2 bd · 2.0 ba ·
980 sqft ·
Built 1990
· Manufactured
· Active
· 8 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$878/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$414
Tax + insurance
−$132
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$184
Net cashflow
$148/mo
Annual
$1,777/yr
Cap rate
8.54%
Cash-on-cash
8.03%
DSCR
1.36
1% rule
1.11%
Cash to close
$22,120
Investor read
This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $79k. Condition is rated fair.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $148 ($2k/yr) — positive.
The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
Meets the 1% rule at list price ($878 rent vs $79k).
Only 8 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
In year one you build about $1k of equity ($546 loan paydown + $926 appreciation (1.2% local appreciation)).
Location reads 73/100 on livability (#38 in WV) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities D-, commute F, employment F.
Lewis County Schools (rural): math 19% / reading 27% proficiency, ranked #53 of 55 in WV (top 96%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
Zoned schools: Roanoke Elementary School (math 34% / reading 24%, grade F, #225 of 377 statewide, top 68%, 156 students, 0% FRL); Robert L. Bland Middle School (math 16% / reading 28%, grade F, #95 of 109 statewide, top 88%, 658 students, 0% FRL); Lewis County High School (math 12% / reading 37%, grade F, #91 of 110 statewide, top 85%, 756 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 0% FRL vs 50% district-wide (50 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
Market conditions: 37 active listings in the ZIP.
Lewis County population projected to shrink 5% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
At projected returns (1.2% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $22k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Climate carrying-cost: moderate flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Cap rate 8.5% vs local median 4.2% in Weston — 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
Have any recent inspections been done? Can we get a copy of the seller's disclosures and any deferred-maintenance estimates?
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?
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.