116 S Range St

Newtown, IN 47969

$65,000B

4 bd · 1.5 ba · 3,069 sqft · Built 1900 · SingleFamily · Active · 7 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,430/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$341
• Tax + insurance: −$85
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$300
• Net cashflow: $704/mo
• Annual: $8,446/yr
• Cap rate: 19.29%
• Cash-on-cash: 46.40%
• DSCR: 3.06
• 1% rule: 2.20%
• Cash to close: $18,200

Investor read

• This is a 4-bed/1.5-bath single-family listed at $65k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $704 ($8k/yr) — positive.
• The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
• Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $65k).
• Only 7 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• In year one you build about $2k of equity ($449 loan paydown + $2k appreciation (3.0% local appreciation)).
• Location reads 60/100 on livability (#542 in IN) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+; Watch: crime C-, schools F, amenities F.
• Southeast Fountain School Corporation (rural): math 34% / reading 43% proficiency, ranked #163 of 301 in IN (top 54%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Watch-outs: built in 1900 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
• Market conditions: 2 active listings in the ZIP; 19 units permitted in Fountain County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Fountain County population projected at -22% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• 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.
• Current owner paid $50k; 30% above their basis — modest negotiation headroom, anchor on the comps not their cost.
• At projected returns (3.0% appreciation + 3.0% rent growth), your $18k cash investment doubles in ~2 years — after that, you're playing with house money.

Questions for listing agent

• Built in 1900 — 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.
• 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?
• 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.