110 Sycamore Dr · Honey Brook, PA
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 4/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $511 – $949
Heat risk 4/10 · Minor
- Hot days now (above 98°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 15 days/yr
Wind risk 4/10 · Minor
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 21.0%
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 1 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 3 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 +29.0/30.0
- ARV discount +15.0/15.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- 1% rule +8.1/10.0
- Schools +5.2/10.0
- Condition / age +4.0/5.0
- Livability +3.7/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$139,000
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
This beautiful new 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers 1,056 sq ft of modern comfort on a spacious corner lot. Enjoy features like vinyl flooring, central A/C, smart thermostat, ceiling fans, and propane heat. The kitchen includes a large island, pantry, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and ice maker. The primary suite features double vanity sinks, a walk-in tile shower, and a fiberglass tub/shower combo. Outside, enjoy a deck, driveway, storage shed, and more. Residents enjoy the community amenities, including on-site management, walking trail, two playgrounds, serenity garden and more. Financing Available for Qualified Buyers.
Key facts
- Walking trail
- Manufactured homes
- Community amenities
Tags
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath manufactured listed at $139k. Condition is rated good.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $475 ($6k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $139k).
- Recommended offer: $122k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 73/100 on livability (#537 in PA) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, employment A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, health & safety F.
- Twin Valley SD (rural): math 52% / reading 65% proficiency, ranked #72 of 539 in PA (top 13%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
- Market conditions: 48 active listings in the ZIP; 2 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 1,513 units permitted in Chester County in 2024 (354 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $961 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Chester County population projected at +6% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $39k cash investment doubles in ~8 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 325 days — a 12% lower offer ($122k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 2 sale attempts with the ask held roughly flat each time — persistent listings suggest the price (not the market) is what's stuck; bring a comps-based counter.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 325 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% 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 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
- 1.31% ✓
- Cap rate
- 10.40%
- Cash-on-cash
- 14.66%
- DSCR
- 1.65
- GRM
- 6.4
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $195,000
- List price
- $139,000
- Delta
- -28.72%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 1 within 2.0 mi
Projected returns pro-forma
-3.0% appreciation · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 5.2%
- Equity multiple
- 1.20×
- Total profit
- $7,784
- Equity at exit
- $20,725
- IRR
- 14.6%
- Equity multiple
- 2.18×
- Total profit
- $45,881
- Equity at exit
- $12,018
Cash invested: $38,920 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 62 Landlord-Friendly
- State Pennsylvania
- 62 Landlord-Friendly · EVEN
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 19344
- Home prices YoY
- -7.5%
- Active inventory
- 48
- Price-to-rent
- 6.4×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,818 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$729
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$174 /mo · $2,085/yr
- Insurance
- −$58
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$382
- Net cashflow
- $475
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $571 | -5% $523 | +0% $475 | +5% $427 | +10% $379 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $332 | -5% $404 | +0% $475 | +5% $547 | +10% $619 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $545 | -0.5pp $511 | base $475 | +0.5pp $439 | +1.0pp $403 |
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
- $34,750
- Closing costs
- $4,170
- 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?
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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 2 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42 Cupola Rd Honey Brook, PA | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1500 | $2,195 | $1.46 | 14d | 1 | 0.26mi |
| 1 Mark Rd Honey Brook, PA | 2.0 | 2.0 | 880 | $1,200 | $1.36 | 0d | 1 | 0.51mi |
Listing history 4 events
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2025-11-07status Active 638-char remark
Show marketing remark (638 chars)
This beautiful new 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers 1,056 sq ft of modern comfort on a spacious corner lot. Enjoy features like vinyl flooring, central A/C, smart thermostat, ceiling fans, and propane heat. The kitchen includes a large island, pantry, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and ice maker. The primary suite features double vanity sinks, a walk-in tile shower, and a fiberglass tub/shower combo. Outside, enjoy a deck, driveway, storage shed, and more. Residents enjoy the community amenities, including on-site management, walking trail, two playgrounds, serenity garden and more. Financing Available for Qualified Buyers.
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2025-10-28historical 638-char remark
Show marketing remark (638 chars)
This beautiful new 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers 1,056 sq ft of modern comfort on a spacious corner lot. Enjoy features like vinyl flooring, central A/C, smart thermostat, ceiling fans, and propane heat. The kitchen includes a large island, pantry, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and ice maker. The primary suite features double vanity sinks, a walk-in tile shower, and a fiberglass tub/shower combo. Outside, enjoy a deck, driveway, storage shed, and more. Residents enjoy the community amenities, including on-site management, walking trail, two playgrounds, serenity garden and more. Financing Available for Qualified Buyers.
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2025-07-03price $139,000 638-char remark
Show marketing remark (638 chars)
This beautiful new 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers 1,056 sq ft of modern comfort on a spacious corner lot. Enjoy features like vinyl flooring, central A/C, smart thermostat, ceiling fans, and propane heat. The kitchen includes a large island, pantry, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and ice maker. The primary suite features double vanity sinks, a walk-in tile shower, and a fiberglass tub/shower combo. Outside, enjoy a deck, driveway, storage shed, and more. Residents enjoy the community amenities, including on-site management, walking trail, two playgrounds, serenity garden and more. Financing Available for Qualified Buyers.
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2025-06-26$135,000 Active 638-char remark
Show marketing remark (638 chars)
This beautiful new 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers 1,056 sq ft of modern comfort on a spacious corner lot. Enjoy features like vinyl flooring, central A/C, smart thermostat, ceiling fans, and propane heat. The kitchen includes a large island, pantry, dishwasher, microwave, refrigerator, and ice maker. The primary suite features double vanity sinks, a walk-in tile shower, and a fiberglass tub/shower combo. Outside, enjoy a deck, driveway, storage shed, and more. Residents enjoy the community amenities, including on-site management, walking trail, two playgrounds, serenity garden and more. Financing Available for Qualified Buyers.
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 4/10 Moderate
- Heat 4/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥98°F today · 15 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 4/10 Moderate 21% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 2/10 Low 1 unhealthy d/yr today · 3 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $21,813
- − Mortgage interest
- −$7,786
- − Property taxes
- −$2,085
- − Insurance
- −$695
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,745
- − Management
- −$1,745
- − Depreciation
- −$4,044
- Taxable income
- $3,713
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$891
- After-tax cash flow
- $4,814/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.
Condition & rehab AI · 12 photos
This beautiful new 2-bedroom, 2-bathroom home offers 1,056 sq ft of modern comfort on a spacious corner lot. The home is in excellent condition with no visible repairs needed, and the landscaping and paint updates would significantly increase its value.
Value-add opportunities
- Both Landscaping — enhances curb appeal and adds value
- Both Painting — fresh paint improves appearance
- Both Landscaping — enhances curb appeal and adds value
Renovation cost estimate screening
Value-add ROI direction
- Both Landscaping — enhances curb appeal and adds value ↑
- Both Painting — fresh paint improves appearance ↑
- Both Landscaping — enhances curb appeal and adds value ↑
ⓘ Cost ranges are severity-bucket heuristics (US national rule-of-thumb). Get contractor quotes + a written scope before underwriting a rehab budget.
Schools (NCES district)
- District
- Twin Valley SD
- NCES district ID
- 4224000
- Math proficiency
- 52% ▼ -6.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 65% ▼ -5.00%
- Median HH income
- $71,916
- Composite
- 51.88/100
- National rank
- #1655
- State rank
- #72 of 539 in PA
Livability — Honey Brook
- Score
- 73/100
- State rank
- #537
- US rank
- #5035
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Population (ZIP)
- 12,910
Population outlook (Chester County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 546,756 people
- By 2030
- 559,441 · +2.3%
- By 2040
- 576,377 · +5.4%
- By 2050
- 580,602 · +6.2%
- By 2075
- 581,575 · +6.4%
- By 2100
- 540,922 · -1.1%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (93%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 93% Hispanic / Latino 4% Two or more races 2% Black 2%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 2% Polish 2% Iranian 2%
- Foreign-born
- 2% · Canada, South Korea
- Languages at home
- 80% English-only · German/W. Germanic 16% Spanish 2% Other Indo-European 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Chester
- 2024 margin
- D (+14.5) · D 56.7% · R 42.2% · Other 1.0%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +5.2pp toward D · 2008: 9.2pp · 2024: 14.5pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+14.5 2020: D+17.0 2016: D+9.2 2012: R+0.4 2008: D+9.2
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -22.79%
- Current HPI
- 281.2501
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 1.68%
- F500 in state
- 34
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in PA)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Healthcare | 2 | $309B |
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| Insurance | 2 | $27B |
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| Telecommunications / Media | 1 | $124B |
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| Industrial Distribution | 1 | $22B |
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| Financial Services | 1 | $20B |
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| Chemicals / Materials | 1 | $18B |
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Price history
+3.0% since first listed4 events — show timeline
- 2025-11-07 Relisted — Zillow
- 2025-10-28 Delisted — Zillow
- 2025-07-03 Price Changed $139,000 Zillow
- 2025-06-26 Listed $135,000 Zillow
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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