328 N 3rd Ave

Oakdale, CA 95361

$210,000B-

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,456 sqft · Built 2000 · SingleFamily · Pending · 11 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $2,187/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,101
• Tax + insurance: −$137
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$459
• Net cashflow: $489/mo
• Annual: $5,870/yr
• Cap rate: 9.09%
• Cash-on-cash: 9.98%
• DSCR: 1.44
• 1% rule: 1.04%
• Cash to close: $58,800

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $210k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $489 ($6k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $210k).
• Only 11 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $6k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 64/100 on livability (#412 in CA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: housing A+, health & safety B; Watch: commute F, cost of living F.
• Oakdale Joint Unified (suburban): math 27% / reading 45% proficiency, ranked #256 of 517 in CA (top 50%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Magnolia Elementary (math 21% / reading 35%, grade F, #905 of 1,571 statewide, top 58%, 615 students, 52% FRL); Oakdale Junior High (math 19% / reading 38%, grade F, #231 of 498 statewide, top 47%, 756 students, 40% FRL); Oakdale High (math 47% / reading 67%, grade C, #234 of 1,170 statewide, top 21%, 1,644 students, 34% FRL) — zoned schools at 42% FRL track the district average.
• Market conditions: 202 active listings in the ZIP; 12 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 15d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 923 units permitted in Stanislaus County in 2024 (63 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Stanislaus County population projected at +14% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
• Climate carrying-cost: major wildfire risk; extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 9.1% vs local median 2.7% in Oakdale — 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

• 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 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.