1900 Iowa Corner House, 2,638 Sqft, Heated 3-Car Garage — $50,000

The garage alone would stop most people. Three overhead doors, heat, and a separate woodworking shop attached to the back. For a property listed at $50,000, that structure represents a serious chunk of value on its own. Whatever else you think of the house, walk that garage first.

The house is a 1900-built two-story on a corner lot in Arlington. At 2,638 square feet, it is a big old building, and the layout tells a story about how it has been used over the years. The main floor has a living room, dining room, two bedrooms, a half bath, laundry, and space where a kitchen could go. Upstairs has three more bedrooms, a three-quarter bath, and a full kitchen already in place. That means someone at some point was running this as two separate living units, or close to it. There is also a partially finished addition that could take a third kitchen and bath if someone wanted to push further in that direction.

Five bedrooms across two floors with two potential kitchens and one full bath between all of it is a specific situation. The plumbing side of this picture needs attention, or at minimum a clear assessment before you commit to anything.

The seller is disclosing this straight: sold as-is, no repairs, no reports, bring all offers. So you are buying what you can see and what you can figure out. At $19 a square foot, the price reflects that. You are not paying for a finished product. You are paying for a large old building on a corner lot with a heated three-car garage and room to go several different directions with it.

Whether that is a single-family house that needs work, a duplex, or something else depends on what Arlington allows and what the building can practically support. The agent description flags multi-unit potential, but verify that with the city before you get attached to the idea.

The bones here, in terms of sheer size and the garage, are the pitch. Everything else is a question you have to answer yourself.