3 bd · 2.5 ba ·
2,178 sqft ·
Built 2004
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 57 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,514/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,626
Tax + insurance
−$611
HOA
−$25
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$528
Net cashflow
$-276/mo
Annual
$-3,308/yr
Cap rate
5.23%
Cash-on-cash
-3.81%
DSCR
0.83
1% rule
0.81%
Cash to close
$86,800
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $310k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-276 ($-3k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $261k (15.7% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $251k (18.9% below list).
It's been on market 57 days — a 3% lower offer ($301k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $251k (18.9% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
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 79/100 on livability (#56 in TX, #2,184 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: employment A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities D-, commute F.
Round Rock ISD (urban): math 51% / reading 59% proficiency, ranked #86 of 826 in TX (top 10%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
Zoned schools: Union Hill El (math 26% / reading 33%, grade F, #2,525 of 4,322 statewide, top 62%, 668 students, 68% FRL); Hopewell Middle (math 35% / reading 46%, grade F, #637 of 1,662 statewide, top 39%, 1,184 students, 32% FRL); Stony Point H S (math 40% / reading 57%, grade D, #560 of 1,632 statewide, top 35%, 2,570 students, 35% FRL) — zoned schools average 45% FRL vs 26% district-wide (19 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
Zoned-school proficiency averages 40% at this address vs 55% district-wide (-16 pts) — the specific schools serving this property underperform the Round Rock ISD average; the district grade overstates school quality for this exact location.
Market conditions: Rents falling (-3.2%/yr); 456 active listings in the ZIP; 40 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 20d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 7,543 units permitted in Williamson County in 2024 (1,425 in 5+ unit buildings).
Williamson County population projected at +69% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
13 sale attempts since 21y ago; this cycle's ask is 13991% above the opening price — seller raised mid-cycle; expect resistance to lowballs.
Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 70% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→24/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Cap rate 5.2% vs local median 2.7% in Round Rock — 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
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 57 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 19% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
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.
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.
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