20101 Tracy Ave

Euclid, OH 44123

$139,900B+

4 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,944 sqft · Built 1925 · MultiFamily · Pending · 57 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $2,387/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$734
• Tax + insurance: −$338
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$501
• Net cashflow: $814/mo
• Annual: $9,771/yr
• Cap rate: 13.28%
• Cash-on-cash: 24.94%
• DSCR: 2.11
• 1% rule: 1.71%
• Cash to close: $39,172

Investor read

• This is a 2 × 2-bed/1.0-bath units multifamily listed at $140k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $814 ($10k/yr) — positive. Per door: $407/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $140k).
• It's been on market 57 days — a 3% lower offer ($136k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $136k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $967 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 77/100 on livability (#204 in OH, #3,149 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, crime B+; Watch: commute F, employment D-.
• Euclid City (suburban): math 14% / reading 28% proficiency, ranked #625 of 656 in OH (top 95%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 70% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Zoned schools: Arbor Elementary School (math 17% / reading 28%, grade F, #1,239 of 1,584 statewide, top 78%, 370 students, 0% FRL); Euclid Middle School (math 10% / reading 22%, grade F, #624 of 654 statewide, top 96%, 934 students, 0% FRL); Euclid High School (math 7% / reading 33%, grade F, #675 of 781 statewide, top 87%, 1,618 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 0% FRL vs 70% district-wide (70 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
• Watch-outs: built in 1925 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+5.3%/yr); 96 active listings in the ZIP; 16 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 19d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 1,441 units permitted in Cuyahoga County in 2024 (700 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Cuyahoga County population projected to shrink 8% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
• 10 sale attempts since 23y ago; this cycle's ask is 14626% above the opening price — seller raised mid-cycle; expect resistance to lowballs.
• Current owner paid $86k; list at $140k implies a 63% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 5.3% rent growth), your $39k cash investment doubles in ~5 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Cap rate 13.3% vs local median 6.7% in Euclid — 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 $2,387/mo this rent would consume 51% of the median local household income ($56k/yr) (locally 1085% 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 57 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 1925 — 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 apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.