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The Pattison Plan · Alabaster, AL
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 4/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $916 – $1,700
Heat risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Hot days now (above 107°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 19 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 43.0%
Air-quality risk 3/10 · Minor
- Unhealthy air days now
- 4 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 4 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the F 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).
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Cash flow +5.2/30.0
- Schools +3.9/10.0
- Livability +3.8/5.0
- Rent growth +3.0/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- 1% rule +0.9/10.0
- DSCR +0.0/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$304,900
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Introducing the Pattison at Peavine Crossing in Alabaster, Alabama. This two-story townhome offers 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and 1,658 sq. ft. of thoughtfully designed living space. Step into a welcoming foyer that flows seamlessly into the open-concept main level. The stylish kitchen, featuring modern white cabinetry, stainless steel appliances, and a large island. The kitchen overlooks the dining area and great room-perfect for entertaining. Upstairs, all four bedrooms are thoughtfully arranged. The primary bedroom, tucked in the back corner of the house, boasts a private en-suite bathroom with dual vanities, a walk-in shower, and a spacious walk-in closet. Two additional bedrooms and a
Key facts
- Dual vanities
- Stylish kitchen
- Large island
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Property features AI
Finance
- Financial info: List price $304,900
Exterior
- Parking: 2 garage spaces (2 parking spaces total)
- Home design: New construction plan (The Pattison)
- Exterior features: Living area approximately 1,652
Interior
- Bedrooms: 4 bedrooms
- Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms, 1 half bathroom (2.5 total)
- Interior features: Plan home (The Pattison)
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 4-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $305k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $-884 ($-11k/yr) — negative.
- To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $260k (14.8% below list).
- To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $227k (25.4% below list).
- Recommended offer: $227k (25.4% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 76/100 on livability (#14 in AL, #3,512 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: employment A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities D-, commute F, health & safety F.
- Alabaster City (suburban): math 30% / reading 57% proficiency, ranked #17 of 129 in AL (top 13%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.2%/yr); 226 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; solid renter incomes; 987 units permitted in Shelby County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 31% of the median local income ($89k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $3k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $12k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Shelby County population projected at +23% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 55 days — a 3% lower offer ($296k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 43% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→19/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
- It's been on market 55 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 25% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- Schools are B-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?
- The area grade is low — what's the realistic commute time and amenity access for the typical tenant pool here? Any planned neighborhood developments (good or bad) we should know about?
- 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.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 0.59% ✗
- Cap rate
- 3.56%
- Cash-on-cash
- -9.77%
- DSCR
- 0.57
- GRM
- 14.2
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $387,815
- List price
- $304,900
- Delta
- -21.38%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 20 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416 Peavine Cv | 0.07mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,749 (+6%) | 1mo | $335,900 | $192 | 82 |
| 409 Peavine Cv | 0.09mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,749 (+6%) | 2mo | $335,900 | $192 | 79 |
| 5196 Simms Rdg | 0.21mi | 3/2.0 (-1) | 1,760 (+6%) | 1mo | $443,654 | $252 | 72 |
| 3096 Simms Lndg | 0.45mi | 3/2.0 (-1) | 1,658 (+0%) | 1mo | $390,000 | $235 | 70 |
| 193 Huntley Ridge Dr | 0.42mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,748 (+6%) | 3mo | $392,540 | $225 | 64 |
| 377 Huntley Ridge Bnd | 0.43mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,731 (+5%) | 5mo | $409,201 | $236 | 63 |
| 356 Huntley Ridge Bnd | 0.46mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,748 (+6%) | 2mo | $386,462 | $221 | 62 |
| 396 Huntley Ridge Bnd | 0.47mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,536 (-7%) | 1mo | $377,515 | $246 | 60 |
| 156 Huntley Ridge Dr | 0.51mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,536 (-7%) | 2mo | $365,399 | $238 | 58 |
| 141 Huntley Ridge Dr | 0.52mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,762 (+7%) | 2mo | $386,523 | $219 | 58 |
| 5017 Simms Rdg | 0.41mi | 3/2.0 (-1) | 1,760 (+6%) | 7mo | $438,000 | $249 | 57 |
| 200 Huntley Ridge Dr | 0.44mi | 3/2.5 (-1) | 1,536 (-7%) | 8mo | $389,295 | $253 | 56 |
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 · 2.16% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -34.7%
- Equity multiple
- -0.11×
- Total profit
- $-121,039
- Equity at exit
- $57,825
- IRR
- -50.8%
- Equity multiple
- -0.71×
- Total profit
- $-185,475
- Equity at exit
- $33,531
Cash invested: $108,588 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State Alabama
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+15
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 35007
- Home prices YoY
- -35.0%
- Rents YoY
- 2.2%
- Active inventory
- 226
- Price-to-rent
- 11.2×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,273 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$2,034
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$485 /mo · $5,817/yr
- Insurance
- −$162
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$477
- Net cashflow
- $-884
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $-616 | -5% $-750 | +0% $-884 | +5% $-1,018 | +10% $-1,152 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $-1,064 | -5% $-974 | +0% $-884 | +5% $-795 | +10% $-705 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $-689 | -0.5pp $-786 | base $-884 | +0.5pp $-985 | +1.0pp $-1,087 |
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
- $96,954
- Closing costs
- $11,634
- Reserves months
- —
- Total cash needed
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 2 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Grand Reserve Dr Pelham, AL | 1.0–3.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 1417 | $1,677 | $1.18 | 2d | 11 | 0.67mi |
| 148 Highview Cv Pelham, AL | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1619 | $2,099 | $1.30 | 2d | 1 | 1.33mi |
Listing history 16 events
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2026-06-18days on market $304,900 Active 55 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $304,900 Active 54 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $304,900 Active 53 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $304,900 Active 52 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $304,900 Active 50 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $304,900 Active 49 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $304,900 Active 47 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $304,900 Active 46 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $304,900 Active 45 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $304,900 Active 44 DOM
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2026-06-05days on market $304,900 Active 41 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $304,900 Active 40 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $304,900 Active 39 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $304,900 Active 38 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $304,900 Active 37 DOM
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2026-04-24$304,900 Active 1497-char remark
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 4/10 Moderate
- Heat 6/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥107°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 43% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 3/10 Moderate 4 unhealthy d/yr today · 4 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $27,277
- − Mortgage interest
- −$21,724
- − Property taxes
- −$5,817
- − Insurance
- −$1,939
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,182
- − Management
- −$2,182
- − Depreciation
- −$11,282
- Taxable loss
- −$17,849
- Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
- +$4,284
- After-tax cash flow
- $-6,329/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
- Alabaster City
- NCES district ID
- 0100190
- Math proficiency
- 30% ▼ -27.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 57% ▲ 5.00%
- Median HH income
- $68,690
- Composite
- 39.07/100
- National rank
- #4052
- State rank
- #17 of 129 in AL
Livability — Alabaster
- Score
- 76/100
- State rank
- #14
- US rank
- #3512
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Alabaster, AL
- County
- Shelby County · 188,970 people
- City population
- 28,586
- Metro
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- Population (ZIP)
- 28,586
- Household income
- $88,505
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 325.0
Population outlook (Shelby County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 237,024 people
- By 2030
- 249,868 · +5.4%
- By 2040
- 272,778 · +15.1%
- By 2050
- 291,062 · +22.8%
- By 2075
- 326,049 · +37.6%
- By 2100
- 335,870 · +41.7%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (69%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 69% Black 14% Hispanic / Latino 13% Two or more races 6% Asian 2%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 6% Cuban 1%
- Common ancestry
- Italian 3% Serbian 2% Lithuanian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 6% · Canada, China
- Languages at home
- 90% English-only · Spanish 8% Chinese 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Shelby
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+40.9) · D 29.0% · R 69.9% · Other 1.1%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +12.6pp toward D · 2008: -53.4pp · 2024: -40.9pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+40.9 2020: R+40.4 2016: R+50.3 2012: R+55.6 2008: R+53.4
Not yet ingested
- Civics
- —
Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -113.63%
- Current HPI
- 211.0691
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 2.16%
- Metro
- Birmingham-Hoover, AL
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.94%
- F500 in state
- 4
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in AL)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 1 | $8B |
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| Healthcare | 1 | $5B |
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Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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