712 E Blackford Ave · Evansville, IN 47713

$29,900

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,327 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 52 Days on market

Built 1919 4,588 sqft lot ↓ 15% since listing

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Why this score? — see what drove the B 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 +30.0/30.0
• 1% rule +10.0/10.0
• DSCR +10.0/10.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Rent growth +5.0/5.0
• Schools +3.3/10.0
• Livability +3.2/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

2 bedrooms 1 bath house next to open lot.

Key facts

• 4,588 sq ft lot
• Built 1919
• Listed 52 days

Property features AI

Exterior

• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer
• Home design: Single-family residence; Site-built home; One story
• Construction: Aluminum siding; Vinyl siding
• Exterior features: Lot approximately 37 x 124 (0.11 acre)

Interior

• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom; 1 main-level bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Central air conditioning; Forced air heating
• Interior features: Partial, unfinished basement; 5 total rooms

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $30k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $730 ($9k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $30k).
• Recommended offer: $29k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 35.6% vs local median 4.6% in Evansville — 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 63/100 on livability (#416 in IN) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: crime F, commute F, employment D-.
• Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (urban): math 36% / reading 43% proficiency, ranked #153 of 301 in IN (top 51%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Lodge Community School (math 11% / reading 19%, grade F, #859 of 994 statewide, top 87%, 382 students, 85% FRL) — zoned schools average 85% FRL vs 50% district-wide (35 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Zoned-school proficiency averages 15% at this address vs 40% district-wide (-24 pts) — the specific schools serving this property underperform the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation average; the district grade overstates school quality for this exact location.
• Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+9.9%/yr); 118 active listings in the ZIP; 17 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 21d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); lower-income renter base — watch delinquency; 508 units permitted in Vanderburgh County in 2024 (32 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent runs 36% of the median local income ($41k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $207 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $897 of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 8.0% rent growth), your $8k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 52 days — a 3% lower offer ($29k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Risks & watch-outs

• Watch-outs: property tax is 3.0% of price; built in 1919 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Climate carrying-cost: extreme-heat days projected 7→18/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $29,003 (3.0% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. It's been on market 52 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
2. Built in 1919 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
3. Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
4. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
5. 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?
6. Crime grade is F in this area — have there been break-ins, vandalism, or insurance claims at this property in the last 3 years? What carrier currently insures it and at what premium?
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: 4.13% ✓
• Cap rate: 35.57%
• Cash-on-cash: 104.57%
• DSCR: 5.65
• GRM: 2.0

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $157,913
• Comps found: 12

Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
712 E Blackford Ave	0.00mi	2/1.0	1,327 (0%)	1mo	$22,000	$17	100
717 E Blackford Ave	0.03mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,303 (-2%)	5mo	$29,250	$22	86
868 Bellemeade Ave	0.40mi	2/1.0	1,232 (-7%)	5mo	$150,000	$122	66
613 Madison Ave	0.28mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,176 (-11%)	4mo	$165,000	$140	60
1101 Ravenswood Dr	0.72mi	2/1.0	1,269 (-4%)	1mo	$155,000	$122	58
1025 Jefferson Ave	0.48mi	2/1.0	1,453 (+10%)	5mo	$113,000	$78	58
600 E Chandler Ave	0.18mi	3/2.0 (+1)	1,525 (+15%)	3mo	$51,000	$33	55
1108 E Blackford Ave	0.51mi	2/1.0	1,176 (-11%)	3mo	$48,500	$41	54
1041 E Chandler Ave	0.46mi	3/2.0 (+1)	1,412 (+6%)	6mo	$167,888	$119	54
1045 Bayard Park Dr	0.49mi	3/1.5 (+1)	1,440 (+8%)	4mo	$110,000	$76	53
957 Taylor Ave	0.56mi	2/1.0	1,196 (-10%)	6mo	$159,900	$134	52
300 Waggoner Ave	0.72mi	3/1.0 (+1)	1,232 (-7%)	7mo	$146,500	$119	44

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

Projected returns pro-forma

-3.0% appreciation · 8.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 6.75×
• Total profit: $48,180
• Equity at exit: $4,458

10-year hold

• IRR: —
• Equity multiple: 16.72×
• Total profit: $131,625
• Equity at exit: $2,585

Cash invested: $8,372 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Indiana: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+11
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day pay-or-quit; landlord-favorable; preempted.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 47713

• Home prices YoY: -34.1%
• Rents YoY: 9.9%
• Active inventory: 118
• Price-to-rent: 2.0×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,234 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$157
• Tax from tax record: −$76 /mo · $908/yr
• Insurance: −$12
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$259
• Net cashflow: $730

Break-even live

Break-even rent $310

Max offer price $29,900

Occupancy floor 36%

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: $7,475
• Closing costs: $897
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 17 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
734 Bayard Park Dr Evansville, IN	3.0	2.0	1000	$1,425	$1.43	20d	1	0.19mi
605 Madison Ave Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	1069	$1,375	$1.29	20d	1	0.29mi
827 Judson St Evansville, IN	3.0	1.0	1008	$1,295	$1.28	13d	1	0.43mi
1133 Bayard Park Dr Unit B Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	990	$800	$0.81	20d	1	0.57mi
17 Washington Ave Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	882	$1,455	$1.65	20d	1	0.63mi
615 SE 3rd St Unit D Evansville, IN	1.0	1.0	1122	$895	$0.80	20d	1	0.76mi
304 S Grand Ave Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	967	$955	$0.99	20d	1	0.77mi
322 SE 1st St Evansville, IN	1.0–2.0	1.0	1100	$1,700	$1.55	20d	6	0.97mi
315 SE 1st St Evansville, IN	1.0	1.0	1331	$1,695	$1.27	20d	1	1.00mi
202 SE 1st St Evansville, IN	1.0–2.0	1.0	926	$2,449	$2.64	20d	4	1.05mi
100 SE 1st St Evansville, IN	1.0–2.0	1.0–2.0	715	$1,725	$2.41	13d	17	1.11mi
41 W Division St Apt 200 Evansville, IN	2.0	2.0	1083	$1,500	$1.39	20d	1	1.15mi
706 Court St Evansville, IN	2.0	1.5	1100	$850	$0.77	20d	1	1.20mi
313 NW Martin Luther King Junior Blvd Unit 311 Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	1200	$950	$0.79	20d	1	1.21mi
1303 E Indiana St Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	975	$1,195	$1.23	13d	1	1.22mi
1321 E Indiana St Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0	964	$1,050	$1.09	13d	1	1.23mi
200 N Main St Evansville, IN	2.0	1.0–2.0	857	$1,599	$1.86	13d	7	1.24mi

Listing history 3 events

1. 2026-05-01
   status Pending
2. 2026-03-24
   price $29,900
3. 2026-03-10
   listed $35,000 Active

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

Tax reassessment forecast IN · Partial reset (capped growth)

• Current annual tax: $908 · $76/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $908 · $76/mo
• Expected delta: $0/yr ($0/mo · 0.0%)

ⓘ 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 1/10 Low
• 🌡 Heat 5/10 Major 7 d/yr ≥107°F today · 18 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low 3% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 4/10 Moderate 3 unhealthy d/yr today · 5 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $14,802
• − Mortgage interest: −$1,675
• − Property taxes: −$908
• − Insurance: −$150
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,184
• − Management: −$1,184
• − Depreciation: −$870
• Taxable income: $8,831
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$2,120
• After-tax cash flow: $6,635/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: Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation
• NCES district ID: 1803450
• Math proficiency: 36% ▼ -7.00%
• Reading proficiency: 43% ▼ -3.00%
• Median HH income: $43,270
• Composite: 33.41/100
• National rank: #5471
• State rank: #153 of 301 in IN

Livability — Evansville

• Score: 63/100
• State rank: #416
• US rank: #15047

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Evansville, IN
• County: Vanderburgh County · 146,793 people
• City population: 146,793
• Metro: Evansville, IN-KY
• Population (ZIP): 9,988
• Household income: $40,873
• Rent vs Own: 61.6% rent · 38.4% own
• Severe rent burden: 735.0

Population outlook (Vanderburgh County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 187,038 people
• By 2030: 188,907 · +1.0%
• By 2040: 190,272 · +1.7%
• By 2050: 188,871 · +1.0%
• By 2075: 180,751 · -3.4%
• By 2100: 163,015 · -12.8%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.60)
• Race & ethnicity: White 50% Black 39% Two or more races 7% Hispanic / Latino 3% Pacific Islander 1% Asian 1%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 2% Lithuanian 1% Italian 1%
• Foreign-born: 5% · Canada
• Languages at home: 96% English-only · Spanish 2% Tagalog/Filipino 1% French/Haitian/Cajun 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Vanderburgh

• 2024 margin: R (+12.7) · D 43.0% · R 55.6% · Other 1.4%
• 2008→2024 swing: -15.1pp toward R · 2008: 2.5pp · 2024: -12.7pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+12.7 2020: R+9.6 2016: R+16.9 2012: R+10.8 2008: D+2.5

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -119.22%
• Current HPI: 229.9312
• Rent YoY: ▲ 9.87%
• Metro: Evansville, IN-KY
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 2.90%
• F500 in state: 18

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in IN)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Machinery	2	$37B
▸Healthcare	1	$177B
▸Pharmaceuticals	1	$45B
▸Metals / Steel	1	$18B
▸Agriculture	1	$17B
▸Packaging	1	$12B

Price history

-14.6% since first listed

3 events — show timeline

• 2026-05-01 Pending — IRMLS
• 2026-03-24 Price Changed $29,900 IRMLS
• 2026-03-10 Listed $35,000 IRMLS

Property tax history

-3.9%/yr

Latest (2024): $908 · +2.8% YoY. Source: county tax records.