217 1st St NW

Pelican Rapids, MN 56572

$220,000F

4 bd · 2.0 ba · 896 sqft · Built 1907 · SingleFamily · Pending · 33 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,395/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,154
• Tax + insurance: −$161
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$293
• Net cashflow: $-213/mo
• Annual: $-2,554/yr
• Cap rate: 5.13%
• Cash-on-cash: -4.15%
• DSCR: 0.82
• 1% rule: 0.63%
• Cash to close: $61,600

Investor read

• This is a 4-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $220k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-213 ($-3k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $182k (17.1% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $140k (36.6% below list).
• It's been on market 33 days — a 3% lower offer ($213k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $140k (36.6% 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 $7k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 78/100 on livability (#114 in MN, #2,581 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
• Pelican Rapids Public School District (rural): math 45% / reading 54% proficiency, ranked #123 of 301 in MN (top 41%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Viking Elementary School (math 58% / reading 62%, grade B-, #209 of 857 statewide, top 25%, 460 students, 61% FRL); Pelican Rapids Alt Center Mid-Level (math 10% / reading 10%); Pelican Rapids Secondary (math 32% / reading 47%, grade F, #246 of 471 statewide, top 59%, 405 students, 56% FRL) — zoned schools average 58% FRL vs 39% district-wide (20 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Zoned-school proficiency averages 36% at this address vs 50% district-wide (-13 pts) — the specific schools serving this property underperform the Pelican Rapids Public School District average; the district grade overstates school quality for this exact location.
• Watch-outs: built in 1907 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 175 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 140 units permitted in Otter Tail County in 2024 (48 in 5+ unit buildings).

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 33 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 37% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Built in 1907 — 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.
• 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.
• 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.