353 Little Crk · Pikeville, KY
Flood risk 10/10 · Severe
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.99%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $839 – $1,559
Heat risk 5/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 98°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 21 days/yr
Wind risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 1.0%
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 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).
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- Cash flow +11.4/30.0
- Livability +3.6/5.0
- DSCR +3.3/10.0
- 1% rule +3.2/10.0
- Schools +2.6/10.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$147,900
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Opportunity awaits in the desirable Little Creek area. Offering over 2,000 square feet, this home is ready for your personal touch and vision. The spacious layout features a large kitchen, formal dining room, and two main floor bedrooms with convenient access to a full bath. Upstairs, the private primary suite offers abundant natural light, a walk-in closet, and an en suite bath with a tub. Outside, enjoy a fenced yard with a large storage building and easy-to-maintain outdoor space. With some TLC, this property has the potential to truly shine.
Key facts
- Formal dining room
- Fenced yard
- Walk-in closet
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Property features AI
Exterior
- Utilities: Public water; Septic tank
- Home design: Single-family residence; One story
- Construction: Vinyl siding; Metal roof
- Exterior features: Patio; Storage structure
Interior
- Kitchen: Refrigerator; Cooktop
- Flooring: Carpet; Hardwood; Laminate; Vinyl
- Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom; 1 three-quarter bathroom
- Heating & cooling: Heat pump heating; Electric heating; Central air; Ceiling fan(s)
- Interior features: Walk-in closet(s); Total of 6 rooms
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $148k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $-118 ($-1k/yr) — negative.
- To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $127k (14.1% below list).
- To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $121k (18.3% below list).
- Recommended offer: $121k (18.3% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
- Cap rate 5.9% vs local median 2.7% in Pikeville — 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 71/100 on livability (#139 in KY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, health & safety A+, crime B+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment D-.
- Pike County (rural): math 24% / reading 40% proficiency, ranked #98 of 165 in KY (top 59%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Zoned schools: Shelby Valley High School (math 22% / reading 32%, grade F, #158 of 254 statewide, top 68%, 531 students, 66% FRL).
- Market conditions: 129 active listings in the ZIP; 4 units permitted in Pike County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Pike County population projected at -33% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 15 days — a 2% lower offer ($146k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 4 sale attempts 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.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $66/mo; built in 1950 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: severe flood risk; major wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→21/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
- Built in 1950 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- 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?
- 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
- 0.82% ✗
- Cap rate
- 5.88%
- Cash-on-cash
- -1.48%
- DSCR
- 0.93
- GRM
- 10.2
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $183,246
- List price
- $147,900
- Delta
- -18.14%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 3 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 Little Crk | 0.11mi | 3/2.5 | 1,860 (+1%) | 11mo | $255,000 | $137 | 83 |
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
- -22.0%
- Equity multiple
- 0.24×
- Total profit
- $-31,413
- Equity at exit
- $22,052
- IRR
- -15.8%
- Equity multiple
- 0.11×
- Total profit
- $-36,806
- Equity at exit
- $12,788
Cash invested: $41,412 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Kentucky
- 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+16
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 41501
- Home prices YoY
- -5.2%
- Active inventory
- 129
- Price-to-rent
- 10.2×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,209 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$776
- Tax from tax record
- −$169 /mo · $2,026/yr
- Insurance
- −$62
- Flood insurance flood zone
- −$66 /mo · $798/yr
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$254
- Net cashflow
- $-118
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $-34 | -5% $-76 | +0% $-118 | +5% $-160 | +10% $-201 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $-213 | -5% $-165 | +0% $-118 | +5% $-70 | +10% $-22 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $-43 | -0.5pp $-80 | base $-118 | +0.5pp $-156 | +1.0pp $-195 |
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
- $36,975
- Closing costs
- $4,437
- 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.
Listing history 19 events
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2026-06-21days on market $147,900 Active 15 DOM
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2026-06-18days on market $147,900 Active 13 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $147,900 Active 12 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $147,900 Active 11 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $147,900 Active 10 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $147,900 Active 8 DOM
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2026-06-12days on market $147,900 Active 7 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $147,900 Active 4 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $147,900 Active 3 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $147,900 Active 2 DOM
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2026-06-07remarks 551-char remark
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2026-06-07pricestatusdays on market $147,900 Active 1 DOM
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2026-04-16status Active
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2026-03-12status Pending
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2026-03-02$150,000 Active
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2026-02-07price $150,000
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2025-11-17price $169,000
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2025-09-19price $179,000
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2025-08-16$189,000 Active
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast KY · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $2,026 · $169/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $2,026 · $169/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 10/10 Extreme FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 99% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 6/10 Major
- Heat 5/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥98°F today · 21 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 2/10 Low 100% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 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
- $14,504
- − Mortgage interest
- −$8,285
- − Property taxes
- −$2,026
- − Insurance
- −$1,537
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,160
- − Management
- −$1,160
- − Depreciation
- −$4,303
- Taxable loss
- −$3,967
- Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
- +$952
- After-tax cash flow
- $-460/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
- Pike County
- NCES district ID
- 2104800
- Math proficiency
- 24% ▼ -24.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 40% ▼ -20.00%
- Median HH income
- $32,601
- Composite
- 26.14/100
- National rank
- #7276
- State rank
- #98 of 165 in KY
Livability — Pikeville
- Score
- 71/100
- State rank
- #139
- US rank
- #6715
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Population (ZIP)
- 23,272
Population outlook (Pike County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 55,108 people
- By 2030
- 51,235 · -7.0%
- By 2040
- 43,573 · -20.9%
- By 2050
- 36,797 · -33.2%
- By 2075
- 24,330 · -55.9%
- By 2100
- 15,611 · -71.7%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (94%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 94% Two or more races 3% Hispanic / Latino 2% Asian 1%
- Common ancestry
- Serbian 2% Slovak 1% Lithuanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 1%
- Languages at home
- 98% English-only · Spanish 1% German/W. Germanic 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Pike
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+65.4) · D 16.8% · R 82.2%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -51.6pp toward R · 2008: -13.8pp · 2024: -65.4pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+65.4 2020: R+60.7 2016: R+62.8 2012: R+50.5 2008: R+13.8
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -10.56%
- Current HPI
- 193.2408
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.81%
- F500 in state
- 4
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in KY)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 1 | $118B |
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| Food / Beverage | 1 | $7B |
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Price history
-21.7% since first listed8 events — show timeline
- 2026-06-05 Listed $147,900 EKAR
- 2026-04-16 Relisted — EKAR
- 2026-03-12 Pending — EKAR
- 2026-03-02 Listed $150,000 EKAR
- 2026-02-07 Price Changed $150,000 EKAR
- 2025-11-17 Price Changed $169,000 EKAR
- 2025-09-19 Price Changed $179,000 EKAR
- 2025-08-16 Listed $189,000 EKAR
Property tax history
+9.7%/yrLatest (2025): $2,026 · +179.7% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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