3 bd · 2.5 ba ·
1,813 sqft ·
Built 2021
· Townhouse
· Active
· 23 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,571/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,599
Tax + insurance
−$949
HOA
−$222
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$540
Net cashflow
$-739/mo
Annual
$-8,866/yr
Cap rate
3.39%
Cash-on-cash
-10.38%
DSCR
0.54
1% rule
0.84%
Cash to close
$85,400
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath townhouse listed at $305k. Condition is rated good.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-739 ($-9k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $197k (35.4% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $257k (15.7% below list).
It's been on market 23 days — a 2% lower offer ($300k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $197k (35.4% below list) — sets the bar for cash-flow.
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: area grade D — affects rentability + tenant quality, not the cash-flow math above.
Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (suburban): math 45% / reading 52% proficiency, ranked #161 of 826 in TX (top 20%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Zoned schools: Pope El (math 81% / reading 78%, grade A, #35 of 4,322 statewide, top 1%, 1,001 students, 12% FRL); Smith Middle (math 79% / reading 78%, grade A+, #19 of 1,662 statewide, top 1%, 2,057 students, 14% FRL); Cypress-Fairbanks J J A E P (12 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 8% FRL vs 43% district-wide (34 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
Zoned-school proficiency averages 79% at this address vs 48% district-wide (+30 pts) — the actual schools serving this property are materially stronger than the Cypress-Fairbanks ISD average implies; a family-tenant draw the district grade alone would hide.
Watch-outs: property tax is 3.2% of price.
Market conditions: Rents soft (-1.3%/yr); 2594 active listings in the ZIP; 9 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 55d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 89% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; high-income renter base; 29,883 units permitted in Harris County in 2024 (8,621 in 5+ unit buildings).
Harris County population projected at +47% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
3 sale attempts 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.
Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 99% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→22/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Cap rate 3.4% vs local median 2.8% in Cypress — meaningfully above typical; check what's discounted (condition, days-on-market, listing class) to confirm the premium yield is real.
Questions for 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?
Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
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.
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