1608 Highland Ave · Albany, GA 31707

$65,000

2 bd · 2.0 ba · 925 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 78 Days on market

Built 1954 10,019 sqft lot Est $71k · 9% under

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Why this score? — see what drove the B grade

The composite is a weighted blend of 9 inputs, each scored 0–100. Each bar is that input's sub-score; the figure is the points it added to the 100-point composite (weight × sub-score).

• Cash flow +30.0/30.0
• ARV discount +11.4/15.0
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• 1% rule +8.5/10.0
• Rent growth +4.8/5.0
• Livability +3.0/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +1.1/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

~ INVESTMENT PROPERTY OPPORTUNITY WITH A LONG-TERM TENANT ~ 18 YEAR TENANT ~ Central heating and cooling! Storage building in the back yard! Rent is $650 per month!

Key facts

• 0.23 acre lot
• 2 parking spots
• Built 1954

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Lot approximately 0.23 acre

Exterior

• Parking: 2 parking spaces
• Home design: Single-family detached home; 1 story
• Construction: Shingle roof; Slab foundation; Residential construction
• Exterior features: Patio

Interior

• Kitchen: Electric cooktop; Electric oven
• Flooring: Vinyl flooring
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
• Interior features: Pantry
• Laundry & utility: Dedicated laundry room

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $65k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $256 ($3k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($876 rent vs $65k).
• Recommended offer: $61k (6.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 11.0% vs local median 4.7% in Albany — 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 60/100 on livability (#371 in GA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A-, health & safety B+; Watch: schools F, crime F, amenities F.
• Dougherty County (urban): math 12% / reading 16% proficiency, ranked #163 of 174 in GA (top 94%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 79% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+9.4%/yr); 184 active listings in the ZIP; 8 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 22d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 45 units permitted in Dougherty County in 2024 (20 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $449 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $2k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Dougherty County population projected at -24% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 8.0% rent growth), your $18k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 78 days — a 6% lower offer ($61k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Current owner paid $45k; 44% above their basis — modest negotiation headroom, anchor on the comps not their cost.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: built in 1954 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe wind risk, 97% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→19/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $61,100 (6.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 78 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 6% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1954 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
3. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
4. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
5. Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
6. Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
7. 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.
8. 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.
9. 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: 1.35% ✓
• Cap rate: 11.01%
• Cash-on-cash: 16.86%
• DSCR: 1.75
• GRM: 6.2

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $71,225
• Comps found: 3

Show comp detail 3 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
1704 W Highland Ave	0.07mi	2/1.0	900 (-3%)	14mo	$78,000	$87	76
1305 Highland Ave	0.48mi	3/1.0 (+1)	918 (-1%)	6mo	$58,500	$64	62
1709 Gillespie Ave	0.21mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,042 (+13%)	17mo	$80,000	$77	46

Match score weights: distance 35% · size 25% · config 20% · recency 20%. Top-matched comps best support the ARV.

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 8.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 13.5%
• Equity multiple: 1.57×
• Total profit: $10,387
• Equity at exit: $9,692

10-year hold

• IRR: 25.9%
• Equity multiple: 3.81×
• Total profit: $51,108
• Equity at exit: $5,620

Cash invested: $18,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Georgia: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

Magistrate court evictions in 10-30 days; no rent control; preempted; few tenant protections.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 31707

• Rents YoY: 9.4%
• Active inventory: 184
• Price-to-rent: 6.2×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $876 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$341
• Tax from tax record: −$69 /mo · $822/yr
• Insurance: −$27
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$184
• Net cashflow: $256

Break-even live

Break-even rent $553

Max offer price $65,000

Occupancy floor 66%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $292	-5% $274	+0% $256	+5% $237	+10% $219
Rent	-10% $186	-5% $221	+0% $256	+5% $290	+10% $325
Rate	-1.0pp $288	-0.5pp $272	base $256	+0.5pp $239	+1.0pp $222

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: $16,250
• Closing costs: $1,950
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 8 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
1502 Gillespie Ave Albany, GA	3.0	1.0	1104	$875	$0.79	22d	1	0.28mi
1214 Gillespie Ave Unit 1 Albany, GA	2.0	1.0	800	$800	$1.00	22d	1	0.58mi
1210 Gillespie Ave Unit A Albany, GA	2.0	1.0	650	$550	$0.85	22d	1	0.59mi
410 Endicott Ln Albany, GA	3.0	2.0	1080	$1,295	$1.20	22d	1	0.64mi
1204 Julia Ave Apt B Albany, GA	2.0	1.0	796	$900	$1.13	22d	1	0.75mi
2133 W Gordon Ave Albany, GA	2.0	2.0	840	$750	$0.89	22d	1	0.83mi
309 S Cleveland St Unit 309 Cleveland-A Albany, GA	2.0	1.0	804	$650	$0.81	22d	1	0.96mi
1308 Maryland Dr Albany, GA	2.0	1.0	988	$750	$0.76	22d	1	1.02mi

Listing history 3 events

1. 2026-04-29
   status Pending
2. 2026-02-02
   listed $65,000 Active
3. 2024-10-29
   soldstatus $45,000

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Tax reassessment forecast GA · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $822 · $69/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $822 · $69/mo
• Expected delta: $0/yr ($0/mo · 0.0%)

ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.

Climate risk First Street

• 🌊 Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
• 🔥 Wildfire 3/10 Moderate
• 🌡 Heat 8/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥109°F today · 19 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 8/10 Severe 97% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 3/10 Moderate 4 unhealthy d/yr today · 4 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $10,514
• − Mortgage interest: −$3,641
• − Property taxes: −$822
• − Insurance: −$325
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$841
• − Management: −$841
• − Depreciation: −$1,891
• Taxable income: $2,152
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$517
• After-tax cash flow: $2,552/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: Dougherty County
• NCES district ID: 1301830
• Math proficiency: 12% ▼ -15.00%
• Reading proficiency: 16% ▼ -9.00%
• Median HH income: $33,105
• Composite: 11.31/100
• National rank: #9716
• State rank: #163 of 174 in GA

Livability — Albany

• Score: 60/100
• State rank: #371
• US rank: #18903

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Albany, GA
• County: Dougherty County · 89,040 people
• City population: 89,040
• Metro: Albany, GA
• Population (ZIP): 22,679
• Household income: $50,862
• Rent vs Own: 57.3% rent · 42.7% own
• Severe rent burden: 1572.0

Population outlook (Dougherty County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 84,551 people
• By 2030: 80,637 · -4.6%
• By 2040: 72,090 · -14.7%
• By 2050: 64,056 · -24.2%
• By 2075: 46,332 · -45.2%
• By 2100: 33,127 · -60.8%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Majority Black (63%)
• Race & ethnicity: Black 63% White 31% Two or more races 3% Hispanic / Latino 3% Asian 1%
• Common ancestry: Serbian 1% Iranian 1% Slovak 1%
• Foreign-born: 2% · Canada
• Languages at home: 96% English-only · Spanish 2% Other Indo-European 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Dougherty

• 2024 margin: Solid D (+41.1) · D 70.4% · R 29.3%
• 2008→2024 swing: +6.2pp toward D · 2008: 35.0pp · 2024: 41.1pp
• All cycles: 2024: D+41.1 2020: D+40.0 2016: D+38.3 2012: D+39.0 2008: D+35.0

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -130.86%
• Current HPI: 173.4443
• Rent YoY: ▲ 9.39%
• Metro: Albany, GA
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.66%
• F500 in state: 28

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in GA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Paper / Packaging	2	$29B
▸Retail	1	$160B
▸Transportation / Logistics	1	$91B
▸Airlines	1	$62B
▸Consumer Goods	1	$47B
▸Utilities	1	$25B

Price history

+44.4% since first listed

3 events — show timeline

• 2026-04-29 Pending — SWGABOR
• 2026-02-02 Listed $65,000 SWGABOR
• 2024-10-29 Sold (Public Records) $45,000 Public Records

Property tax history

+2.1%/yr

Latest (2025): $822 · +6.1% YoY. Source: county tax records.