1200 US Highway 27 N #126 · Sebring, FL 33870

$49,900

1 bd · 1.0 ba · 455 sqft · Manufactured · 290 Days on market

Built 2025

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• Cash flow +30.0/30.0
• 1% rule +10.0/10.0
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Schools +3.6/10.0
• Livability +3.3/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Rent growth +2.4/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

FREE Lot rent until 12/31/2026! 55+ Community. BEAUTIFUL BRAND NEW PARK MODEL in the Heart of Sebring! This 2025 CHAMPION comes loaded with all the comforts of home including an expansive front porch with composite decking - the perfect place to enjoy your morning coffee! Step through the sliding glass front door and you'll be greeted by an open concept layout that seamlessly connects the kitchen, living room and dining room areas. The kitchen features upgraded cabinets, stainless steel appliances including an over-the-stove microwave and dishwasher, dual sink with gooseneck faucet and garbage disposal, and a beautifully tiled backsplash. It also features a huge pantry with sliding barn doo

Key facts

• Built 2025
• Listed 289 days

Property features AI

Finance

• Financial info: Listed for $49,900

Exterior

• Home design: Park model; Single-level unit
• Exterior features: Located at 1200 US Highway 27 N #126, Sebring, FL 33870

Interior

• Bedrooms: 1 bedroom
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Interior features: Spec home (new park model)

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 1-bed/1.0-bath manufactured listed at $50k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $483 ($6k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $50k).
• Recommended offer: $44k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 17.9% vs local median 4.3% in Sebring — 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 66/100 on livability (#618 in FL) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A; Watch: schools D, amenities F, commute F.
• Highlands (other): math 45% / reading 43% proficiency, ranked #54 of 73 in FL (top 74%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases; 68% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: Rents soft (-0.3%/yr); 475 active listings in the ZIP; 980 units permitted in Highlands County in 2024 (80 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $345 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $1k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 0.0% rent growth), your $14k cash investment doubles in ~3 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 290 days — a 12% lower offer ($44k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Risks & watch-outs

• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→25/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $43,912 (12.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 290 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
4. Schools are D-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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: 2.10% ✓
• Cap rate: 17.90%
• Cash-on-cash: 41.46%
• DSCR: 2.84
• GRM: 4.0

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 0.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 34.6%
• Equity multiple: 2.40×
• Total profit: $19,605
• Equity at exit: $7,440

10-year hold

• IRR: 39.8%
• Equity multiple: 4.21×
• Total profit: $44,862
• Equity at exit: $4,314

Cash invested: $13,972 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Florida: 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day pay-or-quit; preempts local rent control; landlord-friendly statutes. Court speed varies by county.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 33870

• Home prices YoY: -20.0%
• Rents YoY: -0.3%
• Active inventory: 475
• Price-to-rent: 4.0×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,048 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$262
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$62 /mo · $748/yr
• Insurance: −$21
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$220
• Net cashflow: $483

Break-even live

Break-even rent $437

Max offer price $49,900

Occupancy floor 49%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $517	-5% $500	+0% $483	+5% $465	+10% $448
Rent	-10% $400	-5% $441	+0% $483	+5% $524	+10% $565
Rate	-1.0pp $508	-0.5pp $495	base $483	+0.5pp $470	+1.0pp $457

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: $12,475
• Closing costs: $1,497
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 14 events

1. 2026-06-19
   days on market $49,900 Active 290 DOM
2. 2026-06-18
   days on market $49,900 Active 289 DOM
3. 2026-06-17
   days on market $49,900 Active 288 DOM
4. 2026-06-16
   days on market $49,900 Active 287 DOM
5. 2026-06-15
   days on market $49,900 Active 286 DOM
6. 2026-06-14
   days on market $49,900 Active 284 DOM
7. 2026-06-10
   days on market $49,900 Active 281 DOM
8. 2026-06-09
   days on market $49,900 Active 280 DOM
9. 2026-06-08
   days on market $49,900 Active 279 DOM
10. 2026-06-07
    days on market $49,900 Active 278 DOM
11. 2026-06-02
    days on market $49,900 Active 273 DOM
12. 2026-06-01
    days on market $49,900 Active 272 DOM
13. 2026-05-31
    days on market $49,900 Active 271 DOM
14. 2026-05-30
    days on market $49,900 Active 270 DOM

ⓘ 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 8/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥108°F today · 25 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 9/10 Extreme 99% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 2 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $12,571
• − Mortgage interest: −$2,795
• − Property taxes: −$748
• − Insurance: −$250
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,006
• − Management: −$1,006
• − Depreciation: −$1,452
• Taxable income: $5,315
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$1,276
• After-tax cash flow: $4,517/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: Highlands
• NCES district ID: 1200840
• Math proficiency: 45% ▼ -7.00%
• Reading proficiency: 43% ▼ -3.00%
• Median HH income: $35,276
• Composite: 36.42/100
• National rank: #4672
• State rank: #54 of 73 in FL

Livability — Sebring

• Score: 66/100
• State rank: #618
• US rank: #11992

Category grades

Amenities F Commute F Cost of living A+ Crime C Employment F Housing A+ Health & safety A User ratings D-

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Sebring, FL
• County: Highlands County · 98,898 people
• City population: 50,797
• Metro: Sebring-Avon Park, FL
• Population (ZIP): 25,195
• Household income: $49,942
• Rent vs Own: 31.3% rent · 68.7% own
• Severe rent burden: 994.0

Population outlook (Highlands County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 99,674 people
• By 2030: 99,615 · -0.1%
• By 2040: 99,342 · -0.3%
• By 2050: 98,242 · -1.4%
• By 2075: 93,291 · -6.4%
• By 2100: 79,894 · -19.8%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.57)
• Race & ethnicity: White 60% Hispanic / Latino 22% Black 13% Two or more races 10% Asian 1%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 8% Puerto Rican 7% Cuban 5%
• Common ancestry: Slovak 2% Romanian 1% Lithuanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 10% · Canada, Jamaica, China
• Languages at home: 80% English-only · Spanish 16% Other Indo-European 1% French/Haitian/Cajun 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Highlands

• 2024 margin: Solid R (+40.8) · D 29.3% · R 70.1%
• 2008→2024 swing: -22.7pp toward R · 2008: -18.1pp · 2024: -40.8pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+40.8 2020: R+34.4 2016: R+32.0 2012: R+23.0 2008: R+18.1

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -68.68%
• Current HPI: 273.9861
• Rent YoY: ▼ -0.29%
• Metro: Sebring-Avon Park, FL
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.28%
• F500 in state: 36

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in FL)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Technology	2	$29B
▸Insurance	2	$17B
▸Retail	1	$60B
▸Technology Distribution	1	$58B
▸Homebuilding	1	$35B
▸Technology Manufacturing	1	$35B