Charlotte 28206

Best hybrid value in the current sample set with strong cash-on-cash and enough demand to test a second-pass STR model.

Market brief

Free Census + xAI snapshotUpdated Oct 12, 2026, 6:24 PMStale ACS 2023 baseline from Oct 12, 202657% confidence
Trend unavailable

Grade

A

Cap rate

6.1%

Cash-on-cash

15.2%

Strategy fit

LTR stability

Trend graph

AI trend graph

AI-generated from cached market metrics. Free Census + xAI snapshot drives the bars, while linked sources below remain the audit trail.

57% confidence

Public data

Source-backed metrics stay separate from PocketSquad model outputs. Unavailable means the importer has not cached a usable row for this ZIP yet.

Stale ACS 2023 baseline from Oct 12, 2026

Rent

$1,225

Source-backed

No HUD rent benchmark cached for this ZIP yet.

Value

$239,700

Source-backed

No ZIP value trend cached yet.

Activity

Unavailable

Unavailable

No Redfin Data Center activity row cached for this ZIP yet.

Demographics

14,726

Source-backed

67.1% renter share - 5.9% vacancy

Income

$51,456

Source-backed

IRS SOI tax-income context is labeled separately from household income.

Trend

Unavailable

Unavailable

No rent trend cached for this ZIP yet.

Historical trend

How this market has moved since tracking began

PocketSquad stores one source-backed snapshot per day whenever this market is refreshed. Fallback and model-only snapshots are never stored, so trends only reflect cited data.

2 daily snapshots from 2026-10-10 to 2026-10-12. Unchanged values usually mean the upstream source has not published a newer period.

MetricFirstLatestChange
Median rent$1,225$1,2250.0%
Home value$239,700$239,7000.0%
Vacancy rate5.9%5.9%0.0 pts
Median household income$51,456$51,4560.0%
Population14,72614,7260.0%

Financing climate

Rates and liquidity

Rates are national series from FRED and are not specific to this ZIP. Local lender appetite and DSCR terms are not covered by any integrated source.

Financing climate not available

No financing-rate source is configured for this deployment (FRED_API_KEY is not set).

Change alerts

Get notified when this market meaningfully changes

Watch this market to receive an in-app notification when a source-backed metric crosses a threshold below. Checked daily.

  • · Median rent moves 5% or more
  • · HUD fair market rent moves 5% or more
  • · Home value moves 5% or more
  • · Vacancy rate moves 1.5 points or more
  • · Rent trend shifts 2 points or more
  • · Price trend shifts 2 points or more
  • · Days on market moves 10+ days and 20% or more
  • · Active inventory moves 25% or more (and at least 5 listings)
  • · PocketSquad market grade changes

Coverage

What PocketSquad can and cannot see here

Available readings include sourced readings and modeled estimates. Check each reading’s source type and snapshot date; missing pillars are listed below.

  • Rent

    Available reading

    $1,225/mo

    Rent trend not available for this market

  • Permits

    Not available for this market

    Not available for this market

    No integrated source publishes ZIP-level permit volume or cycle times.

  • Financing

    Not available for this market

    Not available

    No financing-rate source is configured for this deployment (FRED_API_KEY is not set).

  • Investor activity

    Not available for this market

    Not available for this market

    No integrated source covers cash buyers, absentee owners, or distress pipelines.

Investor activity & distress — not covered

  • Cash-purchase share
  • Absentee-owner share
  • Entity / repeat-buyer concentration
  • Flip and resale velocity
  • Foreclosure, tax-sale, and sheriff-sale pipeline

Permit friction — not covered

  • Residential permit counts and valuation by type
  • Permit cycle time and inspection friction
  • Code-violation density

Permit history for a single property is available through a public records lookup on that address.

Integrated sourceCoversGeographyStatus
U.S. Census ACSIncome, population, renter/owner mix, vacancyZIP (ZCTA)Integrated
HUD Small Area FMRFair market rentZIPIntegrated
Redfin Data CenterInventory, days on market, sales volumeZIP where publishedIntegrated
Zillow ResearchHome value (ZHVI) and rent (ZORI) indexesZIP where publishedIntegrated
FHFA HPIHouse price trend3-digit ZIP regionIntegrated
IRS SOITax returns and average AGIZIPIntegrated
FRED30-year mortgage rate and 10-year TreasuryNational onlyNot configured
Public records lookupsTax, sales history, permits for one property you requestSingle address, not aggregated to marketsIntegrated

Execution read

Start with the BRRRR baseline, then pressure-test nightly-rate upside against cleaning, turnover, and permit friction.

Execution risk is less about demand and more about staying disciplined on rehab scope so the refi basis does not drift.

Demand score

76/100

Rent band

$1,225/mo median

Sale band

$298k - $324k

Median income

$51,456

Rent trend

No live trend

Primary risk

Execution risk is less about demand and more about staying disciplined on rehab scope so the refi basis does not drift.

cap Rate

Modeled

cap rate is calculated by PocketSquad from the available provider inputs for Charlotte 28206.

cash On Cash

Seed fallback

cash-on-cash is using PocketSquad's seeded baseline because the connected provider did not return that metric.

demand Score

Modeled

demand score is calculated by PocketSquad from the available provider inputs for Charlotte 28206.

median Rent

Source-backed

median rent is backed by Free Census + xAI snapshot source data for Charlotte 28206.

rent Trend

Unavailable

rent trend is unavailable until a provider returns a usable value for this ZIP.

Next actions

Snapshot note

Using free Census/HUD public data as the market baseline, with xAI web search filling missing investor metrics when source-backed values are available.

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