17 Mountain View Ter · Upper Frankford, PA 17241

$65,000

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 784 sqft · Manufactured public records · 21 Days on market

Built 1993 $83/sqft · 180% above area

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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 +4.4/10.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Livability +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Looking for affordable living in the peaceful countryside? This clean and refreshed single wide home offers an open concept living, dining and kitchen area featuring a breakfast bar and new vinyl flooring. The kitchen includes a double-basin sink, industrial-style faucet, refrigerator, electric range/oven and dishwasher. There's a convenient pantry and laundry closet off the kitchen. The primary bedroom features a walk-in closet and full bath with walk-in shower, soaking tub and dual sink vanity. Two more bedrooms and a full bath on the other end of the house completes the floor plan. Shade trees provide a relaxing atmosphere, and there's a front patio with new steps and deck walkway lead

Key facts

• Double basin sink
• Laundry closet
• Convenient pantry

Tags

• BREAKFAST BAR
• NEW VINYL FLOORING
• DOUBLE BASIN SINK
• INDUSTRIAL STYLE FAUCET
• CONVENIENT PANTRY
• LAUNDRY CLOSET

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Property manager present; Improvement assessed value listed (estimated)
• Financial info: Ownership is ground rent; Ground rent amount $385 monthly; Lease not considered

Exterior

• Parking: Gravel driveway; Driveway parking with 2 spaces (plus 2 driveway spaces noted)
• Utilities: Propane (leased) for heating; Electric hot water; Community water; Community septic tank
• Home design: Manufactured single-wide home; One level; Oakwood make; Estimated year built
• Construction: Modular/Manufactured construction; Structure type: Manufactured; Other structures listed above and below grade; Mobile home dimensions approximately 14 ft wide by 70 ft long
• Exterior features: Not in a federal flood zone; Community water; Community septic tank; Ground rent paid monthly ($385); Pets allowed with number and size/weight limits

Interior

• Bedrooms: Three bedrooms on the main level
• Bathrooms: Two full bathrooms on the main level
• Heating & cooling: Forced air heating; Propane (leased) fuel; Electric hot water
• Interior features: Estimated living area; No basement

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath manufactured listed at $65k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $665 ($8k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $65k).
• Recommended offer: $64k (1.5% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.

Location & tenants

• Location reads: area grade B — affects rentability + tenant quality, not the cash-flow math above.
• Big Spring SD (rural): math 39% / reading 62% proficiency, ranked #162 of 539 in PA (top 30%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Zoned schools: Big Spring Ms (math 21% / reading 59%, grade F, #257 of 512 statewide, top 52%, 593 students, 44% FRL); Big Spring Hs (math 57% / reading 24%, grade F, #255 of 437 statewide, top 60%, 739 students, 33% FRL).
• Market conditions: 45 active listings in the ZIP; 1,052 units permitted in Cumberland County in 2024 (310 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $449 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Cumberland County population projected at +17% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $18k cash investment doubles in ~3 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 21 days — a 2% lower offer ($64k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $66/mo.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe flood risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $64,025 (1.5% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
2. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. 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: 2.17% ✓
• Cap rate: 19.80%
• Cash-on-cash: 48.23%
• DSCR: 3.15
• GRM: 3.8

CMA / ARV

• ARV (median comp): $29,058
• List price: $65,000
• Delta: 123.69%
• Verdict: OVERPRICED
• Comps: 3 within 1.0 mi

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold

• IRR: 40.8%
• Equity multiple: 2.75×
• Total profit: $31,842
• Equity at exit: $9,692

10-year hold

• IRR: 47.0%
• Equity multiple: 5.52×
• Total profit: $82,352
• Equity at exit: $5,620

Cash invested: $18,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 62 Landlord-Friendly
• State Pennsylvania: 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day notice; Philadelphia has eviction-court diversion + some protections; otherwise moderate.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 17241

• Home prices YoY: -10.3%
• Active inventory: 45
• Price-to-rent: 3.8×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,412 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$341
• Tax from tax record: −$16 /mo · $193/yr
• Insurance: −$27
• Flood insurance flood zone: −$66 /mo · $798/yr
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$297
• Net cashflow: $665

Break-even live

Break-even rent $570

Max offer price $65,000

Occupancy floor 48%

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: $16,250
• Closing costs: $1,950
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 2 events

1. 2026-05-31
   status $65,000 Pending 21 DOM
2. 2026-05-08
   listed $65,000 Active 982-char remark

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

Tax reassessment forecast PA · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $193 · $16/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $610 · $51/mo
• Expected delta: +$417/yr (+$35/mo · 215.7%)

ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.

Climate risk First Street

• 🌊 Flood 8/10 Severe FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 99% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 5/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥101°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low 3% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 1 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $16,944
• − Mortgage interest: −$3,641
• − Property taxes: −$193
• − Insurance: −$1,122
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,356
• − Management: −$1,356
• − Depreciation: −$1,891
• Taxable income: $7,385
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$1,772
• After-tax cash flow: $6,207/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: Big Spring SD
• NCES district ID: 4203660
• Math proficiency: 39% ▼ -12.00%
• Reading proficiency: 62% ▼ -6.00%
• Median HH income: $56,941
• Composite: 43.77/100
• National rank: #2942
• State rank: #162 of 539 in PA

Livability — Upper Frankford

No livability data for this city. (Only ~50 U.S. cities are tracked.)

Census & demographics

• Population (ZIP): 11,094

Population outlook (Cumberland County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 267,950 people
• By 2030: 278,105 · +3.8%
• By 2040: 296,552 · +10.7%
• By 2050: 312,937 · +16.8%
• By 2075: 349,233 · +30.3%
• By 2100: 361,875 · +35.1%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (94%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 94% Two or more races 3% Hispanic / Latino 2%
• Common ancestry: Slovak 2% Romanian 2% Iranian 1%
• Foreign-born: 1%
• Languages at home: 95% English-only · German/W. Germanic 4% Spanish 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Cumberland

• 2024 margin: Lean R (+9.4) · D 44.6% · R 54.1% · Other 1.3%
• 2008→2024 swing: +4.2pp toward D · 2008: -13.6pp · 2024: -9.4pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+9.4 2020: R+10.6 2016: R+18.6 2012: R+18.5 2008: R+13.6

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -32.92%
• Current HPI: 285.3994
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: —
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.68%
• F500 in state: 34

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Healthcare	2	$309B
▸Insurance	2	$27B
▸Telecommunications / Media	1	$124B
▸Industrial Distribution	1	$22B
▸Financial Services	1	$20B
▸Chemicals / Materials	1	$18B

Price history

2 events — show timeline

• 2026-05-29 Pending — BRIGHT MLS
• 2026-05-08 Listed $65,000 BRIGHT MLS

Property tax history

+2.1%/yr

Latest (2026): $193 · +0.8% YoY. Source: county tax records.