Character Home, Garage, Finished Basement, New Roof, Fireplace
1959 All-Brick Original-Family Home on Half an Acre, Dead-End Street — $104,900
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 | All-brick, 2-car garage, sunroom, hardwood floors, fireplace, 0.44-acre lot, unfinished basement with potential |
| Condition | 25% | 9 | Roof 2023, furnace 2022, water heater 2026, basement waterproofed — all major systems addressed |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | Listing $83/sqft vs zip median $129/sqft — 36% below median; 7 comps, directional but meaningful |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 5 | $104,900 vs zip median $154,000 — 32% below median; active zip with 75 sales/month |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 32 days, sale-to-list 98.2%, price drops 24.6% — mild buyer advantage on price drop signal |
This house has never been listed before. One family built it in 1959 and kept it until now, which tells you something about how it was put together. All-brick exterior, brick-and-block two-car garage, Pella casement windows throughout. These were not budget decisions. The people who built this spent real money on it, and a lot of that holds up.
The lot is the other thing. At 0.44 acres on a dead-end street, it runs 100 feet wide and extends well past the rear of the garage. That is a significant amount of outdoor space for an in-town property. Room for a garden, a playset, a dog to run, whatever you need. The dead-end keeps through traffic out, which matters more than people think.
Inside, hardwood floors run through the living room and both first-floor bedrooms. There is a stone-faced fireplace in the living room. The kitchen connects to a dining area and flows into a sunroom, which adds usable square footage across three seasons. Upstairs is a larger suite with a half bath and storage. The unfinished basement is waterproofed with a new line to the street, and the layout is already set up to finish if you want the space.
The systems have all been touched recently. Roof in 2023. Furnace in 2022. Water heater due 2026. Basement waterproofed roughly a decade ago. That is an unusual amount of recent work on a house at this price, and it means you are walking into something that has been maintained, not deferred.
The price is $104,900 in a zip where the median sale is around $154,000. At $83 per square foot against a zip median of $129, the gap is wide. The trade is that you will want to update finishes and put your own mark on the interior. That is the honest version of this. The structure, the lot, the systems, and the location are all in good shape. The cosmetics are yours to do.
For a family that wants space, a solid build, and room to make changes over time without starting from zero, this is a reasonable place to start.
