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Investing in North Fayette

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

Rental snapshot

Balanced
Rent-to-price0.52–0.60%/mo
Price / unit (2–4 unit)$245K–$330K/unit
1-BR rent$1,250–$1,450/mo
2-BR rent$1,500–$1,725/mo
3-BR rent$1,850–$2,075/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

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Renovated ARV$330-$495K
Typical buy range$163-$263K

South Fayette adjacent. Growing fast.

How North Fayette 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

170th
best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets
79%
of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into
1.94×
renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical North Fayette rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$213,000
Rent (typical 2-bed)$1,613/mo
Down payment (25%)$53,250
Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$1,063/mo
Taxes & insurance$391/mo
Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$274/mo
Estimated cashflow$-115/mo

-2.6% 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.