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where to start? need advice

We are looking at buying this house, built in 2003. Right now we have a brand new house but no land. This is more land, more house plus a pool but dated. What would you change first?

https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/290-Courtnees-Way-Georgetown-TX-78626/66991673_zpid/?utm_campaign=iosappmessage&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=txtshare

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  • 6 years ago
    last modified: 6 years ago

    The kitchen layout and all the interior tile work looks dated to me. I would do a total kitchen remodel, tile replacement and remodel of all the bathrooms, and definitely an extensive plan of planting and landscaping. Georgetown doesn't get a lot of water throughout the year to support a lush yard, so if it were me, I'd almost want to look at something nearer a body of water where vegetation wouldn't be so hard to support. I've lived on everything from a 1/3 acre lot, 1 acre lot, 2 1/2 acre lot, and my current about 1/4 acre lot. I like the smallest the best as the reduction in mowing and yard work is appreciable, and I have a creek running right through the back of my property that supports a forested backyard which I enjoy daily. Incidentally, I live within a 3-hours' drive of Georgetown, Texas, so there are definitely spots in the mid-Texas terrain where you can pick up a prettier yard. Unless you are running cattle or something, I don't see the need to prioritize space over pretty landscaping, but that's just my opinion.

  • 6 years ago

    I would wait before changing anything. I think after you live in it (should you buy it), you may change your priorities.


    Also, I do not know anything about TX real estate, but I would be wary of a house that is so much more expensive than other houses in the same town/ZIP cod and sold that often ( 2017, 2019, 2020). I would try to figure out why people sold that often. But that is also very local.


    Frankly, I think this is a house that you have to like or forget. For me, it would be a no because I do not like the style in general, while there seem to a lot of space. You are already trying to figure out what to do with the kitchen in another thread. You are now trying to figure out what to do with this house. What do you like in this house, and consider Silverlined's comments as she seems to know the area.

  • PRO
    6 years ago

    IMO too many things I would want to change but I hate mcmansions all the time. That kitchen looks like some builder grade tract house kitchen to start with.