The Cheapest Homes For Sale In California

CALIFORNIA — Are you a house hunter who wants multiple projects to put your personal style on display, or are you seeking a turn-key home where you never need to lift a hammer?

Bargain homes exist, where the asking price is hundreds of thousands of dollars below other homes in the neighborhood. The catch is that usually it's a fixer.

Here are 18 examples of the cheapest single family homes in their communities right now.

Want To Live At The Venice Canals? Home Just Listed Under $1M

• Check out this rare find along the historic Venice canals.

The Cheapest Home In Fremont Right Now: $799K

• The mid-century rancher has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and close to 1500 square feet of living space. Other homes in the neighborhood are valued at over $1 million.

Cheapest House In Santee Is $529K

• The community features a solar-heated swimming pool and playgrounds.

Danville’s Cheapest Home: $1.2M Cul-De-Sac Charmer

• This home boasts a large backyard with plenty of space for a pool or home extension.

Least Expensive Home Listing In Beaumont? $235K Fixer

• This single-family fixer features 776 square feet of living space, a yard and a pool.

Cheapest House In Culver City Has $50K Price Drop

• This Westside home has high-vaulted wood ceilings in the living room, bedrooms and kitchen.

The Least Expensive Home In Castro Valley Right Now Has A Pool

• This single family home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, and nearly 1,500 square feet. The asking price is $799,500.

Least Expensive House In Imperial Beach Is $565K

• Built in 1956, this 825-square-foot home offers two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Mid-Century Fixer In San Leandro: $538,888

• The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bathroom.

Least Expensive House In La Mesa Is $625K

• The backyard space of this home features a greenhouse, pergola and sauna.

Santa Cruz’s Least Expensive Home

• The three-bed, one-bath home was first built in 1954 and is within biking distance of downtown Santa Cruz.

Cheapest House In Carlsbad Is $879K

• Built in 1986, this home offers a large backyard and a two-car garage.

Newark's Least Expensive Home Is Mid-Century Rancher

• The 3 bedroom, 2 bath home has just over 1,000 square feet. The asking price is $849,999.

Cheapest House In Encinitas Is $1.06M

• Built in 1985, this single-level home is on a cul-de-sac near a community park, tennis courts, swimming pool and schools.

San Ramon’s Most Affordable Home: $1.1M

• With a breakfast bar and brick fireplace, the monthly mortgage for the city’s least-expensive home might cost you $5,000.

Least Expensive House In Poway Is $695K

• Built in 1972, this 907-square-foot home offers two bedrooms and two bathrooms.

Union City's Least Expensive Home Right Now: $780K

• This 1910 home is a cozy 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, although the realtor reports an extra bedroom that is not on the county record.

Cute Cottage Is Alameda’s Cheapest Home: $1.05M

• Surrounded by flowers, this charming East End home has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.