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Updated over 4 years ago on . Most recent reply
Buying SFH in Manufactured Home Neighborhood
Hey BiggerPockets,
I'm interested in doing moderate rehabs on SFH's with the end goal of listing them as rentals. I've recently discovered an off-market deal that meets all of my criteria (estimated purchase price + rehab less than 70% ARV; should rent for ~ 1% what I'm "in" the property for; reasonable expectation of moderate appreciation, etc.). Here's the rub: the property is the sole SFH in what is otherwise a neighborhood of manufactured homes. Now, I don't have a problem with manufactured homes per se, the issue is I would (very obviously) own the best house in the neighborhood - the complete opposite to what I've read and accepted to be sound investing advice. I've read time and again the street a property resides on is one of if not *the* most important factors when valuing a home.
Why then, even entertain the deal? In short: very competitive market, reasonably good neighborhood (safe, good schools, etc.), and running the 'numbers' suggests nearly 100% return on capital invested post-rehab (though ultimately I still plan to rent).
My question is: All else being equal, how much would you discount the price per square foot given the property's neighborhood?
(Yes yes, I know, price per square foot is just one measure of a property's value; consider all else as equal in this example - as if you had plucked a SFH with average upgrades/amenities from a neighborhood of SFH's and dropped it one neighborhood over.)
Thoughts/considerations/advice/anecdotes on this scenario much appreciated; it's somewhat unique, I feel.
Edit: Something else occurs to me - how much would you increase expected vacancy; time on market when I ultimately do decide to sell?