201 12th St · Palisades Park, NJ
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 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $526 – $976
Heat risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 99°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 15 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 27.0%
Air-quality risk 4/10 · Minor
- Unhealthy air days now
- 5 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 6 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
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 +15.0/30.0
- Appreciation +10.0/10.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- 1% rule +5.0/10.0
- DSCR +5.0/10.0
- Livability +4.1/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Schools +2.5/10.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
$29,995
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Deeded Parking Spot Space GARAGE FOR SALE (INDOOR) Parking Indoor Parking spot inside of the garage for SALE with the remote controlled door 34.995$ Address: 12th street Palisades Park NJ
Key facts
- Built 1975
- Listed 9 days
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 1-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $30k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $2k ($19k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $30k).
Location & tenants
- Location reads 82/100 on livability (#48 in NJ, #1,217 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: crime A+, amenities A+, commute A+; Watch: cost of living F.
- Palisades Park School District (suburban): math 18% / reading 37% proficiency, ranked #360 of 472 in NJ (top 76%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
- Market conditions: 40 active listings in the ZIP; solid renter incomes; 3,488 units permitted in Bergen County in 2024 (1,610 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- In year one you build about $3k of equity ($207 loan paydown + $3k appreciation (10.0% local appreciation)).
- Bergen County population projected at +20% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
- At projected returns (10.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $8k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.
- By year 9, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$33k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
Negotiation context
- Only 9 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
- 3 sale attempts; this cycle's ask has dropped $5k (14%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 27% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- Built in 1975 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- 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.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 7.38% ✓
- Cap rate
- 67.99%
- Cash-on-cash
- 220.36%
- DSCR
- 10.80
- GRM
- 1.1
CMA / ARV
No comps found within radius.
Projected returns pro-forma
10.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- —
- Equity multiple
- 14.64×
- Total profit
- $114,598
- Equity at exit
- $27,022
- IRR
- —
- Equity multiple
- 31.99×
- Total profit
- $260,293
- Equity at exit
- $58,274
Cash invested: $8,399 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 21 Tenant-Leaning
- State New Jersey
- 21 Tenant-Leaning · D+6
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 07650
- Home prices YoY
- 4.0%
- Active inventory
- 40
- Price-to-rent
- 1.1×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,215 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$157
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$37 /mo · $450/yr
- Insurance
- −$12
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$465
- Net cashflow
- $1,542
Break-even live
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
- $7,499
- Closing costs
- $900
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Listing history 19 events
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2026-06-18days on market $29,995 Active 9 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $29,995 Active 8 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $29,995 Active 7 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $29,995 Active 6 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $29,995 Active 4 DOM
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2026-06-10pricedays on market $29,995 Active 1 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $34,995 Active 96 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $34,995 Active 95 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $34,995 Active 94 DOM
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2026-06-04days on market $34,995 Active 91 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $34,995 Active 90 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $34,995 Active 89 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $34,995 Active 88 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $34,995 Active 87 DOM
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2026-03-05$34,995 Active
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2025-01-19historical $2,000
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2025-01-18historical $2,000
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2025-01-18$2,000
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2025-01-11$2,000
ⓘ 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 1/10 Low
- Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥99°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 27% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 4/10 Moderate 5 unhealthy d/yr today · 6 by 30 yrs out
Nearby sold comps map
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $26,576
- − Mortgage interest
- −$1,680
- − Property taxes
- −$450
- − Insurance
- −$150
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,126
- − Management
- −$2,126
- − Depreciation
- −$873
- Taxable income
- $19,171
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$4,601
- After-tax cash flow
- $13,906/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
- Palisades Park School District
- NCES district ID
- 3412360
- Math proficiency
- 18% ▼ -13.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 37% ▼ -13.00%
- Median HH income
- $60,434
- Composite
- 25.05/100
- National rank
- #7545
- State rank
- #360 of 472 in NJ
Livability — Palisades Park
- Score
- 82/100
- State rank
- #48
- US rank
- #1217
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Palisades Park, NJ
- County
- Bergen County · 586,961 people
- City population
- 20,290
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- Population (ZIP)
- 20,290
- Household income
- $94,743
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 1235.0
Population outlook (Bergen County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 1,021,896 people
- By 2030
- 1,063,119 · +4.0%
- By 2040
- 1,146,566 · +12.2%
- By 2050
- 1,229,132 · +20.3%
- By 2075
- 1,429,694 · +39.9%
- By 2100
- 1,547,614 · +51.4%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.61)
- Race & ethnicity
- Asian 55% Hispanic / Latino 24% White 18% Two or more races 7% Black 3%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Puerto Rican 3% Dominican 6%
- Common ancestry
- Lithuanian 1% Iranian 1% Romanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 60% · South Korea, Canada, Jamaica
- Languages at home
- 24% English-only · Korean 42% Spanish 22% Other Indo-European 4%
Political lean MEDSL · Bergen
- 2024 margin
- Toss-up / Even · D 50.7% · R 47.3% · Other 2.0%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -6.1pp toward R · 2008: 9.5pp · 2024: 3.4pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+3.4 2020: D+16.4 2016: D+12.0 2012: D+10.8 2008: D+9.5
Not yet ingested
- Civics
- —
Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▲ 14.46%
- Current HPI
- 377.4091
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.05%
- F500 in state
- 34
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NJ)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
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| Consumer Goods | 3 | $31B |
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| Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $153B |
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| Technology | 2 | $21B |
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| Insurance | 2 | $20B |
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| Healthcare | 2 | $19B |
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| Financial Services | 1 | $70B |
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Price history
+1649.7% since first listed5 events — show timeline
- 2026-03-05 Listed $34,995 ForSaleByOwner.com
- 2025-01-19 Rental Removed $2,000 GSMLS
- 2025-01-18 Rental Removed $2,000 NJMLS
- 2025-01-18 Listed for Rent $2,000 GSMLS
- 2025-01-11 Listed for Rent $2,000 NJMLS
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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