Houston mansion with over $600k in improvements listed for only $799K

My butler’s place is not for sale, please take down the pics of his crib.

On the tax rolls at $562K.

Built in 1975.

I would not call that a “Mansion”

It’s an hour from downtown Houston. It’s actually between Cypress and Spring far northwest of Houston proper outside of the Sam Houston Tollway. Lots of big houses that far out around that price. Probably right. Comparable to living in Zachary to Baton Rouge, except a lot more traffic.

I have houses like this pop up on my search on Zillow all the time. I don’t know what it is about Houston but they have some ugly arse houses.

I guess they were all just old and dated to me and I can’t stand a regular brick house.

What was the property tax on it?

5000 sq foot is a mansion. 25000 sq ft is a mega mansion

I think the realtor is playing cute with words. They don’t say “upgrades” which is how everyone is interpreting the $600k figure. Improvements is literally how any construction on a piece of land is classified.

That general area had been in a 20 year downward spiral. From when that home was built in 1975 until probably 2005 that was a decent area to have an upper middle class home in. As a few have mentioned the encroaching bad elements have probably gotten just too close for comfort for some buyers. Problem is it is inevitable that area craters even further. Those that can are finding homes in areas far west, northwest and north of Houston. Houston is not alone with this problem. As many companies have now allowed hybrid work schedules many have decided that extra drive hours on fewer days of the week are worth living in what they consider much safer areas. Houston region neighborhood evolution either up or down are stark realities.