1318 State Road 135 S

Nashville, IN 47448

$72,900B

3 bd · 1.5 ba · 938 sqft · Built 1980 · SingleFamily · Active · 148 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,786/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$382
• Tax + insurance: −$190
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$375
• Net cashflow: $839/mo
• Annual: $10,066/yr
• Cap rate: 22.16%
• Cash-on-cash: 56.68%
• DSCR: 3.52
• 1% rule: 2.45%
• Cash to close: $20,412

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/1.5-bath single-family listed at $73k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $839 ($10k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $73k).
• It's been on market 148 days — a 12% lower offer ($64k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $64k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $504 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 80/100 on livability (#20 in IN, #1,893 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment D+, amenities F, commute F.
• Brown County School Corporation (rural): math 37% / reading 48% proficiency, ranked #113 of 301 in IN (top 38%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Van Buren Elementary School (math 47% / reading 47%, grade D-, #325 of 994 statewide, top 36%, 245 students, 43% FRL); Brown County High School (math 27% / reading 67%, grade D-, #143 of 369 statewide, top 44%, 509 students, 48% FRL) — zoned schools at 46% FRL track the district average.
• Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $125/mo.
• Market conditions: 90 active listings in the ZIP; 76 units permitted in Brown County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Brown County population projected at -12% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• Current owner paid $32k; list at $73k implies a 128% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $20k cash investment doubles in ~3 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Climate carrying-cost: in FEMA flood zone A (mandatory federal flood insurance) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 22.2% vs local median 2.9% in Nashville — 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.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 148 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
• 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.
• 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.