California Archives - Old Houses Under $50K

Under $100K Sunday ~ c.1945 Handyman Special California Bungalow $100K ~ Pending

Posted on November 8, 2020December 15, 2020 by [email protected]

148 S Mesa St, Susanville, CA, 96130. $100,000 ~ Pending OHU50K NOTES It is a handyman special, but still, I can’t believe my eyes – a year-round house in California for $100,000? Yes, and the exterior is cute to boot. The interior needs color, but hey, for CA, this is a find. 2bed 1bath 672sqft 5,663sqft…

Under $75K Thursday – c.1924 California Log Cabin w/Water View For Sale $55K

Posted on November 5, 2020November 4, 2020 by [email protected]

6 Willow Crk, Chester, CA, 96020 $55,000 OHU50K NOTES Looking for a log cabin for sale with a water view and water access? This 2BR/1B cabin has that and more. Great place for families who love outdoor recreational activities. 2bed 1bath 400sqft Build date 1924 Lot: no data Google Map Property Listing Realtor:RE/MAX Mountain Living REALTOR…

Welcome to Old Houses Under $50,000, a blog specifically aimed for all of those special individuals and families who are addicted to old houses. Do bullseye moldings and newel posts get your heart pumping? Do you pine at every neglected, pre-1940s home you see, wishing you could get a peek of the interior? Do you stop at every abandoned house you pass and wish you could fix it up to its old glory? Old homes have a mystery, history and character that newer homes just can’t match. They ignite something in us that physically draws us through their front doors.

I know. I grew up in Idle Hour in Oakdale, New York, the former estate of William Kassam Vanderbilt. A 900-acre tract along the Connetquot River and Great South Bay of Long Island was my playground. Narrow meandering streets with wooden bridges running over man-made canals, a turn-of-the-century conservatory, a clock tower, a carriage house, and brick chicken coups and stables rehabbed into homes called The Artist Colony dotted the lush land surrounding Vanderbilt’s 1899 mansion. The estate had long been broken into half acre plots with an eclectic array of newer homes, but my best friend lived in Vanderbilt’s old billiard and pool hall.

It’s no wonder then, with an early appreciation for wrap-around porches and stained glass windows, that my husband, David, and our seven kids, have always loved, owned and restored old historic homes.

We are not realtors, simply curators of old homes, sometimes serving them up with a slice of history. So dream, browse, window shop. You may just find your “perfect” fixer upper for under $50,000.

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