00 Brandes Rd

Stannards, NY 14895

$30,900B+

1 bd · None ba · 600 sqft · Built 1994 · SingleFamily · Pending · 426 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $988/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$162
• Tax + insurance: −$72
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$207
• Net cashflow: $546/mo
• Annual: $6,553/yr
• Cap rate: 27.50%
• Cash-on-cash: 75.74%
• DSCR: 4.37
• 1% rule: 3.20%
• Cash to close: $8,652

Investor read

• This is a 1-bed/?-bath single-family listed at $31k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $546 ($7k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($988 rent vs $31k).
• It's been on market 426 days — a 12% lower offer ($27k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $27k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• In year one you build about $3k of equity ($214 loan paydown + $3k appreciation (10.0% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 61/100 on livability (#940 in NY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A, employment B; Watch: schools D, health & safety D, crime F.
• Wellsville Central School District (town): math 42% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #442 of 590 in NY (top 75%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Market conditions: 55 active listings in the ZIP; 87 units permitted in Allegany County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Allegany County population projected at -26% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• 3 sale attempts since 2y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $4k (11%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
• At projected returns (10.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $9k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 9, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$34k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 426 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• 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?
• Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
• 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.