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Crystal

Twin Cities suburbs city. Every 2–4 unit listing here, run through the same numbers at 20% down and 7%.

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Neighborhood profile

Listings we track
2
Median price per unit
$161K
Typical cash flow
−$626
median per month, 20% down
Rent rules
No cap
Rents can reset to market at renewal

Crime, rental-license and Census neighborhood figures are only available for St. Paul and Minneapolis so far.

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Top picks

Ranked on real rent estimates (nearby comparable rentals or our own research). Listings with a serious red flag are under Proceed with caution instead, however good the numbers look.

None yet with verified rents. Every listing here is ranked on rough rent estimates for now (tagged “rough” below); those are places with too few rentals nearby to compare.

Ways to slice it

Best cash flow now

Monthly cash flow at 20% down.

  1. 5101 56th Ave N serious flag −$321/mo
  2. 5116 Edgewood Ave N serious flag −$931/mo

Best long-term

Year-30 wealth vs. the same money in stocks.

  1. 5101 56th Ave N serious flag 1.93× stocks
  2. 5116 Edgewood Ave N serious flag 1.16× stocks

Value-add

Under-rented, needs work, or room to negotiate.

Nothing flagged as value-add.

Proceed with caution

Decent numbers, serious flags.

  1. 5101 56th Ave N No rents or income figures given; the 'turn-key' claim is unsupported by numbers

All listings

2 listings. Filter by price or units, or switch the down payment.

  1. 5101 56th Ave N

    $619,900 · 4 units
    Close
    Cash flow −$321/mo Cap 5.8% Break-even price $560K Yr 30 vs stocks 1.93× Positive in yr 5

    Updated mechanicals and a big lot are nice, but at about $620K it loses money monthly, so it only works if the price drops toward $560K or rents beat our estimates.

    No rents or income figures given; the 'turn-key' claim is unsupported by numbers

  2. 5116 Edgewood Ave N

    $664,900 · 4 units
    Overpriced
    Cash flow −$931/mo Cap 4.7% Break-even price $490K Yr 30 vs stocks 1.16× Positive in yr 13

    Four units with no rent or expense data, priced about $175K over what our numbers support; ask for the rent roll before considering a showing.

    Priced about $160K above our break-even; negative cash flow even at 20% down.

Monthly cash flow

−$1,000−$500$0break-even5101 56th Ave N−$3215116 Edgewood Ave N−$931

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