1065 230th St · Fort Scott, KS 66701

$90,000

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,080 sqft · SingleFamily public records · 6 Days on market

Built 1975 4.50 ac lot Est $131k · 31% under

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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 +26.6/30.0
• ARV discount +15.0/15.0
• DSCR +9.1/10.0
• 1% rule +6.5/10.0
• Livability +3.3/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +2.0/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Investment Opportunity on 4.5 acres! This 3 bedroom, 1 bath A-frame home offers country living with the convenience of being just minutes from town, all on a paved road. Situated on 4.5 acres, the property provides plenty of space for recreation, gardening, or future improvements. The home is in need of updates and repairs, making it an excellent opportunity for investors, flippers, or buyers looking to build equity through renovation. Take advantage of the Bourbon County Revitalization 5 year tax rebate program and maximize your investment potential. Utilities are all on site. Don't miss this chance to transform this property into something special!

Key facts

• Paved road
• Utilities on site
• Space for gardening

Tags

• 4.5 ACRES
• PAVED ROAD
• SPACE FOR RECREATION
• SPACE FOR GARDENING
• UTILITIES ON SITE

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Approximately 1,080 finished living area (per public records)
• Financial info: Annual taxes listed
• HOA & community: No association fees; No maintenance provided

Exterior

• Parking: Carport
• Utilities: Rural water; Septic tank and lagoon sewer
• Home design: Single-family residence; Bungalow floor plan
• Construction: Frame construction; Composition roof; Estimated age: 51–75 years
• Exterior features: 4.5-acre lot; Not in a flood plain; Acreage setting

Interior

• Kitchen: First-floor kitchen
• Bedrooms: Three bedrooms on the first floor
• Bathrooms: One full bathroom on the first floor
• Heating & cooling: Radiant heating; No central air
• Interior features: Living room fireplace; Liv/Dining combo; Crawl space basement

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $90k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $241 ($3k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $90k).
• Cap rate 9.5% vs local median 4.9% in Fort Scott — 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 66/100 on livability (#259 in KS) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, health & safety A+, housing A; Watch: amenities F, commute F, employment F.
• Fort Scott (town): math 19% / reading 28% proficiency, ranked #150 of 169 in KS (top 89%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
• Zoned schools: Fort Scott Sr High (math 12% / reading 17%, grade F, #267 of 327 statewide, top 84%, 581 students, 47% FRL) — zoned schools at 47% FRL track the district average.
• Market conditions: 70 active listings in the ZIP; 5 units permitted in Bourbon County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $622 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $3k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Bourbon County population projected at -21% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $25k cash investment doubles in ~10 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Negotiation context

• Only 6 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.

Risks & watch-outs

• Climate carrying-cost: major wildfire risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.

Recommended offer $90,000

Questions for the listing agent

1. Built in 1975 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
2. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
3. 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?
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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: 1.15% ✓
• Cap rate: 9.51%
• Cash-on-cash: 11.50%
• DSCR: 1.51
• GRM: 7.3

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $130,680
• Comps found: 3

Show comp detail 3 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
1724 Williams St	0.65mi	3/2.0	1,085 (+0%)	8mo	$90,000	$83	58
102 Linden Dr	0.53mi	2/1.0 (-1)	1,029 (-5%)	14mo	$149,000	$145	51
1813 Richards Rd	0.61mi	3/1.0	984 (-9%)	12mo	$119,000	$121	46

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 · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: 0.8%
• Equity multiple: 1.03×
• Total profit: $781
• Equity at exit: $13,419

10-year hold

• IRR: 10.4%
• Equity multiple: 1.81×
• Total profit: $20,426
• Equity at exit: $7,782

Cash invested: $25,200 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Kansas: 83 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+10
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day pay-or-quit; preempts local rent control; moderate court pace.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 66701

• Home prices YoY: -10.4%
• Active inventory: 70
• Price-to-rent: 7.3×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,032 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$472
• Tax from tax record: −$64 /mo · $771/yr
• Insurance: −$38
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$217
• Net cashflow: $241

Break-even live

Break-even rent $726

Max offer price $90,000

Occupancy floor 72%

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: $22,500
• Closing costs: $2,700
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 6 events

1. 2026-06-18
   days on market $90,000 Active 6 DOM
2. 2026-06-17
   days on market $90,000 Active 5 DOM
3. 2026-06-16
   days on market $90,000 Active 4 DOM
4. 2026-06-15
   days on market $90,000 Active 3 DOM
5. 2026-06-13
   remarks 658-char remark
6. 2026-06-13
   listed $90,000 Active 1 DOM

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

Tax reassessment forecast KS · Resets to sale price

• Current annual tax: $771 · $64/mo
• Projected year-2 tax: $1,269 · $106/mo
• Expected delta: +$498/yr (+$41/mo · 64.6%)

ⓘ 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 6/10 Major
• 🌡 Heat 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥109°F today · 18 d/yr by 30 yrs out
• 💨 Wind 2/10 Low 100% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
• 🫁 Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 1 by 30 yrs out

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $12,383
• − Mortgage interest: −$5,041
• − Property taxes: −$771
• − Insurance: −$450
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$991
• − Management: −$991
• − Depreciation: −$2,618
• Taxable income: $1,521
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$365
• After-tax cash flow: $2,533/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: Fort Scott
• NCES district ID: 2006180
• Math proficiency: 19% ▼ -3.00%
• Reading proficiency: 28% ▬ 0.00%
• Median HH income: $38,034
• Composite: 19.64/100
• National rank: #8741
• State rank: #150 of 169 in KS

Livability — Fort Scott

• Score: 66/100
• State rank: #259
• US rank: #11422

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Population (ZIP): 11,075

Population outlook (Bourbon County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 13,761 people
• By 2030: 13,139 · -4.5%
• By 2040: 11,920 · -13.4%
• By 2050: 10,892 · -20.8%
• By 2075: 8,645 · -37.2%
• By 2100: 6,751 · -50.9%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (89%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 89% Two or more races 5% Hispanic / Latino 3% Black 2%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 2% Serbian 2% Slovak 2%
• Foreign-born: 1%
• Languages at home: 97% English-only · Spanish 1% Other Asian/Pacific 1% German/W. Germanic 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Bourbon

• 2024 margin: Solid R (+54.2) · D 22.0% · R 76.1% · Other 1.9%
• 2008→2024 swing: -26.9pp toward R · 2008: -27.2pp · 2024: -54.2pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+54.2 2020: R+52.0 2016: R+50.8 2012: R+33.9 2008: R+27.2

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -20.03%
• Current HPI: 172.2531
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: —
• State GDP YoY: —
• F500 in state: 0

Price history

1 event — show timeline

• 2026-06-12 Listed $90,000 Heartland MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid

Property tax history

-1.5%/yr

Latest (2025): $771 · +4.1% YoY. Source: county tax records.