Character Home, Garage, Finished Basement, Historic
1910 Aledo Corner House with Wraparound Porch and 2-Car Garage — $85,000
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 | 1910 character home; wraparound porch, French doors, woodwork, 2-car garage, full basement, corner lot |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Agent says move-in ready; no system dates given, but no red flags or investor language |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 8 | Listing $95/sqft vs zip median $134/sqft — ~29% below; thin data (6 comps) but directionally meaningful |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $85K vs $163,952 zip median — ~48% below; small house vs. market but still a real discount |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 33 days, sale-to-list 95.7%, price drops 24.7% — mild buyer's advantage |
The porch is what gets you. It wraps around the southeast corner of the house, which means you get morning light from one side and afternoon shade from the other depending on where you sit. On a 1910 house at this price, that kind of detail usually comes with a lot of other things to fix. Here, the agent describes it as move-in ready, and there's no investor language in the listing, no red flags suggesting major work is waiting for you.
Inside, the living room has large windows and French doors that open into the dining room and kitchen. The woodwork around the door frames is original and intact. These are the things that disappear when a house gets flipped, and they're here. 894 square feet is small, two bedrooms and one bath, so you're not getting a lot of room to spread out. But the layout has main-level laundry in the bathroom, a mudroom off the back door, and a full basement underneath for storage. It functions reasonably well for what it is.
The 2-car garage sits on the north side of the yard. On a house this size, a 2-car garage is more space than most people expect, and it adds real utility, whether that's for cars, tools, a workshop, or just somewhere to put everything that won't fit in 894 square feet. The corner lot gives you more yard than a standard lot, and mature trees mean shade in summer without you having to plant anything and wait a decade.
The price is where this gets interesting. At $85,000, this is coming in around 48% below the zip code median and about 29% below the median price per square foot based on available comps. The data pool is thin, six comparable sales, so treat that directionally. But the direction is clear. For someone who wants a small old house with real character and a big garage in a walkable location, this is priced in a way that leaves room. The size is the trade. You know going in what you're working with.
