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Investing in Shadyside

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

Rental snapshot

Appreciation
Rent-to-price0.46–0.53%/mo
Price / unit (2–4 unit)$330K–$450K/unit
1-BR rent$1,350–$1,600/mo
2-BR rent$1,800–$2,050/mo
3-BR rent$2,400–$2,650/mo

Flip / value-add snapshot

Premium
Renovated ARV$580-$1.1M+
Typical buy range$320K-$750K

True SFH rare. Enormous upside when distressed product appears.

How Shadyside pencils

  • rents alone will not carry the debt at list — this is an appreciation or value-add play, not a cashflow one
  • the gap between buy price and renovated value is wide enough that flips and BRRRRs are the obvious use
  • entry prices sit near the top of the metro

Against the rest of the metro

182nd
best rent-to-price of 192 submarkets
99%
of Pittsburgh submarkets are cheaper to buy into
543.08×
renovated value vs. typical buy price

What a typical Shadyside rental looks like

Purchase (midpoint of the range)$535,000
Rent (typical 2-bed)$1,925/mo
Down payment (25%)$133,750
Principal & interest (7%, 30yr)$2,670/mo
Taxes & insurance$981/mo
Vacancy & maintenance (7% + 10%)$327/mo
Estimated cashflow$-2,053/mo

-18.4% 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.