29 Star Struck Ln

Laramie, WY 82070

$8,500D+

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 506 sqft · Built 1973 · Manufactured · Active · 324 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,068/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$45
• Tax + insurance: −$14
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$224
• Net cashflow: $785/mo
• Annual: $9,424/yr
• Cap rate: 117.16%
• Cash-on-cash: 395.97%
• DSCR: 18.62
• 1% rule: 12.57%
• Cash to close: $2,380

Investor read

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath manufactured listed at $8k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $785 ($9k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $8k).
• It's been on market 324 days — a 12% lower offer ($7k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $7k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $59 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $255 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 73/100 on livability (#23 in WY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, crime A, amenities A-; Watch: employment D+, commute F.
• Albany County School District #1 (town): math 51% / reading 59% proficiency, ranked #19 of 41 in WY (top 46%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.2%/yr); 275 active listings in the ZIP; 99 units permitted in Albany County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Albany County population projected at +39% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 2.2% rent growth), your $2k cash investment doubles in ~1 year — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Climate carrying-cost: major wildfire risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 117.2% vs local median 2.3% in Laramie — 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.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 324 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Built in 1973 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
• 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.