Active Airbnb Cabin on 1.37 Acres in Sutton, WV — $144,000

Someone named it the Cryptid Cabin and put it on Airbnb, and it runs. That is the thing to understand first about this property. You are not buying a cabin and hoping to figure out the rental side. The setup is already running, with a smart lock that syncs with Airbnb, Starlink for internet, a Samsung TV with sound bar, and all the furniture included. You could change nothing and keep going.

The cabin itself is 480 square feet, one bedroom, one bath, built in 2014. Small is the right word for it. What got renovated is the infrastructure: new electrical pole and main box, a new submersible well pump with pressure tank and switch, a mini-split for heat and air, a new front deck. Two built-in electric wall heaters and a window unit in the bedroom cover backup heating and cooling. All new stainless appliances. A 50-gallon rain barrel outside. Solar security lighting and a lighted fire pit area. The work that got done here was practical, not cosmetic.

The 1.37 acres has black walnut trees, grapevines with green grapes, blackberry and blackberry vines. Deer come through. There is a hand-dug well and a concrete-encased spring-fed cistern on the property in addition to the drilled well. A section of land past the driveway is unused and the listing notes potential for an additional rental unit there, though nothing has been built.

Sutton Lake is about 2 miles out. Elk River Wildlife Management Area is 8 to 10 miles for public hunting. Holly River State Park and Stonewall Jackson Lake are in the area. New River Gorge National Park is further but reachable.

At 480 square feet, this cabin is for someone who wants a small footprint and a specific kind of visitor. The Cryptid angle is a hook, and the infrastructure backs it up. Whether you run it as a rental or use it yourself, everything you need to operate it is already there.