6042 Ballast Dr · Wimauma, FL 33598

$342,900

4 bd · 2.0 ba · 1,819 sqft · Land · 186 Days on market

Built 2025 6,098 sqft lot $12/mo HOA ↓ 7% since listing

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• Cash flow +10.1/30.0
• ARV discount +7.5/15.0
• Schools +4.2/10.0
• Appreciation +3.8/10.0
• Livability +3.2/5.0
• 1% rule +3.1/10.0
• DSCR +2.9/10.0
• Condition / age +2.5/5.0
• Rent growth +1.9/5.0

Listing remarks

New construction home with 1819 square feet on one-story including 4 bedrooms, 2 baths, and an open living area. Enjoy an open kitchen with Quartz countertops, Samsung stainless steel appliances, a walk-in pantry, and a spacious counter height island, fully open to the dining café and gathering room. The living area, laundry room, and baths include luxury wood vinyl plank flooring, with stain-resistant carpet in the bedrooms. Your owner's suite is complete with a walk-in wardrobe and a private en-suite bath with dual vanities, a tiled shower, and a closeted toilet. Plus, enjoy a covered lanai, 2-car garage, custom-fit window blinds, architectural shingles, energy-efficient insulation

Key facts

• Quartz countertops
• Walk-in wardrobe
• Open kitchen

Tags

• OPEN KITCHEN
• QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS
• WALK-IN PANTRY
• COUNTER HEIGHT ISLAND
• WALK-IN WARDROBE
• PRIVATE EN-SUITE BATH

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: CDD present
• HOA & community: HOA: Hcmanagement; HOA required; HOA dues $12.50 per month (approximately $150 annually); Pets allowed

Exterior

• Parking: Attached 2-car garage (19 x 21)
• Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Cable available
• Home design: Single Family Residence; One level; Faces south; Completed construction; New construction
• Construction: Block construction; Shingle roof; Slab foundation; Built by Highland Homes (model: Raychel)
• Exterior features: Paved road access; Irrigation system; Community pool; Playground; Deed restrictions

Interior

• Kitchen: Dishwasher; Disposal; Microwave; Range; Refrigerator; Electric water heater
• Bedrooms: 4 bedrooms
• Flooring: Carpet; Vinyl
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms
• Heating & cooling: Central heating; Central air conditioning
• Interior features: In-wall pest system
• Laundry & utility: Laundry inside

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 4-bed/2.0-bath land listed at $343k.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-199 ($-2k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $314k (8.4% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $276k (19.4% below list).
• Recommended offer: $276k (19.4% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Cap rate 5.6% vs local median 4.5% in Wimauma — meaningfully above typical; check what's discounted (condition, days-on-market, listing class) to confirm the premium yield is real.

Location & tenants

• Location reads 64/100 on livability (#699 in FL) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: commute A, cost of living A-, crime B; Watch: schools F, amenities F, employment D-.
• Hillsborough (suburban): math 47% / reading 50% proficiency, ranked #41 of 73 in FL (top 56%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Market conditions: Rents soft (-2.5%/yr); 674 active listings in the ZIP; 8 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 18d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 9,053 units permitted in Hillsborough County in 2024 (4,555 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent runs 34% of the median local income ($98k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.

Forward outlook

• Local home prices are declining (-2.4%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $8k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Hillsborough County population projected at +37% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 186 days — a 12% lower offer ($302k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Recommended offer $276,343 (19.4% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. 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?
2. It's been on market 186 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 19% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
3. What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
4. Why hasn't it sold? Are there any deal-killer items the seller is aware of (foundation, flood, title, zoning, code violations)?
5. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
6. Schools are F-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
7. 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?
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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: 0.81% ✗
• Cap rate: 5.60%
• Cash-on-cash: -2.48%
• DSCR: 0.89
• GRM: 10.3

CMA / ARV

No comps found within radius.

Projected returns pro-forma

-2.35% appreciation · 0.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -19.1%
• Equity multiple: 0.30×
• Total profit: $-66,796
• Equity at exit: $61,198

10-year hold

• IRR: -17.6%
• Equity multiple: -0.01×
• Total profit: $-97,257
• Equity at exit: $47,240

Cash invested: $96,012 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State Florida: 87 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

3-day pay-or-quit; preempts local rent control; landlord-friendly statutes. Court speed varies by county.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 33598

• Home prices YoY: -0.9%
• Rents YoY: -2.5%
• Active inventory: 674
• Price-to-rent: 10.3×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $2,763 high
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,798
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$429 /mo · $5,144/yr
• Insurance: −$143
• HOA: −$12
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$580
• Net cashflow: $-199

Break-even live

Break-even rent $3,015

Max offer price $314,163

Occupancy floor —

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: $85,725
• Closing costs: $10,287
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 8 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
2467 White Ladyfish Rd Wimauma, FL	3.0	2.0	1496	$2,100	$1.40	24d	1	0.18mi
5771 Red Kite Dr Wimauma, FL	5.0	3.0	2200	$2,650	$1.20	24d	1	0.72mi
5615 Red Kite Dr Wimauma, FL	5.0	3.0	2112	$3,000	$1.42	2d	1	0.73mi
5757 Red Kite Dr Wimauma, FL	5.0	3.0	2200	$2,630	$1.20	11d	1	0.73mi
17224 Auburn Arch Loop Wimauma, FL	2.0–4.0	2.5	1517	$2,900	$1.91	18d	20	1.12mi
17247 Southern Haven Dr Wimauma, FL	3.0	2.5	1660	$2,300	$1.39	18d	1	1.29mi
17042 Oval Rum Dr Wimauma, FL	3.0	2.0	1516	$2,500	$1.65	18d	1	1.44mi
17029 Blister Wing Dr Wimauma, FL	4.0	2.5	2328	$3,000	$1.29	1d	1	1.45mi

HOA detail

• Monthly dues: $12 · $144/yr

Listing history 4 events

1. 2026-05-12
   status Pending
2. 2026-04-09
   price $342,900
3. 2025-12-24
   price $357,900
4. 2025-11-07
   listed $368,695 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: $33,161
• − Mortgage interest: −$19,208
• − Property taxes: −$5,144
• − Insurance: −$1,714
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$2,653
• − Management: −$2,653
• − HOA: −$144
• − Depreciation: −$9,975
• Taxable loss: −$8,330
• Est. tax savings @ 24.0%: +$1,999
• After-tax cash flow: $-384/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: Hillsborough
• NCES district ID: 1200870
• Math proficiency: 47% ▼ -8.00%
• Reading proficiency: 50% ▼ -4.00%
• Median HH income: $50,622
• Composite: 41.6/100
• National rank: #3435
• State rank: #41 of 73 in FL

Livability — Wimauma

• Score: 64/100
• State rank: #699
• US rank: #14659

Category grades

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

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• Census place: Wimauma, FL
• County: Hillsborough County · 1,540,968 people
• City population: 32,820
• Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
• Population (ZIP): 32,820
• Household income: $97,520
• Rent vs Own: 12.8% rent · 87.2% own
• Severe rent burden: 149.0

Population outlook (Hillsborough County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 1,607,022 people
• By 2030: 1,733,968 · +7.9%
• By 2040: 1,979,565 · +23.2%
• By 2050: 2,203,427 · +37.1%
• By 2075: 2,667,893 · +66.0%
• By 2100: 2,891,558 · +79.9%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.67)
• Race & ethnicity: White 40% Hispanic / Latino 39% Black 14% Two or more races 11% Asian 2%
• Hispanic origin (detail): Mexican 26% Puerto Rican 3% Cuban 1%
• Common ancestry: Romanian 2% Scotch-Irish 2% Lithuanian 1%
• Foreign-born: 23% · Canada, Jamaica, Guatemala
• Languages at home: 62% English-only · Spanish 35% Other Indo-European 1% Arabic 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Hillsborough

• 2024 margin: Toss-up / Even · D 47.8% · R 50.9% · Other 1.3%
• 2008→2024 swing: -10.2pp toward R · 2008: 7.1pp · 2024: -3.1pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+3.1 2020: D+6.9 2016: D+6.8 2012: D+6.7 2008: D+7.1

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -2.35%
• Current HPI: 271.8552
• Rent YoY: ▼ -2.50%
• Metro: Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.28%
• F500 in state: 36

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in FL)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Industrial Technology	2	$29B
▸Insurance	2	$17B
▸Retail	1	$60B
▸Technology Distribution	1	$58B
▸Homebuilding	1	$35B
▸Technology Manufacturing	1	$35B

Price history

-7.0% since first listed

4 events — show timeline

• 2026-05-12 Pending — Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2026-04-09 Price Changed $342,900 Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2025-12-24 Price Changed $357,900 Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid
• 2025-11-07 Listed $368,695 Stellar MLS as Distributed by MLS Grid