Renovated, Historic
1950 Dunbar Ranch Remodeled Under 3 Years Ago, One Level — $130,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 3BR/1BA 1280 sqft, built-ins, deck, ensuite, good interstate access |
| Condition | 25% | 8 | Remodeled under 3 years ago; kitchen, ensuite updated — no system dates given |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 6 | $102/sqft listing vs $126/sqft zip median — ~19% below; thin 8-comp data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | $130K vs $131,893 median — essentially at zip median, within 2% |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 10 days, 99% sale-to-list, 25.8% price drops — balanced with buyer signal |
The remodel is the story here. Done less than three years ago, the kitchen and primary ensuite were both updated, and the work shows up in the listing as something beyond a fresh coat of paint. New kitchen with stainless appliances, an ensuite that got real attention, built-in closets throughout the house. For a 1280-square-foot, three-bedroom ranch from 1950, that is a meaningful amount of work already done by someone else.
The layout is single-level, which matters more than it sounds. One floor, 1280 square feet, three bedrooms, one full bath plus the ensuite off the primary. Built-ins in the closets keep the rooms from feeling eaten alive by storage problems. There is a deck outside with a sitting area. The house is straightforward in its footprint, and the remodel made it livable without anyone having to guess at what needs doing next.
Location pulls some weight here too. Dunbar puts you close to Charleston and right near the interstate, which is the kind of access that makes a commute manageable or a weekend trip easy. For a family that needs a functional house near the city without paying city prices, this address makes sense.
The pricing is where it gets complicated. At $130,000, you are sitting almost exactly at the zip code median, $131,893 by the comp data. The price per square foot runs about 19% below the zip median, which sounds promising, but that math is built on only eight comps, so the floor is thin. The market here is moving, ten days on market and sales closing at 99% of list price, but about a quarter of listings have taken price cuts. You are buying at median in a market where a fair number of sellers had to come down to get there.
The one gap in the listing is mechanical: no dates on the HVAC, water heater, or roof. The cosmetic work is recent and documented. The systems are a question mark, and that is the first conversation to have with an inspector.
At $130,000, you get a freshly updated house you can move into without a renovation project waiting on the other side of the door.
