This High-Flying Home in Frankston is Perfect For The Aviation Aficionado

Gayla Leary is a pilot. But she’s also a Realtor with Miller Homes Group. While these two vocations may seem antithetical to most folks, when it comes to marketing a property in Aero Estates Airpark in Frankston, Texas, they dovetail quite nicely.

Leary is the listing agent for 11587 Snap Roll Dr., which looks like a typical log cabin in the East Texas town. However, this home has seen updates that make it feel more like a transformation from Chip and Joanna Gaines. It’s the work of seller Toni Arrant, who took what used to be the development’s clubhouse and lounge and transformed it into a bright, modern farmhouse and staged it just right.

According to Leary, David Lockwood formed Aero Estates in 1984 and, with builder Greg Williams, erected 11587 Snap Roll as the clubhouse and lounge for the community. That explains the home’s proportions. With three bedrooms, three baths, and more than 3,000 square feet, you can easily entertain a plane-ful (well, a small plane).

“I love the fresh paint and new fixtures,” Leary said. “Toni has certainly done a great job restoring the home.”

Updates to the home include new quartz countertops, fresh carpet, and new vinyl plank floors throughout. The primary suite is down, with two additional bedrooms upstairs that share a full bath. Pilots and aviators will appreciate the view of the T25 runway from the back patio, where you can see takeoffs and landings to your heart’s content.

“Most everyone here is aviation related. We have the only destination for a float plane,” Leary said. “Aircraft can land on most lakes, we just have the only destination of TX1.”

It’s a popular place thanks to the approach to the 3,100-foot grass strip that has pilots flying their birds over Lake Palestine.

“Taking off or landing over the water is certainly enticing to all pilots,” Leary said. “We occasionally have [Certified Flight Instructors] bring their students for a landing just for the experience.” 

While 11587 Snap Roll doesn’t have a hangar, it’s an opportunity for an aeronaut to build the perfect place to park your plane. While you’re waiting on that, perhaps you could take up boating on Lake Palestine — there’s a dock within a stone’s throw of the house — or maybe golf — there are six highly rated courses within 20 miles.

“You can retire or vacation with every hobby,” Arrant said. “Bring your boat and enjoy beautiful Lake Palestine. Enjoy a round of golf at the No. 1 rated Pine Dunes Golf Course. Enjoy the big-city convenience of Tyler, Texas, just 19 miles away.”

And if that’s not enough to entice you to consider this remodeled log cabin in one of Texas’ best aviation developments, you should buy 11587 Snap Roll to get invites to the community events, including a homegrown Fourth of July fireworks display.

“There’s lots to be proud of here,” Leary added. “We have a community that reaches out to one another in times of need or just a potluck.”

Gayla Leary of Miller Homes Group has listed 11587 Snap Roll Dr. in Frankston, Texas, for $515,000.