1900 Roxbury Home on 2.54 Acres, Two Parcels — $69,900

The acreage is what gets your attention first. For under $70,000 in rural Maine, you get 2.54 acres split across two parcels: a 0.29-acre lot the house sits on and a separate 2.25-acre lot attached to it. That second parcel is just land. What you do with it is your business, but having it there gives you room to think.

The house is from 1900, which in Maine means it has been through a lot of winters. Eight rooms across two floors, three bedrooms, one bath, 1,200 square feet. That is a workable amount of space, not generous, but enough. At $69,900, you are paying roughly $58 per square foot, and that math includes the extra acreage, so the house itself is priced thin.

The agent description is spare. No mention of updates, no renovation details, no information about heating, mechanicals, or condition. That is either because the property is plain and the agent did not have much to work with, or because there are things they did not feel like explaining. Either way, you would want to look carefully. A 124-year-old house with no disclosed improvements is one that needs a real walkthrough and a good inspector.

What the listing does tell you is the layout: two floors, eight rooms, which averages out to four rooms per level. That is a reasonable configuration for a three-bedroom house. Whether those rooms are bright or dark, tight or wide, rough or holding up well, the listing does not say.

Roxbury is small and rural. If you want land and quiet and you can work with an older house that may need attention, $69,900 for this much property in Maine is a number worth taking seriously. If you need something ready to move into without any work, this listing gives you no evidence it is that.