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1954 Bluefield Bungalow, 1.8 Acres, Hatfield-McCoy Trail Access — $105,000
7
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 1.8 acres, mountain views, Hatfield-McCoy trail access, 1512 sqft, covered porch |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | "Make it their own" language suggests cosmetic or unknown needs; no system dates given |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $69/sqft vs zip median $140/sqft — 51% below; 6 comps, directional only |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $105K vs $148,936 median — about 29% below zip median |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 50, sale-to-list 96.4%, price drops 24.5% — mild buyer advantage |
The trail access is the first thing worth understanding here. The Hatfield-McCoy system is a serious ATV destination, and this house sits minutes from the Pocahontas Trail entrance. If that matters to you, it changes the math on everything else. You are buying proximity to something that people drive hours to reach, and you would be living next to it.
The house is a 1954 bungalow, 1,512 square feet, three bedrooms and one bath. There is a covered front porch facing mountain views, which is a real thing to have and not a small one. The lot is 1.8 acres, which gives you room to do something with the land, store equipment, or just have actual outdoor space that belongs to you. Two wells on the property plus access to public water is an unusual combination and worth knowing about before you get too far into any due diligence.
At $69 a square foot, this is well below what comparable square footage in this zip code has been selling for. The zip median sits around $140 per square foot, and comparable homes have been selling closer to $149,000. So the gap between this price and the market around it is real, not a rounding error.
The honest part: the agent description uses "make it their own," which is a signal. No system dates are given for anything, no mention of when the roof, HVAC, or plumbing was last touched. The condition score reflects that uncertainty. This house has likely been through some wear since 1954 and the listing does not tell you what has been addressed. You would want a thorough inspection and a realistic budget for updates before committing.
It has been on the market about 50 days with a small price drop, so there is some room to negotiate. For a weekend retreat or a primary residence where you want land, mountain views, and trail access at a price well under the local median, this is a house worth looking at closely.
