529 N Wabash St

Wabash, IN 46992

$129,000D+

3 bd · 2.0 ba · 2,466 sqft · Built 1965 · SingleFamily · Pending · 2 DOM

Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)

• Estimated rent: $1,044/mo
• Mortgage (P&I): −$676
• Tax + insurance: −$153
• HOA: −$0
• Vac / Maint / Mgmt: −$219
• Net cashflow: $-5/mo
• Annual: $-55/yr
• Cap rate: 6.25%
• Cash-on-cash: -0.15%
• DSCR: 0.99
• 1% rule: 0.81%
• Cash to close: $36,120

Investor read

• This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $129k.
• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-5 ($-55/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $128k (0.6% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $104k (19.1% below list).
• Only 2 days on market — expect competitive offers; lowballing is unlikely to land.
• Recommended offer: $104k (19.1% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $892 of loan paydown is wiped out by about $4k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
• Location reads 76/100 on livability (#48 in IN, #3,353 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety A+; Watch: employment D, commute F.
• Wabash City Schools (town): math 21% / reading 38% proficiency, ranked #249 of 301 in IN (top 83%) — low school quality limits family demand, transient renter base, plan for 1-2y turnover.
• Zoned schools: O J Neighbours Elementary School (math 24% / reading 25%, grade F, #762 of 994 statewide, top 78%, 391 students, 57% FRL); Wabash Middle School (math 18% / reading 43%, grade F, #203 of 330 statewide, top 63%, 443 students, 60% FRL); Wabash High School (math 27% / reading 42%, grade F, #270 of 369 statewide, top 77%, 478 students, 53% FRL).
• Market conditions: 37 active listings in the ZIP; 42 units permitted in Wabash County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
• Wabash County population projected at -16% by 2050 — secular population decline; favor cash flow + early exit over multi-decade hold.
• 5 sale attempts since 2y ago 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.
• Cap rate 6.3% vs local median 4.0% in Wabash — 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 1965 — 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 D-rated, which usually means shorter tenancies and higher turnover. Who's the typical renter profile here, and what's been the actual vacancy rate?
• 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.