Investment Summary:

We purchased this property with a great tenant.  Some of the internals show the tenant keeps a great house.  This acquisition is by the playbook.  Purchase a great undervalued property in a good neighborhood, make sure the tenant is thoroughly vetted before the purchase, check the internals carefully including appliances such as the furnace and the hot water tank, do very little except  to make sure the property is managed well, and sit down and collect rent.  

Zillow is not showing a Zestimate for this property, but shows the home listing was removed at $80,000 last.  The number featured, $83,000, is the last sold price in 2022, not its Zestimate.  

We purchased this property with a good tenant with a 5-year history. 

The renter agreed to a rent increase of $100 after closing.  The acquisitions team flagged many updates as necessary for this property, but advised the managing partners that they could get them all done without removing the tenant, because much of it would be exterior work, such as siding and windows.  There was some work in the kitchen area as well.

Zillow has the property valued at above $60,000 in November 2025.

That would bring the equity growth close to 30%, which is an extraordinary outcome, based on the fact that we started cash-flowing from day one, with no downtime.

The simple return on capital for this property (pending property tax revisions) will start at a whopping 19%.  Again, this may readjust as property taxes may rise after the change in ownership.

We closed on this property on 2025-03-31 with a tenant who was paying $800 a month.  This property was under property management through our trusted local partner, Own It Detroit – Mutual Property Management since 2018.  The renter agreed to a $100 rent increase after closing, and in exchange, we offered some CapEx updates in the kitchen and the bathroom.

Zillow has the property valued at $80,700 in September 2025; however, based on the property’s internal condition, we have given it a more conservative internal valuation of $70,000.  For reference, this area’s average property values are above $83,000 today.

The equity we gained is about 23%, which is an extraordinary outcome, based on the fact that we started cash flowing from day one, with no downtime.

The simple return on capital on this property (pending property tax revisions) will start at an annualized 12.7%.

Sometimes deals are too good to be true, and sometimes they are real.

This property was purchased for $20,000 on 2025-03-28 with a good renter who agreed to increase their rent from the $800 they were paying before closing. We factored in $20,000 as CapEx because there are some exterior repairs such as the roof that the house could benefit from. However, after half a year, we have not needed those repairs yet.

After closing, the rents were raised to $900. Pending property tax hikes following ownership change, the initial cash-on-cash returns have started at an astounding 33% based on the original purchase price alone. A purchase price of $20,000 to a valuation of $60,000 is 200% equity growth.

Zestimate is at $110,500 in September 2025; however, we did not do any work on the property after acquisition, so to compare it to nearby fully fixed-up homes would not be realistic.

It is also worth mentioning that this is our second acquisition on Prest Street.  See details on 16234 Prest Street.  16234 Prest is 10 minutes to the north from this property.