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• ZAW November 13, 2013 at 9:26 am

  I wish someone could make money dismantling houses like 12826 Butterfly Lane, and then selling them as kits to build somewhere else. Or something else to save the house when a buyer wants a McMansion on the lot. Breaks my heart to think of a backhoe going through such a great Mod.
• commonsense November 13, 2013 at 9:32 am

  That’s the point ZAW there’s no demand for that, there’s no money in it, hence there’s no value in it. The desire for these homes only comes from people who cannot or are not willing to pay for it.
• Lauren November 13, 2013 at 9:53 am

  ^Agreed. And the home looked decent, interior and exterior. The listing mentioned “quaint,” though, which is a nail in the coffin in Memorial Bend:
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  “Charming mid century modern in one of the most coveted communities in Houston. The interior was just freshened up to make it move in ready. Paint, bathroom tile, hardware, light fixtures, bathroom fixtures. Move quickly if you want your chance at this quaint home zoned to highly coveted schools.”
• Gisgo November 13, 2013 at 10:08 am

  It may be a ‘great Mod’, but several large trees are way too close, and there are likely terminal foundation issues.
• ZAW November 13, 2013 at 10:14 am

  True, Commonsense. That said, Lauren hit he nail on the head in mentioning that the word “quaint” did the house in. “Quaint” means small, which simply will not do in that neighborhood.
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  I think the people who really love and restore Mods, are increasingly priced out of Memorial Bend. They’re going instead to places like Glenbrook Valley or Westbury; and some of them to Sharpstown or Spring Branch, to find Mods they can afford to fix up,
• Joey November 13, 2013 at 10:15 am

  :(
  It has great potential.
• Patrick November 14, 2013 at 4:18 pm

  What’s the cost of salvaged bricks vis-a-vis new ones? Any idea?

  Patrick