ATTENTION INVESTORS: Deeply Discounted Single Family House for Sale in Harrisburg, Illinois - Flip or Rental Potential

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🏠 ATTENTION INVESTORS: DEEPLY DISCOUNTED SINGLE FAMILY HOUSE IN HARRISBURG, ILLINOIS 🏠 2 Bedrooms | 1 Bathroom | About 1,056 Sq Ft | Built 1945 | 0.15-Acre Lot Buy right, add value, and cash in. This classic front-porch home is in Harrisburg, the Saline County seat and the front door to the Shawnee National Forest, where the hospital is expanding and the city is backing new redevelopment. Whether you flip it, rent it, or hold it long term, this is the kind of low-entry property investors look for and rarely find. 💰 INVESTOR HIGHLIGHTS ✅ Deeply discounted, low cost of entry. Get into a single family home for a fraction of what move-in-ready houses cost. ✅ Three ways to win: renovate and resell, fix and rent, or buy and hold. ✅ Solid rental numbers backed by HUD (see below). ✅ Real investment in town: a hospital expansion, shopping center redevelopment, new downtown redevelopment agreements and a new splash pad. ✅ Everyday needs minutes away: Walmart Supercenter about 3 minutes, SIH Harrisburg Medical Center about 4 minutes, downtown about 3 minutes. ✅ Steady local employers: SIH Harrisburg Medical Center, Southeastern Illinois College and the Shawnee National Forest headquarters, all in or near town. ✅ An affordable market: AreaVibes grades Harrisburg A+ for cost of living and A+ for housing. 📊 HUD FAIR MARKET RENT (FY2027, Saline County, IL, effective 10/01/2026) - 2 Bedroom: $930 per month HUD's Fair Market Rents are the government benchmark for local rents and are used to set Housing Choice Voucher (Section 8) payment standards. For a 2-bedroom home like this one, that is a strong rent figure against a low purchase price. 🚀 GROWTH COMING TO HARRISBURG - SIH Mulberry Center expansion at SIH Harrisburg Medical Center, growing from 30 to 42 beds plus a new 12-bed unit (groundbreaking 06/24/2025) - Arrowhead Shopping Center redevelopment: City Council approved TIF / Business District support (06/04/2026) - New splash pad on Veterans Drive (bids opened 06/16/2026) - Downtown redevelopment agreements for 11 E Poplar St and 501 E Sloan St (approved 02/05/2026) - Redevelopment agreements for 601 N Commercial St and Shawnee Square (approved 08/20/2026) New investment brings new jobs, renters and buyers, and that demand supports both rents and resale values. 📍 PRIME LOCATION (typical drive times) - Walmart Supercenter: about 3 minutes - Downtown and the Saline County Courthouse: about 3 minutes - Shawnee National Forest headquarters: about 3 minutes - SIH Harrisburg Medical Center: about 4 minutes - Rural King: about 4 minutes - Carrier Mills: about 10 minutes - Eldorado: about 13 minutes - Southeastern Illinois College: about 13 minutes - Harrisburg-Raleigh Airport: about 13 minutes - Ferrell Hospital (Eldorado): about 14 minutes - Sahara Woods State Fish and Wildlife Area: about 15 minutes - Marion: about 30 minutes - Garden of the Gods: about 35 minutes - I-57 (Exit 54, Marion): about 35 minutes 🌲 LIFE IN HARRISBURG Tenants and buyers love the small-town feel and the outdoors: the Shawnee National Forest starts right outside town, with the famous Garden of the Gods overlook, Pounds Hollow Lake and the Rim Rock Trail a short drive away. Downtown has historic Main Street storefronts, and the city's Shawnee Sasquatch Festival, Jeep Run and Golf Tournament fill the local calendar. 🔨 THE OPPORTUNITY This home needs work, and that's where the discount and your profit come from. It has a covered front porch, white siding and mature trees on a residential street a few blocks from downtown. Plan on a full renovation, then rent it to steady local demand or resell it into an affordable market. ⚡ DON'T MISS IT Deals like this in a growing town don't last. Place your bid today. Photos have been digitally enhanced and virtually landscaped.