5418 Martel Avenue, Dallas, TX 75206

You've been eyeing the 1930s Tudors on Vanderbilt, running numbers on foundation work, knob-and-tube, and a kitchen untouched since President Carter, wondering whether a real house in a real neighborhood means a decade of weekends. It doesn't. Not on this block. 2,509 square feet. Built in 2006. Three bedrooms, two and a half baths. Two car garage, rear entry. Red brick, classic traditional. J. Gregory built it, and the bones hold. Sellers refinished the hand scraped hardwoods, replaced the lighting from chandeliers to cans, and painted throughout. Downstairs delivers. Tall ceilings. Iron spindle staircase. Crown molding. Living room with real height and a fireplace that pulls it together. The kitchen opens straight into it. Island with bar seating, granite counters, gas range, stainless, tumbled marble backsplash. You're pouring wine, someone's on a stool, someone else is setting the dining table two steps away. Nobody's stranded in another room. Push through to the covered patio....