1880 Dupont Two-Story with Big Covered Porch and Four Bedrooms — $149,000

The porch is the first thing you notice. It runs across the front of the house and it's covered, so you can actually use it. On a street in a small Indiana town, a front porch like that has a purpose. You sit out there, you watch the neighborhood, you get some air. The playground across the street means there's activity nearby if that matters to you, or it means there's noise nearby if it doesn't.

The house itself is from 1880. That's 144 years of history in this building, and that means something when you walk through it. These older two-story homes tend to have a different feel than what gets built now. Thicker walls, a certain weight to the rooms, details that weren't an afterthought. What's here specifically in terms of original woodwork or period details, the listing doesn't say. But a house built in 1880 that's still standing and still has four bedrooms and a full bath has held up.

Four bedrooms in 1,762 square feet at $149,000 works out to about $84 per square foot. That's a reasonable number for what you're getting. One bathroom for four bedrooms is tight if you have a full house, and that's worth thinking about before you fall for the porch. A second bath is possible in a house this size, but it would be a project and a cost.

The lot is described as spacious, which tracks with an in-town property in a small Indiana town, but the actual dimensions aren't listed. Same with the outdoor space. There's room, but how much room is something to verify.

The location is in town, so you're close to whatever Dupont has in the way of daily life. The listing doesn't go into specifics on what that includes, so don't take that as a promise of much. What you know for certain is the house, the porch, the age, the four bedrooms, and the price.

For someone who wants an older home with space and some history behind it, this is a serious option. Go see the porch in person.