Auburndale and Nonantum

• 36 Grove St, Newton - $580 (Sold for $579)
  Ranch on somewhat busy street near the Pike. Large, central living room. Small eat-in-kitchen. 3 bedrooms, 2 adjacent bathrooms (why?). Older windows. Nice, wood deck. Older roof. Nice unfinished basement. Owned by a bachelor. Need some TLC, expanded kitchen. 1 car garage w/ short driveway. Nice back yard w/ morning/evening shade.
• 529 Crafts St, Newton - $640 (Sold for $614)
  4 car parking, side entrance on Harding St. Basement entrance or steps to deck outside kitchen & living rooms. Basement finished w/ full bath, lowish ceilings. Could be in-law suite. Renovated kitchen w/ gas, granite. Spacious dining and living rooms w/ sun room off living. Coat closet in foyer. Most windows are new/replacement. Hardwood floors throughout. Upstairs has 3 bedrooms + study. Master bedroom is huge. Central A/C. Nice front yard w/ shrubs to protect from Crafts street. Rear concrete patio. Step down to small yard.

Arlington + Chinese Belmont

• 118 Hemlock St, Arlington - $455 (Sold for $445)
  Cape with full rear dormer, no front dormers; renovated, but smallish kitchen---expansion possibility into dining room; bad 1st floor layout; 2 family/living rooms; might convert from living room to dining w/ kitchen expansion; 2nd living room has step down, was expanded (largish); master bedroom okay size, no front window, sloping ceiling; 2nd bedroom fine; 3rd bedroom small w/sloping ceiling; finished basement w/ full in-law suite; nice smallish front yard with a large tree; small back yard with levels, raised shed, large rock in the ground.
• 20 Joyce Rd, Arlington - $599 (Sold for ?)
  Nice entrance (2 steps), gas stove, similar layout to Jason St (stair on right side, next to garage: living/dining/kitchen form a loop to the left); 2nd living room addition to right of kitchen; kitchen a bit cramped; addition work a bit sketchy; huge master bedroom suite w/ large, nicely done bathroom; noticed a broken, rusty window in MBR; 2nd & 3rd bedrooms reasonable size; tiny 4th/office; synthetic porch; somewhat sloping back yard, but not bad.
• 297 Cross St, Belmont - $649 (Listed at $628)
  Colonial with large living room, office/playroom to left, half bath (w/ emergency? shower) where coat closet should be, dining + kitchen to left; spacious kitchen w/ good appliances, directly connected to dining room (no doorway); basement ceiling a bit low; heater is ancient; 4 bedrooms up; renovated bathroom w/ whirlpool tub, but tub felt out-of-place; some odd things: window frames cutting into walls, banister cutting into the wall, driveway crosses back yard to garage on rear of house; driveway kills back yard; good shade in back yard; busy street
• 63 Coolidge St, Arlington - $549 (Listed at $549)
  "Spiritual" house; about 20 steps to the front door; on a hill; nice views from upstairs bedroom; weird attic/"office" w/ entrance through upstairs bathroom; no south trees; no 1st floor bath
• 477 Appleton St, Arlington - $449 (Sold for $430)
  Cute little colonial; many steps to front door, but has basement entrance w/o steps; 78 bus route on Appleton to Harvard; good size living room; okay kitchen/dining; would need to remove part of a wall to make it workable for classes; nice finished basement room for visitors; only full bath upstairs; smallish rear yard, but just enough w/ nice patio area; just big enough for a family of 4, but barely an extra space for storage/expansion/etc.
• 201 Appleton St, Arlingto - $499 (Sold for $477)
  "Estate sale". Cape w/ two front dormers, full rear 2nd floor expansion. Cosmetically awful, some water damage on right side. New windows. Kitchen needs a full rehab and wall removed between kitchen/dining. One bedroom on first floor w/ full bath. Two large bedrooms upstairs. Large garage, largish lot (.18 acre). Basement only partially finished, was used for "whoopie parties".