7 Reasons This Historic Duplex is The Smartest Purchase in East Dallas
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This historic duplex is the smartest purchase you can make right now. Frankly, if I didn’t already own my home, I’d be making a beeline to sign a contract on this 1926 beauty.
Here are my main non-emotional reasons as to why this is such a great buy right now. I’ll get into my feelings later.
- This is a completely redone and updated historic property, so there is zero work to do, and you have character — which is always high on my list.
- It’s not within a historic or conservation district, so you can add a pool, build a garage with an apartment above it (which you can also rent out!), or even add on because the lot is 110 feet deep.
- The walkability factor is terrific. It’s two blocks from the Santa Fe Trail and the Lakewood library and five blocks from the Balcony Club. If you love to bike you can be at White Rock Lake in 11 minutes and Deep Ellum in 15.
- It’s in the Lakewood Elementary School attendance area.
- There is secure gated parking.
- Each unit has a dedicated meter.
- You have the option to buy the furnishings!
If these seven facts alone don’t have you on the phone calling Briggs Freeman Sotheby’s International Realty‘s Bess Dickson, there are more. That’s where my feelings come into play because I have experience with the duplex lifestyle, and it holds a special place in my heart.
The Historic Duplex is Smart And Safe
I lived in two historic duplexes in East Dallas when I moved here after college. As a young single woman, I felt safe because there was always a neighbor in the unit below me to rely on.
I came very close to purchasing a duplex when it was time for me to buy a home. I knew I could live in one and fund a large portion of my mortgage with the rent from the other. It was the smartest way to become a homeowner.
Marriage intervened, or you can bet I’d still be in a duplex!
In addition to the advantages I’ve listed above, just think about how our world has changed. Now, multi-generational living is high on the list for any buyer. A duplex provides perhaps the perfect arrangement for those of us with aging parents who want them close by.
And if you are looking for that first home, what could be better? It’s still the smartest way to become a homeowner.
“This is Ideal for a young couple who has not started their family yet,” Dickson said. They can rent the downstairs until they need more room, then turn it into a single-family home.”
I have to say I’d keep two kitchens if I turned it into a single-family home and put my office in the dining room next to it. Who doesn’t want TWO kitchens? And I guarantee you’d find me on the balcony sipping a cool one or on the front porch chatting away with the very friendly neighbors.
This historic duplex is 2,416 square feet, with each unit having two bedrooms and one bathroom. The present owner pulled out every single stop in renovations to ensure that the historic soul of this East Dallas duplex was not compromised.
Call Dickson and check out this historic duplex at 6101 Victor St. She has it listed for $749,000. Getting into this area, in a completely updated historic property, for under a million bucks is unheard of.
