148 Oakwood Dr · Petaluma, CA
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 3/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $659 – $1,223
Heat risk 4/10 · Minor
- Hot days now (above 91°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 16 days/yr
Wind risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
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Air-quality risk 9/10 · Severe
- Unhealthy air days now
- 20 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 20 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
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- Schools +4.7/10.0
- Livability +4.1/5.0
- Rent growth +2.7/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$77,900
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
Super clean and updated home in this 55+ park comes with a newer roof, windows, water heater, furnace, exterior paint and gas stove. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on a large lot with plenty of room for gardening. Attached sun porch with screens and blinds.
Key facts
- Gas oven
- Laundry closet
- Mature lemon tree
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Property features AI
Finance
- Financial info: Monthly land lease
- HOA & community: No association; Senior community
Exterior
- Parking: Covered parking; Guest parking available; Total parking for 1 vehicle
- Utilities: Public sewer
- Home design: Manufactured in park; Double wide
- Construction: Aluminum skirting; Manufacturer: SKYLINE; Make: BUDDY
- Exterior features: Screened-in patio; Backyard; Fenced yard; Carport awning; Porch awning
Interior
- Kitchen: Free-standing gas range; Free-standing refrigerator; Range hood
- Bedrooms: 2 bedrooms
- Flooring: Carpet; Laminate; Linoleum
- Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom with tub/shower combination
- Heating & cooling: Central heating; No cooling
- Interior features: Carbon monoxide detector and smoke detector; Dining room, living room
- Laundry & utility: Washer and dryer included; Laundry closet
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath manufactured listed at $78k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $2k ($20k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($3k rent vs $78k).
- Recommended offer: $69k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 32.2% vs local median 2.3% in Petaluma — 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 82/100 on livability (#33 in CA, #1,161 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: amenities A+, commute A+, employment A+; Watch: cost of living F.
- Petaluma Joint Union High (suburban): math 44% / reading 60% proficiency, ranked #112 of 517 in CA (top 22%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease; only 17% free/reduced lunch — higher-income household profile.
- Market conditions: Rents flat; 61 active listings in the ZIP; 11 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 15d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 1,039 units permitted in Sonoma County in 2024 (185 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $539 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Sonoma County population projected at +8% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 0.6% rent growth), your $22k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 125 days — a 12% lower offer ($69k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 4 sale attempts since 5y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $17k (18%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 125 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1970 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- 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?
- 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
- 3.60% ✓
- Cap rate
- 32.16%
- Cash-on-cash
- 92.37%
- DSCR
- 5.11
- GRM
- 2.3
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $124,000
- Comps found
- 6
Show comp detail 6 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 121 Oakwood Dr | 0.06mi | 2/2.0 | 813 (+2%) | 9mo | $115,000 | $141 | 83 |
| 151 Oakwood Dr | 0.02mi | 2/2.0 | 813 (+2%) | 15mo | $132,999 | $164 | 80 |
| 1566 Crown Rd | 0.42mi | 2/1.0 | 840 (+5%) | 10mo | $119,000 | $142 | 64 |
| 1501 Florence Way | 0.46mi | 2/2.0 | 840 (+5%) | 4mo | $130,000 | $155 | 63 |
| 537 Boxwood Dr | 0.15mi | 2/1.0 | 710 (-11%) | 19mo | $35,000 | $49 | 58 |
| 1551 Royal Oak Dr | 0.37mi | 2/1.0 | 840 (+5%) | 23mo | $139,000 | $165 | 55 |
Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 0.61% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 90.4%
- Equity multiple
- 5.02×
- Total profit
- $87,758
- Equity at exit
- $11,615
- IRR
- 92.9%
- Equity multiple
- 9.64×
- Total profit
- $188,495
- Equity at exit
- $6,735
Cash invested: $21,812 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 18 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
- State California
- 18 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+13
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 94954
- Rents YoY
- 0.6%
- Active inventory
- 61
- Price-to-rent
- 2.3×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,807 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$409
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$97 /mo · $1,168/yr
- Insurance
- −$32
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$589
- Net cashflow
- $1,679
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $1,733 | -5% $1,706 | +0% $1,679 | +5% $1,652 | +10% $1,625 |
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| Rent | -10% $1,457 | -5% $1,568 | +0% $1,679 | +5% $1,790 | +10% $1,901 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $1,718 | -0.5pp $1,699 | base $1,679 | +0.5pp $1,659 | +1.0pp $1,638 |
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
- $19,475
- Closing costs
- $2,337
- Reserves months
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- Total cash needed
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Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
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- Monthly P&I
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- Monthly cashflow
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- DSCR
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- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 11 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495 N McDowell Blvd Petaluma, CA | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 1028 | $3,432 | $3.34 | 0d | 4 | 0.43mi |
| 240 Park Place Dr Petaluma, CA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 872 | $2,450 | $2.81 | 14d | 1 | 0.48mi |
| 1900 Sestri Ln Petaluma, CA | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 716 | $2,998 | $4.19 | 0d | 6 | 0.64mi |
| 333 N McDowell Blvd Petaluma, CA | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0 | 672 | $2,141 | $3.18 | 2d | 7 | 0.73mi |
| 132 Maria Dr Petaluma, CA | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1056 | $2,895 | $2.74 | 14d | 1 | 0.81mi |
| 907 Mustang Ct Petaluma, CA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $2,550 | $3.64 | 14d | 1 | 1.03mi |
| 1408 Mauro Pietro Dr Unit 7-202 Petaluma, CA | 1.0 | 1.0 | 651 | $2,199 | $3.38 | 14d | 1 | 1.08mi |
| 1412 Mauro Pietro Dr #206 Petaluma, CA | 2.0 | 2.0 | 943 | $2,995 | $3.18 | 14d | 1 | 1.10mi |
| 55 Maria Dr Petaluma, CA | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 957 | $3,548 | $3.71 | 14d | 6 | 1.14mi |
| 200 Greenbriar Cir Petaluma, CA | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 794 | $3,266 | $4.11 | 14d | 19 | 1.23mi |
| 142 Cherry St Petaluma, CA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 874 | $2,450 | $2.80 | 14d | 1 | 1.36mi |
Listing history 27 events
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2026-06-18days on market $77,900 Active 125 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $77,900 Active 124 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $77,900 Active 123 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $77,900 Active 122 DOM
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2026-06-14days on market $77,900 Active 120 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $77,900 Active 119 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $77,900 Active 117 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $77,900 Active 116 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $77,900 Active 115 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $77,900 Active 114 DOM
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2026-06-05days on market $77,900 Active 111 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $77,900 Active 110 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $77,900 Active 109 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $77,900 Active 108 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $77,900 Active 107 DOM
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2026-05-30pricedays on market $77,900 Active 106 DOM
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2026-05-11price $83,500
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2026-04-16price $87,000
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2026-02-13$95,000 Active
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2022-06-24soldstatus $79,000 Closed 247-char remark
Show marketing remark (247 chars)
Super clean and updated home in this 55+ park comes with a newer roof, windows, water heater, furnace, exterior paint and gas stove. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on a large lot with plenty of room for gardening. Attached sun porch with screens and blinds.
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2022-06-14status Pending 247-char remark
Show marketing remark (247 chars)
Super clean and updated home in this 55+ park comes with a newer roof, windows, water heater, furnace, exterior paint and gas stove. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on a large lot with plenty of room for gardening. Attached sun porch with screens and blinds.
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2022-05-09$89,900 Active 247-char remark
Show marketing remark (247 chars)
Super clean and updated home in this 55+ park comes with a newer roof, windows, water heater, furnace, exterior paint and gas stove. 2 bedrooms, 1 bath on a large lot with plenty of room for gardening. Attached sun porch with screens and blinds.
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2021-10-31status Active
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2021-10-29historical Contingent (No Show)
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2021-09-24price $125,000
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2021-09-01price $159,000
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2021-08-16$175,000 Active
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 3/10 Moderate
- Heat 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥91°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 1/10 Low
- Air quality 9/10 Extreme 20 unhealthy d/yr today · 20 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $33,680
- − Mortgage interest
- −$4,364
- − Property taxes
- −$1,168
- − Insurance
- −$390
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,694
- − Management
- −$2,694
- − Depreciation
- −$2,266
- Taxable income
- $20,103
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$4,825
- After-tax cash flow
- $15,322/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
- Petaluma Joint Union High
- NCES district ID
- 0630250
- Math proficiency
- 44% ▬ 0.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 60% ▼ -2.00%
- Median HH income
- $78,473
- Composite
- 47.11/100
- National rank
- #2329
- State rank
- #112 of 517 in CA
Livability — Petaluma
- Score
- 82/100
- State rank
- #33
- US rank
- #1161
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Petaluma, CA
- County
- Sonoma County · 449,805 people
- City population
- 71,359
- Metro
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
- Population (ZIP)
- 37,574
- Household income
- $113,527
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 1421.0
Population outlook (Sonoma County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 539,935 people
- By 2030
- 554,870 · +2.8%
- By 2040
- 573,262 · +6.2%
- By 2050
- 580,715 · +7.6%
- By 2075
- 579,229 · +7.3%
- By 2100
- 547,835 · +1.5%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Majority White (64%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 64% Hispanic / Latino 23% Two or more races 16% Asian 4% Black 2% Native American 1%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 15%
- Common ancestry
- Lithuanian 4% Italian 4% Slovak 2%
- Foreign-born
- 17% · Canada, China, Vietnam
- Languages at home
- 78% English-only · Spanish 16% Other Indo-European 2% Tagalog/Filipino 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Sonoma
- 2024 margin
- Solid D (+46.2) · D 71.4% · R 25.2% · Other 3.3%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -3.4pp toward R · 2008: 49.6pp · 2024: 46.2pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+46.2 2020: D+51.5 2016: D+47.9 2012: D+44.9 2008: D+49.6
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -813.92%
- Current HPI
- 245.4729
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 0.61%
- Metro
- Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 3.21%
- F500 in state
- 116
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in CA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
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| Technology | 27 | $1,492B |
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| Financial Services | 3 | $174B |
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| Retail | 3 | $44B |
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| Insurance | 3 | $26B |
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| Media / Entertainment | 2 | $115B |
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| Pharmaceuticals / Biotech | 2 | $62B |
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Price history
-52.3% since first listed11 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-11 Price Changed $83,500 BAREIS
- 2026-04-16 Price Changed $87,000 BAREIS
- 2026-02-13 Listed $95,000 BAREIS
- 2022-06-24 Sold (MLS) $79,000 BAREIS
- 2022-06-14 Pending — BAREIS
- 2022-05-09 Listed $89,900 BAREIS
- 2021-10-31 Relisted — BAREIS
- 2021-10-29 Contingent — BAREIS
- 2021-09-24 Price Changed $125,000 BAREIS
- 2021-09-01 Price Changed $159,000 BAREIS
- 2021-08-16 Listed $175,000 BAREIS
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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