1889 Charter Oak Victorian with Oversized Garage and New Deck — $149,900

The house is 135 years old and still standing straight on Main Street. That alone tells you something. Built in 1889, it's a four-bedroom Victorian in Charter Oak, Iowa, and at 1,674 square feet it has more room in it than the exterior might suggest.

The main floor is where most of the living happens, and it's been updated and recently painted. You walk into a large combined dining and kitchen area with oak cabinets, an eating bar, and appliances included. The layout splits off from there: living room on one side, family room on the other. The family room has direct access to the back yard, which is how you get to the new deck and to the garage.

That garage is oversized for two cars and pulls from the alley, which keeps the front of the property clean. Behind the house there's also an extra driveway, two storage sheds, and a level yard. The deck is brand new.

Back inside, the main floor has the primary bedroom with a private bath and laundry. There's a second bedroom on the main floor too, plus a bonus room that's being used as a bedroom now but could work as a den or office depending on what you need. Two more bedrooms are upstairs.

Two full baths total in the house. Having the primary on the main floor with its own bath and the laundry right there makes the whole setup practical in a way that older homes often aren't.

The agent description is thin on historical detail, so what you know for certain is the year, the structure, and the updates that have been done. What you're looking at is a century-plus-old house that someone has kept up, freshened on the main floor, and added new outdoor space to. It's priced at $149,900. For a four-bedroom Victorian with a two-car garage in a small Iowa town, that's a straightforward number.