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BROKER: CHRISTY OETKEN 208-660-0506

COEUR D’ALENE IS IN NORTHERN IDAHO, ABOUT 2 HOURS FROM THE CANADIAN BORDER

IT’S BECOME A POPULAR SPORTS DESTINATION FOR YOUNG FAMILIES AND RETIREES WITH SPECTACULAR HIKING, SKIING, FISHING, BIKING AND GOLF!

COLONIAL REVIVAL HOME 4500 SQ FT BIG WITH OVER 10 ACRES!!!

IT HAS AMAZING MOUNTAINN VIEWS, BEAUTIFUL WHITE FENCING, A SPRING-FED POND, AND A 4-STALL HORSE BARN!

DINING ROOM HAS BAY WINDOW WITH MOUNTAIN VIEW AND WOOD STOVE IN FAMILY ROOM TO KEEP WARM!

GRANITE COUNTERS, ISLAND, BREAKFAST NOOK, LARGE PANTRY IN GOURMET KITCHEN

MASTER BEDROOM HAS A HUGE SITTING AREA AND A SEPARATE JETTED TUB AND RAIN SHOWER IN BATHROOM

5 BEDROOM, 4 BATH

TRUSSVILLE, ALABAMA — $425,000

BROKER: WAYNE CRAWFORD 205.437.2004

TRUSSVILLE IS 15 MINUTES FROM BIRMINGHAM

ESPN NATIONAL BOWLING TOURNAMENT IS BROADCAST HERE AT THEIR STATE-OF-THE-ART BOWLING ALLEY

MINIATURE LOOKING TUDOR HOME BUT BIG ON THE INSIDE

IT’S IN A GATED COMMUNITY WITH HOMES PRICED FROM $100K TO OVER A MILLION

THEY HAVE A PRIVATE CLUBHOUSE WTH TENNIS COURTS, OLYMPIC SIZE POOL, AND ACCESS TO 6 LAKES IN COMMUNITY

PLANTATION SHUTTERS, 10 FOOT CEILINGS THROUGHOUT, AND A KEEPING ROOM!

GRANITE COUNTERS, MARBLE BACKSPLASH, GLAZED CABINETS, AND A CENTER ISLAND IN KITCHEN

SCREENED IN PORCH OUT BACK AND COMMUNITY HAS ACCESS TO OVER 6 LAKES!

4 BEDROOM, 4.5 BATH

LAFAYETTE, INDIANA — $279,900

BROKER: LESLIE WEAVER 765-807-7471

LAFAYETTE IS 1 HOUR FROM INDIANAPOLIS

THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WAS AWARDED “MOST FUN” BY DISNEY’S FAMILY FUN MAGAZINE

2-STORY RENAISSANCE STYLE HOME WITH STUCCO EXTERIOR, COPPER ROOF & 2900 SQ FT!

3 FIREPLACES, FRONT AND REAR STAIRCASE, HARDWOOD FLOORS, STAINED GLASS AND FANLIGHT WINDOWS

UPDATED KITCHEN WITH NEW CABINETS, GRANITE COUNTERS, AND COPPER SINK

THE ROMANTIC MASTER BEDROOM HAS A FIREPLACE AND DOUBLE ARCHED DOORS THAT OPEN TO BALCONY

FRONT LANDSCAPED COURTYARD GIVES HOME AUTHENTIC EUROPEAN FEEL

4 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATH

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA — $499,000

BROKER: CHEYENNE WILBUR 626.437.9160

NOW IS THE TIME TO BUY IN LOS ANGELES! MEDIAN HOME PRICE IS DOWN 11% FROM THIS TIME LAST YEAR BUT PRICES HAVE BEEN RISING FOR PAST 3 QUARTERS!

THIS 1897 QUEEN-ANNE VICTORIAN IS IN THE OLDEST NEIGHBORHOOD OF LOS ANGELES DATING BACK TO 1930’S!

HISTORIC HOME IS IN MOVE-IN CONDITION BUT STILL QUALIFIES FOR PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION TO RESTORE AND MAINTAIN!

OUTSIDE LOOKS LIKE IT’S OUT OF A ENGLISH FAIRYTALE WITH ROSE ARCH AND WHITE PICKET FENCE!

ORIG HARDWOOD FLOORS, 12 FT CEILINGS, CROWN MOLDINGS, WRAP-AROUND STAIRCASE

UPDATED KITCHEN HAS COPPER FIXTURES, GLASS FRONT CABINETS, AND TILE COUNTERS

5 BEDROOM, 2 BATH