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Our modern home design exhibit, "Welcome Hometta" is in its final weekend at the New World Museum before moving on to San Francisco, Chicago, NYC and Boston. The opening night and show were very successful, and we have received a lot of positive feedback about our small modern house designs. We hope more folks can see it before it moves on. The hours are this Thursday through Sunday, 12-5pm. Free admission. Thanks! Mark Johnson hometta.com

I will be honest. This house brings a smile to my face because I like funky odd houses, but I would never flip it. I like to gamble, but not that much. I think it needs to be bought by someone who loves mod digs, wants to fix it up themselves, and wants to get into that school district for cheap cheap money. If anyone is thinking of taking this house on I am happy to pledge my assistance and pro bono advice/contacts. I imagine some other flippers and remodeling experts who navigate this board would also be happy to help. I would hate to see it get torn down. Someone needs to step in and offer that bank 250K and go for it. Make it super glamorous and funky, live in it for 15 years, and watch the cheap, crappy McMansions crumble into dust around you while the world admires your vision and foresight. Mark area 16 homes area16.com

I have to admit you are right. And Sharpstown is definitely further when you factor in the traffic on 59. Somehow Glenbrook seems like a mystical land in another dimension of time and space..... vertigo effect, like you said.

Wow - that is a really awesome house. Congrats. If I came across a house of that caliber, I might take it on. Like I was saying, most mods are not that cool, even in Glenbrook. One problem with Glenbrook is the distance. I'm a big loop snob/weenie. Even driving back and forth to Sharpstown was kind of a pain in the ass. If you see a foreclosure that is languishing, but has as much potential as that house you flipped, give me heads-up. Mark

Thanks for the encouragement. We'll see how this one goes. To make it worthwhile, the potential mod flip has to: ....be obtainable at a pretty low sub-market price, and ....be a really special mod A lot of mods I see strike me as kind of neat, but very dated looking ranches, or are overpriced. I loved this mod in sharpstown because it was so clean and classic looking, and had not been messed with. It has a kind of elegance you see with more high modern houses. There isn't a ton of money to be made with a flip like this, so it has to be a house I would be happy and proud to own as a rental, in case I can't sell it. This is one of those houses.

Hello! I am the owner and remodeler of 7139 Sharpcrest. It is quite a gem. We are listing it at $135K starting this weekend. In my opinion, this is the best mod in Sharpstown, and certainly has the most beautiful trees, including a fantastic Rice U.-worthy live oak in the front. Anyone interested in seeing it can contact my realtor, Karre Orton (but please, only if you are in the market for a mod) It should be up on HAR in a few days karre@karreorton.com My website is area16.com. I have some other pretty nifty houses in the pipeline. Mark Johnson Area 16 Homes

While Sharpstown is mostly populated with fairly mediocre ranch houses, I have a house that I will be putting up for sale/rent in about a month. It is is a really nice modern house, with fantastic brickwork, a low slope roof, and amazing trees. Definitely a classy mod. For sale around 130K, remodeled. Save the other 120K in your budget and buy a bunch of Eames furniture. The address is 7139 Sharpcrest if you want to drive by. e-mail me at info@area16.com for a tour. The 3rd ward also has some really amazing mods, FYI. I think they are overpriced, given the typical condition and neighborhood location, but many disagree and love living in that neighborhood. Or why don't you make an offer on the formica house? Maybe you could get it for 250K? Good luck on your mod search!