721 S Bailey Ave · North Platte, NE
Flood risk 4/10 · Minor
- FEMA flood zone
- X (shaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.22%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 4/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $1,161 – $2,155
Heat risk 3/10 · Minor
- Hot days now (above 99°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 17 days/yr
Wind risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
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Air-quality risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 0 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 0 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the B- 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 +28.6/30.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- 1% rule +7.5/10.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Schools +4.0/10.0
- Livability +3.7/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$75,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Fantastic opportunity for investors or first-time homebuyers looking to build equity! This home offers great potential and is ready for your personal touch and TLC. Situated on a corner lot, the property features a large detached two-car garage, providing plenty of space for vehicles, storage, or a workshop. Don't miss the chance to make this home your own. Call today to schedule your private showing! Property to sell in "AS-IS, WHERE-IS" Condition.
Key facts
- Corner lot
- 2 garage spots
- Built 1908
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Property features AI
Exterior
- Parking: Detached 2-car garage
- Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Natural gas available
- Home design: Single-family residential property; Residential property
- Construction: Frame construction
- Exterior features: Composition roof; Lot zoned R
Interior
- Kitchen: Eat-in kitchen
- Bedrooms: 2 main-level bedrooms
- Bathrooms: 1 main-level bathroom
- Interior features: Eat-in kitchen; Window coverings; Electric water heater; Crawl space basement
- Laundry & utility: Electric water heater
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $75k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $248 ($3k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($938 rent vs $75k).
- Cap rate 10.3% vs local median 2.5% in North Platte — 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 74/100 on livability (#109 in NE, #4,400 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: employment C-, amenities D, commute F.
- North Platte Public Schools (town): math 47% / reading 46% proficiency, ranked #77 of 111 in NE (top 69%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Market conditions: 190 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 66 units permitted in Lincoln County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $519 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Lincoln County population projected at -11% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $21k cash investment doubles in ~9 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- Only 1 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1908 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
Questions for the listing agent
- Built in 1908 — 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.
- Schools are B-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
- 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
- 1.25% ✓
- Cap rate
- 10.26%
- Cash-on-cash
- 14.18%
- DSCR
- 1.63
- GRM
- 6.7
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $163,176
- Comps found
- 12
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1109 Sandhill Ct | 0.53mi | 2/1.0 | 1,100 (+5%) | 10mo | $178,000 | $162 | 59 |
| 220 W William Ave | 0.34mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 1,110 (+6%) | 13mo | $145,000 | $131 | 58 |
| 17 S Ash St | 0.58mi | 2/1.0 | 998 (-5%) | 12mo | $180,000 | $180 | 55 |
| 415 W 2nd St | 0.66mi | 2/1.0 | 996 (-5%) | 14mo | $121,000 | $121 | 50 |
| 815 S Bryan Ave | 0.56mi | 2/1.0 | 964 (-8%) | 14mo | $150,000 | $156 | 50 |
| 701 S Bryan Ave | 0.56mi | 2/2.0 | 1,104 (+6%) | 14mo | $155,000 | $140 | 48 |
| 415 E A St | 0.44mi | 1/1.0 (-1) | 936 (-10%) | 10mo | $80,000 | $85 | 48 |
| 221 S Reynolds Ave | 0.70mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 1,118 (+7%) | 5mo | $178,000 | $159 | 46 |
| 103 S Willow St | 0.53mi | 1/1.0 (-1) | 960 (-8%) | 13mo | $58,000 | $60 | 46 |
| 809 E 5th St | 0.75mi | 2/1.0 | 960 (-8%) | 10mo | $135,000 | $141 | 43 |
| 1215 E E St | 0.62mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 1,152 (+10%) | 4mo | $198,000 | $172 | 42 |
| 902 Cedarberry Rd | 0.70mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 1,140 (+9%) | 2mo | $250,000 | $219 | 42 |
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
- 4.5%
- Equity multiple
- 1.17×
- Total profit
- $3,654
- Equity at exit
- $11,183
- IRR
- 14.0%
- Equity multiple
- 2.12×
- Total profit
- $23,533
- Equity at exit
- $6,485
Cash invested: $21,000 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Nebraska
- 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+13
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 69101
- Active inventory
- 190
- Price-to-rent
- 6.7×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $938 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$393
- Tax from tax record
- −$69 /mo · $822/yr
- Insurance
- −$31
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$197
- Net cashflow
- $248
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
- $18,750
- Closing costs
- $2,250
- 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 2 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1101 S Tabor Ave North Platte, NE | 2.0 | 1.0 | 848 | $805 | $0.95 | 43d | 1 | 0.47mi |
| 901 S Bryan Ave North Platte, NE | 1.0–3.0 | 1.0–3.0 | 905 | $1,002 | $1.11 | 43d | 1 | 0.56mi |
Listing history 3 events
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2026-06-09status $75,000 Pending 1 DOM
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2026-06-09remarks 453-char remark
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2026-06-09$75,000 Active 1 DOM
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast NE · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $822 · $69/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,298 · $108/mo
- Expected delta
- +$475/yr (+$40/mo · 57.8%)
ⓘ 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 (shaded) · 22% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 4/10 Moderate
- Heat 3/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥99°F today · 17 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 2/10 Low
- Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $11,260
- − Mortgage interest
- −$4,201
- − Property taxes
- −$822
- − Insurance
- −$375
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$901
- − Management
- −$901
- − Depreciation
- −$2,182
- Taxable income
- $1,878
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$451
- After-tax cash flow
- $2,528/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
- North Platte Public Schools
- NCES district ID
- 3100022
- Math proficiency
- 47% ▼ -8.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 46% ▼ -1.00%
- Median HH income
- $47,348
- Composite
- 39.64/100
- National rank
- #3918
- State rank
- #77 of 111 in NE
Livability — North Platte
- Score
- 74/100
- State rank
- #109
- US rank
- #4400
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- North Platte, NE
- County
- Lincoln County · 27,198 people
- City population
- 27,198
- Metro
- North Platte, NE
- Population (ZIP)
- 27,198
- Household income
- $62,268
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 796.0
Population outlook (Lincoln County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 34,750 people
- By 2030
- 34,004 · -2.1%
- By 2040
- 32,310 · -7.0%
- By 2050
- 30,918 · -11.0%
- By 2075
- 29,245 · -15.8%
- By 2100
- 29,116 · -16.2%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (86%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 86% Hispanic / Latino 10% Two or more races 5% Native American 1%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 8%
- Common ancestry
- Slovak 2% Italian 2% Lithuanian 2%
- Foreign-born
- 3% · Canada, South Korea
- Languages at home
- 95% English-only · Spanish 3% German/W. Germanic 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Lincoln
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+55.2) · D 21.8% · R 77.0% · Other 1.2%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -19.7pp toward R · 2008: -35.5pp · 2024: -55.2pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+55.2 2020: R+54.6 2016: R+58.1 2012: R+40.6 2008: R+35.5
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -132.87%
- Current HPI
- 174.088
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- North Platte, NE
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 0.68%
- F500 in state
- 2
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NE)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Conglomerate | 1 | $371B |
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Price history
1 event — show timeline
- 2026-06-05 Listed $75,000 LCBR
Property tax history
-2.0%/yrLatest (2025): $822 · +2.3% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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