This home is a 4 BR, 2 1/2 bath, 2,050 square feet on a 6,363 sq. ft. lot. It was originally listed at $760,000. They reduced the price to $745,000 and it is now under contract. 
The rear yard is nicely landscaped with minimum maintenance required. It is spacious as well.
This is a clean home with a pergo/laminate type of flooring throughout the home.
The living room has extensive built-in book cases, a nice feature if you have a lot of books and no where else to store them.
The kitchen is a galley style and flows nicely to the family room. The dining room in this floor plan is just next to the kitchen which makes serving easy. There is also a door that separates the kitchen from the dining room should you require separation for some reason. The kitchen has tiled counters and painted white cabinets. It's not the latest and greatest, but it's a clean look. Another neat feature of this floor plan is that there is additional storage under the stairway that is accessible from the kitchen making for a walk-in pantry. (It's located just past the double ovens on the left).
The dining room has a very modern feel with its decor, Though it may not be consistent with the decor of the rest of the home, it but can easily and inexpensively be adjusted to any buyer's particular taste.
The family room in this property was amended to add sliding glass windows next to the window door. It really lets a lot of sunlight in and gives a nice yard view from the family room.
The one downside to this property is that it is located on a busy street. When it comes to property on busy streets, I look for a few things. One, is there likely to be fast traffic that will be dangerous for kids? On this street, probably not, though as a parent would do everything in my power to keep them away from the street. It's close to a stop sign so even with a lot of traffic, there shouldn't be fast moving cars flying by. Two, can noise be heard inside the home? In this case, they have double paned windows and and have mitigated the noise factor. Third, does it have air conditioning? On a hot day you'll want to open up those double paned windows to let air in which also lets the noise in. This house does not have A/C. It does have central heating so adding A/C is an easy fix that can be done for less than $3,000 since the duct work is already in place. Next, can noise be heard in the backyard? It will impact your enjoyment for entertaining and family time. In this case, yes car noise is audible but it's not overwhelming. Lastly, is it hard to get in and out of the driveway? I look at it as though it's Monday morning and I'm getting ready to leave for work. Is this type of traffic going to impact my outlook before I've even left the house? In this case, maybe. When evaluating a busy street, the discount factor for comparing the same exact home on a quiet street is anywhere between 5-10%, depending on the answers to the above questions. My assessment is that this home will have a 6-7% due to the street. Overall, a nice property that shows well. Gary Nobile Realtor, MBA (408) 247-4029 www.GaryNobile.com
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