902 N Allen Heights DriveAllen, TX 75002Price: $390,000

This house was high end in its day and it still carries itself that way. The owner maintained it meticulously, and it shows, right down to appliances that still work and flat refuse to die. It hasn't been updated, so you get to bring your own vision and do it on your own schedule. The star of the show is the pool and spa, both refinished in 2022, so you can skip the costly pool remodel and go straight to floating. There is no HOA, which means nobody will ever have an opinion about your flamingo collection. The sunroom gives you bonus space with a front row view of the pool, so you can pretend to work from home while really watching the water. Out back, the shed has electricity, which makes it a workshop, an office, or a hideout with a door that closes. The solar will be a large bonus with lower energy bills and battery backup to avoid those power losses. Then there's the location. You're in Allen, you can watch the fireworks from Celebration Park, close to Main Street downtown, dinner and shopping at Watters Creek, concerts and games at the Allen Event Center, and coming soon the new McKinney International Airport and Sunset Ampitheatre for concerts. Spend the day out, come home, get in the pool.