Cypress A Plan · Red Bank, SC
Flood risk 1/10 · Minimal
- FEMA flood zone
- X (unshaded)
- Chance of flooding over 30 yrs
- 0.0%
- Est. flood insurance / yr
- $507 – $1,088
Fire risk 4/10 · Minor
- Est. fire insurance / yr
- $783 – $1,453
Heat risk 7/10 · Major
- Hot days now (above 107°F)
- 7 days/yr
- Hot days in 30 yrs
- 16 days/yr
Wind risk 6/10 · Moderate
- Chance of severe wind over 30 yrs
- 68.0%
Air-quality risk 3/10 · Minor
- 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 D 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 +13.6/30.0
- ARV discount +7.5/15.0
- Schools +4.2/10.0
- DSCR +4.1/10.0
- 1% rule +3.8/10.0
- Rent growth +3.3/5.0
- Livability +3.3/5.0
- Condition / age +2.5/5.0
- Appreciation +0.0/10.0
$282,990
🖨 Deal sheet (PDF) 📄 Offer letter ✓ Due diligence
Listing remarks
The Cypress is a home that feels spacious from the moment you step inside. This floor plan offers 4 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, and 2,075 square feet of beautifully designed living space, along with a two-car garage. When you enter through the foyer, you're welcomed into a spacious main living area that flows naturally between the great room, kitchen, and dining space. The kitchen features a central island that's perfect for meal prep, quick breakfasts, or gathering throughout the day, along with a pantry and a convenient cubby area for extra storage and organization. Just off the dining area, step outside to the patio-perfect for grilling, enjoying fresh air, or winding down after a long day.
Key facts
- 2 garage spots
- Listed 840 days
Property features AI
Finance
- Financial info: List price $282,990
Exterior
- Home design: New construction plan home; Address: Cypress A Plan, Lexington, SC 29073
- Exterior features: Living area approximately 2,075
Interior
- Bedrooms: 4 bedrooms
- Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms, 1 half bathroom (2.5 total)
- Interior features: Plan home (Cypress A)
Neighborhood map
What this means for you Summary
Snapshot
- This is a 4-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $283k.
Deal economics
- At list price, monthly cash flow is $16 ($192/yr) — positive.
- To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $278k (1.7% below list).
- To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $243k (14.0% below list).
- Recommended offer: $243k (14.0% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Location & tenants
- Location reads 66/100 on livability (#121 in SC) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: cost of living A+, housing A+, health & safety B; Watch: employment C-, crime D+, schools F.
- Lexington 01 (suburban): math 42% / reading 53% proficiency, ranked #11 of 80 in SC (top 14%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
- Market conditions: Rents rising (+3.2%/yr); 564 active listings in the ZIP; 7 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals at typical pace (median 24d on market — plan ~3-4 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); solid renter incomes; 1,712 units permitted in Lexington County in 2024 (0 in 5+ unit buildings).
- This rent runs 38% of the median local income ($77k/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 $2k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $8k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
- Lexington County population projected at +26% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
Negotiation context
- It's been on market 841 days — a 12% lower offer ($249k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Risks & watch-outs
- Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 68% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→16/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Questions for the listing agent
- It's been on market 841 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 14% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
- 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 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 D 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?
- 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.
Investment metrics
- 1% rule
- 0.88% ✗
- Cap rate
- 6.36%
- Cash-on-cash
- 0.25%
- DSCR
- 1.01
- GRM
- 9.4
CMA / ARV
- ARV (on-the-fly)
- $275,975
- Comps found
- 1
Show comp detail 1 sale within ~0.75 mi
| Address | Dist | Beds/Ba | Sqft | Sold | Price | $/sf | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1034 Colony Creek Ct | 0.41mi | 5/3.0 (+1) | 2,264 (+9%) | 23mo | $300,000 | $133 | 39 |
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 · 3.24% rent growth · sell at horizon
- IRR
- -15.6%
- Equity multiple
- 0.44×
- Total profit
- $-43,075
- Equity at exit
- $41,149
- IRR
- -6.7%
- Equity multiple
- 0.56×
- Total profit
- $-33,619
- Equity at exit
- $23,861
Cash invested: $77,273 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.
Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology
- Overall (STATE)
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
- State South Carolina
- 90 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+6
- County
- — inherits STATE
- City
- — inherits STATE
ZIP-level market 29073
- Home prices YoY
- -19.1%
- Rents YoY
- 3.2%
- Active inventory
- 564
- Price-to-rent
- 9.7×
Monthly cashflow live
- Estimated rent
- $2,434 high interval (Pro) →
- Mortgage (P&I)
- −$1,447
- Tax est. 1.5%
- −$345 /mo · $4,140/yr
- Insurance
- −$115
- HOA
- −$0
- Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt
- −$511
- Net cashflow
- $16
Break-even live
Sensitivity live
| Price | -10% $207 | -5% $111 | +0% $16 | +5% $-79 | +10% $-175 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rent | -10% $-176 | -5% $-80 | +0% $16 | +5% $112 | +10% $208 |
| Rate | -1.0pp $155 | -0.5pp $86 | base $16 | +0.5pp $-56 | +1.0pp $-128 |
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
- $68,994
- Closing costs
- $8,279
- 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 7 comps
| Address | Beds | Baths | Sqft | Rent | $/sqft | DOM | Units | Dist |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1607 Commendable Ct Lexington, SC | 4.0 | 2.5 | 1783 | $2,238 | $1.26 | 24d | 1 | 0.02mi |
| 156 Secretariat St Lexington, SC | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2591 | $2,500 | $0.96 | 14d | 1 | 0.12mi |
| 449 Lady Liberty Way Lexington, SC | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1635 | $1,995 | $1.22 | 24d | 1 | 0.49mi |
| 464 Lady Liberty Way Lexington, SC | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2100 | $2,150 | $1.02 | 24d | 1 | 0.51mi |
| 120 W Lake Dr Lexington, SC | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1476 | $1,880 | $1.27 | 3d | 1 | 0.54mi |
| 140 Land of Lakes Cir Lexington, SC | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1452 | $1,925 | $1.33 | 3d | 1 | 0.60mi |
| 919 Dovefield Ln Lexington, SC | 4.0 | 2.5 | 2022 | $2,299 | $1.14 | 24d | 1 | 0.67mi |
Listing history 7 events
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2026-06-09days on market $282,990 Active 841 DOM
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2026-06-08days on market $282,990 Active 840 DOM
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2026-06-07days on market $282,990 Active 839 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $282,990 Active 835 DOM
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2026-06-03days on market $282,990 Active 834 DOM
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2026-06-02days on market $282,990 Active 833 DOM
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2026-05-31days on market $282,990 Active 832 DOM
ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot
backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.
Climate risk First Street
- Flood 1/10 Low FEMA zone X (unshaded) · 0% chance over 30 yrs
- Wildfire 4/10 Moderate
- Heat 7/10 Severe 7 d/yr ≥107°F today · 16 d/yr by 30 yrs out
- Wind 6/10 Major 68% chance of damaging wind over 30 yrs
- Air quality 3/10 Moderate 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
- $29,213
- − Mortgage interest
- −$15,459
- − Property taxes
- −$4,140
- − Insurance
- −$1,380
- − Repairs & maintenance
- −$2,337
- − Management
- −$2,337
- − Depreciation
- −$8,028
- Taxable loss
- −$4,468
- Est. tax savings @ 24.0%
- +$1,072
- After-tax cash flow
- $1,264/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
- Lexington 01
- NCES district ID
- 4502700
- Math proficiency
- 42% ▼ -12.00%
- Reading proficiency
- 53% ▼ -2.00%
- Median HH income
- $61,298
- Composite
- 41.75/100
- National rank
- #3399
- State rank
- #11 of 80 in SC
Livability — Red Bank
- Score
- 66/100
- State rank
- #121
- US rank
- #11985
Category grades
Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.
Census & demographics
- Census place
- Red Bank, SC
- County
- Lexington County · 232,571 people
- Metro
- Columbia, SC
- Population (ZIP)
- 53,156
- Household income
- $77,229
- Rent vs Own
- Severe rent burden
- 935.0
Population outlook (Lexington County) Hauer SSP2
- Today (2025)
- 322,999 people
- By 2030
- 342,356 · +6.0%
- By 2040
- 377,715 · +16.9%
- By 2050
- 406,984 · +26.0%
- By 2075
- 465,447 · +44.1%
- By 2100
- 485,674 · +50.4%
Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023
- Neighborhood character
- Predominantly White (72%)
- Race & ethnicity
- White 72% Black 14% Two or more races 7% Hispanic / Latino 6% Asian 2%
- Hispanic origin (detail)
- Mexican 2% Puerto Rican 1%
- Common ancestry
- Romanian 3% Italian 2% Slovak 1%
- Foreign-born
- 4% · Canada, China
- Languages at home
- 93% English-only · Spanish 5% Other Indo-European 1%
Political lean MEDSL · Lexington
- 2024 margin
- Solid R (+33.5) · D 32.5% · R 66.0% · Other 1.4%
- 2008→2024 swing
- +4.6pp toward D · 2008: -38.0pp · 2024: -33.5pp
- All cycles
- 2024: R+33.5 2020: R+30.1 2016: R+36.7 2012: R+37.8 2008: R+38.0
Not yet ingested
- Civics
- —
Market trends
- HPI YoY
- ▼ -59.20%
- Current HPI
- 249.8957
- Rent YoY
- ▲ 3.24%
- Metro
- Columbia, SC
- State GDP YoY
- ▲ 4.51%
- F500 in state
- 2
Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in SC)
| Industry | F500 HQs | Revenue |
|---|---|---|
| Packaging | 1 | $7B |
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Cash-flow waterfall
monthlySold comps — $/sqft
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