1925 Princeton House, 3,089 Sq Ft, Big Work Already Done — $89,000

Three thousand and eighty-nine square feet for $89,000. That works out to about $29 a square foot, which is worth sitting with for a second. You are not getting a finished house at that price. You are getting a big 1925 house in Princeton that needs work, but with the expensive invisible work already handled.

The roof is new. The plumbing is new. The HVAC is new. Those three things together are what kills a renovation budget before you ever pick a paint color. Here they are already done, which means the money you spend going forward shows up in the house instead of disappearing into the walls.

The living room has a fireplace. In a house from 1925, that is load-bearing in terms of how the room feels. The agent description does not say much else about the interior, so beyond the four bedrooms and two baths, you would want to walk it yourself and see what the century has left behind. A house this old and this large has likely accumulated a mix of original detail and layered-over decisions from various decades. Some of that will be good. Some will be work.

Outside there is a detached garage and parking in both the front and the rear of the property. That is more practical flexibility than most in-town lots offer.

Princeton is the county seat of Mercer County. The address puts you inside town limits, so you are close to whatever the town has going on without being in a rural situation where you are managing acreage on top of everything else.

The honest read here is that this is a project. The agent copy says it plainly: repairs needed, TLC required. But 3,089 square feet with the big mechanicals already replaced is a different kind of project than one where you are starting from scratch on all of it. The price reflects the condition. The size and the year built and the location are on your side if you are willing to do the work.