Character Home, Garage, Historic
1920 Pittsburg Bungalow with a 26x46 Shop Two Blocks from PSU — $85,000
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 | 1920 bungalow, PSU walkable location, extraordinary 26x46 shop/garage anchors appeal |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | Fresh paint, newer cabinets and flooring; systems/roof age unstated, no specifics |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 6 | Listing $114/sqft vs zip median $100/sqft — 14% above median; thin 6-comp data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 7 | $85K vs $171K zip median — 50% below, though median may skew from larger homes |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 28 median, sale-to-list 96.4%, price drops 30.3% — mild buyer advantage |
The shop is the story here. A 26 by 46 foot garage with two overhead doors and a separate work area, mostly insulated, sitting behind a 1920 bungalow two blocks from Pittsburg State University. That structure alone would cost serious money to build from scratch. It is bigger than a lot of apartments. If you run a trade, haul equipment, restore cars, build furniture, or just need somewhere to put everything, that building changes what this address is worth to you.
The house itself is small. 748 square feet, two bedrooms, one bath. It has been freshened up inside and out, fresh paint throughout, newer cabinets, newer flooring. It reads clean. Whether the systems and roof have any life left is not something the listing tells you, and that gap matters at this age. A 1920 house that has been cosmetically updated and nothing else can hide a lot. Get an inspector who will actually look at the wiring, the plumbing, and what is going on with the roof before you make a decision.
The location is walkable to campus, which keeps this address useful in a way that purely residential streets nearby are not. If you have a student, if you want to rent it out someday, or if you just like being close to the energy of a university neighborhood, that is a real thing here, not a generic selling point.
At $85,000 against a zip median around $171,000, the gap is wide, though the median likely reflects larger homes and the comparison only goes so far. Per square foot, this comes in slightly above the local median, which means the house itself is not a steal on paper. What you are really buying is the shop, the location, and whatever the 1920 bones have going for them underneath the new paint. About 30 percent of active listings in this market have taken price cuts, so there is some room to negotiate if you come in informed.
The downside is straightforward: small house, unknown systems, thin inspection disclosures. Go in with clear eyes and a good inspector.
What the price makes possible is a workshop that most people with twice the budget could not pull off on their own.
