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Bargain Hunter’s 100-Acre Fantasy Compound Is Week’s Most Popular Home

Spread over 100 acres in western Pennsylvania, this week’s most popular home on realtor.com® is a chance for a bargain-hunting millionaire—billionaire, perhaps?—to scoop up a vast compound on the cheap.

About an hour outside of Pittsburgh, this prodigious property with four houses is priced at a mere $2.2 million. But as the listing agent informed us, it was almost impossible to come up with comps for this enormous estate.

Along with the multiple residences, a buyer will acquire a private lake (dock included), paved trails for ATV riding, and a private car wash. Yes, a private car wash.

The agent added that a buyer will get about $6.6 million in property, amenities, and construction for just a third of the price. So, while it’s a stretch to call $2.2 million a bargain, it may apply in the case of this compound.

You also clicked on quite a few fixer-uppers this week. Homes in need of TLC in Illinois, New York, and Georgia all entered the popularity contest as buyers sought property flips.

While you ponder whom to invite to live in your compound, we ask that you scroll down for the full list of this week’s most popular properties.

10. 2809 Highcrest Rd, Rockford, IL

Price: $149,900
Why it’s here: Being sold as is, this old home has a few interesting attributes. There’s a carpeted master bathroom, magnificent mirror placement in the master bedroom, and a heart-shaped tub for true romantics! Let love rule.

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9. 501 E 39th St, Savannah, GA

Price: $199,900
Why it’s here: It’s a chance to snag a renovation project in historic Savannah. The four-bedroom home needs work, but a bold buyer would be rewarded with a true Southern belle.

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8. 152 Bright Autumn Ln, Greece, NY

Price: $135,200
Why it’s here: What a bargain! Listing agent Laurie Schulman said this bank-owned home is being offered “way below market.” She told us area homes are usually priced around $100 a square foot—while this four-bedroom is only $44 a square foot. It’s not move-in ready, but for a buyer who doesn’t mind putting in elbow grease, the ROI might be radical.

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7. 424 N Oak Ave, Fort Meade, FL

Price: $155,000
Why it’s here: It’s a home on the National Register of Historic Places. Known as the W. Henry Lewis House and built in 1901, the five-bedroom home has been well-preserved over the past century.

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6. 401 Lost Valley Rd, Dripping Springs, TX

Price: $575,000
Why it’s here: Last week’s top finisher slid five spots this week. This unique cottage by the creek continued to enchant real estate watchers angling for a peek inside its well-constructed—and petite—walls.

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5. 875 White Horse Road Ext, Travelers Rest, SC

Price: $389,900
Why it’s here: This Carolina castle was the most popular home two weeks ago. Back for another spin around the moat, it’s further proof of your deep affection for aristocratic digs. When does “Game of Thrones” return, anyway?

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4. 10255 AL Highway 22, Maplesville, AL

Price: $349,900
Why it’s here: It’s too late to buy this antebellum classic. Listing agent Kevin George told us he’s received an all-cash offer for the five-bedroom home on nearly 14 acres of land. George said the home’s appeal lies in the fact that its “classic integrity is still intact, but it’s had just the right amount of updates.”

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3. 7465 Angle Rd, Chambersburg, PA

Price: $749,000
Why it’s here: This enormous Colonial looks as if it stepped out of the early 1900s, but it was built just a couple of decades ago. Offering a whopping 10 bedrooms, the home would be a perfect bed-and-breakfast or assisted-living facility, according to the listing.

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2. 283 E Saint Clair St, Romeo, MI

Price: $289,900
Why it’s here: Listing agent Joan Schinderle-King told us this fabulous flip is “priced to move.” Purchased in August for $122,750 by a savvy investor, this four-bedroom home built in the early 1900s had a lot of work done to it. Schinderle-King also noted that the home was the site of a pilot for a potential HGTV renovation show. She’s had “a steady stream of showings” of the “absolutely gorgeous” result.

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1. 384 Lake Rd, Mayport, PA

Price: $2,200,000
Why it’s here: Co-listing agent Elaine Shetler-Libent couldn’t tell us enough about the amazing attributes of this 100-acre property in western Pennsylvania. The lake on the land, the four distinctive homes dotting the property, and the hilltop views make this “a really rare property,” she said, adding that it couldn’t be built again today.

“There’s nothing else like this, and the sellers aren’t getting what they put into it. It’s a $6.6 million home with a $2.2 million price tag,” Shetler-Libent said.

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