Natick: High and Low

• 12 Terrace Rd in Natick - $400 (Sold for $395)
  Center entrance small colonial on a somewhat sloping lot. Many steps to front door. One car garage w/ wide driveway (3 cars wide). Entrance from garage to basement. From entrance, coat closet is on right, stairs are in front, living is on left. Minimal foyer. Living is on the small side, but nice, large window. Open connection to small-ish dining room. Newer sliding doors to large rear wood porch in good shape. Mildly sloping rear yard. Only one or two steps down from rear porch to yard. Harvey replacement windows. Kitchen is on the small side, but good counter space; open connection to dining w/ good size counter separating. Full bath off kitchen, as well as two rooms that could either serve as bedrooms or study-type rooms. Pantry closet in kitchen. Somewhat low ceilings. One older window in bath. Two semi-large cape-style bedrooms up w/ a full bath; partially sloped ceilings on the low side (7-7.5'). Good closet space. Part of basement somewhat finished. Clean basement, older windows. Oil heat, oil heated water. Drain pipe in basement; newer drain piping (PVC). Too small. Could do an addition in rear, but might feel awkward. Popular. Rumor said that it was already under agreement at OH.
• 3 Drury Lane in Natick - $360 (Sold for $356)
  Quiet street in North-Central part. Far enough from 90 to not hear noise. 3 car wide, somewhat short driveway. 1 car garage. 2 entrances (center, next to garage). Classic cape center entrance w/ attached garage plus mudroom area. Fenced back yard. Mudroom/breakfast entrance. Step up to small kitchen. Open living/dining after passing center entrance/stairs up. Addition in rear adds "master" bedroom and play room. Full bath next to MBR off living/dining. Fairly nice rear yard. Newer windows. Narrow stairs up to odd 2nd floor. Low ceilings, small rooms, some not entirely finished with sloping ceilings. Full bath, but difficult to access. Wood panel walls, small hallways up. Slightly finished half of basement (wood paneling, concrete floor). Gas. Newer forced furnace. Would need serious renovation. Location and lot are attractive, house not so much.
• 31 Surrey Lane in Natick - $435 (Sold for $394)
  Dead quiet, dead end street (2nd from last house). Flat front yard, flat back yard, land slopes somewhat backwards under house; many steps down from rear porch to back yard. Can see elementary school through woods in back yard. Far to left is apartment building complex. 2 car driveway, 1-car garage, though may not be hard to convert to 2-car garage due to unfinished breezeway between garage and kitchen entrance. Center entrance colonial. A few steps up to front door. Minimal foyer. To left is decent size living room; to right is dining room; straight is stairs. Kitchen is narrow with counters on both sides---no room to teach. 3 bedrooms up. MBR is good size. 2nd bed is okay size. 3rd bed is small w/o a closet. 2 hallway closets. Full bath up. Large rear deck is raised above back yard. Gas heat, but electric stove. A/C. Very nice location, good lot, but house is too small, would need addition with expanded kitchen, bedrooms.
• 71 Speen Street in Natick - $630 (Sold for $585)