Historic, Character Home, Garage
1920 Crosby Four-Bedroom on Two Lots with Attached Garage — $70,000
6
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 7 | 1920 home, 4 beds, two lots, attached garage, covered porch, original details |
| Condition | 25% | 6 | Roof replaced ~2019; systems and interior condition otherwise unknown; cosmetic work implied |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 7 | Listing $68/sqft vs zip median $75/sqft — ~9% below median; thin 5-comp data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | At $70K, ~8% above zip median $64,972 — slightly over market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 9 | Strong buyer's market: 87.4% sale-to-list, 33% price drops, 197-day median DOM |
Four bedrooms in a 1920 house on two lots for $70,000. That combination is what makes you stop. Most houses this old with this much land attached have either been gutted into blandness or priced as if the history is a premium. This one sits somewhere in between: the original details are still there, and the price is low enough that you have room to work with it.
The house is 1,037 square feet, so those four bedrooms are small. That is just the math. Houses built in 1920 were not designed around the idea of a bedroom being a private suite with a sitting area. They were designed around people actually living in the rest of the house. The front entry opens into a living and dining area, there is a covered porch, and an attached garage. One bath. If you need two baths, that is a real constraint here.
What you get for the money is the two-lot footprint. A large backyard with mature trees, and the second lot giving you space to breathe, garden, or just not feel crowded. That is the part of this property that land prices in other markets would price you out of entirely. The roof was replaced around 2019, which is a real line item you do not have to budget for right now.
The condition is where you have to be clear-eyed. The systems are unknown. The interior needs cosmetic work at minimum. The agent copy gestures at "original charm" and "endless possibilities," which is the language used when a house needs updating and the seller would rather you feel inspired than informed. That said, the bones of a 1920 house that still has its original details intact are worth something. You just have to be willing to find out what the next layer of the onion looks like once you start pulling.
Crosby is a buyer's market right now, with a third of listings taking price cuts and homes sitting an average of 197 days. That context matters. At $70,000, you have a house, a garage, a porch, a yard, and a second lot. What you do with it from there is yours to figure out.
