Historic, Garage, Finished Basement
1948 Saint Albans Bungalow with Full Upper Suite and Garage — $74,900
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 | 1948 bungalow, 2 full baths, garage, deck, porch, fenced yard, walkout basement |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | Shaker cabinets suggest kitchen update; no roof/HVAC/window dates named |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $65/sqft vs zip median ~$100/sqft; ~35% below median, thin 8-comp data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $74,900 is ~53% below zip median of $159,000 — strong underpricing signal |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 7, sale-to-list 97.4%, price drops 29.1% — balanced with mild buyer signal |
The price is the first thing worth sitting with. At $74,900, this is roughly half the median sale price in the zip code. That gap is wide enough that you have to ask what you're getting for it, and the answer is more than you'd expect.
The house is a 1948 one-and-a-half story bungalow in Saint Albans, 1,154 square feet across three levels if you count the basement. The main floor has two bedrooms, a full bath, a living room, and an eat-in kitchen with shaker cabinets, which suggests someone put money into it at some point. No dates on the roof, HVAC, or windows, which means you'd want a thorough inspection before committing. Those are the unknowns here, and they matter.
What's unusual about the layout is the second floor. The whole thing is given over to the primary suite: a wood-paneled bedroom, a full bathroom, and a den that could work as a home office or a sitting room. That's a lot of private space for whoever takes the main bedroom, and it's separated enough from the rest of the house to feel like its own floor. For a family with kids, or for someone working from home who wants a real separation between work and sleep, that upper level solves something.
The basement is unfinished and walks out, which means it gets natural light and has a door to the outside. That's a meaningful starting point if you want to turn it into a rec room or storage or eventually something else. Right now it's unfinished, but it's workable.
Outside: a covered front porch, a rear deck, a fenced backyard, a detached one-car garage, and additional off-street parking. For under $75,000 in a residential neighborhood, that's a lot of usable outdoor and storage space.
The condition unknowns are real, and you'd budget for them. But at $65 per square foot against a zip median closer to $100, there's room built into the price to find out what the house needs and still come out ahead.
