Fayetteville, AR: SFH Long-term rental

Fayetteville, AR: SFH Long-term rental

San Francisco, CA · Member since 2015 · 21 posts · 12 votes

I'm looking at a 3/2 SFH 1,430 sqft in Fayetteville, Arkansas--in the western part of town out toward Farmington. My estimates are:

Purchase price: $130K, 20% down, mortgage of $466/mo.  Gross rent of $1,200 with estimated vacancy of $120 (10%).  Monthly operating expenses include: $120 property tax, $100 insurance, $120 property mgmt (10%), and $170 maintenance.  Nets a monthly cash flow of just over $100, with cash on cash return of only 5%.

This would be my first deal. Am I missing anything in my expenses? Should I avoid such a low COC?

Thanks for any feedback.

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  • Aaron HowellBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Crozet, VA · Member since 2014 · 436 posts · 223 votes
    10y

    Deal looks pretty solid.  I would wonder about neighborhood (you probably already have) and the availablity of renters (I would assume Fayetteville would have lots of college students).

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  • Aaron HowellBusiness Member
    Real Estate Agent · Crozet, VA · Member since 2014 · 436 posts · 223 votes
    10y

    Also, since you're at a distance and using a property management company, I would look at how they screen and their vacancy rate for the properties they manage.  If they take a long time to put someone in the unit it could get expensive.

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