1825 East Bethel Farmhouse on 1.6 Acres, Sold As-Is — $150,000

Two hundred years is a long time for a building to be standing. This farmhouse in East Bethel Village went up in 1825, which means it predates the Civil War, the railroad, and just about everything else people think of as old. At 1,359 square feet across three bedrooms and two baths, it reads as a proper farmhouse footprint — enough room to live in, not so much that it sprawls.

The 1.6 acres gives you land in a village setting, which is a combination that gets harder to find. You have some room around you without being remote.

The agent description is thin. "Finish to your taste" is the kind of phrase that means the interior needs work and the seller knows it. This is listed as-is, so go in with your eyes open. There will be things to address. A house from 1825 that has made it to 2025 has a lot of history in its walls, and history has a habit of coming with deferred maintenance, old systems, and surprises behind the plaster. At $110 a square foot, the price reflects that. You are not paying for a finished product. You are paying for the structure, the land, and the age of the thing.

Whether the bones of a two-century-old Vermont farmhouse are worth the investment depends entirely on how much work you want to take on and how much you value having something with that kind of age. Some people find that straightforward. Others find it a project that never ends. The listing does not tell you which this one will be, and a house sold as-is means the seller has drawn a line about what they will disclose or repair.

If you are serious about this, bring a contractor who knows old construction before you make any decisions. Antique farmhouses can be rewarding. They can also be expensive in ways that do not show up in the asking price.