FortyFour22.com. For sale or for lease. Remodeling for healthy Aging In Place, wheelchair accessibility and more square feet in gross living area. Let thy food be thy medicine. Outdoor lover? Prepping to age in place? Heavenly homeschooler? Or, enthusiastic health professional? Live more, commute less. Green thumb not required. Never flooded. Not In 100-year floodplain. Move-in ready. Buyer can customize. 3D render at https://skfb.ly/6LnBJ (download app https://sketchfab.com/mobile). Price increased for remodeling. Restoring 149 sq ft Mudroom, Laundry, Pantry, and Office. Unique edible orchard & gardens managed organically since 2009. No lease-to-purchase or owner financing. Contact Mark Alan Robinson (281) 451-3841 or seller@fortyfour22.com. Selling as-is For Sale By Owner (FSBO) to highest bidder with shared passion for organic, healthy, outdoor, urban, efficient living. Buyer pays all fees. Max 3% commission to Buyer's real estate agent, if any. OWNERS: Lovingly occupied since 2009 by Mark & Stephanie Robinson, whose 2006 eco wedding story was featured in The Houston Chronicle (http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/headline/features/3792967.html CHANGE OF PLANS: We had planned to renovate to two-story, midcentury modern microgrid (30+ days of energy, water & food, like comfortable military base), but moved to west Houston. RENOVATION VISIONS: Good foundation and bones. Can increase ground floor to 2,000+ Sq Ft (patio becomes chef kitchen). Go big to go home option #2: add 1,000 sq ft upstairs for 3,000+ Sq Ft (5 bedroom / 3 bath / office). HIGHEST AND BEST USE may be as healthy home for outdoor-loving family with parent(s) wanting to age in place with family, or with in-home health caregiver. Senior/ADA design near Texas Medical Center could divert $100,000+ in 28 months from Assisted Living, which costs $3,500 to $15,000+ per month, to paying off 50% of an appreciating asset in the same timeframe. 2.5 to 10 times value of comparable home’s mortgage. SAVINGS: Want your 30% federal tax credit for roof-mounted solar? South-facing roof ideal for solar PV now or after next hail storm. Simply upgrade to new ENERGY STAR certified cool white reflective roof. (California now requires all new homes by 2020 to feature roof-mounted solar electric power generation systems.) We invested here to avoid real estate obsolescence and impaired assets. FITNESS: 2-car, 400 sq ft insulated, healthy garage could double as yoga or Beach Body exercise studio. But, why not also get fit by gardening? PAYBACK: Organically managed indoor/outdoor for 9 years, plus edible landscaping. Grapefruit tree alone may produce yearly 1,000 to 2,000 organically managed grapefruits worth $3 each at retail, or $4,500 yearly for another 15 to 90 years, totaling $100,000+ of nutrient-dense fruit (i.e., more vitamins than conventional produce at grocery store). We value edible landscaping. Texas A&M real estate studies prove that homes next to green spaces enjoy increased property values of roughly 10%, and one block from a green space 5%. TERMS: If Buyer has agent/Realtor®, Seller will pay max 3% commission to Buyer's Agent/Realtor, and retain sellers commission. SUMMARY: Very comfortable, livable while neighborhood flips and values climb. Home is great canvas for next family to personalize with green building renovations / expansion for economic, disaster, and health resilience.
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