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Columbus, OH $80k–$350k Single family Cap ≥ 7.0%

6 of 41 listings clear your floor Sorted by cap rate

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The returns aren’t spread evenly: 43211 runs about 8.0% against 7.3% across the rest of your box.

Focus on 43211 2 homes · around 8.0%Loosen to 6.5% 8 more homes come into rangeAdd multi-family 5 more clear 7.0%

LISTING PRICE RENT/MO CAP
915 E Hudson St 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,720 sqft $189,000 rent $2,075 cap 8.1%
2204 Cleveland Ave 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,050 sqft $214,500 rent $2,290 cap 7.8%
88 Weyant Ave 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,400 sqft Rent already sits at the top of its comp range. If rent slips, the cap slips with it. $172,000 rent $1,780 cap 7.5%
1428 Maplewood Dr 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,840 sqft Rent sits about 8% under its comps. Best rent upside of the six. $206,900 rent $2,120 cap 7.4%
560 Hamilton Rd 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,990 sqft $184,000 rent $1,865 cap 7.3%
77 Bryden Rd 4 bd · 2 ba · 2,110 sqft 47 days on market. Thinnest margin of the six at 7.1%, and the time listed gives you room to offer under ask. $239,000 rent $2,375 cap 7.1%

Cap rates are after vacancy, maintenance, management, tax, insurance and HOA. Run a full underwrite →

Illustrative search. The Columbus listings, prices, rents and ZIP figures are examples.

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Min cap rate (%) Min rent/price

Net of vacancy, maintenance, management, tax, insurance and HOA, with the first three at rates you set. At the defaults, a 7% cap needs rent near 1.0–1.1% of price.

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Set the most you’d pay as a share of after-repair value. Only flips that leave you that spread come back.

Search guidance shows how many more homes a looser filter would add: at least 8 at 6.5% here. “Relisted lower” and 60+ days on market are one tap each, on top of beds, baths, size, lot and year built.

ScoutScore

A Strong, Fair or Weak band on each result, free

The band looks past the cap rate to rent against comps, comp quality and days on market. Here 1428 Maplewood Dr has only the fourth-highest cap and still reads Strong. The 0–100 score comes with the full underwrite.

6 of 41 at or above your 7.0% floor · Columbus, OHSort by Scout match

Strong915 E Hudson St 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,720 sqft$189,000 8.1%Rent sits mid-range in five close comps. The 8.1% doesn’t lean on a stretch rent.
Strong2204 Cleveland Ave 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,050 sqft$214,500 7.8%Four bedrooms at $214,500. The most bedrooms per dollar after 88 Weyant Ave.
Strong1428 Maplewood Dr 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,840 sqft $206,900 Relisted lower7.4%Rent sits about 8% under its comps. Best rent upside of the six.
Fair77 Bryden Rd 4 bd · 2 ba · 2,110 sqft · 47 days$239,000 7.1%47 days on market. Thinnest margin of the six at 7.1%, and the time listed gives you room to offer under ask.
Fair560 Hamilton Rd 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,990 sqft · 13 days$184,000 7.3%13 days on market. Expect competing offers.
Weak88 Weyant Ave 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,400 sqft$172,000 7.5%Rent already sits at the top of its comp range. If rent slips, the cap slips with it.

Quick view · 1428 Maplewood Dr

Illustrative listings; figures made up.

ScoutSense

A ScoutSense report from August 2026, as written

This one covers a different home, a $149,900 single-family analyzed in August 2026. Only the address and owner are removed, and five of its eight sections are shown.

Investment dossier·Buy & Hold ScoutSense

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Real CapScout report·address withheld·single-family·analyzed August 2026

AI Investment Score 79/100

Buy Confidence Medium

Cash-on-cash 16.4%

IRR · 10-yr 23.1%

Equity multiple 4.06×

DSCR 1.64

Monthly cash flow $471

The deal, specifically

The purchase price is the anchor of this deal. At $149,900 the property trades far under the market's $340k median and its own $179/sqft is a discount to the $241 area figure, which is what drives the double-digit yield regardless of where rent settles.

Rent is where to apply discipline. The $2,080 estimate outruns the $1,702 comp anchor and sits against a market rent series that has slid roughly 7–10% over the year. Underwrite closer to the low end of the $1,714–$2,446 band; even there the yield stays in the mid-teens, so the deal survives a conservative rent, it just isn't as fat as the headline.

Risk register

MED×MEDRealized rent falls short of the $2,080 estimate toward the $1,702 anchor.Underwrite at $1,800; verify with two local leasing quotes before closing.
MED×MEDSoftening rent market (down ~7–10% YoY) pressures renewals.Lock a 12-month lease at market and budget one month vacancy on turns.
LOW×MEDTax reset on sale raises carrying costs above 2016 levels.Confirm the current-year tax bill and model a reassessment to sale price.

Medium confidence Comps are strong — 15 at 0.93 correlation — but the rent estimate spans $1,714–$2,446 (±17.6%).

Rent estimate carries a ±17.6% band and exceeds the $1,702 comp anchor; treat $2,080 as an upper case
Property tax figure dates to 2016; confirm the current bill
Listing data is 39 days old

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Powered by ScoutSense AI · August 2026

What the report isn’t sure about, and why

This is the confidence section of the report above. The same caveats print on every client copy, so a 2016 tax record is flagged before anyone makes an offer.

Rents come from nearby comparable rentals, with a range, checked against HUD fair-market and Census rent levels. An outlier is flagged and its confidence lowered.

Confidence & data qualitySCOUTSENSE

Mediumthe dossier above

WHAT SUPPORTS IT

✓Comps are strong: 15 at 0.93 correlation
✓Market trend and tax history present

CAVEATS

!Rent estimate carries a ±17.6% band and exceeds the $1,702 comp anchor; treat $2,080 as an upper case
!Property tax figure dates to 2016; confirm the current bill
!Listing data is 39 days old

Five rental comps within a mile, plus flood, income and price trend

Zone X, a $58,400 median income and +4.2% a year on the panel below are the same figures ScoutSense reads when it writes the brief.

Rental comps Click column headers to sort

This property · 915 E Hudson St $2,075 est.

Address	Rent	Per Sqft	Similarity	Distance
871 E Hudson St	$2,070	$1.21	0.96 Excellent	0.2 mi
1092 Duxberry Ave	$2,150	$1.21	0.94 Very Good	0.4 mi
2640 Cleveland Ave	$2,125	$1.17	0.93 Very Good	0.6 mi
1170 Loretta Ave	$2,040	$1.20	0.92 Very Good	0.7 mi
1015 Weber Rd	$1,995	$1.22	0.91 Very Good	0.9 mi

Comparables (5)

Neighborhood intelligence

Flood risk: Zone X · minimal
Median income: $58,400
Renter-occupied: 46%
Latest annual change: +4.2%

Illustrative listings; figures made up.

Fourteen assumptions, all editable

Change the price, the rent, the loan or any operating cost and the model recomputes. Or ask ScoutSense a what-if, and it answers with the model’s own numbers.

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Deal Model Cash Flow Return Forecast Sensitivity Tax Scenarios

915 E Hudson St · Buy & Hold

Monthly cash flow +$246

Cap rate 8.08%

Cash-on-cash 5.6%

Cash to close $52,920

✓ DSCR ≥ 1.20✓ Cap Rate ≥ 7%✓ Expense Ratio ≤ 50%✓ 1% Rule ≥ 1.00%

Purchase Price$189,000

Monthly Rent$2,075

Down Payment25%

Interest Rate7.0%

Loan Term30 yr

Closing Costs3%

PMI, vacancy, maintenance, management, CapEx, tax, insurance and HOA are all editable too.

Gross Rent $2,075

Less: Vacancy (5%) −$104

Effective Rent $1,971

Mortgage Payment $943

Property Taxes $231

Insurance $94

Maintenance (8%) $166

Management (10%) $208

CapEx reserve (4%) $83

Total Expenses $1,725

Cash flow +$246/mo

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What if I offer $179,000 instead of the ask?

Recalculated · your baseline assumptions

Offer $189,000 → $179,000

Cap rate 8.1% → 8.5%

Cash flow / mo +$246 → +$296

Cash-on-cash 5.6% → 7.1%

At $179,000 your cash flow rises by $50 a month, all of it from a smaller loan; tax and insurance stay at your figures. Rent moves this deal more than price does: at $1,900 a month the cap falls to 7.2% even at the ask, so confirm the rent before you push the price.

Comps Cash flow Your assumptions

Powered by ScoutSense AI · illustrative listing, computed with the deal modeling engine

Saved scenarios · 915 E Hudson St

At the ask · $189,000

+$246/mo

Cap rate 8.08% · cash-on-cash 5.6% · DSCR 1.35 · $52,920 to close

Offer $179,000

+$296/mo

Cap rate 8.53% · cash-on-cash 7.1% · DSCR 1.42 · $50,120 to close

Offer $179,000 at a 6.5% rate

+$340/mo

Cap rate 8.53% · cash-on-cash 8.2% · DSCR 1.50 · $50,120 to close

Keep up to four scenarios per deal; they print in the PDF.

Illustrative: 915 E Hudson St and every figure in this section are made up.

Sensitivity Stress rent, rate and price on a two-way heatmap to find where the deal breaks.
Tax Depreciation, after-tax cash flow, and a 1031-exchange comparison toggle.
Exit strategy Flip, BRRRR and long-term hold, side by side on the same deal.
Rehab A line-item budget with per-square-foot presets that rolls into the flip model.

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Columbus rentals 2 new

Columbus, OH $80k–$350k Buy & Hold Cap ≥ 7.0%

Scan Daily Email Its own email

Strong640 Wilson Rd 3 bd · 1 ba · 1,480 sqft$168,500 8.1%New today
Fair1342 Cleveland Ave 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,760 sqft$196,000 7.4%New today
Strong915 E Hudson St 3 bd · 2 ba · 1,720 sqft$189,000 8.1%Tue
Strong2204 Cleveland Ave 4 bd · 3 ba · 2,050 sqft$214,500 7.8%Tue

See matches Open in search

Illustrative listings; figures made up.

Send it as a link, a PDF or an offer letter

The offer letter fills in from the deal. It opens at the negotiation target. On the Team plan, links and PDFs carry your brokerage’s logo, colors and disclaimer. How to send a client a branded analysis

Analysis report (PDF): the narrative, risk register, comps and neighborhood data, with your saved scenarios if you want them.
Offer (LOI): price, earnest money, financing, contingencies and dates, filled from the deal.
CSV: the comps table and the multi-year projection, for your own records.

Export Letter of Intent

Offer price$179,000

Earnest money$2,000

FinancingConventional

ContingenciesInspection Financing Appraisal

Due diligence (days)10

Target closingNov 13, 2026

Non-binding. Your name, company and license number go in the letter.

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For agents & teams

The same search, with a saved buy box for each client

On the Team plan, each client also gets a deal room: one private link to the reports you’ve sent them. White-label reports · Share links and deal rooms

Search Each home on the list already meets the client’s return floor. The Lees · Cap ≥ 7.0% · 2 new
Send A full underwrite, with your logo on the cover. Maple & Oak Realty · opened Tue
Next After a closing, the client’s buy box stays saved and keeps sending matches. Owns 2 doors · refinance window Jan
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Maple & Oak Realty The Lees’ deal room · 3 reports

1428 Maplewood Dr Cap rate 7.4% · cash flow $244/mo Viewed

2204 Cleveland Ave Cap rate 7.8% Viewed

915 E Hudson St Cap rate 8.1% New

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