4 bd · 3.0 ba ·
2,297 sqft ·
Built —
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 92 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,856/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$2,162
Tax + insurance
−$687
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$600
Net cashflow
$-593/mo
Annual
$-7,118/yr
Cap rate
4.57%
Cash-on-cash
-6.17%
DSCR
0.73
1% rule
0.69%
Cash to close
$115,459
Investor read
This is a 4-bed/3.0-bath single-family listed at $392k. Condition is rated good.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-593 ($-7k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $327k (16.7% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $286k (27.1% below list).
It's been on market 92 days — a 9% lower offer ($357k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $286k (27.1% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
In year one you build about $20k of equity ($3k loan paydown + $17k appreciation (4.2% local appreciation)).
Location reads 62/100 on livability (#922 in TX) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, crime B; Watch: schools D-, amenities F, commute F.
Lamar CISD (suburban): math 50% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #116 of 826 in TX (top 14%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
Market conditions: 232 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 12,093 units permitted in Fort Bend County in 2024 (815 in 5+ unit buildings).
Fort Bend County population projected at +75% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
By year 2, paydown + projected appreciation supports a ~$32k cash-out refi (75% LTV) — recoverable capital for the next deal without selling this one.
Cap rate 4.6% vs local median 3.4% in Rosenberg — 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
What do current leases actually rent for vs. the listed asking? Can we see a recent rent roll and the last 12 months of T-12 income?
It's been on market 92 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 27% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
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?
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.
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