Four-bedroom near Rice University for sale or lease

[Shawn M Hannan]

Four-bed, three-bath ranch-style home in the Willowbend area of Houston (zip code 77035).  Has been on the market for about four months, so we're getting a little anxious.  List price just lowered $359,500.  Rent currently listed at $2,395, but we're negotiable.

[Dave Fagundes]

Cool looking place. Given the price/rent ratio, I agree w the above that this is not a good place for REI, you'd likely want to sell to families who wanted to live in a good house in a nice area.

One other suggestion for how you pitch this place: Billing it as "Near Rice" may do more to hurt than help your goal of selling it. I don't think anyone who lives in the loop area would regard this as near Rice; it's more than five miles away. So by billing "near Rice" as the main selling point, you may be bringing in mainly folks who are interested in that feature who are then disappointed. I'd suggest highlighting the house's other many great qualities--nice residential neighborhood, near amenities--rather than headlining one thing that is not really a selling point.

Good luck!!