Hidden Gem
1971 Duck Hunting Lodge Near Newport, Furniture Included — $119,900
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 | 1880 sqft, 4BR/2BA, storage building, carport patio, country setting, shade trees |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | Multiple named updates: metal roof, windows, flooring, master bath, hot water heater |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 7 | Listing $64/sqft vs zip median $76/sqft — ~16% below; thin 8-comp data, directional only |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 9 | $119,900 vs zip median $80,465 — 49% above median; zip may skew low on land/distressed sales |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | DOM 73 days, sale-to-list 93.3%, price drops 29% — clear buyer's market signals |
This place was recently running as a duck hunting lodge, and it shows in the best way. Four bedrooms, one of which was used as a wader and gear room, plus an oversized foyer with a twin bed and a sun porch that could fit a bunk bed. That is a lot of sleeping capacity for a 1880 square foot house, and if you have a crew that needs to be somewhere early in the morning, the layout makes sense. Several pieces of furniture and a flat screen TV stay with the property, so you can walk in and have something to sit on.
The work that has been done here is the kind that matters. New metal roof, new windows, new flooring, new light fixtures throughout, two new toilets, a new shower and vanity in the master bath, and a new 50 gallon gas water heater. That list covers the things that get expensive fast when they go wrong, and most of them have already been replaced. The crawl space gives you access underneath if you ever need it.
The lot has large shade trees around it, and the carport has been turned into a covered outdoor seating area next to a fire pit and grilling patio. A 12 by 24 metal storage building stays too. Heating is central plus three supplemental ventless gas heaters. Cooling is window units.
The price per square foot comes in around $64, against a zip code median closer to $76. The market has shown some softness, with the listing sitting 73 days and nearly a third of comparable homes taking price cuts. That combination gives you room to negotiate if you want it.
What you have is a house that has been actively used, recently updated on the things that count, and set up for a group. Whether that group hunts or not is beside the point. At this price, with this much recent work already done, the math is hard to argue with.
