15 Grindstaff Dr

Asheville, NC 28803

$949,000B-

2 bd · 7.0 ba · 4,876 sqft · Built 1927 · MultiFamily · Active · 277 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $16,039/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$4,977
• Tax + insurance: −$1,029
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$3,368
• Net cashflow: $6,665/mo
• Annual: $79,979/yr
• Cap rate: 14.72%
• Cash-on-cash: 30.10%
• DSCR: 2.34
• 1% rule: 1.69%
• Cash to close: $265,720

Investor read

• This is a 7 × 8-bed/7.0-bath units multifamily listed at $949k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $7k ($80k/yr) — positive. Per door: $952/mo.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($16k rent vs $949k).
• It's been on market 277 days — a 12% lower offer ($835k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $835k (12.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $7k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $28k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 72/100 on livability (#96 in NC) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: commute A+, health & safety A+, housing A-; Watch: crime F.
• Asheville City Schools (urban): math 39% / reading 55% proficiency, ranked #80 of 178 in NC (top 45%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Asheville High (math 52% / reading 65%, grade C, #235 of 535 statewide, top 45%, 1,166 students, 33% FRL).
• Watch-outs: built in 1927 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: Rents soft (-2.2%/yr); 407 active listings in the ZIP; solid renter incomes; 3,305 units permitted in Buncombe County in 2024 (1,855 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Buncombe County population projected at +24% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
• 2 sale attempts; this cycle's ask has dropped $201k (17%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
• Current owner paid $750k; 27% above their basis — modest negotiation headroom, anchor on the comps not their cost.
• At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 0.0% rent growth), your $266k cash investment doubles in ~5 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
• Cap rate 14.7% vs local median 2.4% in Asheville — 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.
• At $16,039/mo this rent would consume 251% of the median local household income ($77k/yr) (locally 1583% of renters already pay >50% of income on rent) — very limited rent-growth headroom before tenants either downsize or default.

Questions for listing agent

• It's been on market 277 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 12% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
• Can we see the unit-by-unit rent roll, current vacancy, and any below-market leases? What's the average tenancy length?
• What capital expenditures (roof, boiler, parking lot, exteriors) have been made in the last 5 years, and what's planned in the next 2?
• Built in 1927 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
• 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?
• 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?