816 Community Ave · Putney, GA 31705

$134,900

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,508 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 95 Days on market

Built 1974 0.63 ac lot

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Why this score? — see what drove the C- 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 +20.8/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• DSCR +6.6/10.0
• 1% rule +4.6/10.0
• Rent growth +4.5/5.0
• Livability +3.2/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +1.1/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Almost all new flooring - Luxury Vinyl Plank, tiled hall bath, new vinyl master bathroom, living/dining room plus den, breakfast nook in kitchen, separate laundry room, Primary bedroom at back corner with private bath and two closets. Master bath re-done with new shower unit and vanity in 2024.. Large back yard - room for a garden and room to play!

Key facts

• Breakfast nook
• Tiled hall bath
• Private bath

Tags

• NEW FLOORING
• TILED HALL BATH
• NEW VINYL MASTER BATHROOM
• BREAKFAST NOOK
• SEPARATE LAUNDRY ROOM
• PRIVATE BATH

Property features AI

Exterior

• Parking: 2 parking spaces
• Utilities: Septic tank
• Home design: Single-family detached residence; Single-story
• Construction: Brick, frame, and wood siding construction; Shingle roof
• Exterior features: Covered patio/porch; Chain-link fenced yard

Interior

• Kitchen: Electric cooktop; Electric oven
• Flooring: Ceramic tile; Vinyl
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
• Heating & cooling: Electric central heating
• Interior features: Covered patio/porch; Chain-link fenced yard
• Laundry & utility: Dedicated laundry room; Electric water heater

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $135k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $184 ($2k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $129k (4.1% below list).
• Recommended offer: $123k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.

Location & tenants

• Location reads 65/100 on livability (#234 in GA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment D+, schools F, amenities F.
• Dougherty County (urban): math 12% / reading 16% proficiency, ranked #163 of 174 in GA (top 94%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 79% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+8.1%/yr); 128 active listings in the ZIP; lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 45 units permitted in Dougherty County in 2024 (20 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent runs 36% of the median local income ($43k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $933 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Dougherty County population projected at -24% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 8.0% rent growth), your $38k cash investment doubles in ~9 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 95 days — a 9% lower offer ($123k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Risks & watch-outs

• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 98% chance of damaging wind over 30y; moderate wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→19/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $122,759 (9.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 95 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1974 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
3. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
4. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
5. Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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: 0.96% ✗
• Cap rate: 7.93%
• Cash-on-cash: 5.85%
• DSCR: 1.26
• GRM: 8.7

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 8.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -2.2%
• Equity multiple: 0.91×
• Total profit: $-3,341
• Equity at exit: $20,114

10-year hold

• IRR: 11.9%
• Equity multiple: 2.14×
• Total profit: $43,138
• Equity at exit: $11,664

Cash invested: $37,772 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Georgia: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

Magistrate court evictions in 10-30 days; no rent control; preempted; few tenant protections.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 31705

• Home prices YoY: -20.1%
• Rents YoY: 8.1%
• Active inventory: 128
• Price-to-rent: 8.7×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,293 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$707
• Tax from tax record: −$74 /mo · $889/yr
• Insurance: −$56
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$272
• Net cashflow: $184

Break-even live

Break-even rent $1,060

Max offer price $134,900

Occupancy floor 81%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $260	-5% $222	+0% $184	+5% $146	+10% $108
Rent	-10% $82	-5% $133	+0% $184	+5% $235	+10% $286
Rate	-1.0pp $252	-0.5pp $218	base $184	+0.5pp $149	+1.0pp $114

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: $33,725
• Closing costs: $4,047
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 11 events

1. 2026-06-07
   statusdays on market $134,900 Pending 95 DOM
2. 2026-06-05
   days on market $134,900 Active 94 DOM
3. 2026-06-02
   days on market $134,900 Active 92 DOM
4. 2026-06-01
   days on market $134,900 Active 91 DOM
5. 2026-05-31
   days on market $134,900 Active 90 DOM
6. 2026-05-30
   days on market $134,900 Active 89 DOM
7. 2026-05-04
   price $139,900
8. 2026-04-20
   price $149,900
9. 2026-04-12
   price $159,900
10. 2026-03-02
    listed $169,900 Active
11. 2022-07-01
    soldstatus $750,000

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

Tax reassessment forecast GA · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $889 · $74/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $1,241 · $103/mo
• Expected delta: +$352/yr (+$29/mo · 39.6%)

ⓘ 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 5/10 Major
• 🌡 Heat 8/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥109°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 8/10 Severe 98% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 4/10 Moderate 5 unhealthy d/yr today · 5 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $15,520
• − Mortgage interest: −$7,556
• − Property taxes: −$889
• − Insurance: −$674
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,242
• − Management: −$1,242
• − Depreciation: −$3,924
• Taxable loss: −$7
• Est. tax savings @ 24.0%: +$2
• After-tax cash flow: $2,210/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: Dougherty County
• NCES district ID: 1301830
• Math proficiency: 12% ▼ -15.00%
• Reading proficiency: 16% ▼ -9.00%
• Median HH income: $33,105
• Composite: 11.31/100
• National rank: #9716
• State rank: #163 of 174 in GA

Livability — Putney

• Score: 65/100
• State rank: #234
• US rank: #13458

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Putney, GA
• County: Dougherty County · 89,040 people
• Metro: Albany, GA
• Population (ZIP): 30,791
• Household income: $42,972
• Rent vs Own: 51.6% rent · 48.4% own
• Severe rent burden: 1933.0

Population outlook (Dougherty County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 84,551 people
• By 2030: 80,637 · -4.6%
• By 2040: 72,090 · -14.7%
• By 2050: 64,056 · -24.2%
• By 2075: 46,332 · -45.2%
• By 2100: 33,127 · -60.8%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly Black (68%)
• Race & ethnicity: Black 68% White 23% Hispanic / Latino 6% Two or more races 4%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 2% Puerto Rican 1%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 3% · Canada
• Languages at home: 94% English-only · Spanish 5% Other Asian/Pacific 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Dougherty

• 2024 margin: Solid D (+41.1) · D 70.4% · R 29.3%
• 2008→2024 swing: +6.2pp toward D · 2008: 35.0pp · 2024: 41.1pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+41.1 2020: D+40.0 2016: D+38.3 2012: D+39.0 2008: D+35.0

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -38.46%
• Current HPI: 152.4574
• Rent YoY: ▲ 8.10%
• Metro: Albany, GA
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.66%
• F500 in state: 28

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in GA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Paper / Packaging	2	$29B
▸Retail	1	$160B
▸Transportation / Logistics	1	$91B
▸Airlines	1	$62B
▸Consumer Goods	1	$47B
▸Utilities	1	$25B

Price history

-81.3% since first listed

5 events — show timeline

• 2026-05-04 Price Changed $139,900 SWGABOR
• 2026-04-20 Price Changed $149,900 SWGABOR
• 2026-04-12 Price Changed $159,900 SWGABOR
• 2026-03-02 Listed $169,900 SWGABOR
• 2022-07-01 Sold (Public Records) $750,000 Public Records

Property tax history

-1.3%/yr

Latest (2025): $889 · +6.4% YoY. Source: county tax records.