I remember my parents buying a 3 bedroom, bath and a half all brick rancher, two masonry fireplaces, attached garage, big porches out back, on an acre and one half lot, sharing a large pond with 3 other houses and a short walk from the Warwick River, all for $26,500. I have a book that belonged to my dad on how to build your dream home for less than $3,500. The dollar isn’t worth diddly anymore. Here’s the book. https://www.amazon.com/Your-Dream-Home-Build-Less/dp/B00005Y0CL
We paid $14,500 for what was then a 3-unit apartment building in 2000. Of course, it was built in 1910, not 2000.