1974 Logan Ranch with 50-Year Roof and Primary Suite — $135,000

The roof is the first thing to understand here. Malarkey 50-year shingles, newer siding, newer HVAC. Whoever owned this place before you spent real money on the things you cannot see in a listing photo but absolutely feel when you own a house. That is a different category of preparation than fresh paint and staged furniture.

The house is 1,473 square feet, two bedrooms, two and a half baths, built in 1974. It reads bigger than that because the layout gives you more than one place to be. There is a main living room with a gas fireplace and a south-facing picture window that pulls in a lot of light. Then there is a second living area off the kitchen with patio doors to the backyard. So you have a room for the TV and a room for the table, and they flow together without being the same room.

The kitchen has the full set: stove, refrigerator, built-in microwave, dishwasher. There is an eat-in area in the kitchen itself and the dining space just off the living room, so you have options depending on the occasion.

The primary bedroom has a walk-in closet and a private three-quarter bath. For a house this size, that is a useful separation from the second bedroom and the main hall bath. Storage runs through the whole place: the laundry area has a full wall of cabinets, the garage has shelving, and there is a shed in the back. The washer and dryer, stackable, stay with the house.

Out back there are two large blue spruce trees and a covered front porch at the entry. The yard is maintained.

The two-car attached garage has an electric opener and a door to the backyard.

Logan, Kansas is where this is. At $135,000, you are getting a house where the expensive work is already done and the smaller stuff has been kept up.