1946 Folk Victorian Cottage Near Downtown Great Falls — $99,000

The current owner has lived here for 19 years. That alone tells you something. People do not stay in houses they cannot stand, and there is something to be said for a place that holds onto someone that long.

This is a 1946 Folk Victorian Cottage in Great Falls, South Carolina, three bedrooms and one bath. Square footage was not provided in the listing data, so you are working without that number. What the listing does confirm: around 2020, the property got a new architectural shingle roof, new vinyl siding, and new windows throughout. The wired outbuilding got a new roof at the same time, and the electric hot water heater was replaced in that same window. The exterior envelope has been touched up relatively recently, which matters when you are buying a house that is nearly 80 years old.

The seller is going As-Is, no repairs. That is a firm line. But they did order a pre-listing inspection, which is a thoughtful move that saves the next buyer some of the uncertainty that comes with older homes. You would want to read that report carefully before deciding anything.

At $99,000 for a three-bedroom house near a downtown, even a small one, you are in territory where the math can work for a rental or a flip. It can also work if you just want a house you can afford and are willing to put in time and some money to get it where you want it. Folk Victorian details on a 1946 cottage have a specific look that modernized versions tend to erase, so what you do with the interior will say a lot about what this place becomes.

The honest downside: thin listing data, As-Is sale, and no square footage provided. You are buying with incomplete information on at least one front, and the pre-listing inspection is doing a lot of work to fill that gap.

At this price, the question is whether the inspection report holds up. If it does, there is a real house here.