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Investing in Duquesne Heights

A Pittsburgh investor's snapshot of Duquesne Heights — typical rents, rent-to-price, renovation values, and how the numbers pencil for rentals and flips.

Rental snapshot

Balanced
Rent-to-price0.69–0.79%/mo
Price / unit (2–4 unit)$180K–$245K/unit
1-BR rent$1,050–$1,300/mo
2-BR rent$1,450–$1,675/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

Core
Renovated ARV$255-$400K
Typical buy range$120-$225K

Mt Washington-adjacent hilltop with city views. Renovated SFH mid-$300s; strong flip demand.

How Duquesne Heights pencils

  • rents alone will not carry the debt at list — this is an appreciation or value-add play, not a cashflow one
  • there is a real spread between buy price and renovated value, so a value-add works when you buy right
  • entry prices sit mid-market for Pittsburgh

Against the rest of the metro

132nd
best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets
68%
of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into
1.9×
renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical Duquesne Heights rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$172,500
Rent (typical 2-bed)$1,563/mo
Down payment (25%)$43,125
Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$861/mo
Taxes & insurance$316/mo
Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$266/mo
Estimated cashflow$120/mo

3.3% cash-on-cash on the down payment alone

Self-managed, before closing costs and rehab. Midpoints of the published ranges — a real property will differ, which is what the analysis on an actual address is for.

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Directional investment estimates showing where the numbers point — not an appraisal, and not a statement about any community or its residents. Always run real comps and rents on a specific property. Equal Housing Opportunity.