Maple Run: The Hidden First-Time Buyer Gem of Southwest Austin

I bought my first house in Maple Run in 2013. At the time, homes were hovering right around $200,000.

Two hundred thousand dollars.

I know. That sentence feels illegal now.

Back then, Maple Run was exactly what it was designed to be: affordable. Most of the homes were built in the 80s, many as entry-level builds. The construction wasn’t fancy. The layouts were simple. Some of them had design choices that only make sense if you remember that Miami Vice was still on TV.