Washington, Georgia | $299,000
A Craftsman home built in 1935 on 0.4 acres
Located less than a mile from central Washington, this three-bedroom, two-bathroom bungalow is home to a cafe, ice cream parlor and wine bar. A hospital is also within walking distance, a grocery store and a pharmacy can be reached in five minutes by car.
Athens, home of the University of Georgia, is an hour’s drive away, as is Augusta. The journey to Atlanta takes two and a half hours.
Size: 2,406 square meters
Price per square meter: $124
Inside: Blue-painted steps lead from the front yard to this home’s covered porch, which features a stained glass panel. Inside is the living room with new hardwood floors and a gas fireplace with blue and white tile surround.
Through the living room you enter the dining room, whose walls are yellow with white decorations. Doors open to an updated kitchen featuring stainless steel appliances with a six-burner gas range and marble and butcher block countertops. At the back of the house there is an enclosed winter garden with space for a breakfast table.
The master bedroom is adjacent to the living room and features a decorative fireplace and an en suite bathroom with a bathtub on black tiled floors. Two additional bedrooms, connected by a full bathroom with a walk-in shower, are adjacent to the dining room and can each accommodate a queen-size bed.
Outdoor area: Behind the house is a fenced backyard with a paved patio and mature magnolia trees and camellia bushes. A detached studio features a private bathroom and a kitchenette. There are two off-street parking spaces.
Steer: $780 (estimated)
Contact: Marina Lee, The Virtual Realty Group, 937-768-2475
Lexington, Kentucky | $299,900
A unit in an apartment building from 1928
This two-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment is located in a four-unit brick building less than 10 minutes from downtown Lexington and the University of Kentucky campus. Woodland Park, with a playground and public swimming pool, is about half a mile away, as is a fruit and vegetable market and restaurants specializing in barbecue, Italian and New American cuisine
Louisville and Cincinnati are each 90 minutes away by car.
Size: 1,000 square meters
Price per square meter: $300
Inside: The front door of this unit leads to the living room, which features original hardwood floors and a wood-burning fireplace with a white tile surround and a black tile fireplace. French doors on one side of the room open to a bedroom set up as a home office, with windows on three walls.
On the other side of the living room, a wide door leads to the dining room, whose walls are painted gray and have white trim. A hallway connects the dining room with the kitchen, where the gas stove stands in front of a brick wall. The countertops are quartzite and at one end of the kitchen there is a small alcove with a desk.
The master bedroom, off the hallway between the dining room and kitchen, accommodates a queen-size bed and features three large wood-framed windows. Next door is the bathroom where the penny tile floors are original.
Outdoor area: This unit includes off-street parking and space in the building’s basement storage room.
Pittsburgh | $299,900
A 1900 brick townhouse on 0.02 acres
This two-bedroom, one-bathroom home is located in Lawrenceville, just blocks from a busy stretch of Butler Street that’s home to a live music venue, a single-screen movie theater in a 19th-century rowhouse, a deli, and a cocktail bar. UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh is less than 1 mile away.
Downtown Pittsburgh and Point State Park, at the intersection of three rivers, are less than 15 minutes’ drive away.
Size: 998 square meters
Price per square meter: $301
Inside: At the top of a short staircase, this home’s red front door opens into the living room, whose walls are painted white with gray trim. The wooden floors are original and the fireplace surround is also painted gray.
The kitchen is located behind the living room, with an exposed brick wall and a breakfast bar large enough for a pair of barstools. Appliances are stainless steel and a door opens to the rear patio.
The master bedroom is on the second floor, at the top of the stairs that start in the kitchen. Two windows face the street and the room can accommodate a king-size bed. A bathroom at the other end of a closet-lined hallway has a walk-in shower with a glass block wall. A staircase leads up to the top level bedroom, which features more exposed brick and windows overlooking the street and rear terrace.
Outdoor area: Next to the kitchen is a covered porch with steps leading to a brick patio at the rear. The terrace, surrounded by a wooden fence, has space for a dining table and a barbecue.
Steer: $796 (estimated)
Contact: Sarah Madia, RE/MAX Select Realty, 412-522-7587