1900 Grantsburg Cabin on 3.52 Acres with Creek — $99,900

Logging Creek runs through this property. That is the thing you notice first when you look at it on a map, and it is the thing you would notice first standing on the 3.52 acres in Grantsburg. The water is there, it moves, and it is yours to look at.

The cabin itself is from 1900. One bath, three bedrooms, 1,091 square feet. It has been standing for 124 years, which tells you something about the structure, but the agent description calls it in need of rehab, so go in with your eyes open. The word rustic is doing a lot of work here. Plan for work.

There is no compliant septic system in place. That is the thing you have to sit with. A new septic installation is a real cost, and it is not optional. You cannot move in or rent it or use it as anything but a camping spot until that gets sorted. Get a quote before you get attached.

What is already there: a new two-car garage with a concrete floor, and electricity on site. Those two things matter. Running power to a rural property is expensive, and someone already did it. The garage is solid and usable right now. That gives you a place to work from while you tackle everything else.

The acreage is private, and with a creek running through it, it has the feel of a place you would drive an hour to spend a weekend. Some people would do exactly that, use it as a base, camp on it, hunt from it, fish it, and come back to work on the cabin when they have time and money. That is probably the honest short-term picture for most buyers.

At $99,900, you are paying for the land, the creek, the garage, and the bones of something that could be a real property someday. Whether that math works depends entirely on what the rehab and the septic end up costing you.