Historic, Acreage, Character Home
1915 Douglas Home, 3,660 Sqft on 1.14 Acres, All Furnishings Included — $150,000
7
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 9 | 1915 historic home, 3,660 sqft, 4BD/2BA, 1.14 acres, hardwood floors throughout |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | Sold as-is, fair condition per agent, systems unknown, "love and care" required |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 10 | Listing $41/sqft vs zip median $116/sqft — 65% below median; thin 8-comp data but signal is strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 3 | $150K is 67% above $90K zip median; zip median likely reflects smaller/distressed sales |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | 36.7% price drops and 93.4% sale-to-list signal clear buyer's market; DOM 12 days fast |
Forty-one dollars a square foot. That number is worth sitting with for a moment, because the median in this zip code is $116. You are looking at 3,660 square feet of a 1915 house on just over an acre in Douglas, Georgia for $150,000, and the math is hard to argue with even before you walk through the door.
The house is big. Four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and enough square footage that a family of five would have room to spread out and still not bump into each other. The hardwood floors run throughout, which at this age means they are the real thing, wide-plank and worn in the way that takes decades to earn. Bringing them back is work, but it is the kind of work that has a clear and satisfying end. The listing says all furnishings and kitchen items transfer with the sale, which is either useful or something you haul away, but either way it tells you something about the speed of this transaction.
The acre-plus lot gives you space that is genuinely rare at this price. Room for a garden, a garage, a guest structure down the line, or just grass and quiet. In a town where lots run smaller and prices for less square footage run higher, 1.14 acres absorbs a lot of future plans.
Now the plain part: this is sold as-is, condition described as fair, systems unknown. The agent says "love and care" is required, which is a gentle way of saying budget for the unexpected. You should have a contractor walk through before you commit, and you should go in assuming the HVAC, the plumbing, and the electrical have questions attached to them. A house this old and this large can carry serious costs inside walls that photograph fine. The inspection you do not skip.
What the price makes possible is a 110-year-old house with original floors, four bedrooms, and room to grow, for a number that leaves meaningful money for the work it needs. That combination, at $41 a square foot, is genuinely hard to replicate.
