Built in 1920 and set on nearly half an acre in small-town Leonidas, this three-bedroom house has the kind of unhurried quality that older homes carry when they've been looked after. An enclosed front porch greets you before you're even inside — the sort of transitional space that earns its keep in a Michigan winter and a Michigan summer alike.

The dining room's hardwood floors run into a living room anchored by a fireplace. The galley kitchen has a new deep sink and appliances that stay. Just off it, a three-season room doubles as a mudroom with direct access to the backyard, where a fire pit sits in a partially fenced yard with room left over for a garden, a dog, or nothing at all.