332 E 2nd St · Corning, NY
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $473 – $860
Fire risk 3/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $691 – $1,283
Heat risk 3/10 · Minor
- Hot days now (above 94°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 16 days/yr
Wind risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
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 +14.4/15.0
- DSCR +10.0/10.0
- 1% rule +9.9/10.0
- Livability +4.4/5.0
- Schools +4.2/10.0
- Rent growth +2.5/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$139,900
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks MLS
This Victorian style home features a covered front porch, fenced yard, gazebo, and a carriage house. The carriage house is not a residential property and is ideal for storage purposes. Off street parking is available off Etruscan Lane next to the carriage house. This 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house boasts hardwood floors, pocket doors, and a fireplace in the living room. Heat and plumbing are not in working order. Electric service upgrade & electric repairs may be needed. A recent survey of an adjoining property shows the garage/carriage house may be encroaching on this property. The property is being sold As-Is Condition.
Key facts
- Covered front porch
- Off street parking
- Fenced yard
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $140k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $533 ($6k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($2k rent vs $140k).
- Recommended offer: $127k (9.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 10.9% vs local median 8.0% in Corning — 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 87/100 on livability (#14 in NY, #334 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: amenities A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: employment D.
- Corning City School District (town): math 44% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #406 of 590 in NY (top 69%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Zoned schools: William E Severn Elementary School (math 37% / reading 42%, grade F, #1,444 of 2,108 statewide, top 71%, 373 students, 55% FRL); Corning-Painted Post Middle School (math 22% / reading 48%, grade F, #480 of 729 statewide, top 66%, 962 students, 46% FRL); Corning-Painted Post High School (math 93% / reading 98%, grade A+, #82 of 1,100 statewide, top 7%, 1,463 students, 36% FRL).
- Market conditions: 106 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 196 units permitted in Steuben County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 34% of the median local income ($73k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $967 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Steuben County population projected at -20% 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 $39k cash investment doubles in ~8 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 114 days — a 9% lower offer ($127k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- 6 sale attempts since 2y ago; this cycle's ask has dropped $30k (18%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: property tax is 2.8% of price; built in 1870 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 114 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 9% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1870 — when were the roof, HVAC, electrical panel, plumbing, and water heater last replaced?
- Property tax is high relative to price — has the assessment been appealed recently, and will the sale trigger a re-assessment?
- 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 A-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?
- 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
- 1.49% ✓
- Cap rate
- 10.86%
- Cash-on-cash
- 16.32%
- DSCR
- 1.73
- GRM
- 5.6
CMA / ARV
- ARV (median comp)
- $165,295
- List price
- $139,900
- Delta
- -15.36%
- Verdict
- UNDERPRICED
- Comps
- 20 within 1.0 mi
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 315 E 2nd St | 0.04mi | 4/2.0 (+1) | 1,932 (+1%) | 11mo | $86,000 | $45 | 82 |
| 373 Watauga Avenue Ext | 0.14mi | 4/2.0 (+1) | 2,076 (+8%) | 1mo | $180,000 | $87 | 73 |
| 175 E 3rd St | 0.34mi | 4/2.0 (+1) | 1,991 (+4%) | 6mo | $199,000 | $100 | 67 |
| 385 Watauga Avenue Ext | 0.17mi | 4/1.5 (+1) | 1,798 (-6%) | 10mo | $115,000 | $64 | 67 |
| 213 Wall St | 0.53mi | 3/2.0 | 1,932 (+1%) | 12mo | $260,000 | $135 | 64 |
| 240 Park Ave | 0.23mi | 4/2.0 (+1) | 1,800 (-6%) | 19mo | $50,000 | $28 | 59 |
| 107 E Second St | 0.48mi | 3/2.0 | 1,769 (-8%) | 8mo | $132,000 | $75 | 59 |
| 112 E Third St | 0.47mi | 4/2.0 (+1) | 1,933 (+1%) | 16mo | $198,000 | $102 | 58 |
| 171 Upper Delevan Ave | 0.42mi | 3/2.0 | 2,108 (+10%) | 8mo | $290,000 | $138 | 57 |
| 224 Wall St | 0.51mi | 2/1.5 (-1) | 1,857 (-3%) | 21mo | $125,000 | $67 | 47 |
| 248 Chemung St | 0.44mi | 3/1.5 | 1,705 (-11%) | 20mo | $216,000 | $127 | 43 |
| 159 Watauga | 0.43mi | 2/1.5 (-1) | 1,677 (-12%) | 15mo | $162,000 | $97 | 40 |
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
- 7.4%
- Equity multiple
- 1.29×
- Total profit
- $11,388
- Equity at exit
- $20,860
- IRR
- 16.8%
- Equity multiple
- 2.38×
- Total profit
- $54,111
- Equity at exit
- $12,096
Cash invested: $39,172 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly
- State New York
- 15 Strongly Tenant-Friendly · D+10
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 14830
- Active inventory
- 106
- Price-to-rent
- 5.6×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,086 medium interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$734
- Tax from tax record
- −$323 /mo · $3,877/yr
- Insurance
- −$58
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$438
- Net cashflow
- $533
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $612 | -5% $572 | +0% $533 | +5% $493 | +10% $454 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $368 | -5% $450 | +0% $533 | +5% $615 | +10% $698 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $603 | -0.5pp $568 | base $533 | +0.5pp $497 | +1.0pp $460 |
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
- $34,975
- Closing costs
- $4,197
- 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?
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Personal DTI + credit; lowest rate.
DSCR
20% down · 8.5% · 30yr
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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No personal income docs; deal must DSCR.
Hard money
10% down · 12.0% · 12mo
- Down + closing
- —
- Monthly P&I
- —
- Monthly cashflow
- —
- DSCR
- —
- Eligible?
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Short-term bridge; refi at stabilization.
Rent comps 1 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 171 E 1st St Corning, NY | 3.0 | 2.5 | 1569 | $3,352 | $2.14 | 45d | 1 | 0.34mi |
Listing history 29 events
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2026-06-19days on market $139,900 Active 114 DOM
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2026-06-18days on market $139,900 Active 113 DOM
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2026-06-17days on market $139,900 Active 112 DOM
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2026-06-16days on market $139,900 Active 111 DOM
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2026-06-15days on market $139,900 Active 110 DOM
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2026-06-14days on market $139,900 Active 108 DOM
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2026-06-12days on market $139,900 Active 107 DOM
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2026-06-09days on market $139,900 Active 104 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $139,900 Active 103 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $139,900 Active 102 DOM
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2026-06-05days on market $139,900 Active 99 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $139,900 Active 98 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $139,900 Active 97 DOM
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2026-06-01days on market $139,900 Active 96 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $139,900 Active 95 DOM
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2026-05-30days on market $139,900 Active 94 DOM
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2026-05-13status Active 633-char remark
Show marketing remark (633 chars)
This Victorian style home features a covered front porch, fenced yard, gazebo, and a carriage house. The carriage house is not a residential property and is ideal for storage purposes. Off street parking is available off Etruscan Lane next to the carriage house. This 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house boasts hardwood floors, pocket doors, and a fireplace in the living room. Heat and plumbing are not in working order. Electric service upgrade & electric repairs may be needed. A recent survey of an adjoining property shows the garage/carriage house may be encroaching on this property. The property is being sold As-Is Condition.
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2026-05-04status Pending 633-char remark
Show marketing remark (633 chars)
This Victorian style home features a covered front porch, fenced yard, gazebo, and a carriage house. The carriage house is not a residential property and is ideal for storage purposes. Off street parking is available off Etruscan Lane next to the carriage house. This 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house boasts hardwood floors, pocket doors, and a fireplace in the living room. Heat and plumbing are not in working order. Electric service upgrade & electric repairs may be needed. A recent survey of an adjoining property shows the garage/carriage house may be encroaching on this property. The property is being sold As-Is Condition.
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2026-04-17price $139,900 633-char remark
Show marketing remark (633 chars)
This Victorian style home features a covered front porch, fenced yard, gazebo, and a carriage house. The carriage house is not a residential property and is ideal for storage purposes. Off street parking is available off Etruscan Lane next to the carriage house. This 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house boasts hardwood floors, pocket doors, and a fireplace in the living room. Heat and plumbing are not in working order. Electric service upgrade & electric repairs may be needed. A recent survey of an adjoining property shows the garage/carriage house may be encroaching on this property. The property is being sold As-Is Condition.
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2026-03-31price $154,900 633-char remark
Show marketing remark (633 chars)
This Victorian style home features a covered front porch, fenced yard, gazebo, and a carriage house. The carriage house is not a residential property and is ideal for storage purposes. Off street parking is available off Etruscan Lane next to the carriage house. This 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house boasts hardwood floors, pocket doors, and a fireplace in the living room. Heat and plumbing are not in working order. Electric service upgrade & electric repairs may be needed. A recent survey of an adjoining property shows the garage/carriage house may be encroaching on this property. The property is being sold As-Is Condition.
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2026-02-15$169,900 Active 633-char remark
Show marketing remark (633 chars)
This Victorian style home features a covered front porch, fenced yard, gazebo, and a carriage house. The carriage house is not a residential property and is ideal for storage purposes. Off street parking is available off Etruscan Lane next to the carriage house. This 3 bedroom / 2 bathroom house boasts hardwood floors, pocket doors, and a fireplace in the living room. Heat and plumbing are not in working order. Electric service upgrade & electric repairs may be needed. A recent survey of an adjoining property shows the garage/carriage house may be encroaching on this property. The property is being sold As-Is Condition.
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2025-06-27historical
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2025-06-12$168,000 Active
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2025-06-11historical
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2025-05-12status Active
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2025-04-09historical
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2025-03-11$185,000 Active
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2024-12-06historical
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2024-06-06$189,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast NY · Partial reset (capped growth)
- Current annual tax
- $3,877 · $323/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $3,877 · $323/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 · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 3/10 Moderate
- Heat 3/10 Moderate 7 d/yr ≥94°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 1/10 Low 0% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 1/10 Low 0 unhealthy d/yr today · 0 by 30 yrs out
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Walkable amenities ~0.75 mi
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Taxation est. · year 1
- Rental income
- $25,030
- − Mortgage interest
- −$7,837
- − Property taxes
- −$3,877
- − Insurance
- −$700
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,002
- − Management
- −$2,002
- − Depreciation
- −$4,070
- Taxable income
- $4,543
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$1,090
- After-tax cash flow
- $5,303/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
- Corning City School District
- NCES district ID
- 3608400
- Math proficiency
- 44% ▼ -12.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 53% ▲ 4.00%
- Median HH income
- $53,042
- Composite
- 41.8/100
- National rank
- #3392
- State rank
- #406 of 590 in NY
Livability — Corning
- Score
- 87/100
- State rank
- #14
- US rank
- #334
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Corning, NY
- County
- Steuben County · 41,193 people
- City population
- 19,015
- Metro
- Corning, NY
- Population (ZIP)
- 19,015
- Household income
- $73,263
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 565.0
Population outlook (Steuben County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 93,062 people
- By 2030
- 89,793 · -3.5%
- By 2040
- 82,353 · -11.5%
- By 2050
- 74,286 · -20.2%
- By 2075
- 55,589 · -40.3%
- By 2100
- 37,587 · -59.6%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (91%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 91% Two or more races 3% Black 3% Hispanic / Latino 3% Asian 2%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 4% Slovak 3% Lithuanian 2%
- Foreign-born
- 5% · Canada, China
- Languages at home
- 95% English-only · Russian/Polish/Slavic 1% Spanish 1% Other Asian/Pacific 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Steuben
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+31.8) · D 34.1% · R 65.9%
- 2008→2024 swing
- -15.0pp toward R · 2008: -16.8pp · 2024: -31.8pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+31.8 2020: R+29.6 2016: R+36.2 2012: R+16.4 2008: R+16.8
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -94.59%
- Current HPI
- 173.9857
- Rent YoY
- —
- Metro
- Corning, NY
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.60%
- F500 in state
- 92
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NY)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Financial Services | 10 | $950B |
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| Consumer Goods | 9 | $162B |
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| Insurance | 4 | $225B |
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| Telecommunications | 2 | $144B |
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| Pharmaceuticals | 2 | $112B |
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| Media / Entertainment | 2 | $69B |
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Price history
-26.0% since first listed13 events — show timeline
- 2026-05-13 Relisted — UNYREIS
- 2026-05-04 Pending — UNYREIS
- 2026-04-17 Price Changed $139,900 UNYREIS
- 2026-03-31 Price Changed $154,900 UNYREIS
- 2026-02-15 Listed $169,900 UNYREIS
- 2025-06-27 Listing Removed — UNYREIS
- 2025-06-12 Listed $168,000 UNYREIS
- 2025-06-11 Listing Removed — UNYREIS
- 2025-05-12 Relisted — UNYREIS
- 2025-04-09 Listing Removed — UNYREIS
- 2025-03-11 Listed $185,000 UNYREIS
- 2024-12-06 Listing Removed — UNYREIS
- 2024-06-06 Listed $189,000 UNYREIS
Property tax history
+9.2%/yrLatest (2025): $3,877 · -1.5% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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