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3030 Merle Hay Rd Des Moines, IA 50322

FOR SALE
Investment properties
Property ID
US25-0343675
9,336 SF 0.82 ac lot Built 1988
Last sale Apr 2022 · $1,300,000
Entity Owned Owner of record is a legal entity (LLC / corporation). 4-yr Hold Held for 4 years. ~ Est. High Equity Modeled equity is high. Estimate, not a fact.
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Ownership intelligence

Who controls the opportunity?

Resolved identity, portfolio, hold profile and investor signals. Included in the full report.

Owner contacts

Can we reach the decision maker?

Skip-traced phones and e-mails of the owner. Included with the full report.

Mortgages

What is owed, to whom, and when it comes due

Recorded lenders, amounts and estimated maturities of the owner's loan book — in the full report.

Property tax · 2020

What does the county charge?
$25k
Tax billed · 2020
Assessed value · 2023$778k
Assessed land$414k
Assessed improvement$364k
Effective rate3.19%

Value estimate

· Sep 2026
$1.27M
$1.14M – $1.39M
AI approach$1.28M
CAP approach$1.47M
Sales comparison$959k
NOI build-up
Gross scheduled income$148k
Vacancy & credit loss−$30k
Operating expenses−$30k
NOI · 8.95% cap applied$89k

Realmo valuation models over county records and 9 qualifying comparable sales.

Recently sold

What actually traded nearby?
$103/SF
Submarket average, outlier-cleaned · 290 recorded sales of this use type
Observed band · Q1–Q3$62 – $162
Qualifying comparables9

Cap rate analysis

How does the asset earn?
8.95%
$89k estimated NOI · market benchmarks for this use type

Price anchors at 6 / 6.5 / 7% — in the full report.

Zoning insight

What can be built here?
C-1
JurisdictionPOLK

Location intelligence

Which uses thrive at this corner?
Best fit: Realty agency
Demand heat for this use is drawn on the map · LocInt grid
Demand index
Realty agency22.1
Law Firm19.1
HVAC Service13.1

Location

3030 Merle Hay Rd Des Moines, IA 50322
County assessor Recorded deeds · 7 transfers 9 qualifying comp sales Zoning catalog

Every figure names its source: public record, benchmark, or modeled. Coverage varies by property — thin data is stated as missing, never invented.

Comparables

6 recorded sales · 13 properties nearby
Recent sales nearby
6 recorded sales in this ZIP, last 8 years
Address Sale price Sold Size
5406 Douglas, Des Moines, IA 50310-1840 $80,000 Nov 2023 13,000 SF
3800 Douglas, Des Moines, IA 50310-3651 $2,000,000 Oct 2023 12,420 SF
2911 Merle Hay, Des Moines, IA 50310-1100 $560,000 Dec 2022 7,904 SF
2727 Douglas, Des Moines, IA 50310-5840 $315,000 Jul 2020 12,288 SF
Sale prices and dates as our records hold them, one row per building. A deed can cover more of a building than the size shown, so read the price against the size rather than dividing one by the other.
Comparable nearby
6 properties of the same type nearby
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