Renovated, Garage
1960 Taylorville Ranch with Sunroom and Two-Car Garage — $144,900
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 | 2BR/1BA, hardwood floors, sunroom, attached 2-car garage, included appliances |
| Condition | 25% | 8 | Move-in ready; LVP 2024, shower surround updated, appliances 2 years old; no roof/HVAC dates |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 5 | Listing $136/sqft vs zip median $118/sqft — 15% above median; thin data noted |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | $144,900 vs $141,939 median — essentially at market, ~2% above |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 38 days, sale-to-list 97.2%, price drops 23.6% — mild buyer signal from drops |
The garage is the first thing worth slowing down for. Attached, two cars wide, and taller than standard, so you can actually use it for something beyond parking. That kind of clearance matters if you have a truck, a camper, or just want overhead storage that functions. For a 1,064 square foot house, having that much covered, useful space out back changes the math on what the property can hold.
The house itself is small and straightforward. Two bedrooms, one bath, and a sunroom that was updated with LVP in 2024. The sunroom adds usable square footage without adding a formal room to the footprint, which for two people is probably enough. One person could make it an office. A couple could use it as a sitting room that actually gets light. It depends on how you live.
Inside, the bedrooms have original hardwood floors, which is a genuine selling point in a house this age. The kitchen got shiplap accents, new LVP flooring, and laminate countertops, and the appliances are two years old and stay with the house, washer and dryer included. The bathroom has a new shower surround with a glass door. The condition is clean. Someone took care of this place and made some deliberate updates in the last couple of years.
The downside is the price per square foot. At $136, you're paying about 15 percent above the zip median for a 1,064 square foot house. The market here is quiet enough that 23 percent of listings have taken price cuts, and this one has been sitting for 38 days. There is room to negotiate.
What the price buys you is a house you can move into without fixing anything, in a condition that required real money to get to. The hardwood floors are intact. The sunroom is fresh. The fence went up in 2024. If you want to hand someone a key and sleep there that night, this is that house. Whether $144,900 is the right number for it is a conversation worth having.
