216 E 8th St

Harper, KS 67058

$60,000B

1 bd · 1.0 ba · 616 sqft · Built 1940 · SingleFamily · Pending · 59 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $778/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$315
• Tax + insurance: −$93
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$163
• Net cashflow: $208/mo
• Annual: $2,491/yr
• Cap rate: 10.44%
• Cash-on-cash: 14.83%
• DSCR: 1.66
• 1% rule: 1.30%
• Cash to close: $16,800

Investor read

• This is a 1-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $60k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $208 ($2k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($778 rent vs $60k).
• It's been on market 59 days — a 3% lower offer ($58k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $58k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• In year one you build about $4k of equity ($415 loan paydown + $3k appreciation (5.4% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 72/100 on livability (#106 in KS) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: employment D+, amenities F, commute F.
• Chaparral Schools (rural): math 29% / reading 29% proficiency, ranked #110 of 169 in KS (top 65%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
• Zoned schools: Harper Elem (math 42% / reading 37%, grade F, #321 of 684 statewide, top 52%, 251 students, 67% FRL); Chaparral Jr/Sr High (math 12% / reading 17%, grade F, #267 of 327 statewide, top 84%, 350 students, 64% FRL).
• Watch-outs: built in 1940 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 15 active listings in the ZIP; 6 units permitted in Harper County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Harper County population projected at -14% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (5.4% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $17k cash investment doubles in ~3 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 9, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$32k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
• Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→16/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 59 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Built in 1940 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
• Schools are D-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• 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.