318 Broad St

Weston, WV 26452

$39,500B

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,304 sqft · Built 1935 · SingleFamily · Active · 140 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,046/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$207
• Tax + insurance: −$127
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$220
• Net cashflow: $493/mo
• Annual: $5,911/yr
• Cap rate: 23.28%
• Cash-on-cash: 60.65%
• DSCR: 3.70
• 1% rule: 2.65%
• Cash to close: $11,060

Investor read

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $40k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $493 ($6k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $40k).
• It's been on market 140 days — a 12% lower offer ($35k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $35k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• In year one you build about $736 of equity ($273 loan paydown + $463 appreciation (1.2% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 73/100 on livability (#38 in WV) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: amenities D-, commute F, employment F.
• Lewis County Schools (rural): math 19% / reading 27% proficiency, ranked #53 of 55 in WV (top 96%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
• Zoned schools: Peterson-Central Elementary School (math 22% / reading 17%, grade F, #350 of 377 statewide, top 95%, 459 students, 0% FRL); Robert L. Bland Middle School (math 16% / reading 28%, grade F, #95 of 109 statewide, top 88%, 658 students, 0% FRL); Lewis County High School (math 12% / reading 37%, grade F, #91 of 110 statewide, top 85%, 756 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 0% FRL vs 50% district-wide (50 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
• Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $66/mo; built in 1935 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 37 active listings in the ZIP.
• Lewis County population projected to shrink 5% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.
• 2 sale attempts; this cycle's ask is 13% above the opening price — seller raised mid-cycle; expect resistance to lowballs.
• Current owner paid $30k; 32% above their basis — modest negotiation headroom, anchor on the comps not their cost.
• At projected returns (1.2% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $11k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 23.3% vs local median 4.2% in Weston — 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.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 140 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Built in 1935 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• What's the actual annual flood-insurance premium (NFIP or private), and is the property in a SFHA with mandatory coverage?
• 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 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.