There's a tiny house for sale in town but it's in very poor condition (foundation looks like it's cracked, two trees very close to the house probably exacerbating the issue, the windows are broken/boarded up, collapsed shed in the corner, most exterior wood looks bad, inside looks bit rough, old wall paper spotty carpet, no appliances). The roof from the exterior looks okay, but one of the soffits (underside of an overhang) had a cantaloupe sized hole that I imagine some animal has been using as an exit/entry. The house is small ~800sqft, about 100 years old, on an about an acre lot, has public sewage/water service, and it's dirt cheap, under $35k.
The average house in town sells for ~$150k, heck all the empty lots I see around are about double/triple the cost of this house. I figure I could buy this house and have a contractor cut the trees down (though I like the trees, they look as old as the house, but the house is first), jack the house up and fix the foundation as a first step and slowly go around fixing it room at a time and it'll be way cheaper than what I pay for rent currently. Or just fix it enough so that it's livable and when the time comes knock the house down and build a new one on the same spot.
Think it's worth the trouble? The next cheapest house I've seen is in the $80k range.
The average house in town sells for ~$150k, heck all the empty lots I see around are about double/triple the cost of this house. I figure I could buy this house and have a contractor cut the trees down (though I like the trees, they look as old as the house, but the house is first), jack the house up and fix the foundation as a first step and slowly go around fixing it room at a time and it'll be way cheaper than what I pay for rent currently. Or just fix it enough so that it's livable and when the time comes knock the house down and build a new one on the same spot.
Think it's worth the trouble? The next cheapest house I've seen is in the $80k range.