Character Home, Pool, Garage, Lake Access, Historic
1900 Whitehall Village Home, 2304 Sqft, Pool, Garage — $70,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 1900 village home, 2304 sqft, 5BR, in-ground pool, garage, shed, Adirondack/Champlain access |
| Condition | 25% | 4 | As-is, needs cleaning and updating throughout; no system dates; investor language present |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 10 | $30/sqft listing vs $126/sqft zip median — 76% below; thin 6-comp data but directionally strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $70K vs $174,924 zip median — roughly 60% below median sale price |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | DOM 47, sale-to-list 94.9%, price drops 37.9% — clear buyer's market signals |
Thirty dollars a square foot. That number is the starting point here, because everything else follows from it. The zip code median runs around $126 per square foot. This house lists at $30. That gap is wide enough that even with serious work ahead, the math can still hold.
The house itself is a 1900 village home in Whitehall, New York, five bedrooms and 2,304 square feet on a 0.23-acre lot. The layout runs deep: kitchen, dining room, living room, office, den, large laundry area, a craft and storage room, and a large enclosed porch that adds to an already generous floor plan. Handicap accessible entry. A detached one-car garage with storage above, a 12x8 shed, and a 32x16 in-ground pool in a fenced backyard. For $70,000.
That pool alone would stop most people. Maintaining one is a commitment, but having one at this price point, on a village lot, in a town that sits at the edge of Lake Champlain and the southern Adirondacks, is not something you see often.
Now the honest part. This place is sold as-is and needs work throughout. Cleaning, updating, the whole thing. The listing gives no system dates, which means the age and condition of the mechanicals are unknown going in. That is the real unknown here. The purchase price is low enough to absorb a fair amount of remediation, but you need to know what you are walking into before you close. Get an inspection. Price out the systems. The room count and square footage mean the scope of any update is real, not cosmetic.
What the price makes possible: a five-bedroom house with a pool and a garage in a town with genuine outdoor access, for the cost of a used car. A family with patience and a budget for the work could end up with a lot of house. An investor with the right contractors could end up with solid margins given how far below median this sits. Either way, the space is there, and the price gives you room to use it.
