,100/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$3,632
• Tax + insurance: −$1,154
• HOA: −$21
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$1,071
• Net cashflow: $-778/mo
• Annual: $-9,333/yr
• Cap rate: 4.95%
• Cash-on-cash: -4.81%
• DSCR: 0.79
• 1% rule: 0.74%
• Cash to close: $193,900

Investor read

• This is a 4-bed/3.0-bath single-family listed at $692k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-778 ($-9k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $580k (16.3% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $510k (26.4% below list).
• It's been on market 101 days — a 9% lower offer ($630k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $510k (26.4% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $27k of equity ($5k loan paydown + $22k appreciation (3.2% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 70/100 on livability (#343 in TX) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, employment A-; Watch: health & safety C-, crime D+, amenities F.
• New Home ISD (rural): math 71% / reading 70% proficiency, ranked #16 of 826 in TX (top 2%) — strong family-tenant draw, lease renewals of 3-5y typical.
• Market conditions: 34 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby.
• Lynn County population projected at -18% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• By year 2, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$43k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
• Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→21/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Questions for listing agent

• 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?
• It's been on market 101 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 26% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
• 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 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?
• 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?
• 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?