914 Driftwood St

Correctionville, IA 51016

$125,000D+

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,349 sqft · Built 1900 · SingleFamily · Active · 53 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,105/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$656
• Tax + insurance: −$212
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$232
• Net cashflow: $5/mo
• Annual: $66/yr
• Cap rate: 6.35%
• Cash-on-cash: 0.19%
• DSCR: 1.01
• 1% rule: 0.88%
• Cash to close: $35,000

Investor read

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $125k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $5 ($66/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 $110k (11.6% below list).
• It's been on market 53 days — a 3% lower offer ($121k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $110k (11.6% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• In year one you build about $5k of equity ($864 loan paydown + $5k appreciation (3.6% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 66/100 on livability (#528 in IA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: employment D+, health & safety D, amenities F.
• River Valley Community School District (rural): math 60% / reading 63% proficiency, ranked #238 of 289 in IA (top 82%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
• Zoned schools: River Valley Elementary (math 62% / reading 52%, grade C+, #436 of 616 statewide, top 74%, 174 students, 60% FRL); River Valley Junior- Senior High School (math 62% / reading 67%, grade B-, #211 of 336 statewide, top 70%, 168 students, 54% FRL) — zoned schools average 57% FRL vs 34% district-wide (24 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Watch-outs: built in 1900 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 15 active listings in the ZIP; 170 units permitted in Woodbury County in 2024 (90 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Current owner paid $49k; list at $125k implies a 155% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
• At projected returns (3.6% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $35k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 7, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$34k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 53 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Built in 1900 — 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.
• 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?
• 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.