Renovated, Garage, Finished Basement
1956 Great Bend Ranch with Onyx Bath, Full Basement, and 2-Car Garage — $139,900
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 | 1740 sqft raised ranch, 2-car garage, shed, basement family room convertible to 3rd bedroom |
| Condition | 25% | 8 | Multiple named 2-year updates: bathroom remodel, carpet, appliances, electrical — move-in ready |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 5 | Listing $80/sqft; zip median PSF unavailable — scored neutral at 5 |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | At $139,900 vs $153,933 median, roughly 9% below — within 10% band |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | 38.7% price drops and 94.3% sale-to-list signal clear buyer's market; DOM 50 days |
The bathroom is the thing that makes you look twice. Onyx shower in a 1956 raised ranch in Great Bend, Kansas. That is a real upgrade, not a cosmetic one, and it signals that whoever has been here recently was spending money thoughtfully rather than just patching things.
The house is 1,740 square feet, which is more than the exterior would suggest. The main floor has two bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen with updated appliances that stay, and a dining room addition with laundry on the same level. That main-floor laundry detail matters if you have ever lived somewhere it was not. The rest of the updates from the last two years are thorough: carpet, paint, light fixtures, ceiling fans, electrical outlets and switches, water softener, reverse osmosis system, storm door, blinds and curtains. Washer and dryer included, also under two years old.
Then there is the basement. Partial, but useful. A family room with a closet that could work as a third bedroom, plus a second room with its own closet for an office or storage. For a two-bedroom house, that changes the math significantly if you have a kid, a parent, or just need a room to close a door on.
Outside: attached two-car garage with a new opener, chain-link fenced backyard, a storage shed, and updated landscaping in front.
The pricing is the complicated part. At $139,900, the house sits about nine percent below the local median of around $154,000, which sounds good but lands in a market where nearly forty percent of listings have taken price cuts. Fifty days on market, and the broader signal is that buyers here have room to wait and negotiate. Whether $139,900 is the right price depends on what else is sitting nearby and how long the sellers are willing to hold.
What this house gives you is real space, a basement you can grow into, and a bathroom that feels current. For the money, that combination is harder to find than it looks.
