Covered Patio

Updated North Dallas Ranch Has Vaulted Ceiling with Skylight, Saltwater Pool

By Leah Shafer / April 16, 2015 /

Today’s Thursday Three Hundred is a whole lot of house for $399,000. The 1967 ranch at 7823 Roundrock Dr. has 2,789 square feet, five bedrooms, and three full baths with multiple updates throughout, including new paint and carpet in 2015. The backyard has a pleasant covered patio with high ceilings, a fan, and flagstone floor. The saltwater…

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Tuesday Two Hundred: Murphy Fixer-Upper Sits on Almost an Acre with Pool, Barn

By Leah Shafer / January 12, 2015 /

Gone with the Wind was a childhood favorite of mine, with its winding storyline, genteel fashion, and dramatic romances. In one memorable scene, Scarlett’s father, Gerald O’Hara, an Irish peasant immigrant, proclaims in his rough brogue, “The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it’s…

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Homeowner Plunges Into Dallas Real Estate Rental Market—Literally

By Candy Evans / September 14, 2011 /

This home on Livingston near Highland Park Village was first listed for $2.6, then lowered to $2.495. Now it’s leased. All is well and good, in fact, more than good. We have a happy landlord and a happy tenant who plans to put a swimming pool in the backyard. That’s right, she’s leasing a $2.5…

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