1935 Chilhowie Farmhouse, 1.4 Acres, Barns, and More Land Available — $129,000

There are properties where you're buying a finished thing, and properties where you're buying a situation. This is the second kind, and it's priced accordingly.

The house is a 1935 farmhouse on a freshly surveyed 1.4-acre parcel in Wideners Valley. Four bedrooms, one bath, 1,300 square feet. Two bedrooms on the main level, two upstairs. The agent description says it needs work, which at nearly 90 years old is about what you'd expect. What you're actually buying here is the structure, the land, the outbuildings, and the public water connection already on site.

That last part matters more than it sounds. Rural properties at this price point often mean a well. This one has public water already connected. That's one less thing to figure out.

The outbuildings are multiple barns and what the listing calls homesteading-style structures. Storage, workshop, animals, equipment — that's what they're suited for. The listing doesn't get more specific than that, so you'd want to see them yourself and judge condition.

The acreage situation is worth paying attention to. The 1.4 acres is what's included in this listing. Additional land is potentially available. The agent description mentions it twice but gives no specifics on how much or at what price. If you're buying this because you want room, that's a conversation to have before you get too far down the road.

The address is Chilhowie but the property is in Washington County. That's administrative, not geographic, but it's the kind of thing that can matter for taxes, zoning, and services, so it's worth knowing upfront.

Wideners Valley is rural Virginia, and the listing leans on that. The countryside looks like it earns the description from the photos. Whether that's a draw or just context depends on what you're looking for.

At $129,000 for a four-bedroom 1935 farmhouse with barns on 1.4 acres in the Virginia mountains, the price reflects the work it needs. If you want a project with structure and outbuildings already in place, this is a reasonable place to start that conversation.