905 Ashe St · Bennettsville, SC
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
- $783 – $1,453
Heat risk 7/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 108°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 16 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 77.0%
Air-quality risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 0 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 0 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 +9.4/10.0
- Livability +2.6/5.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +1.6/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$95,000
🖨 Deal sheet 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
LEASE TO OWN!!!!
Key facts
- Garage
- Listed 21 days
Property features AI
Finance
- HOA & community: No HOA fees or community amenities
Exterior
- Parking: Unpaved driveway
- Utilities: Public water; Public sewer; Gas water heater; Public garbage pickup; Power: see parking/features (garage type referenced in parking)
- Home design: Single-story home; Approximate age: 50+ years; Residential property with lead-based paint disclosure required; Lot is half acre or less
- Construction: Vinyl siding exterior; Metal roof; Crawl space foundation
- Exterior features: Screened porch; Some trees on the lot; Outbuilding for storage
Interior
- Kitchen: Kitchen approx. 9 x 16; No appliances included
- Bedrooms: Primary bedroom on main level (approx. 20 x 15); Second bedroom (approx. 11 x 11); Third bedroom (approx. 12 x 12); Fourth bedroom (approx. 11 x 12)
- Flooring: Carpet; Vinyl
- Bathrooms: One full bathroom; One half bathroom
- Heating & cooling: Gas heating available; No cooling system
- Interior features: Wood-burning fireplace; Countertops (other); Screened porch
- Laundry & utility: Washer connection; Dedicated laundry room
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 4-bed/1.5-bath single-family listed at $95k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $452 ($5k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $95k).
- Recommended offer: $94k (1.5% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 12.0% vs local median 5.6% in Bennettsville — 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 52/100 on livability (#345 in SC) — a working-class tenant base; expect higher turnover. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A-; Watch: schools F, crime F, amenities F.
- Marlboro 01 (town): math 16% / reading 25% proficiency, ranked #71 of 80 in SC (top 89%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 76% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Market conditions: 54 active listings in the ZIP; 6 units permitted in Marlboro County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $657 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $3k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Marlboro County population projected at -23% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $27k cash investment doubles in ~6 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 22 days — a 2% lower offer ($94k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 3 sale attempts since 2y ago 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.
- Current owner paid $10k; list at $95k implies a 850% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 77% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→16/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
- 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?
- 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?
- 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
- 1.44% ✓
- Cap rate
- 12.00%
- Cash-on-cash
- 20.40%
- DSCR
- 1.91
- GRM
- 5.8
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $159,900
- Comps found
- 4
Show comp detail 4 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 905 Wells St | 0.12mi | 3/2.0 (-1) | 1,448 (+11%) | 14mo | $103,000 | $71 | 57 |
| 124 South Jordan St | 0.50mi | 3/1.0 (-1) | 1,324 (+2%) | 13mo | $98,000 | $74 | 56 |
| 113 Livingston Ave | 0.46mi | 3/1.0 (-1) | 1,470 (+13%) | 13mo | $555,565 | $378 | 38 |
| 104 Carlisle Ct | 0.72mi | 3/2.0 (-1) | 1,400 (+8%) | 23mo | $172,000 | $123 | 28 |
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 · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- 12.7%
- Equity multiple
- 1.50×
- Total profit
- $13,404
- Equity at exit
- $14,165
- IRR
- 21.6%
- Equity multiple
- 2.83×
- Total profit
- $48,757
- Equity at exit
- $8,214
Cash invested: $26,600 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State South Carolina
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+6
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 29512
- Active inventory
- 54
- Price-to-rent
- 5.8×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,364 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$498
- Tax from tax record
- −$87 /mo · $1,048/yr
- Insurance
- −$40
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$286
- Net cashflow
- $452
Break-even live
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
- $23,750
- Closing costs
- $2,850
- 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.
Listing history 27 events
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2026-06-19days on market $95,000 Active 22 DOM
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2026-06-18days on market $95,000 Active 21 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $95,000 Active 20 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $95,000 Active 19 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $95,000 Active 18 DOM
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2026-06-14days on market $95,000 Active 16 DOM
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2026-06-13days on market $95,000 Active 15 DOM
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2026-06-10days on market $95,000 Active 13 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $95,000 Active 12 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $95,000 Active 11 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $95,000 Active 10 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $95,000 Active 6 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $95,000 Active 5 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $95,000 Active 4 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $95,000 Active 3 DOM
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2026-05-30days on market $95,000 Active 2 DOM
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2026-05-28$95,000 Active
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2025-11-01historical
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2025-09-03price $60,000
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2025-07-18price $80,000
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2025-06-30price $90,000
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2025-06-25$95,000 Active
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2024-09-03soldstatus $10,000
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2024-05-24historical
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2024-02-22price $40,000
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2024-02-09price $45,000
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2024-01-29$49,000 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 SC · Resets to sale price
- Current annual tax
- $1,048 · $87/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,048 · $87/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 4/10 Moderate
- Heat 7/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥108°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 77% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 by 30 yrs out
Nearby sold comps map
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $16,364
- − Mortgage interest
- −$5,321
- − Property taxes
- −$1,048
- − Insurance
- −$475
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,309
- − Management
- −$1,309
- − Depreciation
- −$2,764
- Taxable income
- $4,137
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$993
- After-tax cash flow
- $4,433/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
- Marlboro 01
- NCES district ID
- 4502970
- Math proficiency
- 16% ▼ -9.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 25% ▼ -2.00%
- Median HH income
- $29,865
- Composite
- 16.37/100
- National rank
- #9201
- State rank
- #71 of 80 in SC
Livability — Bennettsville
- Score
- 52/100
- State rank
- #345
- US rank
- #24772
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Bennettsville, SC
- Population (ZIP)
- 17,408
Population outlook (Marlboro County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 25,477 people
- By 2030
- 24,266 · -4.8%
- By 2040
- 21,862 · -14.2%
- By 2050
- 19,665 · -22.8%
- By 2075
- 15,673 · -38.5%
- By 2100
- 12,390 · -51.4%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Diverse neighborhood (Simpson 0.57)
- Race & ethnicity
- Black 57% White 32% Two or more races 5% Hispanic / Latino 3% Native American 2%
- Common ancestry
- Slovak 1% Serbian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 2% · Canada, South Korea
- Languages at home
- 98% English-only · Spanish 2%
Political lean MEDSL · Marlboro
- 2024 margin
- Toss-up / Even · D 50.6% · R 48.2% · Other 1.2%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -3.7pp toward R · 2008: 6.1pp · 2024: 2.4pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+2.4 2020: D+10.9 2016: D+16.1 2012: D+30.4 2008: D+6.1
Not yet ingested
- Civics
- —
Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -80.61%
- Current HPI
- 108.4261
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- —
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 4.51%
- F500 in state
- 2
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in SC)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging | 1 | $7B |
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Price history
+93.9% since first listed11 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-28 Listed $95,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2025-11-01 Listing Removed — Greater Greenville MLS
- 2025-09-03 Price Changed $60,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2025-07-18 Price Changed $80,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2025-06-30 Price Changed $90,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2025-06-25 Listed $95,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2024-09-03 Sold (Public Records) $10,000 Public Records
- 2024-05-24 Listing Removed — Greater Greenville MLS
- 2024-02-22 Price Changed $40,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2024-02-09 Price Changed $45,000 Greater Greenville MLS
- 2024-01-29 Listed $49,000 Greater Greenville MLS
Property tax history
+2.6%/yrLatest (2025): $1,048 · +14.6% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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