1932 Indiana Ave · Columbus, IN
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $717 – $1,331
Heat risk 4/10 · Minor
- Hot days now (above 103°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 19 days/yr
Wind risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 1.0%
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 1 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 2 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
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
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- 1% rule +9.1/10.0
- Livability +4.0/5.0
- Schools +3.6/10.0
- Rent growth +3.3/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$100,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Key facts
- 6,075 sq ft lot
- Garage
- Built 1890
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $100k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $432 ($5k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $100k).
- Cap rate 11.5% vs local median 3.5% in Columbus — 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 79/100 on livability (#24 in IN, #1,978 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities D+, commute F.
- Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation (urban): math 38% / reading 45% proficiency, ranked #119 of 301 in IN (top 40%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Market conditions: Rents rising (+3.1%/yr); 340 active listings in the ZIP; 6 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals lingering (median 45d on market — plan ~5-8 weeks vacancy on turnover, expect pricing pressure); 83% of comp listings sitting > 30 days — soft ceiling on asking rent; solid renter incomes; 195 units permitted in Bartholomew County 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.
- Bartholomew County population projected at +22% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.1% rent growth), your $28k cash investment doubles in ~7 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- Only 1 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1890 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
Questions for the listing agent
- Built in 1890 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- Schools are B-rated — typically a magnet for longer-tenancy family renters. What's the average tenant stay here, and is there a school-zone premium baked into asking?
- 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.
- 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
- 1.41% ✓
- Cap rate
- 11.47%
- Cash-on-cash
- 18.50%
- DSCR
- 1.82
- GRM
- 5.9
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $189,000
- Comps found
- 12
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 Indiana Ave | 0.00mi | 2/1.0 | 1,260 (0%) | 1mo | $100,000 | $79 | 99 |
| 342 Jones St | 0.29mi | 2/1.0 | 1,200 (-5%) | 4mo | $103,000 | $86 | 75 |
| 2331 Indiana Ave | 0.33mi | 2/2.0 | 1,305 (+4%) | 1mo | $233,000 | $179 | 74 |
| 41 N Cherry St | 0.30mi | 3/1.5 (+1) | 1,230 (-2%) | 4mo | $180,000 | $146 | 72 |
| 41 N Ross St | 0.54mi | 2/1.0 | 1,240 (-2%) | 3mo | $90,000 | $73 | 70 |
| 2245 Wallace Ave | 0.22mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 1,300 (+3%) | 13mo | $194,900 | $150 | 68 |
| 131 S Beatty St | 0.18mi | 2/1.0 | 1,114 (-12%) | 10mo | $177,500 | $159 | 64 |
| 1782 Wallace Ave | 0.13mi | 3/1.5 (+1) | 1,152 (-9%) | 11mo | $134,900 | $117 | 64 |
| 2256 Mckinley Ave | 0.34mi | 2/1.0 | 1,092 (-13%) | 8mo | $172,500 | $158 | 56 |
| 661 Smith St | 0.62mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 1,232 (-2%) | 5mo | $190,000 | $154 | 54 |
| 162 N Gladstone Ave | 0.46mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 1,076 (-15%) | 12mo | $165,000 | $153 | 39 |
| 813 Cottage Ave | 0.69mi | 3/2.0 (+1) | 1,418 (+12%) | 5mo | $177,000 | $125 | 34 |
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 · 3.15% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 10.4%
- Equity multiple
- 1.41×
- Total profit
- $11,521
- Equity at exit
- $14,910
- IRR
- 19.6%
- Equity multiple
- 2.66×
- Total profit
- $46,378
- 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 Indiana
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+11
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 47201
- Rents YoY
- 3.1%
- Active inventory
- 340
- Price-to-rent
- 5.9×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,410 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$524
- Tax from tax record
- −$116 /mo · $1,390/yr
- Insurance
- −$42
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$296
- Net cashflow
- $432
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $488 | -5% $460 | +0% $432 | +5% $403 | +10% $375 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $320 | -5% $376 | +0% $432 | +5% $487 | +10% $543 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $482 | -0.5pp $457 | base $432 | +0.5pp $406 | +1.0pp $379 |
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
- —
Loan-product check · same deal, 3 products live
Conventional
25% down · 7.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
- —
Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 6 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725 Sycamore St Columbus, IN | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 766 | $1,525 | $1.99 | 22d | 11 | 0.90mi |
| 420 Wint Ln Columbus, IN | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 950 | $1,450 | $1.53 | 45d | 1 | 0.99mi |
| 275 N Marr Rd Columbus, IN | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 897 | $1,540 | $1.72 | 45d | 4 | 1.00mi |
| 1182 Quail Run Dr Columbus, IN | 1.0–3.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 967 | $1,375 | $1.42 | 45d | 16 | 1.01mi |
| 3393 Country Brook St Columbus, IN | 1.0–3.0 | 1.5 | 821 | $1,442 | $1.76 | 45d | 10 | 1.04mi |
| 782 Clifty Ln Columbus, IN | 1.0–2.0 | 1.0–2.0 | 999 | $1,360 | $1.36 | 45d | 1 | 1.12mi |
Listing history 2 events
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2026-04-19status Pending
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2026-04-18$100,000 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
- $1,390 · $116/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,390 · $116/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 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥103°F today · 19 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 · 2 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $16,916
- − Mortgage interest
- −$5,602
- − Property taxes
- −$1,390
- − Insurance
- −$500
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,353
- − Management
- −$1,353
- − Depreciation
- −$2,909
- Taxable income
- $3,809
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$914
- After-tax cash flow
- $4,267/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
- Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation
- NCES district ID
- 1800360
- Math proficiency
- 38% ▼ -11.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 45% ▼ -7.00%
- Median HH income
- $54,685
- Composite
- 36.16/100
- National rank
- #4736
- State rank
- #119 of 301 in IN
Livability — Columbus
- Score
- 79/100
- State rank
- #24
- US rank
- #1978
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Columbus, IN
- County
- Bartholomew County · 74,100 people
- City population
- 74,100
- Metro
- Columbus, IN
- Population (ZIP)
- 47,900
- Household income
- $83,958
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 1455.0
Population outlook (Bartholomew County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 90,162 people
- By 2030
- 94,432 · +4.7%
- By 2040
- 102,659 · +13.9%
- By 2050
- 109,794 · +21.8%
- By 2075
- 123,419 · +36.9%
- By 2100
- 121,047 · +34.3%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (75%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 75% Hispanic / Latino 10% Asian 9% Two or more races 6% Black 2%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 8% Puerto Rican 1%
- Common ancestry
- Italian 3% Slovak 2% Serbian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 14% · Canada, China
- Languages at home
- 83% English-only · Spanish 8% Other Indo-European 5% Other Asian/Pacific 2%
Political lean MEDSL · Bartholomew
- 2024 margin
- Strong R (+27.3) · D 35.3% · R 62.7% · Other 2.0%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -16.1pp toward R · 2008: -11.3pp · 2024: -27.3pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+27.3 2020: R+26.2 2016: R+33.3 2012: R+25.4 2008: R+11.3
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -204.94%
- Current HPI
- 150.2246
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 3.15%
- Metro
- Columbus, IN
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.90%
- F500 in state
- 18
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in IN)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | 2 | $37B |
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| Healthcare | 1 | $177B |
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| Pharmaceuticals | 1 | $45B |
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| Metals / Steel | 1 | $18B |
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| Agriculture | 1 | $17B |
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| Packaging | 1 | $12B |
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Price history
2 events — show timeline
- 2026-04-19 Pending — MIBOR as Distributed by MLS Grid
- 2026-04-18 Listed $100,000 MIBOR as Distributed by MLS Grid
Property tax history
+1.6%/yrLatest (2024): $1,390 · +27.5% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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