Historic, Fireplace
1925 Huntsville Bungalow with Two Porches and Custom Cabinets — $150,000
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 | 1925 bungalow, hardwood floors, Amish cabinets, dual porches, 1568 sqft, bonus room upstairs |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | No system dates named; cosmetic details suggest decent shape but no specifics on roof/HVAC |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 5 | Listing $96/sqft vs zip median $84/sqft — 14% above median; thin 8-comp data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | $150K vs $161,430 zip median — roughly 7% below, within 10% band |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 41 median, sale-to-list 100.6%, price drops 27% — mixed signals, floor applied |
The front porch is the first thing you notice, and it earns its reputation. A 1925 bungalow with a proper front porch and a screened back porch is a house that was designed around being outside when the weather allows. Two distinct outdoor spaces on a property this size is a real thing, and the screened back porch overlooking the yard is the kind of detail people add to their wish lists but rarely find.
Inside, the hardwood floors are original to the era, which means they have age on them but also mean the house was built when floors were built to last. The custom Amish-built cabinets are a genuine standout in the kitchen. These are not builder-grade stock units. Someone made a deliberate choice here, and the craftsmanship reflects it.
The house runs 1,568 square feet across three bedrooms and one bath, with a gas freestanding fireplace in the main living area. Upstairs there is a 14 by 10 unfinished bonus room. That is 140 square feet waiting on a decision. A fourth bedroom, a home office, a playroom. The structure is there. It just needs finishing work.
Now the honest part: the listing gives no dates on the roof, HVAC, or other major systems. That gap matters. Before anything else, you want to know the age of those systems, because a house this old with no disclosed update history puts you in the position of either negotiating hard or absorbing the risk. The per-square-foot price runs about 14 percent above the zip median, which is a real premium for a market where roughly a quarter of listings have taken price cuts. This one has been sitting 41 days at asking.
What $150,000 gets you is a house with real age and real character in a town where comparable homes have sold at or above list. The bones of this place are honest. Two porches, hardwood floors, handmade cabinets, and room to expand upstairs. If the inspection holds and the systems are sound, that is a lot of house for the money.
