1930 Mobridge Home, 3,025 Square Feet at $49 a Square Foot — $149,900

Three thousand square feet for $149,900. That works out to $49 per square foot, which is hard to find anywhere, and worth sitting with for a second before you look at anything else.

The house is a 1930 build in Mobridge, South Dakota. Four bedrooms, two full baths, and enough room that you are going to have space left over no matter how you use it. The main floor has a living room, dining area, kitchen, laundry, a full bath, and one bedroom. There is also a bonus room off the main floor that could be a walk-in closet, an office, or a nursery depending on what you need. An enclosed back porch gives you a fourth-season spot that does not require you to build anything.

Upstairs is its own zone: two bedrooms and a full bath. If you have kids or guests, that upper level functions as a private section of the house with its own bathroom. That layout tends to work well for families.

The basement adds a family room, a non-egress bedroom (no window egress, so it does not count legally as a bedroom, but it is finished space), a half bath, and a utility room. With 3,025 square feet across three levels, the house has more floor area than a lot of new builds at twice the price.

The agent description calls the home well-maintained with thoughtful updates, but does not specify what was updated or when. The 1930 construction means there is almost certainly some age to the mechanical systems, the windows, and the finishes. Worth asking what has been replaced and what has not before you fall in love with the square footage.

What you have here is a big, old house with a real floor plan, more room than you probably need, and a price that reflects the market it is in rather than any deficiency in the property itself. If Mobridge works for your life, this is a lot of house.