1609 N Brookfield St · South Bend, IN 46628

$63,500

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,440 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 1 Days on market

Built 1945 4,792 sqft lot Est $117k · 46% under

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Why this score? — see what drove the B+ 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).

• Cash flow +30.0/30.0
• ARV discount +15.0/15.0
• 1% rule +10.0/10.0
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• Rent growth +4.2/5.0
• Livability +3.2/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +1.4/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks MLS

Good investment and income producing property. Occupied single family home. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a bonus room in upstairs walk up attic. Laundry in basement. Current rent is $750/ month, current lease is month to month. Sold "As Is" Property next door for sale 1605 MLS# 202020839

Key facts

• 4,792 sq ft lot
• 2 garage spots
• Built 1945

🏷️ Possibly a rental listed for sale. The $63,500 price doesn't fit this home's estimated sale value (~$116,640) and the remarks read like a rental — treat the cards below with caution.

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $64k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $637 ($8k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $64k).
• Cap rate 18.3% vs local median 4.4% in South Bend — 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 64/100 on livability (#365 in IN) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities D, employment D, crime F.
• South Bend Community School Corporation (urban): math 12% / reading 21% proficiency, ranked #284 of 301 in IN (top 94%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 66% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Zoned schools: Kennedy Academy (math 45% / reading 52%, grade D, #304 of 994 statewide, top 31%, 520 students, 61% FRL); Dickinson Fine Arts Academy (math 0% / reading 5%, grade F, #329 of 330 statewide, top 100%, 449 students, 86% FRL); Washington High School (math 12% / reading 42%, grade F, #315 of 369 statewide, top 86%, 834 students, 79% FRL).
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+6.8%/yr); 424 active listings in the ZIP; 27 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 21d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 754 units permitted in St. Joseph County in 2024 (460 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $439 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 6.8% rent growth), your $18k cash investment doubles in ~3 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 1 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• 7 sale attempts since 19y 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 $24k; list at $64k implies a 170% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: built in 1945 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Climate carrying-cost: moderate flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $63,500

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1945 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
2. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
3. Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
4. 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?
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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: 2.09% ✓
• Cap rate: 18.33%
• Cash-on-cash: 42.98%
• DSCR: 2.91
• GRM: 4.0

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $116,640
• Comps found: 12

Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
1337 N Adams St	0.24mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,366 (-5%)	2mo	$95,000	$70	73
1521 Huey St	0.19mi	2/1.0	1,280 (-11%)	2mo	$105,900	$83	71
1501 N Huey St	0.20mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,270 (-12%)	5mo	$95,000	$75	62
1238 Diamond Ave	0.59mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,402 (-3%)	2mo	$101,000	$72	61
1821 Marquette Blvd	0.24mi	3/1.5 (+1)	1,584 (+10%)	6mo	$135,000	$85	60
1210 Johnson St	0.34mi	3/2.0 (+1)	1,568 (+9%)	4mo	$98,000	$63	57
1115 Johnson St	0.43mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,300 (-10%)	4mo	$88,000	$68	55
2106 Hollywood Pl	0.74mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,471 (+2%)	6mo	$155,000	$105	52
2111 Inglewood Pl	0.69mi	3/1.5 (+1)	1,524 (+6%)	2mo	$170,500	$112	49
1105 Queen St	0.62mi	3/1.5 (+1)	1,328 (-8%)	4mo	$108,000	$81	48
740 Johnson St	0.73mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,264 (-12%)	0mo	$146,200	$116	40
2205 Fredrickson St	0.75mi	3/2.0 (+1)	1,548 (+8%)	5mo	$105,000	$68	39

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 · 6.78% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 43.9%
• Equity multiple: 3.00×
• Total profit: $35,520
• Equity at exit: $9,468

10-year hold

• IRR: 51.6%
• Equity multiple: 6.99×
• Total profit: $106,443
• Equity at exit: $5,490

Cash invested: $17,780 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Indiana: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+11
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day pay-or-quit; landlord-favorable; preempted.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 46628

• Rents YoY: 6.8%
• Active inventory: 424
• Price-to-rent: 4.0×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,329 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$333
• Tax from tax record: −$53 /mo · $641/yr
• Insurance: −$26
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$279
• Net cashflow: $637

Break-even live

Break-even rent $523

Max offer price $63,500

Occupancy floor 47%

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: $15,875
• Closing costs: $1,905
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 27 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
1642 Johnson St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1375	$1,400	$1.02	13d	1	0.08mi
1630 Obrien St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1120	$1,400	$1.25	13d	1	0.11mi
1710 Johnson St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1000	$1,350	$1.35	43d	1	0.13mi
1505 N Adams St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1200	$1,350	$1.12	13d	1	0.14mi
1314 Johnson St South Bend, IN	2.0	1.0	902	$1,150	$1.27	13d	1	0.25mi
1210 Johnson St South Bend, IN	3.0	2.0	1568	$1,250	$0.80	21d	1	0.34mi
1237 Wilber St South Bend, IN	2.0	1.0	880	$1,200	$1.36	43d	1	0.34mi
1206 Johnson St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.5	1320	$1,400	$1.06	43d	1	0.34mi
1918 Johnson St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1200	$1,200	$1.00	13d	1	0.42mi
1214 Queen St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1056	$1,300	$1.23	13d	1	0.51mi
1046 N Elmer St South Bend, IN	2.0	1.0	1050	$1,025	$0.98	21d	1	0.53mi
1428 Kessler Blvd South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	936	$1,000	$1.07	43d	1	0.56mi
1008 O Brien St Unit O South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1634	$800	$0.49	21d	1	0.58mi
1243 Portage Ave South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1570	$1,500	$0.96	43d	1	0.63mi
2010 Lincoln Way W Unit 2 South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1150	$1,325	$1.15	21d	1	0.65mi
1201 Woodward Ave South Bend, IN	2.0	1.0	960	$1,675	$1.74	43d	1	0.77mi
1032 Allen St South Bend, IN	3.0	2.0	1580	$1,200	$0.76	43d	1	0.79mi
2217 Inglewood Pl South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1800	$2,200	$1.22	43d	1	0.81mi
752 Diamond Ave South Bend, IN	3.0	1.5	1248	$1,400	$1.12	43d	1	0.82mi
736 Lawndale Ave Unit 1 South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1072	$1,200	$1.12	13d	1	0.84mi
910 Allen St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1100	$1,350	$1.23	21d	1	0.87mi
1118 Van Buren St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1394	$1,375	$0.99	21d	1	0.91mi
2203 Smith St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	1248	$1,215	$0.97	13d	1	1.11mi
2527 Riverside Dr South Bend, IN	3.0	1.5	1048	$1,595	$1.52	21d	1	1.12mi
2417 Linden Ave South Bend, IN	2.0	1.0	1000	$1,200	$1.20	43d	1	1.15mi
344 Parkovash Ave South Bend, IN	3.0	1.0	950	$1,900	$2.00	13d	1	1.19mi
504 W Navarre St South Bend, IN	3.0	1.5	1520	$1,350	$0.89	13d	1	1.42mi

Listing history 13 events

1. 2026-04-25
   status Pending
2. 2026-04-24
   listed $63,500 Active
3. 2020-07-24
   soldstatus $23,500 296-char remark

   Show marketing remark (296 chars)

   Good investment and income producing property. Occupied single family home. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a bonus room in upstairs walk up attic. Laundry in basement. Current rent is $750/ month, current lease is month to month. Sold "As Is" Property next door for sale 1605 MLS# 202020839

4. 2020-07-23
   soldstatus $23,500
5. 2020-06-07
   listed $29,900
6. 2020-06-05
   listed $29,900 296-char remark

   Show marketing remark (296 chars)

   Good investment and income producing property. Occupied single family home. 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom with a bonus room in upstairs walk up attic. Laundry in basement. Current rent is $750/ month, current lease is month to month. Sold "As Is" Property next door for sale 1605 MLS# 202020839

7. 2016-06-25
   listed $27,700
8. 2015-08-19
   soldstatus $21,000
9. 2015-06-29
   listed $24,000
10. 2009-03-12
    historical
11. 2008-09-11
    listed $20,000
12. 2008-07-20
    historical
13. 2007-07-19
    listed $63,200

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Tax reassessment forecast IN · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $641 · $53/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $641 · $53/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 5/10 Major FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 47% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 2/10 Low 7 d/yr ≥99°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low
• 🫁 Air quality 3/10 Moderate 3 unhealthy d/yr today · 3 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $15,945
• − Mortgage interest: −$3,557
• − Property taxes: −$641
• − Insurance: −$318
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,276
• − Management: −$1,276
• − Depreciation: −$1,847
• Taxable income: $7,031
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$1,687
• After-tax cash flow: $5,955/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: South Bend Community School Corporation
• NCES district ID: 1810290
• Math proficiency: 12% ▼ -10.00%
• Reading proficiency: 21% ▼ -6.00%
• Median HH income: $41,935
• Composite: 14.21/100
• National rank: #9452
• State rank: #284 of 301 in IN

Livability — South Bend

• Score: 64/100
• State rank: #365
• US rank: #13730

Category grades

Amenities D Commute F Cost of living A+ Crime F Employment D Housing A+ Health & safety A+ User ratings F

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: South Bend, IN
• County: Saint Joseph County · 189,048 people
• City population: 99,767
• Metro: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
• Population (ZIP): 27,685
• Household income: $61,759
• Rent vs Own: 31.6% rent · 68.4% own
• Severe rent burden: 1024.0

Population outlook (St. Joseph County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 273,186 people
• By 2030: 273,594 · +0.1%
• By 2040: 271,641 · -0.6%
• By 2050: 269,187 · -1.5%
• By 2075: 263,136 · -3.7%
• By 2100: 245,659 · -10.1%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.60)
• Race & ethnicity: White 55% Black 30% Hispanic / Latino 10% Two or more races 8%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 8%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 12% Lithuanian 1% Slovak 1%
• Foreign-born: 7% · Canada, China
• Languages at home: 89% English-only · Spanish 7% Russian/Polish/Slavic 1%

Political lean MEDSL · St. Joseph

• 2024 margin: Toss-up / Even · D 50.0% · R 48.5% · Other 1.5%
• 2008→2024 swing: -15.6pp toward R · 2008: 17.1pp · 2024: 1.5pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+1.5 2020: D+5.8 2016: D+0.2 2012: D+3.5 2008: D+17.1

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -130.47%
• Current HPI: 202.112
• Rent YoY: ▲ 6.78%
• Metro: South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.90%
• F500 in state: 18

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in IN)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Machinery	2	$37B
▸Healthcare	1	$177B
▸Pharmaceuticals	1	$45B
▸Metals / Steel	1	$18B
▸Agriculture	1	$17B
▸Packaging	1	$12B

Price history

+0.5% since first listed

13 events — show timeline

• 2026-04-25 Pending — IRMLS
• 2026-04-24 Listed $63,500 IRMLS
• 2020-07-24 Sold (MLS) $23,500 IRMLS
• 2020-07-23 Sold (MLS) $23,500 IRMLS
• 2020-06-07 Listed $29,900 IRMLS
• 2020-06-05 Listed $29,900 IRMLS
• 2016-06-25 Listed $27,700 IRMLS
• 2015-08-19 Sold (MLS) $21,000 IRMLS
• 2015-06-29 Listed $24,000 IRMLS
• 2009-03-12 Listing Removed — NIRA MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2008-09-11 Listed $20,000 NIRA MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2008-07-20 Listing Removed — NIRA MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2007-07-19 Listed $63,200 NIRA MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid

Property tax history

-14.6%/yr

Latest (2023): $641 · -1.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.