Historic, Character Home, Updated HVAC
1925 Sayre Four-Bedroom with Quartz Kitchen and New HVAC — $130,000
7
out of 10
HousesUnder150K Score
Property Merit 50% · Condition 25% · Price/Sq Ft 15% · Market 10%
| Category | Wt. | Score | Detail |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property Merit | 50% | 8 | 1925 4BR/2BA, 1814 sqft, quartz kitchen, new flooring, historic character |
| Condition | 25% | 7 | New HVAC, flooring, appliances, fresh paint inside/out; no roof year given |
| Price / Sq Ft | 15% | 8 | Listing $72/sqft vs zip median $86/sqft — 16% below median; thin 8-comp data |
| Price vs. Market | 5% | 4 | $130K vs $145K zip median — ~10% below; directional signal only, thin market |
| Market Conditions | 5% | 9 | Strong buyer's market — 270-day median DOM, 90.1% sale-to-list, 69.6% price drops |
A hundred-year-old house that someone actually spent money on. That's the thing that made me stop here. The 1925 build date on a property like this usually signals a renovation wish list, but this one has already had its HVAC replaced, new flooring laid throughout, fresh paint inside and out, and new appliances in the kitchen. The quartz countertops are a real upgrade for a house at this price. Someone put thought into this, not just a coat of paint and a prayer.
At 1,814 square feet with four bedrooms and two baths, the layout gives a family real room to spread out. Four bedrooms in a house this age means the rooms probably have actual walls, actual doors, actual closets. Not enormous, but not carved up either. The bones of a 1925 house in Norris Heights tend to mean wood trim, tall ceilings, and proportions that newer construction at this price point would not give you.
The price lands at $72 per square foot against a zip code median of $86. That's a 16 percent gap, and while the comp pool in Sayre is thin enough that you shouldn't read too much precision into it, the direction of the signal is clear. The list price of $130,000 is also about 10 percent below the $145,000 zip median. The market around here is slow, 270-day median days on market and nearly 70 percent of listings taking price cuts before they sell. That's a buyer's market in the clearest sense, which means you have time and you have leverage on price.
What's missing from the listing: no roof age given. That's the one number you want before you make an offer on a house from 1925, and the agent didn't provide it. Get that answered early. A roof on a house this old that hasn't been replaced recently changes the math on what the other updates are actually worth to you.
The seller includes a 100-day home warranty with buyer activation. That covers the gap while you're settling in.
For $130,000, you get four bedrooms, two baths, 1,814 square feet of updated space in a century-old house that has more character in its trim work than most new builds have anywhere. The price makes it possible to move in without spending the next two years catching up on deferred maintenance. That's what you're actually buying here.
