Historic, Renovated, Character Home, Garage
1914 Plevna Home on Double Lots with Renovated Kitchen — $118,000
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 | 1914 home, 1532 sqft, arched walkway, renovated kitchen, double city lots |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Described as "thoughtfully renovated," move-in ready; no system dates named |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $77/sqft vs zip median $131/sqft — 41% below; thin 3-comp data, directional |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $118K vs $210K zip median — 44% below; only 1 home sold, thin market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 8 | ZIP median DOM 237 days, 100% price drops signal — strong buyer's market |
The arched walkway is the thing you notice first. It separates the dining room from the small hallway leading to the bathroom and both bedrooms, and in a 110-year-old house, that kind of detail usually survives only if someone cared about keeping it. Someone apparently did.
This is a 1,532-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath house built in 1914. The kitchen has been updated with sage green cabinets, metal and natural wood accents, and what the listing describes as good counter space and storage. It reads like someone made real choices rather than just swapping out what was broken. The main floor moves from a front entryway that also handles laundry, through the kitchen, into a dining room that opens to the living room, then down the hall to the bath and bedrooms. The basement is unfinished and used for storage and utilities.
At $77 per square foot, you are paying about 41% below what comparable properties in this zip code have sold for. The zip median sits around $131 per square foot, and the overall median sale price runs close to $210,000. The thin sales data means those numbers are directional rather than precise, but the gap is wide enough that the direction is clear.
Outside, the property covers two full city lots with established trees and enough off-street parking that a garage is a real option, not a stretch. There is room to add on to the house too, if two bedrooms ever feels small.
The honest downside: Plevna is a small town in eastern Montana, the market here moves slowly with a median days on market around 237, and properties typically sell below asking. That signals limited buyer competition, which works in your favor at the offer stage, but also means liquidity is low if your plans change.
What $118,000 gets you here is a century-old house with real character and a recent kitchen renovation, on a double lot, with room to build, in a buyer's market where the pace is slow and the prices show it.
