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Affordable Cash Flow + Notre Dame

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Strong buys5green rated

Conditional4amber rated

Avoid1red rated

Neighborhoods

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Strong BuyCash Flow Core· Remote High
Mishawaka
An established neighbor city with good schools, employment, and the Eddy Street/retail corridors, offering a strong balance of cash flow and stability for buy-and-hold investors.
Entry$180K-290K
Rent$1,400-1,900
Gross yield6-9%
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Strong BuyDefensive Hold· Remote High
Granger
The metro's premier suburb - top-rated Penn-Harris-Madison schools, newer subdivisions, and larger lots drawing affluent families and Notre Dame faculty. The flight-to-quality address.
Entry$330K-600K
Rent$2,000-2,800
Gross yield4-6%
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Strong BuyAppreciation· Remote High
Notre Dame Ave / Harter Heights
Walking distance to campus and the stadium - a scarce, identity-driven market where Notre Dame alumni and parents buy on emotion, not rate sensitivity, and limited buildable land supports values.
Entry$300K-700K
Rent$2,000-3,200
Gross yield4-6%
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Strong BuyCash Flow Core· Remote Medium-High
Keller Park / Near Northwest
An affordable, walkable area near campus and the river with Notre Dame reinvestment in the surrounding neighborhoods, strong rent-to-price ratios, and steady working-class demand.
Entry$130K-220K
Rent$1,150-1,600
Gross yield7-10%
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Strong BuyCash Flow Core· Remote Medium-High
Northeast South Bend / Eddy Street
The corridor between downtown and campus, anchored by Eddy Street Commons, drawing faculty, staff, graduate students, and young professionals with steady, diverse demand and +7% YOY rent growth.
Entry$170K-300K
Rent$1,400-2,100
Gross yield6-9%
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ConditionalCash Flow (value)· Remote Medium
Near Southwest
An affordable area with attractive paper yields and value-add potential as Notre Dame and city reinvestment spreads from the campus and downtown cores.
Entry$110K-190K
Rent$1,000-1,450
Gross yield8-11%
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ConditionalCash Flow Core· Remote Medium
Elkhart
A diverse neighboring market east of the metro with an RV-and-manufacturing employment base and waterfront-adjacent stock, offering affordable entry and solid yields.
Entry$150K-250K
Rent$1,250-1,700
Gross yield7-9%
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ConditionalAppreciation· Remote Medium
Downtown / East Bank
A revitalizing riverfront core anchored by the $330M Madison Lifestyle District and the $232M Beacon Health tower, with rising property values in adjacent neighborhoods as construction proceeds.
Entry$180K-380K
Rent$1,400-2,200
Gross yield5-8%
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ConditionalCash Flow (high-risk)· Remote Low
West Side / near-campus value pockets
Lower-priced pockets west of campus with high paper yields and value-add interest as Notre Dame's neighborhood-improvement efforts expand outward.
Entry$90K-160K
Rent$950-1,350
Gross yield8-12%
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Avoid (Remote Investors)Speculative· Remote Low
Far West / inner pockets (deep value)
The lowest entry prices and highest paper yields in the metro, in older pockets with scattered redevelopment.
Entry$50K-110K
Rent$800-1,200
Gross yield10-15%
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