3 bd · 2.0 ba ·
1,560 sqft ·
Built 1984
· Townhouse
· Active
· 101 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$3,735/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$2,333
Tax + insurance
−$698
HOA
−$515
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$784
Net cashflow
$-596/mo
Annual
$-7,148/yr
Cap rate
4.69%
Cash-on-cash
-5.74%
DSCR
0.74
1% rule
0.84%
Cash to close
$124,572
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath townhouse listed at $445k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-596 ($-7k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $340k (23.7% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $374k (16.0% below list).
It's been on market 101 days — a 9% lower offer ($405k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $340k (23.7% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
In year one you build about $7k of equity ($3k loan paydown + $4k appreciation (0.8% local appreciation)).
Location reads 75/100 on livability (#255 in FL, #4,028 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: housing A+, health & safety A+, crime A-; Watch: schools C-, amenities F.
Miami-Dade (suburban): math 45% / reading 54% proficiency, ranked #40 of 73 in FL (top 55%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases; 64% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+5.4%/yr); 134 active listings in the ZIP; 40 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 23d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 10,051 units permitted in Miami-Dade County in 2024 (7,758 in 5+ unit buildings).
Miami-Dade County population projected at +28% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
Current owner paid $154k; list at $445k implies a 189% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
By year 5, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$32k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; moderate wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→30/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Cap rate 4.7% vs local median 3.6% in Kendall West — meaningfully above typical; check what's discounted (condition, days-on-market, listing class) to confirm the premium yield is real.
This rent runs 39% of the median local income ($114k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
Questions for listing agent
What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
It's been on market 101 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 24% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
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.
The area grade is low — what's the realistic commute time and amenity access for the typical tenant pool here? Any planned neighborhood developments (good or bad) we should know about?
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.
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