826 Douglass St

Wyomissing, PA 19610

$300,000C+

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,578 sqft · Built 1925 · MultiFamily · Pending · 14 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $3,427/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,573
• Tax + insurance: −$449
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$720
• Net cashflow: $685/mo
• Annual: $8,225/yr
• Cap rate: 9.03%
• Cash-on-cash: 9.79%
• DSCR: 1.44
• 1% rule: 1.14%
• Cash to close: $84,000

Investor read

• This is a 1×2bd/1ba + 1×1bd/1ba units multifamily listed at $300k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $685 ($8k/yr) — positive. Per door: $343/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($3k rent vs $300k).
• Only 14 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $9k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 82/100 on livability (#157 in PA, #1,300 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: employment A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: commute F.
• Wilson SD (suburban): math 46% / reading 59% proficiency, ranked #127 of 539 in PA (top 24%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Zoned schools: Spring Ridge El Sch (math 52% / reading 62%, grade C+, #444 of 1,518 statewide, top 32%, 559 students, 46% FRL); Wilson West Ms (math 30% / reading 60%, grade D, #187 of 512 statewide, top 38%, 739 students, 31% FRL); Wilson Hs (math 61% / reading 24%, grade F, #225 of 437 statewide, top 51%, 2,059 students, 34% FRL) — zoned schools average 37% FRL vs 20% district-wide (16 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Watch-outs: built in 1925 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: Rents soft (-0.8%/yr); 79 active listings in the ZIP; 12 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 21d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 258 units permitted in Berks County in 2024 (27 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Berks County population projected at +3% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
• Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→15/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 9.0% vs local median 3.6% in Wyomissing — 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.
• At $3,427/mo this rent would consume 47% of the median local household income ($87k/yr) (locally 593% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.

Questions for listing agent

• Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
• What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
• Built in 1925 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• Schools are A-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
• 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 apartment / multifamily construction is in the pipeline within 1–3 miles? Heavy new supply (>2% of stock underway) typically softens rents 12–24 months out; light construction supports rent growth.