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Investing in Rochester

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

Rental snapshot

Cashflow
Rent-to-price1.13–1.43%/mo
Price / unit (2–4 unit)$65K–$85K/unit
1-BR rent$700–$900/mo
2-BR rent$850–$1,075/mo
3-BR rent$1,100–$1,325/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

Core
Renovated ARV$220-$320K
Typical buy range$99-$175K

Beaver Falls adjacent - river town.

How Rochester pencils

  • rents are strong against the purchase price, which is what makes a rental pencil here
  • 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

46th
best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets
42%
of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into
1.97×
renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical Rochester rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$137,000
Rent (typical 2-bed)$963/mo
Down payment (25%)$34,250
Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$684/mo
Taxes & insurance$251/mo
Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$164/mo
Estimated cashflow$-136/mo

-4.8% 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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Similar entry price, rent-to-price and renovated value.

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.