Renovated, Finished Basement, New Roof, Historic
1944 East Carbon Bungalow, Fully Rewired and Replumbed, Mountain Views — $119,999
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 | 1944 bungalow, 1116 sqft, full basement, mountain views, historic floor qualifier |
| Condition | 25% | 8 | New roof, new plumbing to street, new electrical — three named system updates, move-in ready |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 5 | Listing $108/sqft; zip median PSF unavailable — scored neutral at 5 |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $119,999 vs $160,453 zip median — approx 25% below median |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 58 days median, sale-to-list 100.7% competitive, price drops 47.3% notable |
The price is what stops you. East Carbon's zip median sits around $160,000, and this place is coming in at $120,000. That gap is worth understanding before anything else.
The house itself is an 80-year-old, two-bedroom, one-bath bungalow at 1,116 square feet. Small, square, and straightforward. What makes it worth looking at seriously is what's been done to the systems. New roof. All-new electrical throughout. New plumbing from the house all the way to the street. Those three things together represent most of what kills a deal on an old house. Here, they're already handled.
The interior got fresh paint, which in a house this age is a cosmetic reset more than anything. The full basement adds storage or a workable extra room depending on how you want to use it. For a house with this footprint, that lower level matters. It effectively doubles what you can spread out into, even if the upstairs square footage stays tight.
Mountain views come with the address. East Carbon sits in Carbon County in a valley with high desert terrain on the edges. The views from a small house like this can feel genuinely wide.
The listing has been sitting for a while in a market where half the listings are taking price cuts, so the 25% discount to the zip median makes more sense in that context. This is a slow market. The buyer here is someone with patience and the ability to see past the size.
Two bedrooms and one bath works for one person or a couple. It probably does not work for a growing family without converting the basement into something more. What you are getting is a well-updated old house with real character, in a small Utah community, at a price that leaves room in your budget for whatever comes next.
