Hidden Gem, Garage
1954 Goodland Four-Bed with Detached Garage at $77 a Square Foot — $147,500
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 | 4BD/3BA, 1,907 sqft, detached 30ft garage, family room, fenced yard |
| Condition | 25% | 5 | 1954 build, "new room" noted; no system dates, no renovation specifics |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 9 | $77/sqft vs $122 zip median — 37% below; 6 comps, directional signal |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 6 | $147,500 vs $189K median — ~22% below; 1 sale/month, thin market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 7 | 49.5% price drops signals strong buyer's market; DOM 75 days; sale-to-list absent |
The price per square foot is what stops you. At $77, this house comes in 37% below the zip code median for that number, and the zip median itself runs about $189,000. For a four-bedroom, three-bath house with a detached garage in a place where the average sale takes around two and a half months, $147,500 is a low ask.
The house is 1,907 square feet, built in 1954, and has a layout that covers the basics without waste: formal living room, kitchen with appliances included, laundry area, a large family room, and four actual bedrooms with three full baths. That bath count for a house this size and this price is unusual. Most four-bedrooms at this price point have two baths, sometimes two and a half. Three full baths means the house can absorb a family with multiple people needing to get somewhere in the morning.
The detached garage is 14 by 30 feet, which gives you room for two cars and still leaves space on the sides. It works as a workshop, storage for equipment, or just a place to actually put vehicles, which sounds obvious but a lot of houses at this price have a one-car situation at best. The back yard is fenced. The listing mentions a "new room," which presumably means an addition, though there are no specifics on when it was built or what it added.
Here is where you have to be clear-eyed. This is a 1954 house and the listing provides no dates on mechanical systems, no mention of roof age, no renovation specifics. The condition score reflects that uncertainty. You would want to know what the furnace, water heater, and electrical look like before you close. A house this age can be perfectly solid or quietly tired, and the listing gives you no evidence either way. That is what an inspection is for, and here it matters more than most.
What the price makes possible is real. A family gets four bedrooms, three baths, a garage with actual depth, and a fenced yard, well under the neighborhood ceiling. There is room to absorb some deferred maintenance and still come out ahead of what comparable space would cost in this zip code.
