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Philadelphia6100 block of Sansom StJuly 9, 2026

House report

6131 Sansom St

3 bd · 1 ba · 2 stories · 1,130 sqft · RM1 · built 1925

Owner-occupied · assessed $229K · sold 2×. On the 6100 block of Sansom St.

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Reading this house's deeds, permits and assessments…

What to do with this

The record, translated into moves — what a buyer, the owner, and a landlord would each want to check next under Philadelphia's actual rules.

If you’re buying

Built 1925: lead rules apply

Federal law requires a lead-paint disclosure at sale for any pre-1978 home. If it will be rented, Philadelphia also requires a lead-safe or lead-free certificate before a rental license can issue.

The last transfer was not a sale

The most recent recorded deed moved for nominal consideration, within one family. That is where tangled-title problems live — budget a real title search. (Occupants untangling an inherited deed can get help from the city's Tangled Title Fund.)

If you own it

$8,314 in back taxes on record

Interest and penalties keep compounding until a Revenue payment agreement is in place, and a lien is already filed — an owner-occupant agreement also stops the sheriff-sale track.

Derived from this house's public records and the city's rules as of 2026 (abatement ordinance, Homestead, rental licensing, lead certification, L&I process, excavation protections). Informational only — not legal, tax, or investment advice.

The investment read

How this house has moved and where it's pointed: the city's assessed value (not a listing price) over 12 years, charted against its block; appreciation is that history's pace, and the 5-year figure simply extends it. Yield estimates rent-vs-price from area rents. Ask the analyst below to dig into any number.

Assessed value
$229K
built 1925
Price / sq ft
$203
block $127 · above block
Appreciation
+294%
+13%/yr, city 6.5%
In 5 years (~2031)
~$231K
+13%/yr own pace held 5 yrs — extrapolation, not a forecast
Est. tax / yr
$2K
0.79% effective
Gross yield
1.8%
≈$344/mo rent
Times sold
2
kept in the family

Value vs. the block, over time — sales, permits & L&I events marked on the line

$0$125K$250KBefore this chart — 2012: L&I violation 2012: Inspection failed 2014: Alteration 2014: Inspection passed 2015: Plumbing2020: Sold $89K2021: Addition and/or Alteration 2021: Alterations 2021: Addition and/or Alterations 2021: Sold $234K$229K201620222027
This houseBlock median & rangeSalePermit
The paper trailRenovated & sold on

Bought for $89K in 2020, addition and/or alteration permit in 2021, sold for $234K in 2021 (+163%).

  1. 2012 L&I violationL&IInspection failedL&I visit
  2. 2014 AlterationPermitInspection passedL&I visit
  3. 2015 PlumbingPermit
  4. 2020 $89KSold
  5. 2021 Addition and/or AlterationPermitAlterationsPermitAddition and/or AlterationsPermit$234KSold

Flags: $8K back taxes (2001–2012, $5K of it interest & penalties, lien filed) · long-held within one family. Informational only — not investment advice or a consumer report (FCRA).

The house, on paper

The city assessor's field record — the physical spec sheet behind the assessed number.

Bedrooms
3
Bathrooms
1
Stories
2
Interior
1,130 sqft
livable area
Lot
1,471 sqft
Basement
Full, finished
city code A
Heat
Forced hot air
city code A
Central air
Yes
Exterior condition
Average
city code 4
Interior condition
New / rehabbed
city code 2
New / rehabbed
Quality grade
C
assessor's grade
Zoning
RM1
city zoning code

OPA field-assessment attributes. Condition and grade are the assessor's codes, not an inspection.

Run the numbers

What owning 6131 Sansom St takes, at your price and your rate. Taxes are this house's actual bill from the city record; rent starts at the area median. Assessed value is not an asking price — set the price slider to the real one.

$229K
20%
6.875%
$700/mo

When this house last sold (2021) a 30-year mortgage ran about 2.96% — Freddie Mac's average that year.

Mortgage
—
P&I · 30-yr fixed
All-in monthly
—
+ taxes & insurance
Cash to close
—
down + ~4% costs
Cash flow
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rent − all costs · /mo
Cap rate
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NOI ÷ price
Cash-on-cash
—
year-1 return on cash in

Estimates for orientation, not advice. Assumes a 30-year fixed loan, $1,400/yr insurance, 1% of price/yr maintenance; taxes from this parcel's record.

Next door: 6129 Sansom St  ·  6133 Sansom St

Where this comes from

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