Price: $1.699 million

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 4/2

This 1926 house hasn't had any updates to the kitchens, bathroom, or really anything in a long time, says listing agent Terry Doan Shelton, but as the photos attest, the house is otherwise in great shape. We're fans of the gleaming wood floors and fun retro tile in the bathrooms.

Price: $515,000

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 2/1

In Atwater Village and measuring 866 square feet, this house is in the center of the hip trends (small houses) and hot neighborhoods Venn diagram. The house hasn’t been on the market in 50 years, and looks like it’s been about that long since anything was done inside. But those wood floors and curved doorways hint that this could be something great.

Price: $998,990

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 10/6

This is a whole lot of house—there are 5,359 square feet and three levels of space in this Harvard Heights residence. Restorers will have much of the original hardware for the doors, windows and cabinets to work with, plus original crown molding and hardwood floors.

Price: $950,000

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 3/3

There’s lots of light in this 1960 San Pedro house between the large living room windows and the skylights in the family room. Whatever updates this place may ultimately receive, hopefully the giant brick fireplace survives the renovations.

Price: $889,000

Bedrooms/bathrooms: 2/2

Set on about three-quarters of an acre, this rambling single story home has a lot of different kinds of flooring inside, but huge windows in the living room and a bright newish-looking kitchen.

Price: $649,999

Bedrooms/ bathrooms: 5/1

Another potentially great Harvard Heights house, this one looks ok on the ground floor, but upstairs there's likely a lot of refinishing and repair to be done. There's also technically only one bathroom; though listing photos show two, it's not clear whether they both have permits, listing agent Alfredo Robles says.

Price: $395,000

Bedrooms/ bathrooms: 2/1

Under those bars and white awnings, there’s a pretty cool house hiding. Interior photos show hardwood floors and a cool fireplace (original) and the listing says new air conditioning’s been installed. The “mostly cemented” backyard needs some help, and so does the front; the kitchen and bathrooms don’t appear to have been updated recently, either.

Price: $799,000

Bedrooms/ bathrooms: 2/1

This 944-square-foot house "in Del Rey area of Mar Vista with a Culver City zip code” needs a general refresh inside but has laminate wood floors and a fireplace—not bad. Sure, the landscaping needs help, but at least there’s a lot of room (4,702 square feet) to work with.