17542 Eve Dr · Montverde, FL 34756

$70,000

2 bd · 2.0 ba · 672 sqft · Manufactured public records · 8 Days on market

Built 1972 9,212 sqft lot

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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
• Schools +4.2/10.0
• Livability +3.3/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +2.3/10.0

Listing remarks MLS

Partially furnished 2 bedroom 2 bath mobile home fully fenced in with gate. Screened in covered patio with separate laundry room along with exterior storage shed. All appliances included along with a 5 piece patio set, entertainment center, end tables andmore. Call today to schedule your private showing.

Key facts

• Fully fenced
• 9,212 sq ft lot
• Built 1972

Tags

• FULLY FENCED
• SCREENED IN COVERED PATIO
• SEPARATE LAUNDRY ROOM
• EXTERIOR STORAGE SHED
• ALL APPLIANCES INCLUDED

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Lot approximately 0.21 acres (about 856 sq meters); Living area reported as 672 sq ft; total building area 976 sq ft

Exterior

• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Electricity available; Cable available; Paved asphalt road access
• Home design: Residential mobile home (single wide); One level; Faces northwest; Homesteaded
• Construction: Metal siding; Metal roof; Crawlspace foundation; Built on or classified as a single wide mobile home
• Exterior features: Storage

Interior

• Kitchen: Range; Refrigerator
• Bedrooms: 2 bedrooms
• Flooring: Linoleum
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
• Heating & cooling: Central heating (electric); Central air
• Interior features: Open floorplan; 3 total rooms
• Laundry & utility: Laundry room

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $70k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $1k ($16k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $70k).
• Cap rate 29.3% vs local median 2.2% in Montverde — 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 66/100 on livability (#598 in FL) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, employment A+, housing A+; Watch: cost of living D, amenities F, commute F.
• Lake (suburban): math 49% / reading 50% proficiency, ranked #37 of 73 in FL (top 51%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Market conditions: 199 active listings in the ZIP; solid renter incomes; 4,799 units permitted in Lake County in 2024 (814 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $484 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Lake County population projected at +37% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $20k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 8 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• 2 sale attempts since 13y 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 $30k; list at $70k implies a 133% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: property tax is 2.9% of price.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→24/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $70,000

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1972 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
2. Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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: 3.45% ✓
• Cap rate: 29.26%
• Cash-on-cash: 82.02%
• DSCR: 4.65
• GRM: 2.4

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold

• IRR: 82.3%
• Equity multiple: 4.78×
• Total profit: $74,068
• Equity at exit: $10,437

10-year hold

• IRR: 85.7%
• Equity multiple: 9.91×
• Total profit: $174,720
• Equity at exit: $6,052

Cash invested: $19,600 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Florida: 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day pay-or-quit; preempts local rent control; landlord-friendly statutes. Court speed varies by county.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 34756

• Home prices YoY: -1.3%
• Active inventory: 199
• Price-to-rent: 2.4×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $2,414 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$367
• Tax from tax record: −$171 /mo · $2,050/yr
• Insurance: −$29
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$507
• Net cashflow: $1,340

Break-even live

Break-even rent $718

Max offer price $70,000

Occupancy floor 40%

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: $17,500
• Closing costs: $2,100
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 6 events

1. 2026-06-13
   remarks 345-char remark
2. 2026-06-13
   statusdays on market $70,000 Pending 8 DOM
3. 2026-06-09
   days on market $70,000 Active 5 DOM
4. 2026-06-08
   days on market $70,000 Active 4 DOM
5. 2026-06-07
   remarks 305-char remark
6. 2026-06-07
   listed $70,000 Active 3 DOM

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Tax reassessment forecast FL · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $2,050 · $171/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $2,050 · $171/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 3/10 Moderate
• 🌡 Heat 9/10 Extreme 7 d/yr ≥108°F today · 24 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 9/10 Extreme 99% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $28,963
• − Mortgage interest: −$3,921
• − Property taxes: −$2,050
• − Insurance: −$350
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$2,317
• − Management: −$2,317
• − Depreciation: −$2,036
• Taxable income: $15,972
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$3,833
• After-tax cash flow: $12,243/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: Lake
• NCES district ID: 1201050
• Math proficiency: 49% ▼ -7.00%
• Reading proficiency: 50% ▼ -4.00%
• Median HH income: $46,632
• Composite: 42.05/100
• National rank: #3327
• State rank: #37 of 73 in FL

Livability — Montverde

• Score: 66/100
• State rank: #598
• US rank: #11453

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• County: Lake County · 364,602 people
• City population: 4,876
• Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
• Population (ZIP): 4,876
• Household income: $108,500
• Rent vs Own: 17.0% rent · 83.0% own
• Severe rent burden: 24.0

Population outlook (Lake County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 386,640 people
• By 2030: 417,107 · +7.9%
• By 2040: 476,676 · +23.3%
• By 2050: 531,296 · +37.4%
• By 2075: 648,303 · +67.7%
• By 2100: 698,530 · +80.7%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (74%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 74% Hispanic / Latino 17% Two or more races 6% Black 5%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 6% Puerto Rican 4% Cuban 6%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 4% Italian 2% Lithuanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 6% · Canada, Mexico, Jamaica
• Languages at home: 84% English-only · Spanish 14% Arabic 2% Other Indo-European 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Lake

• 2024 margin: Strong R (+24.7) · D 37.3% · R 62.0%
• 2008→2024 swing: -11.2pp toward R · 2008: -13.5pp · 2024: -24.7pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+24.7 2020: R+20.0 2016: R+23.1 2012: R+17.1 2008: R+13.5

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -5.42%
• Current HPI: 410.9213
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.28%
• F500 in state: 36

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in FL)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Technology	2	$29B
▸Insurance	2	$17B
▸Retail	1	$60B
▸Technology Distribution	1	$58B
▸Homebuilding	1	$35B
▸Technology Manufacturing	1	$35B

Price history

+366.7% since first listed

5 events — show timeline

• 2026-06-04 Listed $70,000 Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2013-12-02 Sold (Public Records) $30,000 Public Records
• 2013-11-19 Sold (MLS) $30,000 Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2013-07-26 Listed $31,500 Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 1997-10-29 Sold (Public Records) $15,000 Public Records

Property tax history

+32.4%/yr

Latest (2025): $2,050 · +21.9% YoY. Source: county tax records.