573 Main St

Southbridge Town, MA 01550

$1,050,000C

9 bd · 7.0 ba · 7,752 sqft · Built 1915 · MultiFamily · Active · 43 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $14,990/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$5,506
• Tax + insurance: −$928
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$3,148
• Net cashflow: $5,408/mo
• Annual: $64,891/yr
• Cap rate: 12.47%
• Cash-on-cash: 22.07%
• DSCR: 1.98
• 1% rule: 1.43%
• Cash to close: $294,000

Investor read

• This is a 7 × 3-bed/1.0-bath units multifamily listed at $1.05M.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $5k ($65k/yr) — positive. Per door: $773/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($15k rent vs $1.05M).
• It's been on market 43 days — a 3% lower offer ($1.02M) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $1.02M (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $7k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $32k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 56/100 on livability (#235 in MA) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: housing A+; Watch: cost of living C-, employment D, amenities F.
• Southbridge (suburban): math 5% / reading 17% proficiency, ranked #301 of 302 in MA (top 100%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 63% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Zoned schools: Southbridge Middle School (math 4% / reading 11%, grade F, #298 of 305 statewide, top 98%, 405 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 0% FRL vs 63% district-wide (63 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
• Watch-outs: built in 1915 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 41 active listings in the ZIP; 2,293 units permitted in Worcester County in 2024 (1,205 in 5+ unit buildings).
• 2 sale attempts since 2y ago with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $294k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 27% chance of damaging wind over 30y — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 12.5% vs local median 3.7% in Southbridge Town — 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.
• At $14,990/mo this rent would consume 271% of the median local household income ($66k/yr) (locally 1217% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 43 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
• What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
• Built in 1915 — 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 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?
• 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.