3 bd · 2.0 ba ·
2,433 sqft ·
Built 1983
· SingleFamily
· Active
· 37 DOM
Cashflow @ list (25.0% down · 7.5%)
Estimated rent
$4,615/mo
Mortgage (P&I)
−$2,842
Tax + insurance
−$868
HOA
−$0
Vac / Maint / Mgmt
−$969
Net cashflow
$-64/mo
Annual
$-766/yr
Cap rate
6.15%
Cash-on-cash
-0.51%
DSCR
0.98
1% rule
0.85%
Cash to close
$151,760
Investor read
This is a 3-bed/2.0-bath single-family listed at $542k.
At list price, monthly cash flow is $-64 ($-766/yr) — negative.
To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $531k (2.1% below list).
To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $462k (14.8% below list).
It's been on market 37 days — a 3% lower offer ($526k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.
Recommended offer: $462k (14.8% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
Local home prices are declining (-3.0%/yr); year-one equity from $4k of loan paydown is wiped out by about $16k of value loss. Plan a longer hold.
Location reads 78/100 on livability (#66 in TX, #2,390 nationally) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: crime A+, employment A+, housing A+; Watch: amenities F, commute F, cost of living F.
Northwest ISD (rural): math 48% / reading 52% proficiency, ranked #120 of 826 in TX (top 14%) — acceptable for families but not a draw, mixed tenant base, ~2y average lease.
Zoned schools: Lakeview El (math 75% / reading 68%, grade A-, #117 of 4,322 statewide, top 3%, 547 students, 8% FRL); Medlin Middle (math 66% / reading 61%, grade B+, #115 of 1,662 statewide, top 7%, 991 students, 12% FRL); Byron Nelson H S (math 60% / reading 76%, grade B, #150 of 1,632 statewide, top 10%, 2,809 students, 0% FRL) — zoned schools average 6% FRL vs 22% district-wide (16 pts lower); this property's tenant base skews higher-income than the district average.
Zoned-school proficiency averages 68% at this address vs 50% district-wide (+18 pts) — the actual schools serving this property are materially stronger than the Northwest ISD average implies; a family-tenant draw the district grade alone would hide.
Market conditions: Rents flat; 384 active listings in the ZIP; 13 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; rentals leasing fast (median 9d on market — plan ~1-2 weeks tenant-placement turnaround); high-income renter base; 10,531 units permitted in Denton County in 2024 (2,713 in 5+ unit buildings).
Denton County population projected at +66% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.
Climate carrying-cost: major wind risk, 27% chance of damaging wind over 30y; extreme-heat days projected 7→23/yr by 2055 (HVAC capex compounding) — expect insurance premiums to compound above CPI over the hold.
Cap rate 6.2% vs local median 2.5% in Trophy Club — 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.
This rent runs 37% of the median local income ($151k/yr) — at the standard rent-burdened threshold; future hikes will face affordability resistance.
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 37 days. Have you received any prior offers? Is the seller open to a 15% concession, seller financing, or rate buy-down credit?
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?
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.
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