Character Home, Garage, Finished Basement, Income Potential, Historic
1949 Strasburg Five-Bedroom with 30x34 Garage and Basement Kitchenette — $129,900
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 | 5BR/2.5BA, 1748sqft, huge garage, basement kitchenette, corner lot, two garages |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No system dates named; 1949 build, no renovation history, condition unknown |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 6 | Listing $74/sqft vs zip median $63/sqft — listing runs 17% above median (thin, 3 comps) |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 1 | Listing $129,900 is 63% above $79,900 zip median — well above market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | 66.7% price drops is strong buyer signal; DOM and sale-to-list data incomplete |
The garage alone would make most people stop scrolling. Thirty by thirty-four feet, with a loft on the outside for sitting or entertaining. That is a serious structure for a small-town lot, and it comes with a second, smaller white garage attached. Whatever you need to store, build, or work on, this property has room for it.
The house itself is a 1949 build on a corner lot one block off main street in Strasburg. Five bedrooms, two and a half baths across three floors. The main floor has the primary bedroom and a full bath. Two more bedrooms sit upstairs with a half bath. The basement holds two additional bedrooms, a family room, a small kitchenette, and another full bath. That basement configuration gives you real options: a teenager who wants their own space, an aging parent, a long-term guest. The kitchenette makes it function almost independently from the rest of the house.
Storage gets called out specifically in the listing, which usually means the house has more of it than you'd expect and people notice. The kitchen is described as larger than typical. The corner lot gives you the usual benefits: more light, more yard, less neighbor on one side.
What the listing does not tell you: no renovation history, no system dates, no mention of what has been updated since 1949. That is a real unknown on a 76-year-old house. Mechanicals, roof, windows — none of it is accounted for. Budget for inspections and be prepared for the conversation that follows.
The price sits 63 percent above the zip code median, and more than two-thirds of recent listings in the area have had to drop their price. That context matters. The asking price reflects what the seller wants for it, not necessarily what the market has been paying. At $129,900, you are paying for the square footage, the garage, and the basement setup. Whether that combination is worth the premium over what else is available in Strasburg right now is the question worth asking before you go further.
