Recorded investor purchases and holdings over the past year.
Data last updated
In Elk Plain (98338), investors own about 12 tracked properties across 7 active buyers, with a median investor purchase price near $102,000. 2 were acquired in the last 12 months.
The trend is upward: 2 purchases this year against 1 last, about 100% more. Expect contracts to move faster and price expectations to firm up.
Investor ownership in 98338 runs to roughly 12 properties, spread across 7 active buyers. At under 0.3 deals per buyer in 12 months, no small group controls this market; expect to work a longer list for the same volume.
Typical deal size in 98338 sits around $102,000. An average of $143,000 against that median means a handful of large purchases are skewing the mean. Use the median when you price, or you will aim high and lose the middle of the market.
60.0% of tracked activity in 98338 is buy & hold. Buy-and-hold capital prices for yield rather than resale margin, so rent support matters more to these buyers than after-repair comps.
Typical construction year on investor-owned property is 1986. About 40.0% predates 1980, so lead-paint disclosure, older systems and heavier rehab budgets are normal here.
All figures above reflect recorded transactions in this ZIP code and update as records are processed. Past activity only — nothing here is a forecast or investment advice.