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This Terlingua house has a real Boeing 727 inside, and it's for sale
The house at 700 Gate 9 Road in Terlingua, Brewster County, Texas, is for sale at $1,750,000, with a real Boeing 727 built into the home on 80 acres. It sits in the Terlingua Ranch area, about 20 minutes from Big Bend National Park and about 10 minutes from Terlingua, and HGTV featured it on Zillow Gone Wild.
By Michael O'Neal, Broker and REALTOR®, Keller Williams Realty Northeast
Published November 11, 2026
What is listed
The address is 700 Gate 9 Road in Terlingua, in Brewster County. The land is 80 acres in the Terlingua Ranch area, with improved hiking trails. The listing gives the year built as 2023. The home operates as an established short-term rental, and most of the furnishings convey.
The Boeing 727
HGTV reported that the house is built around components of an actual Boeing 727. The owner, a self-described aviation fan who works in airline operations, paid $30,000 for the retired jet. It was cut into sections, trucked more than 1,000 miles from California to Terlingua, then craned onto the site, and the house was built around it.
How the house lives
The Legacy Broker Group listing puts the house at 3,040 square feet, with 4 bedrooms and 3 baths, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported the same figures. HGTV described it as over 3,000 square feet. It sleeps up to 11, including a sleeping nook in the former cargo hold. The main deck has a row of real airplane seats, the original cockpit, and a working flight simulator. The top level lives like a conventional house, with a kitchen, a living room, and big desert views.
The asking price
The house was featured on the HGTV show Zillow Gone Wild, hosted by Jack McBrayer. HGTV and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported that it was listed at about $2.1 million. The price has been cut several times since, most recently to $1,750,000. The Legacy Broker Group listing, updated October 25, 2026, shows that the latest cut was $50,000 and that the home had been on the market 456 days. It had not sold as of that listing update. Seller financing is available. Listing details and the price can change.
What I would tell a Houston or Kingwood reader
This house is in Terlingua. I work with buyers and sellers around Houston, Kingwood, and Lake Houston, and I am not going to use a Terlingua asking price as the price for a home in those neighborhoods.
What does carry over is the pricing problem. A truly one-of-a-kind home is hard to price because there are no real comps. These houses often take longer to sell, and the ask often needs an adjustment while the right buyer is found. The cuts down to $1,750,000 after 456 days on the market, as of the October 25, 2026 listing update, are one example of that.
If you own a unique or highly customized home around Houston or Lake Houston, price it to the market and market it to the niche buyer who wants that exact house.
If you are buying anything mainly for short-term rental income, check the deed restrictions, the HOA rules, and the local regulations before you buy.
If you are buying or selling a one-of-a-kind home around Houston, Kingwood, or Lake Houston, call or text me, or start on my sell page. See my Kingwood guide and my Lake Houston guide.
Sources: HGTV, “'Zillow Gone Wild' Features a House With a Plane Inside of It”; Legacy Broker Group listing for 700 Gate 9 Road, Terlingua, updated October 25, 2026; Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Listing details and the price can change. This home is not listed by The Michael O'Neal Group.
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