12413 Bacall Lane - Stoney Creek Estates - $949,000

Listed by ReMax

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Stoney Creek Estates is a community of 2 acre lots near the intersection of Travilah and River Roads. About 5 miles from Potomac Village, this is a lovely community of estate homes built in the late 1980's.

This house is located at the end of Bacall Lane on a "pipestem" lot. It is not visible from the street. You drive about 100 yards down the driveway before the home comes into view. This is a lovely light brick structure with nice lines and a circular driveway. The side load garage will hold 3 cars handily and would be great for a family with more then two cars.

The landscape was at one point nicely done. There are specimen plants that need some attention but it would not take much to whip this back into shape. The woodwork on the exterior of the home will need scraping and painting. The last owner did not spend much time or money on maintenance.

The double front door leads you into a cathedral foyer with pinkish marble tile. The center foyer has living room to the right and dining room to the left - both with pickled hardwood floors in good condition. Bay windows in these rooms bring in lots of light and the high ceilings add a feel of spaciousness to the rooms.

The kitchen has been updated with granite counter tops and is in great condition.Tile floor in the kitchen is in good condition and shows well. The refrigerator is gone, so you would need to put that on your to-buy list. There is a connection for the auto ice maker ready to hook in. The family room is spacious - also with hardwood. A large laundry room is just before the garage and doubles as a mud room. Great place for messy kids and dogs!

The upstairs has 4 large bedrooms. Two of the rooms share a jack and jill bath, and the other bedroom is en-suite. The master is large with good closet space. The bath is large with glass block walls for the shower stall. Very "Miami Vice"! After all, this home was built in the late 80's. A jacuzzi tub and skylight finish the master bath. Overall - a nice upstairs!

The basement is large and unfinished. There is plenty of space down here for anything you can dream of. All you need is a good plan and a decent contractor and you can have game room, home theatre and Nanny suite. There is also an exterior exit that comes out at the base of the deck in the rear.

The back yard is large, reasonably flat and fenced. Any dogs paradise. A multi-level deck with Jacuzzi is a nice way to finish off this review. I'd love to be sipping a glass of wine with the grill smoking and a glass of wine in hand.

This is one of the few properties in this price range that is actually UNDERPRICED. This needs about $10,000 of cosmetic work and a good paint job. I see this going for up to $100K above the $949,000 asking price. If more then one contract is submitted, don't be surprised if this goes higher still. Stay tuned. I'd bet the farm I am correct on this one!