Comments on: Swamplot Price Adjuster: Game Time in Bayou Woods

By: miss_msry

miss_msry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 21:14:55 +0000

I’ve seen this house for years and always wondered why some would build a McMansion behind a perfectly nice Memorial Drive ranch house. I thought they would just buy the front 40 when the original owners died. My bad.

By: Charlie

Charlie — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 13:21:07 +0000

I am guessing the price is just about right where it is now and am jumping on the $1.5MM sales number.

By: CK

CK — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:41:32 +0000

LT…. some of us endorse our hobbies more than others.

By: LT

LT — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:34:50 +0000

CK - hmmm….I do indeed have a truck, car, a van, lawn/gardening equipment, wood working equipment, and various mechanical tools - but somehow, they all fit into my 2-3 car garage.

By: kjb434

kjb434 — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:46:36 +0000

I bet there isn’t a current owner living in the place. My wild speculative guess is that the lot was created by the home owner along Memorial and it was sold to a builder to build a house. Or the home owner of the house on Memorial figured they could make a buck by selling off a piece of their property with a home on it.

The lot has promise though. It’s hidden away from Memorial traffic, a fence or proper planting could make that back yard pretty awesome and compliment the home.

By: Skrep

Skrep — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 20:30:30 +0000

I wonder what the current owner paid for this place, and I’m curious what the conversation between owner and realtor was like when determining the list price. 30 months of carrying costs are now down the drain, and ~$100k in realtor commissions will cut into the bottom line as well. Just an observation.

By: CK

CK — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:43:51 +0000

I intend on building a six car garage on my lot at the lake. In fact, the entire ground floor of the structure will be garage/shop with the 2nd story being lake view living quarters. Anyone who questions the value of having a six car garage does not understand/appreciate man-like hobbies. Where else to keep the boats, motorcycles, trucks, cars, lawn/gardening equipment, wood working equipment, automotive repair bay, and various mechanical tools? This will all be across the street from my lakefront townhome which does not have room for any of my hobbies.

By: LT

LT — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:30:02 +0000

SIX car garage? Six? I mean, really, SIX? That’s just unnecessary.

By: doofus

doofus — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:14:35 +0000

This works on the Price Is Right…

$1.

By: JPSivco

JPSivco — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:47:23 +0000

Is this a home? Or is it a Giant Dumping Ground for High Margin Building Products? Or is it a Rancid Monument to the 2005-2008 get-rich-quick scheme of building $1mm+ McHomes? Whatever it is, it will serve as a time capsule to this short-lived era. Positively EVERY architectural detail in this “home” from the 22 foot living room cielings, to the needlesly complex indoor and outdoor rooflines, to the archways, to the excessive use of odd angles and curves, to the metal faux balcony will be completely out of “style” in 5 years. A false balcony? Really?? REALLY? EVERY home of quality I have ever seen has a REAL FREAKING BALCONY. Come on. Hang a $1,100 iron grate over the lower half of an upper floor window? How many of these windows actually open? Lot value + 1/3 of replacement cost of the structure. $800k + 1/3 of $600k = $1.0 million bucks. And you can talk me down too.

By: marketingwiz

marketingwiz — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:07:35 +0000

Gosh, all that gaudiness and no pool? I’d have to agree with Random’s suggestion of around $1.25M. I guess the seller’s not all that motivated since it has been on the market for 2 1/2 years.

By: Captain Boozer

Captain Boozer — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:25:29 +0000

There are a number of houses in River Oaks hidden behind street-frontage properties with only driveway access: it creates a great sense of privacy, and the longer drive builds anticipation for your guests. They might be hard to sell, but in practice they’re very nice.

Now, that being said… it helps if the house at the end of the drive isn’t a joyless builder-white drywall showroom. No fun!