2 bd · 2.0 ba ·
3,888 sqft ·
Built 1973
· MultiFamily
· Active
· 272 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,260/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$2,098
Tax + insurance
−$552
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$475
Net cashflow
$-864/mo
Annual
$-10,369/yr
Cap rate
3.70%
Cash-on-cash
-9.26%
DSCR
0.59
1% rule
0.56%
Cash to close
$112,000
Investor read
This is a 2 × 1-bed/?-bath units multifamily listed at $400k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-864 ($-10k/yr) — negative. Per door: $-432/mo.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $247k (38.2% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $226k (43.5% below list).
It's been on market 272 days — a 12% lower offer ($352k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $226k (43.5% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $3k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $12k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 85/100 on livability (#3 in SD, #610 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: amenities A+, commute A+, cost of living A+; Watch: crime F.
Sioux Falls School District 49-5 (urban): math 39% / reading 48% proficiency, ranked #45 of 59 in SD (top 76%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
Market conditions: Rents rising (+2.2%/yr); 393 active listings in the ZIP; solid renter incomes; 2,425 units permitted in Minnehaha County in 2024 (1,367 in 5+ unit buildings).
Minnehaha County population projected at +46% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
5 sale attempts since 2y ago; this cycle's ask is 53736% above the opening price — seller raised mid-cycle; expect resistance to lowballs.
Cap rate 3.7% vs local median 2.6% in Sioux Falls — 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.
This rent runs 35% of the median local income ($78k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
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 272 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 44% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
Built in 1973 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
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?
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