4-6 Liberty St

Fort Edward, NY 12828

$182,000B+

15 bd · 9.0 ba · 1,726 sqft · Built 1885 · MultiFamily · Pending · 13 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $3,258/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$954
• Tax + insurance: −$359
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$684
• Net cashflow: $1,261/mo
• Annual: $15,126/yr
• Cap rate: 14.97%
• Cash-on-cash: 30.99%
• DSCR: 2.38
• 1% rule: 1.79%
• Cash to close: $50,960

Investor read

• This is a 3 × 3.0-bed/1.5-bath units multifamily listed at $182k. Condition is rated good.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $1k ($15k/yr) — positive. Per door: $420/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($3k rent vs $182k).
• Only 13 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• In year one you build about $12k of equity ($1k loan paydown + $11k appreciation (6.1% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 73/100 on livability (#334 in NY) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: housing A+, health & safety A+, cost of living A; Watch: schools D+, commute D+, employment D.
• Fort Edward Union Free School District (suburban): math 50% / reading 45% proficiency, ranked #512 of 755 in NY (top 68%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Watch-outs: flood insurance adds $56/mo; built in 1885 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 45 active listings in the ZIP; 106 units permitted in Washington County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Washington County population projected at -20% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (6.1% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $51k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• By year 3, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$31k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
• Climate carrying-cost: severe flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
• Cap rate 15.0% vs local median 3.8% in Fort Edward — 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

• 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 1885 — 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?
• 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.