Hidden Gem, Pool, Garage, Historic
1900 Benwood House, Nearly 2,000 Square Feet, Integral Garage — $59,900
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 | 1992 sqft, 3BR/2BA, 1900-built, integral garage, private deck, pre-1950 floor qualifier |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No system dates, no renovation history; "make it your own" language signals unknown condition |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 10 | Listing $30/sqft vs zip median $102/sqft — ~70% below; thin 8-comp data but directionally strong |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $59,900 vs zip median $142,958 — approximately 58% below median |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | 101.3% sale-to-list and 9-day DOM signal competitive market; floor applied at 5 |
At $30 a square foot, this house costs less per foot than most people spend furnishing a living room. The zip median runs around $102 per square foot. That gap is wide enough to stop and think about, especially for a 1992-square-foot house with three bedrooms, two bathrooms, and an integral garage.
The house dates to 1900, which means 125 years of wear and whatever decisions previous owners made along the way. The listing uses "make it your own" language, which is code for unknown condition. No system dates, no renovation history in the data. You should go in expecting to find out what you're dealing with rather than expecting things to be sorted. That's the honest read.
What you get for your money is a lot of space. Nearly 2,000 square feet for three people or a growing family is comfortable. The integral garage gives you somewhere to work on things, store things, or park in the winter without fighting the street. There's a private deck off the back. Schools, a playground, and a public pool are close by, which matters if you have kids or plan to.
The market here is active. Homes in this zip are selling at 101 percent of list price and going under contract in nine days on average. That's a competitive environment for buyers. This house is priced far enough below median that it's drawing attention for different reasons than most listings do.
For the right buyer, this is a house you work on. Maybe for a year, maybe longer. You find out what the systems need, you make decisions room by room, and you end up with a big old house in West Virginia that you understand thoroughly because you fixed it. The price leaves real room to do that. At $59,900 for nearly 2,000 square feet, you have budget left over after closing to actually find out what you bought and deal with it properly.
