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LEAGUE CITY, TEXAS — $446,900

BROKER: SCOTT SCHEFFLER scottscheffler@yahoo.com

LEAGUE CITY IS 30 MINUTES FROM BOTH HOUSTON AND THE GULF OF MEXICO

NASA/JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IS A MAJOR EMPLOYER

SPANISH-STYLE HACIENDA WITH 3 BIG ARCHES WITH IRON GATES

IT HAS OVER 3800 SQ FT ON OVER AN ACRE OF LAND!

BEST ROOM IS GREAT ROOM WITH WET BAR, DINING AREA, WALL-TO-WALL WINDOWS AND FIREPLACE

HIGH CEILINGS, WOOD BUILT-INS, TILE AND HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND MOSAIC STONE WORK

UPDATED KITCHEN WITH EXPOSED BRICK WALLS, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, AND CENTER ISLAND

TROPICAL LANDSCAPED POOL AND PATIO AREA AND PUTTING GREEN IN BACKYARD!

4 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATH

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK — $389,000

WALTER MILLER, HOMEOWNER 315-247-2388

SYRACUSE IS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK ABOUT 2.5 HOURS FROM ALBANY

ITS NEW YORK STATE FAIR DRAWS 1 MILLION EACH YEAR!

GEORGIAN MANSION HAS BIG WHITE COLUMNS DESIGNED BY FAMOUS ARCHITECT

PRIDE OF HOME IS 3-STORY BLACK WALNUT SPIRAL STAIRCASE- IT WOULD COST $250,000 TO REPLICATE TODAY

THE FAMILY THAT OWNED THE HOME IN 1927 LEFT 15 REELS OF HOME MOVIES IN A STUCK DRAWER IN THE ATTIC! HOME MOVIES WERE FOUND IN 1991!

3 FIREPLACES, HARDWOOD FLOORS, ORIGINAL MOLDINGS, FRENCH DOORS THROUGHOUT

IN KITCHEN ARE CHERRY WOOD CABINETS, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, GRANITE COUNTERS

BIG SIDE PORCH OVERLOOKS HUGE LAWN! PERFECT FOR THE KIDS TO RUN AROUND!

6 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATH

BEAVERTON, OREGON — $315,000

BROKER: TERRY STEWART 503-810-1287

BEAVERTON IS 7 MILES WEST OF PORTLAND

HOME TO CORPORATE OFFICES OF INTEL, COLUMBIA SPORTSWEAR, AND NIKE WORLD HEADQUARTERS- TALK ABOUT EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES!

1-STORY ENGLISH COTTAGE HAS HAD RENOVATIONS WORTH OVER $70,000!

CHEERY LIVING ROOM HAS GAS FIREPLACE, WINDOWS GALORE, HARDWOOD FLOORS, AND PRETTY YELLOW PAINT

KITCHEN HAS ESPRESSO STAINED CHERRY WOOD CABINETS, STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, BREAKFAST AREA AND FRENCH DOORS TO BACK PATIO

CUSTOM CLOSETS AND GLASS FRENCH DOORS IN MASTER

BACKYARD HAS PATIO AREA AND GARDENS, ALL SURROUNDED BY MATURE TREES!

2 BEDROOM, 1 BATH

BOLTON, MASSACHUSETTS — $500,000

BROKER: EILEEN FITZPATRICK 978-779-5234

BOLTON IS 50 MINUTES FROM BOSTON

JUST DOWN THE STREET IS A HUGE WINERY, SURROUNDED BY ORCHARDS AND FARMS!

SPRAWLING 4500 SQ FT CAPE HOME WITH 4 ACRES ABUTTING 174 ACRES OF CONSERVATION LAND

LARGE FAMILY ROOM HAS FIREPLACE, WALL-TO-WALL WINDOWS, TILE FLOORS, AND EXPOSED BEAMS

STAINLESS STEEL APPLIANCES, GRANITE COUNTERS, AND DOOR TO BREAKFAST ROOM IN KITCHEN

MAIN HOUSE HAS 3 BEDROOMS AND SEPARATE IN-LAW APARTMENT HAS 3 BEDROOM AND FULL KITCHEN!

HOME SITS ON 4 ACRES OF LAWNS AND WOODLANDS AND THERE IS A PATIO WITH HOT TUB!

4 BEDROOM, 3.5 BATH