HoustonRealtor Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Brand new listing in Willow Meadows at $172.38 per square foot. Highest sold price per square foot in MLS is $169.51 in August 2007. A few others have sold around $167.00 per square foot. HAR Link EDIT: By the way...it's not my listing, just thought I would share. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Brand new listing in Willow Meadows at $172.38 per square foot. Highest sold price per square foot in MLS is $169.51 in August 2007. A few others have sold around $167.00 per square foot. HAR LinkI think $370,000 - $380,000 is more realistic. 4415 Silverwood is the nicest flip I've ever seen and it didn't even break the 400k mark. Bottom line, they overpaid for the house when they bought it. flipperedit: I think this might be in the wrong forum. Edited September 24, 2007 by flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) That looks like my house in the northside, I think it said traditional on the HAR site when I bought it severals years ago. Edited September 24, 2007 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 can't believe there are no trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) can't believe there are no trees. It's getting pretty bad in the Willows (willowbrook,willow bend,willow meadows). The ash trees are getting to the age that they are falling down or dropping limbs and the oaks that haven't been kept up aren't doing well either. We (myself included) need to be planting trees in our yards right now so the hood won't be bare in 10 years. flipper PS. I'll go look at this house tommorow and let you know what I really think Edited September 24, 2007 by flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 The house itself looks pretty cool but the "rehab" is an abomination! The Reagan administration called...they want their antique brass flush mount cheap-o Wal-Mart ceiling fans back. I don't care if the stove is a Jenn Air (which isn't that good in the first place) whoever did the install needs to get a clue....its sticking out and it looks like there's a big gap to the side of it. What's up with the faucets in the bathroom? Those single lever jobbies look like something out of a motel. Then that drop in bathtub...as a shower? LEAK CITY! The tub surround will be full of mold and rotten wood in 5 years or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 The Reagan administration called...they want their antique brass flush mount cheap-o Wal-Mart ceiling fans back.LOL i was thinking the same thing about the bathroom lights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 If you plant a good tree like a live oak the value goes up a little, just stay away from the Arizona Ash and the Silver Maple trees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 The house itself looks pretty cool but the "rehab" is an abomination! The Reagan administration called...they want their antique brass flush mount cheap-o Wal-Mart ceiling fans back. I don't care if the stove is a Jenn Air (which isn't that good in the first place) whoever did the install needs to get a clue....its sticking out and it looks like there's a big gap to the side of it. What's up with the faucets in the bathroom? Those single lever jobbies look like something out of a motel. Then that drop in bathtub...as a shower? LEAK CITY! The tub surround will be full of mold and rotten wood in 5 years or less. You aren't allowed to look at any of my projects! I don't think I could take the criticism! flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Marty Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) You aren't allowed to look at any of my projects! I don't think I could take the criticism! flipper I herd that, that's why I don't post a pic of my house. jm1fd = Chef Ramsey, just kidding Edited September 24, 2007 by Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicMan Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 The house is zoned to the following Houston ISD schools:* Red ES* Johnston MS (Option: Pin Oak MS)* Westbury HS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 I see from the photo titles that the house has a "port cachere". I wouldn't normally flame someone for a spelling error (I miss a lot of keys, and have dyslexic fingers), but that one can't be accidental.Hard to believe prices are that high over there. I lived on Bening and Waycross years back, and never expected much out of that area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceAge Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 can't believe there are no trees. Some people think Houston has way too many trees. Visitors from the West tell me they get claustrophobia in Houston because they can't see the sky when they are in the neighborhoods. They like open spaces with big sky. Before 4427 Firestone Drive Home buyers in other areas seek out vintage kitchens and will pay extra for original countertops like these. Before 4427 Firestone Drive After..."Custom-Ordered Cabinetry"...Now that's a-shame...Not only is it uninteresting and inappropriate, but it seems like a waste of $5,000.00. Lets buy a neat 1950s style house with a sterile generic kitchen! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicman Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 they also got rid of the bar countertop. while i like the idea, not sure if i would like it if i had small children, esp with the stove in that portion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jm1fd Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 You aren't allowed to look at any of my projects! I don't think I could take the criticism! flipper Yours aren't nearly as bad as this one. I think my biggest complaint about your houses is that your kitchen cabs look like the ones you can buy off the shelf at Home Despot, even though they're custom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rps324 Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 (edited) Some people think Houston has way too many trees. Visitors from the West tell me they get claustrophobia in Houston because they can't see the sky when they are in the neighborhoods. They like open spaces with big sky. Before 4427 Firestone Drive Home buyers in other areas seek out vintage kitchens and will pay extra for original countertops like these. Before 4427 Firestone Drive After..."Custom-Ordered Cabinetry"...Now that's a-shame...Not only is it uninteresting and inappropriate, but it seems like a waste of $5,000.00. Lets buy a neat 1950s style house with a sterile generic kitchen! They took something interesting and unique and instead of playing on it, stripped the house of its character in a poor attempt to make it look like a new construction. "....all the charm of the period retained." I don't think so! Edited September 24, 2007 by rps324 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 good lord - 407? i bet it will drop soonthere is a home in Bellaire (modest ranch-ish) that was updated and started out on HAR in the $450s i believe. 1350 square feet, too! it just dropped right under $400k, which is getting more on par with teardown value.in this Willow Meadows home, though, the kitchen would have been much more appealing (imo) without so much re-do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 "....all the charm of the period retained." I don't think so! I hadn't noticed that quote. That is too funny. "Period sheetrock retained" flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Well, I looked at it. My wife doesn't like me to criticize other people's work so I'll just say it's everything you'd think it is.The pictures don't do it justice.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 as an aside - what in the world is "Sweetcut Ham & Co.?"looks like it snagged the house after the owner passed away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 as an aside - what in the world is "Sweetcut Ham & Co.?"looks like it snagged the house after the owner passed awayWhere do you see that?flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sevfiv Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Where do you see that?flippertrusty 'ol hcad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest danax Posted September 24, 2007 Share Posted September 24, 2007 Some people think Houston has way too many trees. Visitors from the West tell me they get claustrophobia in Houston because they can't see the sky when they are in the neighborhoods. They like open spaces with big sky. Before 4427 Firestone Drive Home buyers in other areas seek out vintage kitchens and will pay extra for original countertops like these. Before 4427 Firestone Drive After..."Custom-Ordered Cabinetry"...Now that's a-shame...Not only is it uninteresting and inappropriate, but it seems like a waste of $5,000.00. Lets buy a neat 1950s style house with a sterile generic kitchen! Sterile, generic and very 2007. How long will stainless and granite be with us, I wonder? Of course, flips are almost always going to be aimed at the masses, not the niches, like fans of vintage decor. Most people will crinkle their noses at turquoise formica and think, "ewww....old" and most real estate agents don't even know what style the house anyway, probably calling it "contemporary" and wouldn't know how to point out any classic features. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoustonRealtor Posted October 8, 2007 Author Share Posted October 8, 2007 15 days on the market. Reduced to $399,900. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott08 Posted October 9, 2007 Share Posted October 9, 2007 Sterile, generic and very 2007. How long will stainless and granite be with us, I wonder?I've wondered that myself. Will there come a time in the future when realtors will take their clients into a house, spot the granite countertops and say "of course these will need to be updated." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAK Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 I've wondered that myself. Will there come a time in the future when realtors will take their clients into a house, spot the granite countertops and say "of course these will need to be updated."I'm trying to think of what "upgrade" this hasn't happened to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted November 1, 2007 Share Posted November 1, 2007 $25,000 price drop today! It's gonna take another $50,000 to sell quickly IMO.flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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