Acreage, Historic, Garage
1912 Roundup Home, 2,445 Sqft on 0.8 Acres, 3-Stall Garage — $144,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 1912 home, 2445 sqft, 4bed/2bath, 0.8 acres, 3-stall garage, 2-story shed |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | Sweat equity language, new furnace only update named; systems otherwise unknown |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $59/sqft vs zip median $174/sqft — 66% below; thin 8-comp data but strong signal |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 10 | $144K vs zip median $339,853 — ~58% below median; meaningful discount |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | 40.5% price drops, DOM 189 vs median 50 — clear buyer's market signal |
The price is where you start. Comparable sales in this zip code are running around $174 per square foot. This one is $59. That gap is large enough that it changes what you're actually buying, because at $144,000 for 2,445 square feet and 0.8 acres in Montana, you're not just buying a house. You're buying room.
The house is a 1912 two-story with four bedrooms and two bathrooms. At that age in that climate, you should expect the building to carry its history on its face, and the listing doesn't try to pretend otherwise. The only named update is a new propane forced air furnace. Everything else, the roof, the electrical, the plumbing, the structure, goes unmentioned. That's a real gap in information, and you'd want to sort it out before you sign anything. This is a house that will ask something of you before it gives much back.
What it gives back is space. Almost 2,500 square feet across two floors is a genuine family home, the kind where four people can each have a room and still have common space that breathes. The 0.8-acre lot is big enough to actually use, whether that means a garden, animals, a yard for kids, or just room between you and your neighbors. The detached three-stall garage is a serious asset, large enough for vehicles and equipment and a workspace. The two-story shed adds storage that most properties this size don't have.
Roundup is a small town in central Montana. The market here has been slow, with the average home sitting for 189 days before selling and 40 percent of listings taking price cuts. That context matters because it tells you what side of the table you're sitting on.
At $144,000, someone with the time and skill to work on an older house gets a lot of Montana for a small number. Four bedrooms, nearly a full acre, a real garage, and a building that has been standing since 1912. The bones are over a century old. What you do with them is the question.
