Acreage, Barn, Garage, Historic
1938 West Virginia Farmhouse, 9 Acres, Barn, 11 Miles from National Park — $149,000
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 | 9 acres, 1938 farmhouse, barn/shed/garage, national park adjacency — strong land story |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Roof and full electrical upgraded 2018; systems partially documented, single bath unknown |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 6 | Listing $118/sqft vs zip median $109/sqft — slightly above; 2-comp thin data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $149K vs $176K zip median — ~15% below; 1 sale last month, very thin market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 66 days median, sale-to-list 101.1% — competitive; floor applied, 24.8% price drops partially offset |
Nine acres in the hills outside Danese, West Virginia, with a barn, a shed, a detached garage, and an 86-year-old farmhouse at the center of it. That's a lot of land and a lot of outbuildings for $149,000, and it's the combination that makes this worth a serious look.
The house itself is 1,260 square feet, three bedrooms, one bath. Built in 1938, so you're walking into something with age on it. The roof and full electrical were replaced in 2018, which matters a lot in a house this old — those are the two things that protect everything else and cost the most to deal with when they fail. The single bath is undocumented in terms of condition, so walk in with your eyes open on that one.
What the property really is, though, is a land play. Nine acres in New River Gorge country, six miles from Babcock State Park, eleven miles from the national park boundary. The barn gives you actual utility if you want animals or storage. The detached garage means you can separate your vehicles and projects from the house. The shed is extra. For someone who wants to run a small homestead, keep horses, or just have room to breathe without neighbors crowded against the fence, this is the kind of setup that's hard to put together at this price point.
The price sits slightly above the zip code median on a per-square-foot basis, but the house is just part of what you're buying. Factor in nine acres and three outbuildings, and the number looks more reasonable. Comparable sales in the area are thin, which cuts both ways — hard to know exactly where fair value lands, but also hard to argue it's out of line.
The market here has taken its time. Sixty-six days median on market, though listings that do sell have been going slightly over asking. This one has been sitting, which means you may have room to negotiate.
One bath limits who this works for. If your household needs two, this property would require either adding one or living with the constraint. That's the practical ceiling on this place. But for the right buyer — someone who values the land, the location, and the outbuildings over interior square footage — the price makes a lot possible.
