1920 Ridgeway Home with Original Trim, Detached Building, and Storm Shelter — $59,900

Four bedrooms for under sixty thousand dollars. That's the number that stops you, and at 1,626 square feet, it works out to about $36 a square foot. The house was built in 1920 and it still has the original trim and casing, which tells you something. That woodwork is the kind of detail that costs real money to replicate and gets ripped out in a renovation when someone decides they want things to look newer. It didn't get ripped out here.

Two of the four bedrooms are on the main level, which makes the layout practical for people who'd rather not climb stairs every day. The living area is large, there's a dining area, and laundry is also on the main level. The electrical panel is two years old. Central heat and air. Vinyl windows. The bones of the mechanical situation have been addressed, which matters in a house this age.

The front porch is there. The listing calls it nice, and that's probably fair.

Out back there's a 20 by 24 detached building with concrete floor, electric, and a half bath. That's 480 square feet of covered space with running water. Whether you use it as a workshop, a garage, storage, or something else entirely, the half bath changes what it can be. A lot with a building that size and a toilet in it is a different asset than a lot with a plain shed.

The property is a .28 acre lot. There's also a storm shelter.

The agent description is thin on specifics about condition, so there are things you'd want to look at closely: the roof, the plumbing, what the bathroom looks like, what kind of shape the upstairs bedrooms are in. A 1920 house at this price is priced for a reason, and the reason could be cosmetic or it could be more than that. Worth seeing in person before you decide what you're working with.