503 Hewett Landing Dr SW · Holden Beach, NC 28462

$249,990

4 bd · 2.5 ba · 1,765 sqft · SingleFamily · 20 Days on market

Built 2026 Excellent condition 5,227 sqft lot Est $256k · at est. $42/mo HOA · 2% of rent

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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 +12.4/30.0
• ARV discount +8.5/15.0
• Condition / age +5.0/5.0
• Schools +3.9/10.0
• 1% rule +3.7/10.0
• DSCR +3.7/10.0
• Livability +3.2/5.0
• Rent growth +2.5/5.0
• Appreciation +0.0/10.0

Listing remarks

Discover Your Dream Home in the Hewett Place! The stylish Bennington Plan this is a 2-story gem offers a spacious open layout perfect for entertaining and everyday living. The inviting kitchen features elegant cabinetry, quartz countertops and stainless steel appliances, including a range with a microwave hood and a modern dishwasher. The main floor also includes a versatile flex room and a chic half bathroom for guests. Upstairs, unwind in the tranquil primary suite with a en-suite bathroom and a generous walk-in closet. Three additional bedrooms share a full bathroom. Energy-efficient Low-E windows and a one-year limited home warranty complete this exceptional home.

Key facts

• Inviting kitchen
• Quartz countertops
• Elegant cabinetry

Tags

• SPACIOUS OPEN LAYOUT
• INVITING KITCHEN
• ELEGANT CABINETRY
• QUARTZ COUNTERTOPS
• STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES
• FLEX ROOM

Property features AI

Finance

• Other: Paved road frontage on a private road; Subdivision: Hewett Landing; Zoning: R
• HOA & community: Homeowners association with an annual fee of $500 (about $41.67/month)

Exterior

• Parking: Attached garage facing front; 2 garage spaces; 2 parking spaces total; Concrete parking surface
• Security: Smoke detectors
• Utilities: Public water; Sewer available; Water available
• Home design: Single family residence; Residential property; Two-story
• Construction: Vinyl siding and frame construction; Shingle roof; Slab foundation; New construction
• Exterior features: Patio; Porch; No pool; No fencing; Has a view

Interior

• Kitchen: Electric oven; Dishwasher; Microwave
• Bedrooms: Total rooms: 8
• Flooring: Carpet; Vinyl
• Bathrooms: 2 full bathrooms; 1 half bathroom
• Heating & cooling: Electric forced air heat; Central air conditioning
• Interior features: Walk-in closets; Entrance foyer; Pantry
• Laundry & utility: Washer hookup; Dedicated laundry room; Electric water heater

What this means for you Summary

Snapshot

• This is a 4-bed/2.5-bath single-family listed at $250k. Condition is rated excellent.

Deal economics

• At list price, monthly cash flow is $-43 ($-512/yr) — negative.
• To cash-flow at today's rent, offer at most $244k (2.5% below list).
• To meet the 1% rule (rent ≥ 1% of price), the offer needs to be $219k (12.6% below list).
• Recommended offer: $219k (12.6% below list) — sets the bar for 1% rule.
• Cap rate 6.1% vs local median 3.0% in Holden Beach — 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 65/100 on livability (#334 in NC) — a middle-class / working-renter tenant base. Strengths: employment A+, crime A, housing A; Watch: cost of living D, health & safety D, amenities F.
• Brunswick County Schools (rural): math 45% / reading 47% proficiency, ranked #82 of 178 in NC (top 46%) — families likely to look elsewhere, expect single-tenant / working-renter base with shorter leases.
• Zoned schools: Supply Elementary (math 46% / reading 39%, grade F, #625 of 1,410 statewide, top 45%, 539 students, 99% FRL); Cedar Grove Middle (math 30% / reading 36%, grade F, #305 of 475 statewide, top 65%, 434 students, 99% FRL); West Brunswick High (math 50% / reading 56%, grade C-, #281 of 535 statewide, top 53%, 1,526 students, 100% FRL) — zoned schools average 100% FRL vs 53% district-wide (46 pts higher); higher-poverty schools than district average — tighter screening recommended.
• Market conditions: 513 active listings in the ZIP; 1 comparable units currently listed for rent nearby; 6,112 units permitted in Brunswick County in 2024 (990 in 5+ unit buildings).
• This rent runs 43% of the median local income ($60k/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.
• Brunswick County population projected at +36% by 2050 — long-run rental-demand tailwind backs the buy-and-hold thesis.

Negotiation context

• It's been on market 20 days — a 2% lower offer ($246k) is reasonable based on typical stale-listing flexibility.

Recommended offer $218,606 (12.6% below list)

Questions for the listing agent

1. 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?
2. What does the HOA fee cover, when was the last increase, and are there any pending special assessments or reserve-fund shortfalls?
3. Is there a deadline driving the sale (1031 exchange, divorce, estate, relocation)? That informs how much negotiation room exists.
4. 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?
5. 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.
6. 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.
7. 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: 0.87% ✗
• Cap rate: 6.09%
• Cash-on-cash: -0.73%
• DSCR: 0.97
• GRM: 9.5

CMA / ARV

• ARV (on-the-fly): $255,925
• Comps found: 12

Show comp detail 12 sales within ~0.75 mi

Address	Dist	Beds/Ba	Sqft	Sold	Price	$/sf	Match
370 Bosco Rd SW	0.05mi	4/2.5	1,765 (0%)	0mo	$249,990	$142	97
346 Bragg Rd SW	0.06mi	4/2.5	1,765 (0%)	2mo	$244,990	$139	96
367 Bosco Ln SW	0.06mi	4/2.5	1,765 (0%)	2mo	$244,990	$139	96
334 Bragg Rd SW	0.08mi	4/2.5	1,765 (0%)	3mo	$247,000	$140	94
362 Bosco Ln SW	0.07mi	4/2.0	1,773 (+0%)	0mo	$263,990	$149	94
375 Bosco Ln SW	0.05mi	4/3.0	1,774 (+0%)	2mo	$264,990	$149	94
342 Bragg Rd SW	0.07mi	4/3.0	1,774 (+0%)	2mo	$257,888	$145	93
347 Bragg Rd SW	0.08mi	4/3.0	1,774 (+0%)	1mo	$258,888	$146	93
363 Bosco Ln SW	0.07mi	4/3.0	1,774 (+0%)	2mo	$259,888	$146	92
1028 Maple View Rd SW	0.13mi	4/2.5	1,765 (0%)	3mo	$252,991	$143	91
1060 Maple View Rd SW	0.16mi	4/2.5	1,765 (0%)	4mo	$249,490	$141	89
1052 Maple View Rd SW	0.16mi	4/3.0	1,774 (+0%)	3mo	$257,991	$145	88

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 · 3.0% rent growth · sell at horizon

5-year hold

• IRR: -17.5%
• Equity multiple: 0.38×
• Total profit: $-43,166
• Equity at exit: $37,274

10-year hold

• IRR: -9.5%
• Equity multiple: 0.42×
• Total profit: $-40,846
• Equity at exit: $21,615

Cash invested: $69,997 (down + closing). Projections, not guarantees.

Landlord ↔ Tenant lean methodology

• Overall (STATE): 85 Strongly Landlord-Friendly
• State North Carolina: 85 Strongly Landlord-Friendly · R+3
• County: — inherits STATE
• City: — inherits STATE

10-day notice; preempted; landlord-favorable but court speed varies.

Methodology + full state rankings →

ZIP-level market 28462

• Active inventory: 513
• Price-to-rent: 9.5×

Monthly cashflow live

• Estimated rent: $2,186 medium
• Mortgage (P&I): −$1,311
• Tax est. 1.5%: −$312 /mo · $3,750/yr
• Insurance: −$104
• HOA: −$42
• Vacancy / Maint / Mgmt: −$459
• Net cashflow: $-43

Break-even live

Break-even rent $2,240

Max offer price $243,820

Occupancy floor 97%

Sensitivity live

Price	-10% $130	-5% $44	+0% $-43	+5% $-129	+10% $-215
Rent	-10% $-215	-5% $-129	+0% $-43	+5% $44	+10% $130
Rate	-1.0pp $83	-0.5pp $21	base $-43	+0.5pp $-107	+1.0pp $-173

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: $62,498
• Closing costs: $7,500
• Reserves months: —
• Total cash needed: —

Rent comps 1 comps

Address	Beds	Baths	Sqft	Rent	$/sqft	DOM	Units	Dist
2272 Dolphin Shores Dr SW Unit 203 Supply, NC	3.0	3.0	1567	$1,850	$1.18	15d	1	0.39mi

HOA detail

• Monthly dues: $42 · $504/yr

Listing history 2 events

1. 2026-04-29
   status Pending
2. 2026-04-09
   listed $249,990 Active

ⓘ Source: listings_history table (triggers on properties + properties_extension) + one-shot backfill from property_details.listing_events for pre-trigger history.

Taxation est. · year 1

• Rental income: $26,233
• − Mortgage interest: −$14,003
• − Property taxes: −$3,750
• − Insurance: −$1,250
• − Repairs & maintenance: −$2,099
• − Management: −$2,099
• − HOA: −$504
• − Depreciation: −$7,272
• Taxable loss: −$4,744
• Est. tax savings @ 24.0%: +$1,139
• After-tax cash flow: $627/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.

Condition & rehab AI · 4 photos

Excellent 100/100 None rehab

This move-in-ready home in Holden Beach offers a spacious and stylish layout with excellent condition and minimal maintenance required.

Value-add opportunities

• Both Landscaping improvements — Enhances curb appeal and adds value
• Both Interior paint touch-ups — Maintains a fresh and inviting appearance
• Resale Kitchen backsplash — Adds a modern touch and increases appeal

Renovation cost estimate screening

Value-add ROI direction

• Both Landscaping improvements — Enhances curb appeal and adds value ↑
• Both Interior paint touch-ups — Maintains a fresh and inviting appearance ↑
• Resale Kitchen backsplash — Adds a modern touch and increases appeal ↑

ⓘ Cost ranges are severity-bucket heuristics (US national rule-of-thumb). Get contractor quotes + a written scope before underwriting a rehab budget.

Schools (NCES district)

• District: Brunswick County Schools
• NCES district ID: 3700420
• Math proficiency: 45% ▲ 4.00%
• Reading proficiency: 47% ▲ 4.00%
• Median HH income: $47,494
• Composite: 39.23/100
• National rank: #4011
• State rank: #82 of 178 in NC

Livability — Holden Beach

• Score: 65/100
• State rank: #334
• US rank: #13586

Category grades

Amenities F Commute F Cost of living D Crime A Employment A+ Housing A Health & safety D User ratings D

Schools grade is shown separately in the Schools card above.

Census & demographics

• County: Brunswick County · 131,536 people
• Metro: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
• Population (ZIP): 12,340
• Household income: $60,349
• Rent vs Own: 15.5% rent · 84.5% own
• Severe rent burden: 269.0

Population outlook (Brunswick County) Hauer SSP2

• Today (2025): 152,111 people
• By 2030: 165,705 · +8.9%
• By 2040: 188,494 · +23.9%
• By 2050: 206,228 · +35.6%
• By 2075: 237,876 · +56.4%
• By 2100: 251,451 · +65.3%

Race, ethnicity, and origin ACS 2023

• Neighborhood character: Predominantly White (87%)
• Race & ethnicity: White 87% Black 7% Two or more races 5% Hispanic / Latino 2%
• Common ancestry: Slovak 4% Lithuanian 4% Serbian 2%
• Foreign-born: 1% · Canada
• Languages at home: 99% English-only · Spanish 1%

Political lean MEDSL · Brunswick

• 2024 margin: Strong R (+24.9) · D 37.2% · R 62.0%
• 2008→2024 swing: -6.9pp toward R · 2008: -17.9pp · 2024: -24.9pp
• All cycles: 2024: R+24.9 2020: R+25.0 2016: R+28.7 2012: R+22.2 2008: R+17.9

Not yet ingested

• Civics: —

Market trends

• HPI YoY: ▼ -259.44%
• Current HPI: 144.2462
• Rent YoY: —
• Metro: Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC
• State GDP YoY: ▲ 3.28%
• F500 in state: 26

Industry mix (Fortune 500 HQ in NC)

Industry	F500 HQs	Revenue
▸Financial Services	2	$213B
▸Retail	2	$95B
▸Industrial Conglomerate	1	$38B
▸Metals / Steel	1	$35B
▸Utilities	1	$30B
▸Industrial Machinery	1	$19B

Price history

2 events — show timeline

• 2026-04-29 Pending — Hive MLS
• 2026-04-09 Listed $249,990 Hive MLS