Inventory rose very slightly to 3.2 months in January.

The mortgage was paid off in 1980, by then the value of the property rose to $250K.

gunstock is the all time tip,selling color, so somewhere there...but a little gray and a little distressed should be fine and would look great.

In one case it was severely scratched when the oven was installed, and though the scratch is noticeable, it blends in and is the same color, so we decided to not even replace that board.

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https://www.har.com/content/department/mlsHouston Real Estate Highlights in January, 2024:-Single-family home sales rose 9.0 percent year-over-year, the second increase in two years;-Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes went from 60 to 58 days;-Total property sales rose 6.9 percent with 6,098 units sold;-Total dollar volume was up 11.9 percent to $2.3 billion;-The single-family median price rose 2.1 percent to $320,500;-The single-family average price rose 2.7 percent to $391,080, the first time that figure has been below $400,000 since last February; -Single-family home months of inventory registered a 3.3-months supply, up from 2.6 months a year earlier;-Townhome/condominium sales continue the declines that prevailed all through 2023, falling 4.0 percent, with the median price up 14.1 percent to $223,000 and the average price up 7.0 percent to $247,437.

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Balloon" framing (1920's I believe).Radon.Plaster and lathe instead of sheet rock (pre 1950's) or plaster and wire mesh variations (50's) more solid than sheetrock but a real b*tch to repair or demo if you're remodeling.You've got Galvy plumbing but also need to look out for other kinds of outdated plumbing like clay sewer lines (pre-1930's, prone to collapsing, bellies, root intrusion), cast iron (1950's, often rusted and/or cracked by now), and PB (polybutylene, gray-colored water pipes, 1980's, prone to rapid degradation and subsequent bursting, mostly gone by now).Buried Oil Tanks-- Do you have those there?

@Jonathan GlancyGive us some color is this you going all in on high cash flow real estate? 

Change light fixtures, accent walls with pops of paint color / board baton wall or two, updated decor.