Character Home, Garage, Historic
1930 Hillsboro Corner Home, Two Lots, 2-Car Garage — $72,000
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 | Two lots, 2-car detached garage, built-ins, island kitchen, 1930 character bones |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No system dates; leased solar; "make it your own" language suggests cosmetic work needed |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 7 | Listing $69/sqft vs zip median $82/sqft — ~16% below; directional discount, thin data (8 comps) |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 7 | $72K vs $107,953 zip median — ~33% below median; solid discount signal |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | 30% price drops, 93.7% sale-to-list — clear buyer's market; DOM 38 days moderate |
The two lots are the first thing to understand here. A corner parcel in Hillsboro, a 1930 house, and a detached 2-car garage, all for $72,000. The zip median sits around $108,000. That gap is wide enough to pay attention to.
The house is 1,037 square feet, two bedrooms, one bath. Small, but it uses the space well enough. The living room, dining area, and kitchen run together into one shared room, which in a house this size is the right call. The kitchen has an island, which gives you actual working room, and a built-in desk tucked in. One bedroom has built-in drawers and a wardrobe, which is the kind of thing you'd spend money adding to a newer house. The bathroom also holds the laundry, so no separate room for that, but in a house under 1,100 square feet it makes sense to stack functions.
What built in 1930 tends to mean: there's some age and character to the place. It probably has more personality than a 1990s ranch, but it also probably has some things that need attention. The listing leans on "make it your own," which is marketing language for cosmetic work ahead. No system dates are listed, so age of the roof, mechanicals, and HVAC is unknown. There are leased solar panels, which means you'd be taking on that agreement at closing. Worth reading before you get attached.
The garage is the other reason to look at this. Two cars, detached, with enough room to use as a workshop or storage. If you work with your hands or need space to put things, that building alone carries weight. And then there's the extra lot, which is yard space now but could have other uses depending on what the city allows.
Hillsboro is a buyer's market right now. About 30 percent of listings have had price cuts, and homes are selling at 93.7 percent of asking. At $69 a square foot against a zip median of $82, this one is priced with room to absorb whatever it needs.
