675 California Ave SW

Huron, SD 57350

$160,000D

3 bd · 3.0 ba · 3,267 sqft · Built 1911 · Other · Active · 88 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,432/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$839
• Tax + insurance: −$393
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$301
• Net cashflow: $-101/mo
• Annual: $-1,212/yr
• Cap rate: 5.54%
• Cash-on-cash: -2.71%
• DSCR: 0.88
• 1% rule: 0.90%
• Cash to close: $44,800

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/3.0-bath other listed at $160k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-101 ($-1k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $142k (11.2% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $143k (10.5% below list).
• It's been on market 88 days — a 6% lower offer ($150k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $142k (11.2% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $5k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 72/100 on livability (#48 in SD) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment C-, health & safety C-, amenities F.
• Huron School District 02-2 (town): math 30% / reading 44% proficiency, ranked #55 of 59 in SD (top 93%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Huron Colony Elementary - 13 (math 24% / reading 24%, 17 students, 0% FRL); Huron Middle School - 02 (math 33% / reading 51%, grade D-, #93 of 143 statewide, top 67%, 695 students, 59% FRL); Huron High School - 01 (math 32% / reading 62%, grade D-, #108 of 151 statewide, top 71%, 836 students, 46% FRL).
• Watch-outs: built in 1911 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 149 active listings in the ZIP; 30 units permitted in Beadle County in 2024 (6 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Beadle County population projected at +39% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• 2 sale attempts since 14y 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.
• Current owner paid $125k; 28% above their basis — modest negotiation headroom, anchor on the comps not their cost.
• Cap rate 5.5% vs local median 4.0% in Huron — 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.

Questions for 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?
• It's been on market 88 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 11% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Built in 1911 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
• 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.