1842 Brick Structure in Summerville, 2,070 Sqft at $33 — $70,000

The building is from 1842. That's the thing. You're standing in front of brick that went up before the Civil War, in a small Georgia town, and the ask is $70,000. That number and that year sitting next to each other is what makes you stop.

It's a two-bedroom, one-bath right now, but the bones of something larger are already there. The downstairs bathroom is roughed in and plumbed. The back addition has space that could take a second bedroom and a kitchen area. Someone already did the thinking on where the expansion goes. You're not starting from scratch on the layout math.

The roof was replaced in 2017, and the plumbing has been fully updated. On a structure this old, those are the two things that can turn a project into a sinkhole fast, and both of them have been addressed. The main brick structure is described as sound. This sells as-is, so you'd want eyes on it before you commit, but the fundamentals that matter most on an old building have been dealt with.

Two thousand and seventy square feet on 0.65 acres. That's a real lot and a real footprint for $70,000. At $33 a square foot, you're buying space at a number that's hard to find even in rough condition, let alone in something with a replaced roof and updated plumbing.

What you do with it depends on what you want. There's room to turn this into a three-bedroom, two-bath, and the plumbing groundwork is already laid for that path. The brick is the draw, though. Walls from 1842 don't show up on the market often, and they don't show up at this price.

Go in with a contractor. Walk it carefully. But if the inspection holds up, this is a lot of building, a lot of history, and a lot of land for the money.