0.42 Acres in Chanute City Limits, Three Covered Parking Spaces — $137,000

The lot is what gets your attention first. Nearly half an acre inside city limits is a lot of yard, and this one backs to an alley, which is how the double garage makes sense. You pull in from the alley, park whatever you need to park, and still have the attached single-car garage up front for everyday use. Three covered spaces total. For $137,000, that combination is hard to find.

The house itself is 1,118 square feet, three bedrooms, one bath. Modest but workable. Hardwood floors run through most of it, and they look like they've been maintained rather than refinished to hide something. The windows have been updated, which matters more than people give it credit for — old single-pane windows in a Kansas winter are a real problem, and these have been addressed.

The kitchen is eat-in with enough room to actually use it. The three bedrooms sit together off the same hall, which is a practical layout for a house this size. The bathroom has a double vanity, which is a small thing that makes a shared bathroom easier to live with.

Out back there's a covered patio that looks over the yard. The yard is big. That's the point. On a standard city lot this house would feel like a standard small house. With 0.42 acres behind it, there's room to garden, keep dogs, add a shop, or just have space that's yours. The double garage has alley access, so none of that traffic runs through the front.

The agent description is thin on specifics, so there are details here that don't appear in the listing. No year built is listed, which would help frame the house. The bones read older but updated in the ways that count.

For someone who wants a manageable house with an unusually large lot and real parking, this is worth a look.