Historic
1930 South Fork Home, 2181 Sqft, Wood Finishes, Bar Room — $99,000
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 | 2181 sqft, 1930 build, wood finishes, bonus room with bar, enclosed porch, fenced yard |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | "Updates throughout" noted but no system dates; move-in language present, no red flags |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 8 | $45/sqft vs $62 zip median — 27% below; thin 6-comp data, directional only |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 5 | $99K vs $110K median — within 10%, mild discount only |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | 37.5% price drops strong buyer signal; DOM 30 days, sale-to-list 97.1% balanced |
At $45 a square foot, this is a lot of house for the money. The zip median runs around $62 per square foot, so you are getting roughly 27% more space per dollar than the average sale nearby. For 2181 square feet in a 1930 build, $99,000 is a number that stops you.
The house itself is three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and it is spread across enough floor to actually live in without feeling stacked on top of each other. Wood finishes run through the place, which in a house this age tends to mean real trim and real character rather than anything you would have to add later. The main floor has a kitchen, a half bath, dedicated laundry, and a bonus room with a bar top. That last room is the kind of thing people usually add later at considerable expense. Here it is already there, and you can decide what to do with it. Use it as it is, turn it into a proper den, convert it to a fourth room. The square footage gives you options.
There is an enclosed front porch, a back deck, and a fenced yard behind the house. Off-street parking in the rear. The layout reads like a house that was built when houses were meant to hold a full life rather than just look good in photos.
The condition picture is softer. The listing notes updates throughout but gives no dates on systems, so the age of the mechanical work is genuinely unclear. You would want an inspection that gets specific about the furnace, the roof, and the electrical before you commit. That is not a small question on a 1930 property, and the price reflects some of that uncertainty.
What the price does do is put 2181 square feet in a wood-finished, yard-having, bonus-room-having house within reach of a buyer who has room to handle a few surprises. In a market where 37.5% of listings have seen price cuts, sellers here are working for buyers. This one prices like it knows that.
