1457 Louisiana 743 · Opelousas, LA 70570

$100,000

3 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,080 sqft · Other · 30 Days on market

0.54 ac lot

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Why this score? — see what drove the C- 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 +20.6/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• DSCR +6.6/10.0
• 1% rule +5.4/10.0
• Livability +3.2/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Schools +2.2/10.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Welcome to your move-in-ready retreat at 1457 Highway 743, Opelousas, LA 70570! Nestled on a generous 1.01-acre lot, this charming single-family home offers the perfect blend of comfort and potential. With approximately 1,008 square feet of living space, it's ideal for cozy evenings and easy living. Fresh paint and new floors elevate the interior, creating a bright, welcoming atmosphere that's ready for you to call home. Imagine sipping your morning coffee while gazing out over your spacious yard--plenty of room for gardening, outdoor gatherings, or simply enjoying the Louisiana sunshine. Located just minutes from Kings Truck Stop and Casino and specialty meat shops like Bosco's and LINX, y

Key facts

• Spacious yard
• Generous lot
• Move in ready

Tags

• MOVE IN READY
• GENEROUS LOT
• SPACIOUS YARD

Property features AI

Exterior

• Parking: Open parking
• Utilities: Public sewer; Electric service: CLECO
• Home design: Single-family residence
• Construction: HardiPlank siding; Frame construction; Composition roof
• Exterior features: Highway frontage

Interior

• Kitchen: Electric stove
• Bedrooms: Guest suite
• Bathrooms: 1 full bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Electric heating; Window air conditioning units
• Interior features: High ceilings; Beamed ceilings; Built-in bookcases; Double vanity; Dual closets; Guest suite; Formica countertops; Window treatments
• Laundry & utility: Washer hookup; Electric dryer hookup

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 3-bed/1.0-bath other listed at $100k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $134 ($2k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $100k).
• Recommended offer: $98k (1.5% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Cap rate 7.9% vs local median 4.0% in Opelousas — 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 (#187 in LA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: crime F, amenities F, commute F.
• St. Landry Parish (town): math 20% / reading 33% proficiency, ranked #54 of 98 in LA (top 55%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 73% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
• Market conditions: 313 active listings in the ZIP; 142 units permitted in St. Landry Parish in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $691 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $3k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• St. Landry County population projected to shrink 9% by 2050 — rents likely to lag national; underwrite the cash flow, not the appreciation.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 30 days — a 2% lower offer ($98k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Recommended offer $98,500 (1.5% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
2. 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?
3. This sits on a lake — are riparian / water-frontage rights deeded with the parcel? Any dock permits, shoreline easements, or HOA water-use restrictions?
4. What's the documented flood / surge / shoreline-erosion history here (FEMA AND non-FEMA — e.g., storm surge, creek backup, septic-field saturation)?
5. Any water-quality or seasonal algae-bloom issues that affect tenant satisfaction or short-term-rental demand?
6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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: 1.04% ✓
• Cap rate: 7.90%
• Cash-on-cash: 5.73%
• DSCR: 1.26
• GRM: 8.0

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

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

5-year hold

• IRR: -7.4%
• Equity multiple: 0.73×
• Total profit: $-7,668
• Equity at exit: $14,910

10-year hold

• IRR: 2.2%
• Equity multiple: 1.16×
• Total profit: $4,359
• Equity at exit: $8,646

Cash invested: $28,000 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Louisiana: 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+12
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

5-day notice; no state rent control; civil-law jurisdiction; landlord-favorable.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 70570

• Home prices YoY: -34.7%
• Active inventory: 313
• Price-to-rent: 8.0×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $1,044 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$524
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$125 /mo · $1,500/yr
• Insurance: −$42
• HOA: −$0
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$219
• Net cashflow: $134

Break-even live

Break-even rent $875

Max offer price $100,000

Occupancy floor 82%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $203	-5% $168	+0% $134	+5% $99	+10% $65
Rent	-10% $51	-5% $93	+0% $134	+5% $175	+10% $216
Rate	-1.0pp $184	-0.5pp $159	base $134	+0.5pp $108	+1.0pp $82

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: $25,000
• Closing costs: $3,000
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Listing history 19 events

1. 2026-06-21
   days on market $100,000 Active 30 DOM
2. 2026-06-21
   days on market $100,000 Active 29 DOM
3. 2026-06-18
   days on market $100,000 Active 27 DOM
4. 2026-06-17
   days on market $100,000 Active 26 DOM
5. 2026-06-16
   days on market $100,000 Active 25 DOM
6. 2026-06-16
   price $100,000 Active 24 DOM
7. 2026-06-15
   days on market $105,000 Active 24 DOM
8. 2026-06-13
   days on market $105,000 Active 22 DOM
9. 2026-06-12
   days on market $105,000 Active 21 DOM
10. 2026-06-09
    days on market $105,000 Active 18 DOM
11. 2026-06-08
    days on market $105,000 Active 17 DOM
12. 2026-06-07
    days on market $105,000 Active 16 DOM
13. 2026-06-07
    days on market $105,000 Active 15 DOM
14. 2026-06-04
    days on market $105,000 Active 12 DOM
15. 2026-06-02
    days on market $105,000 Active 11 DOM
16. 2026-06-01
    days on market $105,000 Active 10 DOM
17. 2026-05-31
    days on market $105,000 Active 9 DOM
18. 2026-05-31
    days on market $105,000 Active 8 DOM
19. 2026-05-20
    listed $105,000 Active

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

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $12,530
• − Mortgage interest: −$5,602
• − Property taxes: −$1,500
• − Insurance: −$500
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$1,002
• − Management: −$1,002
• − Depreciation: −$2,909
• Taxable income: $14
• Est. tax owed @ 24.0%: −$3
• After-tax cash flow: $1,602/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: St. Landry Parish
• NCES district ID: 2201560
• Math proficiency: 20% ▼ -43.00%
• Reading proficiency: 33% ▼ -35.00%
• Median HH income: $32,635
• Composite: 21.59/100
• National rank: #8303
• State rank: #54 of 98 in LA

Livability — Opelousas

• Score: 63/100
• State rank: #187
• US rank: #14928

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Population (ZIP): 37,188

Population outlook (St. Landry County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 83,114 people
• By 2030: 82,110 · -1.2%
• By 2040: 79,445 · -4.4%
• By 2050: 75,855 · -8.7%
• By 2075: 65,684 · -21.0%
• By 2100: 51,739 · -37.7%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.56)
• Race & ethnicity: Black 55% White 37% Two or more races 4% Hispanic / Latino 4%
• Common ancestry: Lithuanian 8%
• Foreign-born: 1% · Canada
• Languages at home: 92% English-only · French/Haitian/Cajun 5% Spanish 3%

Political lean MEDSL · St. Landry

• 2024 margin: R (+18.8) · D 40.0% · R 58.9% · Other 1.1%
• 2008→2024 swing: -15.6pp toward R · 2008: -3.2pp · 2024: -18.8pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+18.8 2020: R+14.1 2016: R+11.9 2012: R+4.3 2008: R+3.2

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -52.38%
• Current HPI: 98.4256
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: —
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.29%
• F500 in state: 10

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in LA)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Telecommunications	2	$23B
▸Utilities	1	$12B
▸Wholesale / Distribution	1	$5B
▸Advertising	1	$2B

Price history

1 event — show timeline

• 2026-05-20 Listed $105,000 AcadianaMLS

Property tax history

-4.2%/yr

Latest (2025): $170 · -32.3% YoY. Source: county tax records.