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Sophisticated Cape Cod with Updates Galore

Posted on by Tracey Henkels

Just Listed: 9029 N Van Houten Ave

Offered at $565,000

9029 N Van Houten Ave, Portland OR 97203

3 Bed | 2 Bath | 2698 SF | MLS# 21229005 | Taxes: $4,594

OPEN HOUSE:  Saturday  7/17 1pm-3pm 

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Come see for yourself just how much space, charm and value this house has to offer! With updates galore and a spacious yard, you’re going to fall in love with this sophisticated home!

As you enter, you are greeted by an inviting living room featuring hardwood floors and a big picture window to let the sunshine in.  

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Flowing nicely from the living room into a completely remodeled kitchen, you’ll find stainless steel appliances, gas range, quartz counters, classic subway tile and plenty of storage/counter space for the home chef. The open dining area is perfectly situated providing a lovely view of the backyard. Convenient access to backyard off kitchen and dining room.

As you make your way around, you’re going to love the versatility and spaciousness this home offers! The layout of the home is ideal, offering 2 bedrooms and one full bathroom on the main level.

Winding your way upstairs you’ll find the third sizable bedroom with vaulted ceilings. From there, a separate staircase takes you even further up to the unfinished attic room which is ready for the final details! It has great ceiling height, fresh insulation and a new egress window. This special space is just waiting to become whatever you dream it to be!

Making your way to the basement, you’ll find a clean and spacious partially finished, full basement with great ceiling height!  3 bonus rooms plus one more full bath and a big laundry room! These bonus spaces could easily be imagined as a media room, home office, home school room, art room or even another bedroom… really, the possibilities are endless!

The backyard is a dream! Offering beautiful flowering shrubs, established landscaping, a fuji apple tree, strawberries and marionberries. The yard is fully fenced for privacy which makes this a delightful private space for entertaining or enjoying on your own. Also included in the backyard is a walk-in shed with shelving, window, recently replaced roof and a high ceiling.

Features include:  Recently replaced roof and exterior paint plus updated double pane windows, electrical panel, water heater, plumbing in home & sewer line.

Located on a quiet, tree lined street in an ideal Portsmouth location close to New Seasons, restaurants and parks!

Listen to Your Life

Posted on by Living Room Realty

Lately I’ve been paying more attention to the rhythm of my work days and the interactions I have with my clients and what moves them to feel the things they feel and act in the way they do under times of joy and stress.  Right now my days are helter-skelter, I’m out in the thick of handling client’s dreams and losses, experiencing extraordinary moments as well as the humdrum.  I’ve found myself taking a sideways glance at myself when I feel frustrated by some of the attributes that mark real estate: greed, happiness, generosity, ego, humility, consumption and fear.  I ask myself, can I say something in a new way that allows my person to see this moment differently?  How can I turn the tables so that they can step into the other side’s shoes to come to a conclusion which might bring forth better understanding if not empathy.  The temptation in real estate is to reduce life to – me vs them.  This mindset is foolish to me.

I believe we are all in this rat race of life together. And it only takes a moment of reflection to note that in the vast mystery of it, we all wish to have less pain, fear, boredom and scarcity and more happiness, security, excitement and love.  The person on the other side is often more like you than we might realize.  I often play a game with myself when I don’t jive with another in business transactions. I make up pretend questions in order to humanize them: Have you cried at anything during this past year?  Does your heart beat fast when you see someone you love?  Who?  Is there something that brings you incredible amounts of joy?  And since I know they will likely answer ‘yes” to all of these questions, I already like them just a little bit more.  I do believe if we start putting ourselves in others shoes more often than not,  ‘balance or grace’ might come knocking on our doors.