I would add some color.

@Desbah Rose Yazzie @Andrew A.

. :) I work in Venice though right off Rose and Maine. 

I stained them the same color.

The region rose from second to first in attracting new residents, with a population growth of nearly 2.9%, outpacing Austin, Phoenix and Jacksonville.

A wearlayer is the clear coat over the color layer that prevents you from walk off the pattern as you may have seen in peel n stick cheap tiles.

The roof looks older in the photos, the dark exterior color doesn't help, driveway needs cleaning. 

Houston Real Estate Highlights in JuneSingle-family home sales were down 12.8 percent year-over-year, the 15th consecutive month of slowing sales volume, however there were signs of overall improvement to the local housing market;Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, single-family home sales were up 3.9 percent and were up 2.3 percent versus the volume five years ago, in June 2018;The luxury segment, consisting of homes priced from $1M and above, saw its first gains in months, climbing 5.9 percent year-over-year in June; Days on Market (DOM) for single-family homes rose from 28 to 45 days;Total property sales fell 13.7 percent with 10,382 units sold;Total dollar volume dropped 13.4 percent to $4.2 billion;The single-family median price dropped 2.5 percent to $345,000;The single-family average price fell 0.5 percent to $431,092; Single-family home months of inventory registered a 3.1-months supply, up from 1.9 months a year earlier – the biggest supply in three years;Townhome/condominium sales experienced their 13th straight monthly decline, falling 17.5 percent, with the median price down 2.5 percent to $217,000 and the average price down 2.7 percent to $252,845;Compared to pre-pandemic 2019, townhome and condominium sales were up 5.1 percent.Source HAR

It passed all of my return hurdles with flying colors and was above what I typically see in my market.

Hiring a property manager for my duplex (which now commands $2,675 per month in aggregate rent, because yes, rents rose) would cost me about $267.50 per month (property managers tend to charge 8-10% of gross rent).