3 bd · 2.0 ba ·
1,518 sqft ·
Built 2026
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 94 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$2,116/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$1,521
Tax + insurance
−$483
HOA
−$54
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$444
Net cashflow
$-387/mo
Annual
$-4,641/yr
Cap rate
4.69%
Cash-on-cash
-5.72%
DSCR
0.75
1% rule
0.73%
Cash to close
$81,197
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $290k. Condition is rated good.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-387 ($-5k/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $234k (19.3% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $212k (27.0% below list).
It's been on market 94 days — a 9% lower offer ($264k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $212k (27.0% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $9k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 75/100 on livability (#127 in TX, #3,880 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: employment A+, housing A+, crime A; Watch: amenities F, commute F.
Van Alstyne ISD (rural): math 62% / reading 59% proficiency, ranked #51 of 826 in TX (top 6%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
Zoned schools: John And Nelda Partin El (math 55% / reading 58%, grade C+, #559 of 4,322 statewide, top 13%, 516 students, 22% FRL); Van Alstyne J H (math 61% / reading 56%, grade B, #185 of 1,662 statewide, top 12%, 539 students, 21% FRL); Van Alstyne H S (math 72% / reading 82%, grade A-, #60 of 1,632 statewide, top 4%, 632 students, 22% FRL) — zoned schools at 22% FRL track the district average.
Market conditions: Rents soft (-1.9%/yr); 1446 active listings in the ZIP; solid renter incomes; 19,194 units permitted in Collin County in 2024 (3,988 in 5+ unit buildings).
Collin County population projected at +60% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
2 sale attempts; this cycle's ask has dropped $16k (5%) from the opening price — seller is motivated, your offer sets the floor, not the list.
Cap rate 4.7% vs local median 3.6% in Anna — meaningfully above typical; check what's discounted (condition, days-on-market, listing class) to confirm the premium yield is real.
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?
It's been on market 94 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 27% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
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 B-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?
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.
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