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For materials cost alone, mind you -- not including any labor you hire out in constructing it, and not including the land to put it on.
(And I'm guessing that 25k doesn't include any electrical, certainly not any HVAC, and maybe not even any indoor plumbing...)
Still, building codes and inspections aside, I think it could be a decent idea even in modern times to have mass-produced, mail-order house construction kits available. Trailer homes have kind of absorbed most of that niche, but they're not as well insulated or as long-lasting as real houses.
These were typically put together by farming communities, kinda like a barn raising. Even if you had one of these put together for you, it's not like labour was a huge expense back then.
It's hard to make out, but in the link I posted you can see the add one that includes things like heating, electrical, plumbing, or different roofing materials. The additions are pretty affordable as well.
It was a pretty lucrative business for sears until the great depression hit. Unfortunately it was their mortgage side of the operation that forced them under. It would be interesting to see how they would operate today. The quality is great, I live in one from the early 30s and the bones are still rock solid.