FOR SALE

The price of this 5 bedroom, 2.5 bath two car attached garage house is the best bargain in a home with these specifications, and a bargain at $349,500. While I am doing some projects that will make the place nicer, I will bargain the price down. The price will go back up as these projects are finished. I still intend to give a $4000 allowance for new carpet.<P>The October 7th Morning news Tribune showed the median house price in this area to be $304,450, and this house is much better and bigger than median, read the description below!!!<p> The rate of price increase is 19+ percent, so this house could be priced at a half million dollars in less than 2 years. You will then look like a financial genius. Don't miss getting a low interest rate on Real Estate while you can!!!<P>Consider the difference on payments a few years from now, and the price will be $500,000 at 9 percent interest, and interest only will be $45,000 a year or $3,750 a month. Many will not be able to afford those rates.<P>
<p>This property has 82.5 foot frontage on Fremont Street in the Skyline district of Tacoma. It has underground utilities, making the entire neighborhood more eye pleasing, and we don't get power outages. The street has a "TEE' at both ends of the street which tends to slow down traffic, making for a quieter and safer neighborhood. Don't get scared off by the extra bedrooms, you will find a use for them as a guest room, den, office, computer room, or a sewing room! I even used one as a dark room! <P>Its a great neighborhood for children, being convenient to Point Defiance Park (Zoo), and Titlow Park which has a summer swimming pool, and several other city Parks! The property is close to all schools, Wilson High School, Truman Middle School, and Point Defiance Elementary School.<P>The property is well landscaped, with several varieties of Apple trees, a cherry tree, plus many other flowers and trees.<P>The house has 1550 sq. ft on the main floor, including a 15 X 24 ft living room, a 12 x 12 formal dining room which has a crystal chandelier. The table can be extended into the living room for heavy duty gatherings.<P> The upper floor has three bedrooms, a full bath in the hallway that is convenient to guests and two of the bedrooms. The third bedroom is the master bedroom, with his and her closets, and a shower in its bathroom.<P> The kitchen has space for an informal dining table, and also has a breakfast nook at one end of the marble counter tops. It has a new pergo floor with a teak finish!<P> The original cabinets have been altered to accomodate a large side by side refrigerator, and it is already plumbed for the icemaker and cold water! The refrigerator stays with the property if you need it! <P>There is a fireplace in the living room, a coat closet at the top of the stairs, and a pantry in the kitchen.There are double doors to a patio porch which is currently used for family barbecues and an umbrella shaded sitting area.<P> Outdoors, the back yard has a Gazebo, a rather large one at 12' x 12', nestled among many plants for pleasant cool visits on those hot afternoons. <P>Downstairs has another 950 sq. feet of living area, making a total finished area 2600 sq. ft. of living space, and a garage that will handle two cars and still have room for a workshop area, making total house area of 3048 sq. ft.<P>The laundry room is at the bottom of the stairs, in its own room for those who dislike having the laundry in a cold garage.<P>The heating unit is also in the laundry room, and is one of the newer high efficiency gas furnaces. It is just one year old now. It has been engineered to use outside air for combustion, further saving utility costs.<P>There is a nice storage area under the entry stairs.<p> There are two bedrooms in the daylight basement. I am particularly proud of the way I have hid the big square heat duct above the closets in these two bedrooms. They each have a shelf on the outside walls.<P>The rec. room is 11' by 24' has a full size fireplace at one end,(tats two of them) and a mirrored sailing ship motif behind the bar at the other end. The bar top is a custom one from the Phillipines, not replaceable at any cost. It has scalloped edges, 2" thick, 20" front to rear, 8 foot long, with a machined in spill tray at the back of it.<P>Please note that most all light fixtures have been upgraded. Many of them are leaded glass, the kitchen has Currier and Ives winter scenes on two three light fixtures, The dining room has a crystal chandelier.<P>I have installed a double filtration system on the drinking water. The wife says it tastes better than the Evian Spring Water she had been drinking. That saves about $2 per day, and over $700 a year! <P>I will pay for as much as $4,000 toward new quality carpeting, with your choice of color and texture.<P>The house was new in 1970, and has been tastefully remodeled in many places. This place has many happy memories, but our youngest child is now 37 years old, and its time Mom and I moved on to a much smaller place! Best wishes.... Paul