4633 N Sherman Blvd · Milwaukee, WI
Flood risk 5/10 · Moderate
- FEMA flood zone
- X (shaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.48%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $473 – $860
Fire risk 1/10 · Minimal
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $636 – $1,182
Heat risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Hot days now (above 98°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 13 days/yr
Wind risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- —
Air-quality risk 2/10 · Minimal
- Unhealthy air days now
- 2 days/yr
- Unhealthy air days in 30 yrs
- 2 days/yr
Risk factors via First Street. Map © Google.
Why this score? — see what drove the C+ 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 +21.7/30.0
- ARV discount +13.7/15.0
- DSCR +6.9/10.0
- 1% rule +6.0/10.0
- Rent growth +4.7/5.0
- Livability +4.0/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Schools +1.2/10.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$95,900
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
Come see this inviting 2 bedroom brick ranch that is full of charm and potential. Inside, you'll find a nicely sized eat-in kitchen with plenty of room for everyday meals; stove and refrigerator are included. The home offers a comfortable floor plan ready for your personal style and updates. A side driveway leads to a 1.5-car garage, and the fenced-in yard provides great space for pets, play, or relaxing outdoors. Recent improvements include a brand-new roof and a completely rebuilt furnace, offering added value and peace of mind. A well-built home with great bones--just waiting for your finishing touches. Call today to schedule your private showing!
Key facts
- Brand-new roof
- Eat-in kitchen
- Fenced-in yard
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What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 2-bed/1.0-bath single-family listed at $96k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $148 ($2k/yr) — positive.
- The deal already cash-flows at list — no discount required.
- Meets the 1% rule at list price ($1k rent vs $96k).
- Recommended offer: $93k (3.0% below list) — sets the bar for market timing.
- Cap rate 8.1% vs local median 5.1% in Milwaukee — 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 81/100 on livability (#55 in WI, #1,534 nationally) — a professional / high-income tenant draw. Strengths: amenities A+, commute A+, cost of living A+; Watch: employment D+, schools F, crime F.
- Milwaukee School District (urban): math 10% / reading 18% proficiency, ranked #337 of 342 in WI (top 98%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover; 77% free/reduced lunch — lower-income household profile, screen leases tightly.
- Market conditions: Rents rising fast (+8.6%/yr); 168 active listings in the ZIP; 5 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 25d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); 1,017 units permitted in Milwaukee County in 2024 (803 in 5+ unit buildings).
Forward outlook
- Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $663 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $3k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Milwaukee County population projected at +4% by 2050 — modest demand growth; plan on rents tracking national, not racing it.
- At projected returns (-3.0% appreciation + 8.0% rent growth), your $27k cash investment doubles in ~9 years — after that, you're playing with house money.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 56 days — a 3% lower offer ($93k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
- Current owner paid $29k; list at $96k implies a 231% gain — meaningful room to come down on a strong offer.
Risks & watch-outs
- Watch-outs: built in 1951 — expect roof / HVAC / electrical / plumbing capex.
- Climate carrying-cost: moderate flood risk — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 56 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 3% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- Built in 1951 — 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?
- 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
- 1.10% ✓
- Cap rate
- 8.15%
- Cash-on-cash
- 6.63%
- DSCR
- 1.29
- GRM
- 7.6
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $111,150
- Comps found
- 12
Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4633 N Sherman Blvd | 0.00mi | 2/1.0 | 741 (0%) | 1mo | $88,500 | $119 | 99 |
| 4224 W Peck Pl | 0.07mi | 2/1.0 | 744 (+0%) | 2mo | $64,820 | $87 | 95 |
| 4623 N 38th St | 0.33mi | 2/1.0 | 744 (+0%) | 2mo | $119,900 | $161 | 82 |
| 4337 N 42nd Pl | 0.38mi | 2/1.0 | 698 (-6%) | 2mo | $126,900 | $182 | 71 |
| 4440 N 41st St | 0.30mi | 2/1.0 | 784 (+6%) | 7mo | $77,200 | $98 | 71 |
| 4663 N 48th St | 0.32mi | 2/1.0 | 672 (-9%) | 2mo | $77,000 | $115 | 68 |
| 4463 N 36th St | 0.50mi | 2/1.0 | 815 (+10%) | 1mo | $99,000 | $121 | 60 |
| 4302 N 36th St | 0.63mi | 2/1.0 | 667 (-10%) | 0mo | $100,000 | $150 | 54 |
| 5035 N 42nd St | 0.53mi | 3/1.0 (+1) | 796 (+7%) | 9mo | $165,000 | $207 | 50 |
| 4868 N 52nd St | 0.60mi | 2/1.0 | 850 (+15%) | 2mo | $145,605 | $171 | 46 |
| 4910 N 53rd St | 0.68mi | 2/1.0 | 814 (+10%) | 8mo | $70,000 | $86 | 45 |
| 5147 N 38th St | 0.73mi | 2/1.0 | 667 (-10%) | 9mo | $110,000 | $165 | 42 |
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 · 8.0% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -0.5%
- Equity multiple
- 0.98×
- Total profit
- $-513
- Equity at exit
- $14,299
- IRR
- 13.9%
- Equity multiple
- 2.38×
- Total profit
- $37,107
- Equity at exit
- $8,292
Cash invested: $26,852 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 73 Landlord-Friendly
- State Wisconsin
- 73 Landlord-Friendly · R+2
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 53209
- Rents YoY
- 8.6%
- Active inventory
- 168
- Price-to-rent
- 7.6×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $1,051 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$503
- Tax from tax record
- −$139 /mo · $1,668/yr
- Insurance
- −$40
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$221
- Net cashflow
- $148
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $203 | -5% $175 | +0% $148 | +5% $121 | +10% $94 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $65 | -5% $107 | +0% $148 | +5% $190 | +10% $231 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $197 | -0.5pp $173 | base $148 | +0.5pp $123 | +1.0pp $98 |
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
- $23,975
- Closing costs
- $2,877
- 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.
Rent comps 5 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4572 N 38th St Unit 2 Milwaukee, WI | 2.0 | 1.0 | 600 | $950 | $1.58 | 44d | 1 | 0.36mi |
| 4651 N 36th St #4 Milwaukee, WI | 2.0 | 1.0 | 747 | $945 | $1.27 | 24d | 1 | 0.45mi |
| 4603 N 29th St Unit 3 Milwaukee, WI | 1.0 | 1.0 | 510 | $750 | $1.47 | 24d | 1 | 0.89mi |
| 3925 N 41st St Unit 2 Milwaukee, WI | 1.0 | 1.0 | 700 | $845 | $1.21 | 24d | 1 | 0.93mi |
| 3901 N 27th St Unit 3907 Milwaukee, WI | 2.0 | 1.0 | 715 | $895 | $1.25 | 24d | 1 | 1.40mi |
Listing history 3 events
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2026-04-16status Pending
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2026-02-19$95,900 Active
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1989-08-01soldstatus $29,000
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Tax reassessment forecast WI · Partial reset (capped growth)
- Current annual tax
- $1,668 · $139/mo
- Projected year-2 tax
- $1,721 · $143/mo
- Expected delta
- +$53/yr (+$4/mo · 3.2%)
ⓘ Screening estimate from a state-policy table — verify with the county assessor before closing.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 5/10 Major FEMA zone X (shaded) · 48% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 1/10 Low
- Heat 2/10 Low 7 d/yr ≥98°F today · 13 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 2/10 Low
- Air quality 2/10 Low 2 unhealthy d/yr today · 2 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
- $12,611
- − Mortgage interest
- −$5,372
- − Property taxes
- −$1,668
- − Insurance
- −$480
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$1,009
- − Management
- −$1,009
- − Depreciation
- −$2,790
- Taxable income
- $283
- Est. tax owed @ 24.0%
- −$68
- After-tax cash flow
- $1,712/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
- Milwaukee School District
- NCES district ID
- 5509600
- Math proficiency
- 10% ▼ -5.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 18% ▬ 0.00%
- Median HH income
- $36,339
- Composite
- 11.61/100
- National rank
- #9696
- State rank
- #337 of 342 in WI
Livability — Milwaukee
- Score
- 81/100
- State rank
- #55
- US rank
- #1534
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Milwaukee, WI
- County
- Milwaukee County · 926,379 people
- City population
- 573,768
- Metro
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- Population (ZIP)
- 45,170
- Household income
- $48,486
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 3390.0
Population outlook (Milwaukee County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 995,758 people
- By 2030
- 1,009,124 · +1.3%
- By 2040
- 1,028,128 · +3.3%
- By 2050
- 1,040,066 · +4.4%
- By 2075
- 1,057,849 · +6.2%
- By 2100
- 1,039,774 · +4.4%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly Black (66%)
- Race & ethnicity
- Black 66% White 22% Hispanic / Latino 5% Two or more races 5% Asian 2%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 2% Puerto Rican 3%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 3% Portuguese 1% Iranian 1%
- Foreign-born
- 3% · Canada
- Languages at home
- 92% English-only · Spanish 4% Other Asian/Pacific 1% Russian/Polish/Slavic 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Milwaukee
- 2024 margin
- Solid D (+38.5) · D 68.3% · R 29.8% · Other 1.8%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +2.7pp toward D · 2008: 35.9pp · 2024: 38.5pp
- All cycles
- 2024: D+38.5 2020: D+39.9 2016: D+37.5 2012: D+34.6 2008: D+35.9
Not yet ingested
- Civics
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Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -194.98%
- Current HPI
- 172.4275
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 8.61%
- Metro
- Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 2.10%
- F500 in state
- 20
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in WI)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Industrial Machinery | 4 | $23B |
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| Industrial Technology | 2 | $36B |
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| Insurance | 1 | $36B |
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| Professional Services | 1 | $19B |
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| Utilities | 1 | $9B |
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| Consumer Goods | 1 | $3B |
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Price history
+230.7% since first listed3 events — show timeline
- 2026-04-16 Pending — METROMLS
- 2026-02-19 Listed $95,900 METROMLS
- 1989-08-01 Sold (Public Records) $29,000 Public Records
Property tax history
+6.4%/yrLatest (2024): $1,668 · +23.8% YoY. Source: county tax records.
Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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