Top 10 Old Houses Under $50K ~ February 2020 Edition – Off Market!
From a fixer upper schoolhouse to a restored church, here are the Top 10 Old Houses Under $50K ~ February 2020 Edition.
15 First St., Malone, NY 12953 $48,114 Reduced to $41,897 Reduced Again to $35,989 ~ Sold for $28k
OHU50K NOTES
Plenty of curb appeal and original interior details to boot! This foreclosure in Malone, New York, boasts stained glass, built-ins, gorgeous staircase, hardwood floors and natural woodwork. For New York, the real estate taxes are not as bad as many I have seen.
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REALTOR COMMENTS
PRICE REDUCED ON this village foreclosure. Beautiful hardwood flooring, spacious rooms and additional living area upstairs.Close to all amenities and schools. Would make great duplex!! HUD home. Sold AS IS by elec. bid only. Prop avail 12-4-19. Bids due daily by 11:59PM Central time until sold. FHA Case #371-505348. Insured w escrow Rpr. Eligible for FHA 203k. For Prop conditions, forms, LBP, discl & Avail please visit www.HUDHomestore.com. For additional forms, updates, step-by-step videos & free photo list, please visit www.blbresources.com. BLB Resources makes no warranty as to condition of property. Buyer to verify all info.
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409 Martin Luther King Dr, Prattville, AL 36067
$45,000 ~ Off Market
OHU50K NOTES
Located on almost one lush green acre, this c.1890 Folk Victorian offers loads of a delightful exterior, shiplap, multiple mantels, high ceilings and hardwood floors. Gotta love that front door and vintage kitchen stove!
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Bring it back to life! This fixer upper home will steal your heart as it reminds you of the good ole’ days. Built in the late 1800’s according to tax records. Lots of architectural details, high ceilings and shiplap walls galore. 3 bedrooms, 1 bath, a very large foyer and living room and even a separate den.
You don’t want to miss the spacious kitchen furnished with a vintage stove. Located on a very large lot with beautiful mature trees and a stream of water. This home is offered in as is condition but has lots of potential.
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25035 MT Mitchell Rd, Belvue, KS 66407 $39,900 ~ Sold
OHU50K NOTES
If you like privacy, this fixer upper is plunked on a dirt road in the middle of nowhere in Belvue, Kansas (pop. 205).
It is amazing how so many country schoolhouses were literally in the middle of nowhere. Where did all the children live?
Anyway, this old building was the District 34 Wells Creek one-room schoolhouse. The county’s first school district was created in 1859, and by 1900 the county had expanded to 88 districts. All the rural districts, like District 34, had only one schoolhouse and one teacher for all the grades.
By the 1930s rural districts, however, were experiencing declining enrollment numbers. At the same time, Kansas had almost 10,000 school districts statewide, and so they implemented consolidation. Shortly following World War II, one-room schools in Kansas would soon be a thing of the past.
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Per Wabaunsee County Records: the fixer upper dwelling was built in 1900 and remodeled in 2004. The main level has 1060 square feet of finished living space consisting of a living room, kitchen, bath and laundry room. The upper level has 371 square feet of living space featuring 2 bedrooms and a bath. The basement has 960 square feet of unfinished space.
The exterior has vinyl siding and a covered front porch. The roof on the main portion of the house is galvanized metal. The front porch and room on the back of the dwelling have asphalt composition roofing. The property also has a 30 x 24 detached garage.
This property is eligible under the Freddie Mac First Look Initiative through December 31, 2019. For information on the First Look Initiative go to and click on Offers and Initiatives. Seller will not complete any repairs to the subject property, either lender or buyer requested. The property is sold in As Is condition.
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1403 N Central Ave, Connersville, IN 47331
$54,000 Reduced to $48,600 ~ Pending ~ Off Market
OHU50K NOTES
This fixer upper is located on a corner lot in a low-crime neighborhood of older homes in Connersville, Indiana. A lover of old houses has a lot to work with here, including stained glass, French doors, hardwood floors and a vintage lighting fixture. Unfortunately, the trim, staircase and mantel have been painted, but they are still beautiful. Plus, the property has been reduced in price since it went on the market in December for $54K.
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Have you been looking for an older, classic yet unique home to make your own? Then here is your chance. An eight room, four bedroom, one and a half bath fixer upper in central Connersville is now on the market at well below taxable value. This home has 2696 square finished feet, beautiful woodwork, classic fire places, and a two car detached garage.
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904 W 2nd Ave, Albany, GA 31701 $31,800 ~ Sold
OHU50K NOTES
A fairy tale brick cottage on a tree-lined Americus, Georgia, street full of fairy tale brick cottages! And that sink!!
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Home located in sought after city of Albany, Georgia! 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, approximately 1, 413 SF, hardwood floors, open floor plan, large kitchen and more. With a detached garage, fireplace and more. Make an offer today.
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834 15th St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 $49,000 ~ Sold for $45K
OHU50K NOTES
I was quite surprised to find that this c.1912 fixer upper had so many original features inside. The built-ins are wonderful. I especially admire the kitchen floor-to-ceiling cupboard!
Added bonus is the opportunity for a $10,000 forgivable loan to make needed repairs and updates.
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Loaded with charm and character, this well built 2-3 bedroom fixer upper (3rd bedroom has no closet) has a TON of potential but needs the right person to take it back to it’s former glory! All original woodwork and hardwood floors including extra wide oak crown molding, decorative columns and quality built-ins. Full lot with 1 stall garage.
Ask how you can receive up to $10, 000 in a forgivable loan to make needed repairs or updates using the Neighborhood Finance Corporation financing. The home is being sold in as-is condition. All inspections are for buyer’s information only. Seller will not make repairs.
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300 N 5th, Amory, MS 38821 $44,900 ~ Sold
OHU50K NOTES
It is a handyman special that appears to be in pretty good condition. Located in a low-crime neighborhood of Amory, Mississippi, the home has an unusual curb appeal. I have not seen such an imbricated shingle design on an exterior gable before.
Corner lot, metal roof, high ceilings, hardwood floors, French doors, sunlit rooms and decent kitchen all for under $45K! Love that window with the arched shutters, too.
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Charming 2 bedroom/ 1 bath handyman special home in the heart of Amory with a wonderful wrap-around porch & some original hardwood. House has a formal dining room, sun room, walk-in closets, high ceilings, a single detached garage, fenced backyard & tons of charm.
20% off Overstock special values at Home Depot
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409 S Main St, Woodville, NC 27849
$42,000 ~ Sold for $39,500
OHU50K NOTES
This beautiful c.1847 church for sale can be had for a song, or maybe a hymn.
History
The former St. Frances Methodist Church sits on 2.26 acres in Woodville, North Carolina, a tiny historic village about 40 miles north of Greenville. When I visit my family in NC this summer, I am making it a point to take a day trip to Woodville. According to the National Register of Historic Places, the village consists of 14 principal structures built primarily between 1801 and 1927, including six pre-Civil War houses, three early 20th century Craftsman homes, and two antebellum cemeteries.
The church did not always sit on this lot, but it did begin and end there. It was originally constructed on this piece of land which was donated by Humphrey H. Hardy and named to honor Frances S. Pugh of Woodville, who willed $1,000 for the building’s construction.
I don’t know why, but in 1896, the church was moved by a team of mules to nearby Lewiston but was returned to its original home in 2000.
As with many churches across the country, by the early 1990s church membership had dwindled. Its last congregant, Elizabeth Steinhardt-Widmer, continued to maintain the shuttered church, until she passed away in April 2010 at the age of 103. You will find a plaque at the front entrance of the church calling Elizabeth the “guiding light of St. Frances.”
Architectural Details
The Greek Revival church is a one-story, rectangular frame building, three bays by two bays. It features a projecting narthex (entrance area) and two-story tower topped by an octagonal steeple.
The building, added to the NRHP in 1982, was restored in 2004 by a local contractor, and they did a wonderful job! It features heart pine flooring, its original 20 pews, lovely carvings, working organ and steeple bell, upstairs gallery and velvet altar chairs.
Zoned to allow for a single-family home or commercial uses, a few historical covenants would require the new owner to preserve the most significant characteristics of the structure. Appropriate modernizing can be done to facilitate such use, though. The building has updated electrical, but it is estimated it will take another $4,000 for running water and sewer. Then, of course, a new owner would want to install a bathroom and kitchen.
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Church for sale: St. Frances is now available for a home, a church or a list of other uses. (list of zoning options attached). This 1842 historic and totally beautiful former Methodist Church sits on 2 acres of land and includes an old cemetery. Yes, you own the church and you own the cemetery. There are two entrances into the property through the cemetery.
The church has a small vestibule and opens to a large sanctuary and pulpit. The original wooden pews and pulpit furniture are included in the sale along with the working pump organ. There is an additional balcony/loft with additional seating and is accessible from an outside entrance. The original heartpine floors are gorgeous and are just one of the architectural features that give his church more charm than you can imagine.
Central heat (propane) and AC. Town water and sewer are available at the road and can be tapped and connected to the church. There is currently no kitchen, bath or water in the building. You will definitely love it! Historic covenants with Preservation North Carolina are included on the deed. Changes can be made to the property with permission from Pres NC. Make your dreams come true here – wedding venue, start a church, country get-a-way, Air BnB in a church, your next home — whatever your dream — make it happen here.
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130 S Marion St, Carthage, IL 62321 $19,900 ~ Off Market
OHU50K NOTES
Built in 1878 as a single family home, this cheap old fixer upper is currently a mother-daughter with several enviable built-ins and a widow’s walk! It is located on a corner lot in a no-crime neighborhood of Carthage, Illinois, a town filled with Mormon history.
I enjoy researching the inhabitants of these old homes, but all I could find was that Charles A Freeman (1870-1934) resided here as of the 1930 US Census. Charles was one of 15 children born to Angelo and Cordelia Freeman. His worked as a drayman. I had to look that up. It is a delivery driver for a brewery.
He lived here with his hard-working family: wife Jennie, a laundress; teenage children, Keith and Lucille; adult daughter Gladys, a waitress; her husband John Sample, a plumber; and a boarder. It took everyone’s meager incomes to maintain the home, but they did own a radio set.
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*2baths
*2,590 sq ft
*0.3 acre
*Build date 1878
*Google Map
*Property Listing
*Realtor: Sharpe Real Estate LLC
REALTOR COMMENTS
Fixer upper with partial open wrap-around porch, enclosed back porch, attached shed, tin ceiling in the kitchen. Downstairs bedroom could also be used as a parlor. Property is currently setup as a 2-unit rental but could easily be converted to single family residence. Fireplace needs inspected before use. Property is being sold in as is condition.
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2530 Oak St, Vicksburg, MS 39180 $50,000 ~ Off Market
OHU50K NOTES
Save this old house ~ a c.1830 historic Greek Revival called the Captain Kain House.
This amazing home was built in the center of a huge 1787 Spanish land grant conveyed by Charles III to the Kain family of Bannockburnhame, Scotland, just five years after the city of Vicksburg was incorporated in 1825. The Kain family were steamboat pilots.
You may know that Vicksburg is built on a promontory high above the Mississippi River, and was heavily defended during the Civil War. The house itself took three direct mortar hits from the U.S. Navy.
If any house is haunted, this would be the one. It was used as a hospital and morgue and later as a stable and slaughterhouse. The property is said to be a massive unmarked graveyard.
More recently, the building sat vacant for seven years before being converted into one-bedroom apartment rentals. In 2007 it was foreclosed on and purchased, rescued and restored as a private residence. Designated as a Vicksburg landmark in 2010, the house is approved for business as well as residential use. Maybe a B&B or tour house?
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REALTOR COMMENTS
Save this old house which has been RECENTLY REDUCED !!!!!!! Excellent investment property. Built in early 1800’s the Captain Kane House has been restored to four residential units. Affordably priced @ $ 50, 000. Call Ann Derivaux Haden, Coldwell Banker All Stars, LLC.
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Ahon, Limousin, France $44,810 ~ Sold
OHU50K NOTES
The exterior of this old stone house in the village of Ahon in Limousin, France, captured my heart. Just the garden alone draws me into its spell.
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*1 Bedroom
*1 bathroom
*592 sq. ft
*Google Map
*Property Listing
*Realtor: Immo-Diffusion
REALTOR COMMENTS
Stone House approximately 55 m2 including 3 room(s) – 1 bed-rooms – Equipment annex: Garden, Court *, double glazing Fireplace, gas heater – More information is available upon request.
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