Property Tour — Thode + Cannon

✅ "Can we sell in 5 years?" — answered

Heights / Greater Heights (7,267 closed sales, 2020–2026) appreciated 5.9%/yr. A 5-year hold projects to ~1.33× — you need only ~1.075× to cover selling costs. Median days-on-market 27 days (liquid). Verdict: a clean 5-year exit is well-supported, with room to spare.

Why the Heights fits your list: it sits on some of Houston's highest ground — a strong flood / FEMA profile (your requirement). The historic bungalow/Victorian stock is mostly non-stucco and "not modern" — the character you want. And the walkable local-business districts (19th Street, White Oak, Heights Blvd) deliver the "cafés within 4 blocks, local vibe not chain" you asked for, in mixed, family-dense streets. Per-home pool/lot & exact walk distances confirmed on site.

The Tour — 6 Heights homes, route-ordered

Route-ordered to minimize drive time. Times assume a 9:00a start, ~15 min/home + drive estimates (the map shows live drive times). Shared with Setup & Conduct — one source of truth.

Route map (live drive times)

🗺️ Open route in Google Maps (turn-by-turn) ▶️ Start the tour — Page 2: Conduct (rate & check off live)

The scene — dining & the local vibe you want

Your #1 lifestyle ask was walkable cafés & restaurants within 4 blocks, local vibe — not chain city. You're moving to the right city for it: Houston has ~11,000 restaurants spanning 70 countries — eat a different breakfast, lunch & dinner and it'd take you 10 years to repeat. (Ask Joseph about the CityGeek Houston overview; and the Ritz-Carlton "Jewel of Texas" rising on Post Oak, done 2028.)

And the Heights is Houston's most walkable, local-first pocket — three dense, independent dining districts wrap these homes: 19th Street (boutiques + cafés + Heights Mercantile), White Oak Drive (Woodland Heights' bars & restaurants), and the Heights Blvd corridor. Map below shows the food density right around your tour.

🛒 Daily-life anchors — grocery & hardware

Weekly shop: H-E-B · Whole Foods Market · Kroger

Home & yard: The Home Depot · Lowe's

🏪 Shopping & the local scene

Curated centers: Heights Mercantile · M-K-T

Walkable retail corridors: 19th Street shopping district · Houston Farmers Market — count stores + restaurants per 0.25-mi grid in the walk radius -> walkability score.

⭐ Local favorites — local vibe, not chain

Houston Dairymaids · Lei Low — independent, high-rated spots (chains filtered out).

📍 Local interest map

🛒Grocery🔧Hardware🛍Shopping centers🏪Store density / corridors⭐Local favorites

On-site checks (Joseph's notes)

Pool — value it as lifestyle, not equity: a new pool returns only ~50% of install cost.
Stucco — protects resale to avoid it; failures run 5 figures+ and trigger Specialist inspections. (Confirm exterior on site — listings mislabel it.)
"Messy street" — cars everywhere, unkempt lawns, ditches vs. sidewalks — the on-site eyeball.
Cadence — 3–4 homes/hour; these 6 today (Fri 6/12), mom welcome.

Your preferences (locked from your email)

2,500–4,500 sqft · master + 2 offices + 2 BR (or 1 BR + gym) · pool & outdoor oasis · walkable (café ≤4 blocks, local vibe) · not modern · no stucco · built 1970+ · 1 tub · no flood / good FEMA · mixed family neighborhood · resale value protected.

② Tour · the route & outline. ③ Conduct → (live mobile: per-home rating 1–5, security checklist, auto after-tour summary + stats). Drive times are estimates; the route map shows live timing. The Property Joes Group.