I just happened to be browsing some websites this morning and came across a new listing for a 780 sq ft split level in a great neighborhood on a 50x140 ft lot AND in my price range

It's a definite fixer upper, but has original oak hardwood floors under the ugly old carpet that could be refinished. It was built in 1912 but has a full height basement with a lot of windows. The basement walls have been reinforced over the years (I don't know if it's good that they have been reinforced, or bad that they had to be reinforced... future problems?) Anyways, the rooms are all huge! And the basement could possibly be finished (it is unfinished) and a third bedroom could be added... it is currently a 2 bedroom/3 bathroom home. I think 3 and 3 would make it more appealing to families when I decide to sell!
Lucky for me, my brother is an electrician, and my cousin is a plumber. The back yard is all rock, which I am not a fan of. I like grass! But one of my good friends from back home just happens to be a landscape architect, and her dad is a carpenter
I emailed a realtor to go have a look... I don't want to get my hopes up too high in case the house is beyond repair. It looks like an old man had been living there... The basement was used as a workshop and the house looks very cluttered. The master bedroom had a single electric adjustable bed. Maybe the man passed away and the family wants to get rid of the house as soon as possible (with the real estate market this slow, the low price would make sense) or maybe he was put into a care home... I'm just hoping the price isn't so low just because there is so much wrong!