Historic, Garage
1923 Howard Bungalow, Hardwood Throughout, Corner Lot — $85,000
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 | 1923 bungalow, 1,800 sqft, hardwood floors, formal dining, detached garage plus carport, 0.37-acre corner lot |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | No system dates given; "make it your own" language suggests cosmetic work needed, bones likely sound |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 8 | Listing $47/sqft vs zip median $58/sqft — ~19% below median; thin data (4 comps), treated directionally |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $85K vs $110K zip median — about 23% below median, solid discount signal |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 8 | Strong buyer's market — 87% sale-to-list, 25% price drops, DOM 37 days; clear negotiating leverage |
A hundred-year-old bungalow with hardwood floors in every bedroom and 1,800 square feet for $85,000. That's what stops you here. At $47 per square foot, this house is running about 19% below the zip code median, which is already thin on comps. The discount is real.
The house is a 1923 bungalow on a 0.37-acre corner lot in Howard, Kansas. Three bedrooms, one bath, a formal dining room, a large kitchen, a separate laundry room, and a living room. The wood floors run through the bedrooms. Corner lots give you two street frontages and a yard that opens up in a way a standard lot doesn't, and 0.37 acres is a meaningful piece of ground for a town property.
Outside, there's a detached garage with a carport attached. So you have covered parking for at least two vehicles plus storage, which on a modest budget is the kind of thing that usually costs extra.
The agent description leans hard on "make it your own," which is the standard signal that cosmetic work is waiting for you. No system dates are disclosed, so you'd want to know when the roof, HVAC, and plumbing were last touched before you commit. A house this age with no update history in the listing is a house that needs a clear-eyed inspection. That's the real number you're solving for after the purchase price.
What the market is doing here works in your favor. Sellers in this zip are accepting around 87 cents on the dollar, and a quarter of listings have already cut their price. Homes are sitting about 37 days. You have room to negotiate.
A family that wants space and can handle a project gets 1,800 square feet, a big yard, covered parking, and original hardwood floors for a price that leaves money in the budget to actually do the work.
