2136 47th Street Ensley · Birmingham, AL
Flood risk 4/10 · Minor
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.22%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $916 – $1,700
Heat risk 7/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 106°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 19 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
- 5 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the D 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
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- 1% rule +5.0/10.0
- DSCR +5.0/10.0
- Rent growth +4.3/5.0
- Livability +3.4/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +0.9/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$19,500
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
Key facts
- Brick home
- New windows
- Built 1971
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $20k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $608 ($7k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($983 rent vs $20k).
- Recommended offer: $19k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 43.7% vs local median 6.2% in Birmingham — 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 67/100 on livability (#78 in AL) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: commute A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities C-, schools F, crime F.
- Birmingham City (urban): math 4% / reading 20% proficiency, ranked #116 of 129 in AL (top 90%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 82% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+7.2%/yr); 126 active listings in the ZIP; 40 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 46d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 60% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 2,114 units permitted in Jefferson County in 2024 (556 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 31% of the median local income ($39k/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 $135 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $585 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Jefferson County population projected to shrink 4% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 7.2% rent growth), your $5k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 34 days — a 3% lower offer ($19k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 3 sale attempts since 12y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $12k (39%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
- Current owner paid $12k; list at $20k implies a 62% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: property tax is 3.6% of price.
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 27% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→19/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 34 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1971 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- 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?
- Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
- 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.
- 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
- 5.04% ✓
- Cap rate
- 43.69%
- Cash-on-cash
- 133.55%
- DSCR
- 6.94
- GRM
- 1.7
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $53,530
- List price
- $19,500
- Delta
- -63.57%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 20 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 11 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2136 47th St W | 0.00mi | 2/1.0 | 892 (0%) | 4mo | $12,000 | $13 | 96 |
| 1928 Princeton Ct | 0.54mi | 2/1.0 | 850 (-5%) | 2mo | $26,000 | $31 | 66 |
| 208 22nd St SW | 0.59mi | 2/1.0 | 926 (+4%) | 1mo | $57,000 | $62 | 65 |
| 1881 Fulton Ave SW | 0.57mi | 2/1.0 | 870 (-2%) | 17mo | $72,000 | $83 | 55 |
| 1825 Madison Ave SW | 0.60mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 887 (-1%) | 15mo | $117,000 | $132 | 54 |
| 4929 Avenue R | 0.66mi | 2/1.0 | 962 (+8%) | 5mo | $43,000 | $45 | 52 |
| 2301 27th St | 0.61mi | 2/1.0 | 917 (+3%) | 23mo | $53,000 | $58 | 48 |
| 1925 Woodland Ave SW | 0.42mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 1,011 (+13%) | 15mo | $21,000 | $21 | 41 |
| 2915 Avenue X | 0.49mi | 2/1.0 | 996 (+12%) | 24mo | $66,000 | $66 | 38 |
| 4929 Terrace R | 0.55mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 1,000 (+12%) | 14mo | $55,000 | $55 | 38 |
| 530 19th St SW | 0.73mi | 2/1.0 | 990 (+11%) | 14mo | $62,000 | $63 | 36 |
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 · 7.24% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- —
- Equity multiple
- 8.32×
- Total profit
- $39,951
- Equity at exit
- $2,908
- IRR
- —
- Equity multiple
- 20.11×
- Total profit
- $104,360
- Equity at exit
- $1,686
Cash invested: $5,460 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Alabama
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+15
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 35208
- Home prices YoY
- -18.1%
- Rents YoY
- 7.2%
- Active inventory
- 126
- Price-to-rent
- 1.7×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $983 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$102
- Tax from tax record
- −$59 /mo · $706/yr
- Insurance
- −$8
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$207
- Net cashflow
- $608
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $619 | -5% $613 | +0% $608 | +5% $602 | +10% $597 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $530 | -5% $569 | +0% $608 | +5% $646 | +10% $685 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $617 | -0.5pp $613 | base $608 | +0.5pp $603 | +1.0pp $597 |
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
- $4,875
- Closing costs
- $585
- 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.
Rent comps 40 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4813 Court S Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1118 | $1,125 | $1.01 | 45d | 1 | 0.32mi |
| 1933 Saint Charles Ct SW Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1106 | $1,050 | $0.95 | 25d | 1 | 0.43mi |
| 3012 Avenue X Unit C Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 620 | $650 | $1.05 | 13d | 1 | 0.44mi |
| 2329 30th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 917 | $990 | $1.08 | 25d | 1 | 0.46mi |
| 4724 Court R Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1016 | $895 | $0.88 | 16d | 1 | 0.53mi |
| 2421 29th Street Ensley Unit C Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 950 | $703 | $0.74 | 25d | 1 | 0.54mi |
| 208 22nd St SW Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 926 | $1,050 | $1.13 | 5d | 1 | 0.56mi |
| 2028 Lee Ter SW Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 884 | $695 | $0.79 | 45d | 1 | 0.58mi |
| 4929 Avenue R Unit R Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 962 | $950 | $0.99 | 45d | 1 | 0.64mi |
| 2216 Lee Ave SW Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 902 | $900 | $1.00 | 25d | 1 | 0.68mi |
| 2037 26th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1074 | $995 | $0.93 | 45d | 1 | 0.68mi |
| 132 17th St SW Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 738 | $945 | $1.28 | 45d | 1 | 0.69mi |
| 1604 44th Street Ensley Unit ENSLEY Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1100 | $1,200 | $1.09 | 25d | 1 | 0.70mi |
| 1540 42nd Street Ensley Unit ENSLEY Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 899 | $1,037 | $1.15 | 45d | 1 | 0.71mi |
| 2519 Saint Charles Ave SW Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 990 | $975 | $0.98 | 46d | 1 | 0.71mi |
| 1528 34th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 972 | $1,073 | $1.10 | 45d | 1 | 0.74mi |
| 1520 41st Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1068 | $1,195 | $1.12 | 45d | 1 | 0.75mi |
| 1781 51st Street Ensley Unit ENSLEY Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1069 | $950 | $0.89 | 45d | 1 | 0.79mi |
| 1532 31st Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 839 | $850 | $1.01 | 45d | 1 | 0.80mi |
| 1616 28th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1081 | $1,100 | $1.02 | 45d | 1 | 0.83mi |
| 1429 Warrior Rd Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1036 | $850 | $0.82 | 17d | 1 | 0.84mi |
| 407 S Park Rd SW Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1050 | $900 | $0.86 | 45d | 1 | 0.85mi |
| 1420 Warrior Rd Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1061 | $1,050 | $0.99 | 45d | 1 | 0.86mi |
| 1417 34th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1103 | $1,025 | $0.93 | 45d | 1 | 0.88mi |
| 5211 Ter Q Unit Q Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 756 | $775 | $1.03 | 45d | 1 | 0.88mi |
| 612 26th St SW Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 988 | $825 | $0.84 | 45d | 1 | 0.90mi |
| 5219 Court Q Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1082 | $1,200 | $1.11 | 21d | 1 | 0.92mi |
| 1501 29th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 772 | $800 | $1.04 | 25d | 1 | 0.93mi |
| 1521 27th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1120 | $1,000 | $0.89 | 45d | 1 | 0.94mi |
| 2610 Avenue P Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1014 | $850 | $0.84 | 45d | 1 | 0.94mi |
| 1609 Pike Rd Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.5 | 820 | $800 | $0.98 | 21d | 5 | 0.95mi |
| 1429 47th Street Ensley Unit ENSLEY Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 768 | $750 | $0.98 | 45d | 1 | 0.96mi |
| 5320 Ter Q Unit Q Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1116 | $1,250 | $1.12 | 45d | 1 | 0.97mi |
| 914 21st St SW Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 784 | $1,200 | $1.53 | 23d | 1 | 0.98mi |
| 1306 35th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1100 | $1,173 | $1.07 | 5d | 1 | 0.98mi |
| 521 16th St SW Unit 523 Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 800 | $800 | $1.00 | 45d | 1 | 1.03mi |
| 2916 24th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 850 | $590 | $0.69 | 25d | 1 | 1.09mi |
| 1621 2nd Ct W Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1074 | $1,095 | $1.02 | 45d | 1 | 1.11mi |
| 2621 20th Street Ensley Birmingham, AL | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1117 | $1,295 | $1.16 | 45d | 1 | 1.11mi |
| 1521 22nd Street Ensley Unit B Birmingham, AL | 2.0 | 1.0 | 750 | $875 | $1.17 | 25d | 1 | 1.15mi |
Listing history 26 events
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2026-06-15days on market $19,500 Active 34 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $19,500 Active 32 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $19,500 Active 29 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $19,500 Active 28 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $19,500 Active 27 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $19,500 Active 26 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $19,500 Active 22 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $19,500 Active 21 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $19,500 Active 20 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $19,500 Active 19 DOM
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2026-05-12$19,500 Active 458-char remark
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2026-03-03price $17,000 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2026-02-09status Pending 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2026-02-09soldstatus $12,000 Sold 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2025-12-24price $17,900 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2025-10-18price $19,900 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2025-09-17price $24,900 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2025-08-13price $29,900 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2025-07-23$32,000 Active 416-char remark
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WHERE ON EARTH WILL YOU GET AN DEAL LIKE THIS!! ALREADY GUTTED AND READY TO GO! Don't miss the opportunity to invest in the 5 Points West Area only 1 block away from The Sportsplex. This property has already been gutted with new windows installed and ready for its new owner to come with great interior details. This would be the a great rental or even Airbnb. Just bring your contractor and lets get this one ready!
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2023-06-14soldstatus $8,000 Sold
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NEW PRICE! Incredible Investment Opportunity! Walking distance to the new Birmingham Crossplex. Potential AirBNB, rental or fix and flip! USE CAUTION ON STAIRS & INSIDE- DO NOT GO PAST THE CAUTION TAPE! SOLD AS-IS.
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2023-05-15status Pending
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NEW PRICE! Incredible Investment Opportunity! Walking distance to the new Birmingham Crossplex. Potential AirBNB, rental or fix and flip! USE CAUTION ON STAIRS & INSIDE- DO NOT GO PAST THE CAUTION TAPE! SOLD AS-IS.
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2023-04-12price $10,000
Show marketing remark (220 chars)
NEW PRICE! Incredible Investment Opportunity! Walking distance to the new Birmingham Crossplex. Potential AirBNB, rental or fix and flip! USE CAUTION ON STAIRS & INSIDE- DO NOT GO PAST THE CAUTION TAPE! SOLD AS-IS.
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2023-02-06$18,000 Active
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NEW PRICE! Incredible Investment Opportunity! Walking distance to the new Birmingham Crossplex. Potential AirBNB, rental or fix and flip! USE CAUTION ON STAIRS & INSIDE- DO NOT GO PAST THE CAUTION TAPE! SOLD AS-IS.
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2015-01-29soldstatus $3,699
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2014-11-19$3,400
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1986-10-01soldstatus $16,500
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast AL · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $706 · $59/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $706 · $59/mo
- Expected delta
- $0/yr ($0/mo · 0.0%)
ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 4/10 Moderate FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 22% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 7/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥106°F today · 19 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 · 5 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
- $11,800
- − Mortgage interest
- −$1,092
- − Property taxes
- −$706
- − Insurance
- −$98
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$944
- − Management
- −$944
- − Depreciation
- −$567
- Taxable income
- $7,449
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$1,788
- After-tax cash flow
- $5,504/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
- Birmingham City
- NCES district ID
- 0100390
- Math proficiency
- 4% ▼ -17.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 20% ▼ -4.00%
- Median HH income
- $31,988
- Composite
- 9.49/100
- National rank
- #9850
- State rank
- #116 of 129 in AL
Livability — Birmingham
- Score
- 67/100
- State rank
- #78
- US rank
- #10412
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Birmingham, AL
- County
- Jefferson County · 527,445 people
- City population
- 210,422
- Metro
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- Population (ZIP)
- 13,412
- Household income
- $38,561
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 573.0
Population outlook (Jefferson County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 669,185 people
- By 2030
- 669,694 · +0.1%
- By 2040
- 661,388 · -1.2%
- By 2050
- 643,086 · -3.9%
- By 2075
- 577,267 · -13.7%
- By 2100
- 474,758 · -29.1%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly Black (94%)
- Race & ethnicity
- Black 94% White 4% Hispanic / Latino 2% Two or more races 1%
- Foreign-born
- 3% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 96% English-only · Spanish 2%
Political lean MEDSL · Jefferson
- 2024 margin
- D (+10.4) · D 54.6% · R 44.2% · Other 1.2%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +5.4pp toward D · 2008: 5.1pp · 2024: 10.4pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+10.4 2020: D+13.2 2016: D+7.2 2012: D+6.0 2008: D+5.1
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -33.99%
- Current HPI
- 153.414
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 7.24%
- Metro
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.94%
- F500 in state
- 4
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in AL)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 1 | $8B |
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| Healthcare | 1 | $5B |
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Price history
+3.0% since first listed15 events — show timeline
- 2026-03-03 Price Changed $17,000 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2026-02-09 Pending — Greater Alabama MLS
- 2026-02-09 Sold (MLS) $12,000 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2025-12-24 Price Changed $17,900 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2025-10-18 Price Changed $19,900 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2025-09-17 Price Changed $24,900 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2025-08-13 Price Changed $29,900 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2025-07-23 Listed $32,000 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2023-06-14 Sold (MLS) $8,000 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2023-05-15 Pending — Greater Alabama MLS
- 2023-04-12 Price Changed $10,000 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2023-02-06 Listed $18,000 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2015-01-29 Sold (MLS) $3,699 Greater Alabama MLS
- 2014-11-19 Listed $3,400 Greater Alabama MLS
- 1986-10-01 Sold (Public Records) $16,500 Public Records
Property tax history
+2.7%/yrLatest (2025): $706 · +0.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
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