This Cool Houston Patio Home Has A Lot Of Character

HOUSTON, TX -- This cool patio home that's just perfect for the young family or empty nester. If you're looking to downsize, can you image the peace of having your morning coffee on the front porch or back deck? Yes you can.

• Address: 12610 Riva Ridge Ln, Houston, Texas
• Price: $117,000
• Square Feet: 1596
• Bedrooms: 2
• Bathrooms: 2 Baths
• Built: 1979
• Features: Nestled in an enclave of patio homes with terrific floorplans, this has beautifully detailed landscape, almost all of the exterior siding replaced with hardie plank, a wrought iron front gate to private sidewalk to entry, specimen crape myrtles, and easy pull-in double driveway for side access garage. This home exudes pride of ownership. New electrical panel installed this week is just one example of how careful the homeowner maintains this property. Open and dramatic Living Room has 13 ft plus high ceilings with clerestory windows and two ceiling fans and wood-burning fireplace. Kitchen has a remarkable amount of storage coupled with clever breakfast bar overlooking atrium. Both bedrooms have ceiling fans and french doors leading to the outside. Truly unusual amount of storage for a home of this vintage coupled with the open and light filled floorplan makes it a compelling purchase!

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