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3,289 sq ft Custom Home on 1.9 Acres, $41 per sq ft — $135,000
7
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 3,289 sq ft custom build, 1.9 acres, main-level primary, loft, den |
| Condition | 25% | 4 | HUD AS-IS, no system history, FHA Uninsurable — condition entirely unknown |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 10 | $41/sqft listing vs $146 zip median — 72% below; thin data noted, signal strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $135K vs $230,450 median — 41% below; thin 6-sale month noted |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 64 median, listing at 46 days; 21.1% price drops, mild buyer advantage |
The price is what stops you. Forty-one dollars per square foot in a zip code where the median runs $146. That gap is wide enough that you have to ask what's wrong with it — and that's the right question to ask, because the honest answer is: nobody knows.
This is a HUD-owned property sold completely as-is, listed FHA Uninsurable, with no system history disclosed and no representations made about condition. The government owns it, they're not going to tell you what works and what doesn't, and you have to go in eyes open about that. Whatever inspection you do, do a thorough one.
That said, here's what you're actually buying: a custom-built home from 2001 with 3,289 square feet on 1.9 acres outside Douglas, Alabama. The floor plan gives you a primary suite on the main level, a living room, kitchen, dining room, den, and laundry — all on one floor. Upstairs there are two more bedrooms, a full bath, and a loft that could be a home office, a playroom, a reading area, whatever you want to make of it. These are described as large, spacious rooms, and at this square footage that tracks — 3,289 square feet across three bedrooms and a loft is generous space per person.
The 1.9 acres gives you room. Enough to keep to yourself, enough for a garden or a shed or animals, enough that the neighbors aren't close.
The condition is the whole unknown here. You could walk in and find a house that needs cosmetic work. You could find deferred maintenance that goes deeper. You will not know until you look, and you should budget for the possibility that the answer is expensive. HUD will contribute up to 3% toward closing costs if you ask, which at this price is about $4,000 — a minor offset if real work is needed.
At $135,000 for 3,289 square feet, you're paying for a big house on land and absorbing the risk of not knowing what condition it's in. For a buyer who can assess that honestly and fund the repairs, the math here is hard to find anywhere else.
