Hidden Gem, Garage, Historic
1920 Sutton House, 2,560 Sqft and 3-Car Garage — $125,000
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 | 2,560 sqft, 3-car garage, 1920 build, main-floor laundry; only 2BR limits score |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | No system dates, no renovation history; vague description offers no condition assurance |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 10 | $49/sqft listing vs $120/sqft zip median; 59% below — strong signal, thin data noted |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $125K vs $170K zip median; ~26% below median, directional given only 3 sales |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 5 | DOM 9 days, sale-to-list 99.3%, 50% price drops mixed; balanced, floor applied |
At $49 a square foot, this house is priced well below anything comparable in the zip code. The median there runs around $120 per square foot. That gap is large enough to stop and think about. What you get for $125,000 is a 1920 house in Sutton, Nebraska with 2,560 square feet, two full bathrooms, main-floor laundry, and a three-car garage on a large lot. The space alone is hard to argue with at this price.
The 1920 build means you are dealing with a house that is over a hundred years old. No renovation history is listed. No system dates. The agent description is thin enough that it tells you almost nothing about the actual condition of the house. That is the honest caveat here: you would be walking into this without knowing when the roof was done, when the mechanicals were last touched, or what shape the bones are in. A thorough inspection matters more than usual at a place like this.
The garage is the other thing worth paying attention to. Three bays with room to work. If you have trucks, equipment, a project car, a woodworking setup, or just need serious storage, this configuration is genuinely useful. A lot of houses at this price range in small Nebraska towns are giving you a single attached garage if you are lucky. Three bays and space to spread out is different.
Two bedrooms is the number that will narrow the field. For a couple, a single person, or someone who does not need the third room, 2,560 square feet with two baths and a big garage is a lot of house. For a family that needs three or four bedrooms, it probably stops here.
The listing has been on market nine days. At a town the size of Sutton, that is a short window so far. What the price makes possible is getting a lot of house, a lot of garage, and a big lot in a small Nebraska town for well under what comparable space costs anywhere nearby.
