1406 Palo Duro Rd, Austin, TX 78757

Charming two-bedroom, one bathroom brick main house in the heart of Brentwood. Includes a separate efficiency behind house with a 1/1 bedroom/bathroom including a kitchen sink and hook-ups for oven/portable dishwasher. This back unit is perfect for additional rental income easy access to UT/downtown or a mother-in-law suite. Cannot beat this location with close proximity to Brentwood Park. Conveniently located to shops and restaurants in the area and the neighborhood HEB off of Burnet road with direct public transportation and biking distance to University of Texas and downtown employers. Wonderful private backyard with a large deck, storage shed, ideal for parties and the perfect place to sit outside and relax. Original wood flooring that can be finished to any color/stain and refinished original 1950's décor and tiling. This is the perfect home for an investor as the main unit not only brings in $2,400 per month, it is part of the urban densification area and a second unit can be built where the detached rental unit is currently located. It is also a great house for the next buyer to move right into. The main house can be almost doubled in size based on available footprint per City of Austin code. Seller is willing to share the design layout for the second house with an interested buyer. Don't miss this opportunity to buy into this neighborhood.

Brentwood is one of Austin's original mid-century neighborhoods - built mostly between 1948 and 1955 when the city was expanding north of campus. The bones are good: 1,200-1,800 sqft brick and stone ranch homes on 7,500-10,000 sqft lots, mature pecan and oak trees, and a street grid that connects to everywhere without a single cul-de-sac.

The 78757 zip puts you 10 minutes from downtown via Lamar, 8 minutes from the Domain, and walking distance to Burnet Road - which has become one of Austin's best food corridors. Foreign & Domestic, Lala's Little Nugget, Top Notch Hamburgers, Tacodeli, and Soup Peddler are all within a mile. The Crown & Anchor on Burnet still serves the same burgers it did in 1980.

Original ranch homes start around $700K. Renovated and expanded properties run $1.1M-$1.6M. Tear-down and rebuild has accelerated over the past five years - new construction in the $1.8M-$2.5M range now mixes with the originals. The Brentwood Park area near Justin Lane holds value especially well.

Schools are Austin ISD: Brentwood Elementary, Lamar Middle, and McCallum High School - which feeds the Fine Arts Academy. Brentwood Park itself has tennis courts, a swimming pool, and the historic Brentwood Park Pool that families have used since the 1950s.

What makes Brentwood different from the bigger-name North Austin neighborhoods: it's still mostly its original housing stock. You can buy a real 1950s house with the post-war floor plan intact, then decide what to do with it. The neighborhood association is active, the streets are quiet, and the trees are tall enough to actually shade the sidewalks.

Best for buyers who want a true urban neighborhood with mid-century character, walkable food and coffee, and the McCallum Fine Arts Academy zoning.