1293 Plum Creek Rd · Taylorsville, KY 40071

$1

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,456 sqft · Other · 14 Days on market

Built 1964 1.00 ac lot

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• Cash flow +15.0/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• 1% rule +5.0/10.0
• DSCR +5.0/10.0
• Schools +3.9/10.0
• Livability +3.6/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

OPEN house June 13, 2026, from 2 to 4 PM. Property being sold at absolute auction on June 28, 2026, at 2 PM at the property. Nice all brick home in good condition, it has 2 bedrooms and 1 bath with a great location on minutes from Taylorsville and Mt Washington. There will be a 10 % buyers premium added to the final bid price. Terms of sale is 20% down day of sale close in 30 Days from sale date.

Key facts

• 1 acre lot
• Parking
• Built 1964

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Property listed as Auction; Total building area reported as 1,456 (above grade finished)
• HOA & community: No association fee

Exterior

• Parking: Driveway
• Utilities: Electricity connected
• Home design: Ranch-style home; Single-story
• Construction: Built in 1964; Shingle roof; Poured concrete foundation
• Exterior features: Lot approximately 1 acre

Interior

• Kitchen: Kitchen on the first floor; Dining room adjacent to the kitchen on the first floor
• Bedrooms: 2 bedrooms, both on the first floor
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Electric heating (1 HVAC unit); Central air conditioning
• Interior features: 5 total rooms; Unfinished basement
• Laundry & utility: No first-floor laundry

🔨 Auction listing. The $1 list price is a nominal opening bid, not a real ask — every metric below is computed on the estimated value $1 (ARV from comps), not the list price.

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath other listed at $1.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $2k ($20k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $1).
• Cap rate 2033780.3% vs local median 4.0% in Taylorsville — 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 71/100 on livability (#149 in KY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, crime B; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment F.
• Spencer County (rural): math 41% / reading 46% proficiency, ranked #18 of 165 in KY (top 11%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Market conditions: 114 active listings in the ZIP; 126 units permitted in Spencer County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $0 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $0 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Spencer County population projected at +17% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $0 cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 14 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Recommended offer $1

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1964 — 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. 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?
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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: 214534.00% ✓
• Cap rate: 2033780.32%
• Cash-on-cash: 7263478.67%
• DSCR: 323184.93
• GRM: 0.0

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 385628.37×
• Total profit: $107,976
• Equity at exit: $0

10-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 832676.93×
• Total profit: $233,149
• Equity at exit: $0

Cash invested: $0 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Kentucky: 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+16
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

7-day pay-or-quit (URLTA cities); generally landlord-friendly.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 40071

• Home prices YoY: -13.4%
• Active inventory: 114

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $2,145 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$0
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$0 /mo · $0/yr
• Insurance: −$0
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$451
• Net cashflow: $1,695

Break-even live

Break-even rent —

Max offer price $1

Occupancy floor 16%

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: $0
• Closing costs: $0
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 10 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $1 Active 14 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $1 Active 13 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $1 Active 12 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $1 Active 11 DOM
5. 2026-06-13
   days on market $1 Active 9 DOM
6. 2026-06-10
   days on market $1 Active 6 DOM
7. 2026-06-09
   days on market $1 Active 5 DOM
8. 2026-06-08
   days on market $1 Active 4 DOM
9. 2026-06-07
   remarks 400-char remark
10. 2026-06-07
    listed $1 Active 3 DOM

ⓘ 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 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥104°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low 100% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $25,744
• − Mortgage interest: −$0
• − Property taxes: −$0
• − Insurance: −$0
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$2,060
• − Management: −$2,060
• − Depreciation: −$0
• Taxable income: $21,625
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$5,190
• After-tax cash flow: $15,148/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: Spencer County
• NCES district ID: 2105490
• Math proficiency: 41% ▼ -14.00%
• Reading proficiency: 46% ▼ -19.00%
• Median HH income: $64,167
• Composite: 38.74/100
• National rank: #4125
• State rank: #18 of 165 in KY

Livability — Taylorsville

• Score: 71/100
• State rank: #149
• US rank: #7189

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Population (ZIP): 16,702

Population outlook (Spencer County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 20,077 people
• By 2030: 21,008 · +4.6%
• By 2040: 22,560 · +12.4%
• By 2050: 23,480 · +16.9%
• By 2075: 25,222 · +25.6%
• By 2100: 25,550 · +27.3%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (93%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 93% Two or more races 4% Hispanic / Latino 2% Black 1%
• Common ancestry: Italian 4% Slovak 2% Lithuanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 1%
• Languages at home: 99% English-only · Spanish 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Spencer

• 2024 margin: Solid R (+56.7) · D 21.0% · R 77.8% · Other 1.2%
• 2008→2024 swing: -21.2pp toward R · 2008: -35.5pp · 2024: -56.7pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+56.7 2020: R+54.3 2016: R+55.5 2012: R+37.7 2008: R+35.5

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -42.62%
• Current HPI: 274.9283
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: —
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 1.81%
• F500 in state: 4

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in KY)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Healthcare	1	$118B
▸Food / Beverage	1	$7B

Property tax history

+14.1%/yr

Latest (2025): $1,368 · -0.4% YoY. Source: county tax records.