1139 Canaan Ave · St. Louis, MO
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $473 – $860
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $1,054 – $1,958
Heat risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 107°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 21 days/yr
Wind risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 1.0%
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 +30.0/30.0
- 1% rule +10.0/10.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- ARV discount +6.2/15.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Livability +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +1.2/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$60,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Great opportunity in St. Louis! This 2-bedroom, 1-bath one-story home offers strong rental potential or a great starter home option. Features include a spacious lot, practical layout, off-street parking, and easy maintenance. Convenient location close to public transportation, shopping, and restaurants. Renter is Month to Month.
Key facts
- Practical layout
- Spacious lot
- Convenient location
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Property features AI
Finance
- Other:
- Financial info:
- HOA & community:
Exterior
- Parking:
- Security:
- Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Electric service by Ameren
- Home design: Single family residence; One story
- Construction: Other construction materials
- Exterior features: Back yard
Interior
- Kitchen:
- Bedrooms: 2 bedrooms (both on the main level)
- Flooring:
- Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom (main level)
- Heating & cooling: Natural gas heating; Cooling: Other
- Interior features: Full basement
- Laundry & utility:
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $60k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $442 ($5k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $60k).
- Recommended offer: $58k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 15.1% vs local median 5.0% in St. Louis — 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.
Location & tenants
- Location reads: area grade C — affects rentability + tenant quality, not the cash-flow math above.
- St. Louis City (urban): math 10% / reading 18% proficiency, ranked #312 of 324 in MO (top 96%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 80% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Zoned schools: Earl Nance Sr. Elem. (math 2% / reading 2%, grade F, #1,099 of 1,115 statewide, top 100%, 321 students, 99% FRL); Beaumont Cte High School (math 5% / reading 5%, grade F, #517 of 521 statewide, top 100%, 236 students, 99% FRL) — zoned schools average 99% FRL vs 80% district-wide (18 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
- Market conditions: 57 active listings in the ZIP; 39 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 24d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 294 units permitted in St. Louis city in 2024 (227 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 30% of the median local income ($41k/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 $415 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- St. Louis County population projected to shrink 6% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $17k cash investment doubles in ~4 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 35 days — a 3% lower offer ($58k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1956 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→21/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 35 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1956 — 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
- 1.72% ✓
- Cap rate
- 15.13%
- Cash-on-cash
- 31.55%
- DSCR
- 2.40
- GRM
- 4.8
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $58,318
- List price
- $60,000
- Delta
- 2.88%
- Verdict
- FAIR
- Comps
- 20 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8926 Hillview Ave | 0.43mi | 2/1.0 | 920 (0%) | 3mo | $38,700 | $42 | 78 |
| 905 Hornsby Ave | 0.34mi | 2/1.5 | 961 (+4%) | 3mo | $115,000 | $120 | 73 |
| 819 Portland Ter | 0.57mi | 2/1.0 | 936 (+2%) | 1mo | $60,000 | $64 | 70 |
| 9240 Hathaway Dr | 0.46mi | 2/1.0 | 982 (+7%) | 2mo | $130,000 | $132 | 66 |
| 925 Riverview Blvd | 0.38mi | 2/1.0 | 830 (-10%) | 0mo | $93,000 | $112 | 66 |
| 9456 Bagley Dr | 0.39mi | 2/2.0 | 982 (+7%) | 2mo | $55,000 | $56 | 65 |
| 1719 Veronica Ave | 0.51mi | 2/1.0 | 984 (+7%) | 2mo | $94,500 | $96 | 63 |
| 2074 Wedgewood Dr | 0.62mi | 2/1.0 | 888 (-4%) | 3mo | $36,900 | $42 | 63 |
| 9426 Westchester Dr | 0.63mi | 2/1.0 | 982 (+7%) | 1mo | $68,900 | $70 | 59 |
| 1965 Park Ln | 0.59mi | 2/1.0 | 825 (-10%) | 3mo | $65,000 | $79 | 53 |
| 8930 Sides Ct | 0.62mi | 3/1.5 (+1) | 1,008 (+10%) | 1mo | $65,000 | $64 | 47 |
| 9418 Pattonwood Dr | 0.71mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 982 (+7%) | 3mo | $134,450 | $137 | 44 |
Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 26.4%
- Equity multiple
- 2.10×
- Total profit
- $18,400
- Equity at exit
- $8,946
- IRR
- 34.0%
- Equity multiple
- 4.11×
- Total profit
- $52,211
- Equity at exit
- $5,188
Cash invested: $16,800 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 81 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Missouri
- 81 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+10
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 63147
- Home prices YoY
- -31.4%
- Active inventory
- 57
- Price-to-rent
- 4.8×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,034 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$315
- Tax from tax record
- −$35 /mo · $425/yr
- Insurance
- −$25
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$217
- Net cashflow
- $442
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
- $15,000
- Closing costs
- $1,800
- 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?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 39 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1131 Canaan Ave Saint Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 624 | $900 | $1.44 | 16d | 1 | 0.03mi |
| 8828 Riverview Blvd Apt 2S St. Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 816 | $850 | $1.04 | 44d | 1 | 0.21mi |
| 8612 Halls Ferry Rd Saint Louis, MO | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0 | 625 | $775 | $1.24 | 4d | 2 | 0.35mi |
| 819 Gustav Ave Apt A St. Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 550 | $740 | $1.35 | 24d | 1 | 0.52mi |
| 819 Gustav Ave Apt C St. Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 550 | $800 | $1.45 | 44d | 1 | 0.52mi |
| 819 Gustav Ave Unit 832 B St. Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 550 | $740 | $1.35 | 44d | 1 | 0.52mi |
| 2056 Coleridge Dr Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 949 | $1,195 | $1.26 | 24d | 1 | 0.54mi |
| 8530 Lowell St Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 918 | $1,100 | $1.20 | 44d | 1 | 0.58mi |
| 8548 Drury Ln Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1107 | $1,420 | $1.28 | 44d | 1 | 0.62mi |
| 605 Fremont Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $995 | $1.33 | 44d | 1 | 0.66mi |
| 9418 Pattonwood Dr Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 2.0 | 982 | $1,500 | $1.53 | 24d | 1 | 0.71mi |
| 1225 Newark Dr Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 2.0 | 944 | $1,400 | $1.48 | 3d | 1 | 0.75mi |
| 960 Raford Ct St. Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $950 | $1.27 | 24d | 1 | 0.78mi |
| 1942 Damato Ct Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 905 | $1,100 | $1.22 | 44d | 1 | 0.88mi |
| 849 River Trail Ct #102 St. Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $825 | $1.18 | 24d | 1 | 0.91mi |
| 849 River Trail Ct Apt 201 St. Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $825 | $1.18 | 44d | 1 | 0.91mi |
| 5955 Floy Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1032 | $1,050 | $1.02 | 3d | 1 | 0.91mi |
| 5932 Floy Ave Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1080 | $1,373 | $1.27 | 20d | 1 | 0.94mi |
| 8817 Shady Grove Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1085 | $1,075 | $0.99 | 24d | 1 | 1.02mi |
| 8527 Dianthus Ln Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 976 | $1,295 | $1.33 | 44d | 1 | 1.03mi |
| 8502 Dianthus Ln Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1072 | $1,175 | $1.10 | 24d | 1 | 1.05mi |
| 5756 Floy Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1080 | $995 | $0.92 | 44d | 1 | 1.12mi |
| 5741 Floy Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1000 | $1,100 | $1.10 | 24d | 1 | 1.16mi |
| 5721 Floy Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1032 | $1,120 | $1.09 | 24d | 1 | 1.19mi |
| 5654 Acme Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 968 | $325 | $0.34 | 22d | 1 | 1.24mi |
| 5662 Wilborn Dr Saint Louis, MO | 1.0 | 1.0 | 768 | $850 | $1.11 | 24d | 1 | 1.24mi |
| 5574 Era Ave Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 850 | $1,400 | $1.65 | 12d | 1 | 1.25mi |
| 8720 Akins Dr Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1012 | $1,150 | $1.14 | 24d | 1 | 1.27mi |
| 7 Lamar Dr Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 894 | $1,200 | $1.34 | 18d | 1 | 1.29mi |
| 5546 Floy Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 2.0 | 850 | $1,273 | $1.50 | 20d | 1 | 1.31mi |
| 2415 Shirley Ave Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 990 | $1,450 | $1.46 | 24d | 1 | 1.34mi |
| 5931 Emma Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 880 | $1,200 | $1.36 | 44d | 1 | 1.35mi |
| 3 Pohlman Ln Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 704 | $1,000 | $1.42 | 16d | 1 | 1.36mi |
| 8893 Maya Ln Jennings, MO | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0 | 600 | $930 | $1.55 | 24d | 6 | 1.36mi |
| 5635 Hodiamont Ave Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 580 | $899 | $1.55 | 20d | 1 | 1.37mi |
| 2427 Switzer Ave Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1008 | $1,300 | $1.29 | 44d | 1 | 1.40mi |
| 8344 Eton Pl Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $895 | $1.19 | 4d | 1 | 1.42mi |
| 8347 Eton Pl Saint Louis, MO | 2.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $1,075 | $1.43 | 44d | 1 | 1.44mi |
| 5637 Jennings Station Rd Saint Louis, MO | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1116 | $895 | $0.80 | 44d | 1 | 1.49mi |
Listing history 14 events
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2026-06-18days on market $60,000 Active 35 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $60,000 Active 34 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $60,000 Active 33 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $60,000 Active 32 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $60,000 Active 30 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $60,000 Active 26 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $60,000 Active 25 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $60,000 Active 24 DOM
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2026-06-05days on market $60,000 Active 21 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $60,000 Active 20 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $60,000 Active 19 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $60,000 Active 18 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $60,000 Active 17 DOM
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2026-05-14$60,000 Active 331-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 MO · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $425 · $35/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $582 · $48/mo
- Expected delta
- +$157/yr (+$13/mo · 37.0%)
ⓘ 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 1/10 Low
- Heat 5/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥107°F today · 21 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 2/10 Low 100% 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
- $12,406
- − Mortgage interest
- −$3,361
- − Property taxes
- −$425
- − Insurance
- −$300
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$992
- − Management
- −$992
- − Depreciation
- −$1,745
- Taxable income
- $4,590
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$1,102
- After-tax cash flow
- $4,199/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
- St. Louis City
- NCES district ID
- 2929280
- Math proficiency
- 10% ▼ -6.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 18% ▼ -3.00%
- Median HH income
- $35,685
- Composite
- 11.54/100
- National rank
- #9699
- State rank
- #312 of 324 in MO
Livability — St. Louis
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Census & demographics
- Census place
- St. Louis, MO
- County
- Saint Louis City · 254,015 people
- City population
- 283,259
- Metro
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- Population (ZIP)
- 8,173
- Household income
- $41,182
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 418.0
Population outlook (St. Louis County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 315,737 people
- By 2030
- 313,865 · -0.6%
- By 2040
- 305,439 · -3.3%
- By 2050
- 296,529 · -6.1%
- By 2075
- 271,028 · -14.2%
- By 2100
- 255,359 · -19.1%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly Black (92%)
- Race & ethnicity
- Black 92% White 5% Two or more races 2%
- Foreign-born
- 0%
- Languages at home
- 99% English-only · Spanish 1%
Political lean MEDSL · St. Louis
- 2024 margin
- Solid D (+64.7) · D 81.4% · R 16.7% · Other 2.0%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -3.5pp toward R · 2008: 68.2pp · 2024: 64.7pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+64.7 2020: D+66.2 2016: D+63.7 2012: D+66.6 2008: D+68.2
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -38.51%
- Current HPI
- 84.224
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- St. Louis, MO-IL
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.84%
- F500 in state
- 20
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in MO)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | $163B |
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| Insurance | 1 | $21B |
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| Industrial Technology | 1 | $17B |
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| Retail | 1 | $16B |
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| Industrial Distribution | 1 | $10B |
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| Utilities | 1 | $9B |
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Price history
1 event — show timeline
- 2026-05-14 Listed $60,000 MARIS as Distributed by MLS Grid
Property tax history
-3.0%/yrLatest (2024): $425 · +4.8% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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