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Investing in Jackson Twp

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

Rental snapshot

Appreciation
Rent-to-price0.47–0.55%/mo
Price / unit (2–4 unit)$220K–$295K/unit
1-BR rent$1,175–$1,375/mo
2-BR rent$1,200–$1,400/mo
3-BR rent$1,450–$1,650/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

Premium
Renovated ARV$315-$475K
Typical buy range$158-$254K

Cranberry/Adams adjacent. Growing.

How Jackson Twp 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 near the top of the metro

Against the rest of the metro

179th
best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets
76%
of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into
1.92×
renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical Jackson Twp rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$206,000
Rent (typical 2-bed)$1,300/mo
Down payment (25%)$51,500
Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$1,028/mo
Taxes & insurance$378/mo
Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$221/mo
Estimated cashflow$-327/mo

-7.6% 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.