85 Patriots Lndg

Heritage Lake, IN 46128

$240,000D

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,174 sqft · Built 2018 · SingleFamily · Pending · 3 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,187/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,259
• Tax + insurance: −$177
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$249
• Net cashflow: $-498/mo
• Annual: $-5,971/yr
• Cap rate: 3.80%
• Cash-on-cash: -8.89%
• DSCR: 0.60
• 1% rule: 0.49%
• Cash to close: $67,200

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $240k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-498 ($-6k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $152k (36.6% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $119k (50.5% below list).
• Only 3 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Recommended offer: $119k (50.5% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $14k of equity ($2k loan paydown + $12k appreciation (5.1% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 66/100 on livability (#294 in IN) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, health & safety F.
• North Putnam Community Schools (rural): math 47% / reading 48% proficiency, ranked #73 of 301 in IN (top 24%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Bainbridge Elementary School (math 62% / reading 47%, grade C, #197 of 994 statewide, top 22%, 419 students, 52% FRL); North Putnam Middle School (math 38% / reading 42%, grade F, #120 of 330 statewide, top 37%, 309 students, 52% FRL); North Putnam Sr High School (math 52% / reading 67%, grade C+, #49 of 369 statewide, top 16%, 437 students, 43% FRL).
• Market conditions: 13 active listings in the ZIP; 166 units permitted in Putnam County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Putnam County population projected to shrink 8% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
• 3 sale attempts since 12y 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 $5k; list at $240k implies a 4705% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• By year 3, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$34k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.

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?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• Schools are D-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• 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?
• 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.