510 Highway 556 · Choudrant, LA 71227

$120,000

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,120 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 189 Days on market

Built 1950 0.54 ac lot Est $118k · at est.

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Why this score? — see what drove the D+ 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 +15.5/30.0
• ARV discount +6.6/15.0
• Appreciation +6.5/10.0
• DSCR +4.8/10.0
• Livability +3.5/5.0
• Schools +3.3/10.0
• 1% rule +3.1/10.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0

Listing remarks

Cozy totally remodeled home in Choudrant. This 2 bedroom 1 bath has new subfloor, flooring, bath, kitchen, water lines, hot water heater, front and back deck. Single car garage and storage room. Beautiful shady lot close to 1-20, schools but country feel!! Call today for a viewing!!!

Key facts

• New bath
• New kitchen
• Totally remodeled

Tags

• TOTALLY REMODELED
• NEW SUBFLOOR
• NEW FLOORING
• NEW BATH
• NEW KITCHEN
• NEW WATER LINES

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $120k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $48 ($575/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $98k (18.7% below list).
• Recommended offer: $98k (18.7% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Cap rate 6.8% vs local median 2.1% in Choudrant — 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 70/100 on livability (#62 in LA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: schools A+, crime A+, cost of living A+; Watch: health & safety D, amenities F, commute F.
• Lincoln Parish (town): math 35% / reading 45% proficiency, ranked #24 of 98 in LA (top 24%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases; 62% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: 40 active listings in the ZIP; 171 units permitted in Lincoln Parish in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• In year one you build about $4k of equity ($830 loan paydown + $4k appreciation (3.0% local appreciation)).
• Lincoln County population projected at +15% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• At projected returns (3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $34k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 8, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$33k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 189 days — a 12% lower offer ($106k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Current owner paid $32k; list at $120k implies a 275% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: built in 1950 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 68% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→20/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $97,578 (18.7% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 189 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 19% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1950 — 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 A-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?
6. 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?
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: 0.81% ✗
• Cap rate: 6.77%
• Cash-on-cash: 1.71%
• DSCR: 1.08
• GRM: 10.2

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $117,600
• Comps found: 1

Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
510 Highway 556	0.00mi	2/1.0	1,150 (+3%)	1mo	$121,000	$105	95

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

Projected returns pro-forma

3.04% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 9.2%
• Equity multiple: 1.53×
• Total profit: $17,731
• Equity at exit: $54,248

10-year hold

• IRR: 11.6%
• Equity multiple: 2.74×
• Total profit: $58,454
• Equity at exit: $83,831

Cash invested: $33,600 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Louisiana: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+12
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

5-day notice; no state rent control; civil-law jurisdiction; landlord-favorable.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 71227

• Home prices YoY: 1.1%
• Active inventory: 40
• Price-to-rent: 10.2×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $976 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$629
• Tax from tax record: −$44 /mo · $524/yr
• Insurance: −$50
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$205
• Net cashflow: $48

Break-even live

Break-even rent $915

Max offer price $120,000

Occupancy floor 90%

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: $30,000
• Closing costs: $3,600
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 5 events

1. 2026-04-04
   status Pending
2. 2026-02-25
   price $120,000
3. 2025-11-10
   price $128,000
4. 2025-09-27
   listed $134,000 Active
5. 2000-01-21
   soldstatus $32,000

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

Tax reassessment forecast LA · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $524 · $44/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $660 · $55/mo
• Expected delta: +$136/yr (+$11/mo · 26.0%)

ⓘ 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 4/10 Moderate
• 🌡 Heat 7/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥111°F today · 20 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 6/10 Major 68% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $11,709
• − Mortgage interest: −$6,722
• − Property taxes: −$524
• − Insurance: −$600
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$937
• − Management: −$937
• − Depreciation: −$3,491
• Taxable loss: −$1,501
• Est. tax savings @ 24.0%: +$360
• After-tax cash flow: $935/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: Lincoln Parish
• NCES district ID: 2200990
• Math proficiency: 35% ▼ -32.00%
• Reading proficiency: 45% ▼ -27.00%
• Median HH income: $33,901
• Composite: 32.92/100
• National rank: #5599
• State rank: #24 of 98 in LA

Livability — Choudrant

• Score: 70/100
• State rank: #62
• US rank: #7956

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Population (ZIP): 4,099

Population outlook (Lincoln County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 49,595 people
• By 2030: 50,954 · +2.7%
• By 2040: 53,601 · +8.1%
• By 2050: 57,178 · +15.3%
• By 2075: 69,580 · +40.3%
• By 2100: 79,862 · +61.0%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (86%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 86% Hispanic / Latino 6% Two or more races 5% Black 3% Asian 2%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 3% Salvadoran 2%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 7% Slovak 2% Portuguese 1%
• Foreign-born: 2%
• Languages at home: 97% English-only · Other Indo-European 1% Spanish 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Lincoln

• 2024 margin: Strong R (+25.4) · D 36.5% · R 62.0% · Other 1.6%
• 2008→2024 swing: -13.0pp toward R · 2008: -12.5pp · 2024: -25.4pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+25.4 2020: R+19.5 2016: R+19.6 2012: R+14.7 2008: R+12.5

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▲ 3.04%
• Current HPI: 281.8805
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: —
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.29%
• F500 in state: 10

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in LA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Telecommunications	2	$23B
▸Utilities	1	$12B
▸Wholesale / Distribution	1	$5B
▸Advertising	1	$2B

Price history

+275.0% since first listed

5 events — show timeline

• 2026-04-04 Pending — NELABOR
• 2026-02-25 Price Changed $120,000 NELABOR
• 2025-11-10 Price Changed $128,000 NELABOR
• 2025-09-27 Listed $134,000 NELABOR
• 2000-01-21 Sold (Public Records) $32,000 Public Records

Property tax history

+1.5%/yr

Latest (2025): $524 · +0.0% YoY. Source: county tax records.