Historic, Garage
1924 Berlin House with Garage, Yard, and ATV Trail Access — $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 | 1924 home, 1820 sqft, detached 2-car garage, fenced yard, ATV trail access, front porch |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No renovation history cited; pre-1950 structure assumes character but systems unknown |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | $47/sqft listing vs $121/sqft zip median — 61% below; thin 7-comp data but directional |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 8 | $85K vs $160,880 median — 47% below zip median sale price |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 6 | DOM 74 vs listing's 28; 35.8% price drops and 97.5% sale-to-list — mild buyer lean |
At $47 a square foot, this is less than half what comparable space sells for in this zip code. That gap is the first thing to understand. The zip median sits around $121 per square foot. This house comes in at $47. That kind of spread in a 1924 home with a detached two-car garage and a fenced yard means you are either looking at a serious project or a serious deal, and the listing gives you almost no detail about which one.
What you have is 1820 square feet across three bedrooms and one bath, built a hundred years ago, with no renovation history cited. That means the systems — heat, electric, plumbing — are unknown quantities. The structure has had time to develop its own personality, which could mean wide trim and solid doors, or it could mean knob-and-wiring and a cast iron boiler that owes nobody anything. Before you take this seriously, you get an inspection that goes deep.
The detached two-car garage is genuinely useful. In a northern New Hampshire winter, covered parking for two vehicles matters. And the ATV access directly from the garage is a specific thing worth noting for the right buyer. You store the machines, you ride out. No trailering, no staging.
The yard is fenced, which is straightforward and useful. The front porch is there. These are real features, not dressed-up basics.
Berlin is a small city that has been economically quiet for a long time, which is part of why a 1924 house with this much square footage and a real garage lands at $85,000. The market here is soft enough that this one sat 74 days, longer than the listing suggested. Price drops are common. Buyers have room to move.
Three bedrooms, two parking spaces, a yard with a fence, and trail access for $85,000. If the bones hold up on inspection, a family could make a real home here for a fraction of what that same square footage would cost almost anywhere else in New England.
