Cash-buyer and investment activity over the last 12 months.
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In Des Moines (50314), investors own about 151 tracked properties across 40 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $104,000. 27 were acquired in the last 12 months.
Volume fell to 27 investor purchases over the last 12 months from about 45, down some 40%. Negotiating leverage has shifted toward whoever is still buying.
Strategy here skews to value-add / rehab, which accounts for 93.4% of tracked deals. That favors sellers bringing renovation projects: the capital here is set up to take on work, not to avoid it.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1910. About 93.4% predates 1980, so lead-paint disclosure, older systems and heavier rehab budgets are normal here.
There are 40 buyers paying cash in 50314 today, against a standing position of about 151 properties. Averaging below 0.7 purchases per buyer last year, this is a wide, shallow pool — a numbers game where reach beats depth.
Half of investor purchases here close below $104,000. Average and median nearly agree here ($104,000), which makes comps unusually reliable.
Figures describe recorded investor purchases in this ZIP code and are refreshed as new records are processed. They describe past activity and are not a forecast or investment advice.