61 Will Hambrick Rd

Cleveland, GA 30528

$199,900D

2 bd · 1.0 ba · 1,042 sqft · Built 1960 · SingleFamily · Active · 30 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,395/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,048
• Tax + insurance: −$151
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$293
• Net cashflow: $-97/mo
• Annual: $-1,160/yr
• Cap rate: 5.71%
• Cash-on-cash: -2.07%
• DSCR: 0.91
• 1% rule: 0.70%
• Cash to close: $55,972

Investor read

• This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $200k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-97 ($-1k/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $183k (8.5% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $140k (30.2% below list).
• It's been on market 30 days — a 2% lower offer ($197k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
• Recommended offer: $140k (30.2% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $1k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $6k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 79/100 on livability (#17 in GA, #2,292 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
• White County (rural): math 43% / reading 42% proficiency, ranked #35 of 174 in GA (top 20%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Mount Yonah Elementary School (math 48% / reading 46%, grade D-, #301 of 1,228 statewide, top 25%, 459 students, 51% FRL); White County Middle School (math 41% / reading 45%, grade D-, #116 of 470 statewide, top 26%, 858 students, 52% FRL); White County High School (math 33% / reading 30%, grade F, #122 of 424 statewide, top 30%, 1,176 students, 43% FRL) — zoned schools at 49% FRL track the district average.
• Market conditions: 444 active listings in the ZIP; 180 units permitted in White County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• White County population projected at +13% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
• 2 sale attempts; this cycle's ask has dropped $18k (8%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
• Cap rate 5.7% vs local median 2.2% in Cleveland — 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.

Questions for listing agent

• 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?
• Built in 1960 — 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.
• 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?
• 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.