Newton to Winchester and Back Again

• 27 Fuller Terrace, Newton - $635 (Sold for $636)
  Quiet street (effectively dead-end) off Waltham/Crafts. Easy class parking. Double wide lot with 2-car garage separate from house. Short 2-car driveway. No back yard, but nice side yard with wood porch in good condition. Painted wood shingle exterior. Entrance into foyer with doorways to living (left) and kitchen (straight). Kitchen is a tad narrow, but long. Kitchen is dated, but in good condition; needs updating (new counters/cabinets/appliances); gas stove. Hardwood throughout living/dining/den in good condition, but could use refinishing. Older windows in very good condition. Carpet upstairs, some squeaky/sloping floors; 2 good bedrooms with closets. MBR has good-size closet and in-suite bathroom. 3rd bedroom is a bit small (12x8) and doesn't have a closet. 4th 2nd floor room is 8x7 and is currently used as a WIC. 3rd floor converted attic; large room with skylights and a number of windows and closet space. Tight stairs to basement. Sufficient ceilings in basement (6.5'). Miscellaneous stone foundation. 100 Amp Electric. Helen loved it. I liked it. Hard to beat the location. Lot is nice for the area. Needs kitchen renovation and new windows.
• 34 Winchester Drive, Lexington - $630
  Busy street, 1-car drive & one car garage. Can park multiple cars b/c of length. many steps to front door. Wood siding, needs painting. Up on a hill, no trees, little protection from noise. No porch. Built-in-A/C in living, a bit ugly. Tight kitchen w/ limited dining area connected to living area. Odd step-down 3-season porch (?) off living room. Good h/w floors. They did the easy upgrades (cabinets, counters in bath & kitchen), but didn't do the upgrades the house needs. 3 bedrooms w/ hardwood floors, all with sliding-door closets (good closet space). Modern/minimalist feel. 2nd kitchen + other rooms down incl. 3/4 bath.
• 18 Lockeland Road, Winchester - $650 (Sold for $620)
  Odd layout. Enter to foyer. Large living room to left w/ fire place, but disconnected from rest of 1st level. Stairs up are straight ahead. Original dining room to right. Original kitchen straight/right. Original kitchen is an odd space---empty fully tiled room. It is adjacent to the "new" kitchen. New kitchen is nice, large with tons of counter space, though stove is electric and on the island w/ minimal vent. New dining adjacent to kitchen with no door frame (open); nice full-height bay window. Stairs down from kitchen to 3/4 bath, den and exit to wrap-around deck with partial rail. Partially finished basement w/ wood paneling. Lots of storage space. Newer doors in bedrooms. 3 large bedrooms w/ one full bath upstairs w/ jacuzzi tub. Pretty good closet space. Older windows. Feels like house is "in violent disagreement with itself." Addition was poorly integrated with original house. Nice rear yard. Busy street, no parking on road. 2 car driveway and 2 car garage.
• 45 Hill Street, Winchester - $640 (Sold for $575)
  Ranch house on quiet street across from a playground. Corner lot adjacent to less quiet (but still pretty quiet) street. Limited yard, but nice patio in rear and some play space for kids. Flat lot. A few trees (two in back, one in front, small one on side. Two entrances, main into living/dining. Garage entrance into (nice!) mudroom off kitchen. Living/dining/kitchen is open area. Most of 1st floor is older hardwood in good condition. Kitchen is new hardwood. Wood shingle exterior. 1 car garage & driveway, but 2nd parking spot next to garage. Easy access (mud room) to small back yard. Minimal privacy. Could be made much better with solid fence. New harvey windows. Vent above stove. Fireplaced living room. 3 bedrooms & full bath on 1st floor. One bedroom is very close to kitchen, would work better as an office; decent closet space, but a bit limited (1st floor). Open stairwell from kitchen to basement. Finished basement (done very nicely) w/ good height ceilings (7-7.5). Basement has full bath; master bed room w/ two closets; 2nd good size bedroom w/ 2 closets; family room/kitchen area. Kitchen has sink, dishwasher and mini-fridge; large granite counter. Nice exit to rear yard (steps up to door at ground height). Enough light in basement to make it feel comfortable. Stove in kitchen is electric, but systems are gas. A/C. Utilities are especially nicely done with a panel with all of the water shutoff valves. Ethernet & cable wiring. Basement bath has granite floor & counter. One major drawback we realized is that the MBR (in basement) is separated from the utilities (incl. heat & A/C unit) by a door. I.e. unlikely to be well soundproofed.
• 34 Webster Rd, Lexington - $595 (Sold for $560)
  Painted brick and wood exterior. Icky kitchen. Long and very narrow; two refridgerators, old counter/sink/cabinets; not EIK. Adjacent room converted from stone patio could be used as breakfast room. Nice new large synthetic deck. Nice large, flat back yard w/ trees, semi-private. Large h/w living room with fireplace. Older windows. 3 not large bedrooms with okay closet space. Large bedroom makes up most of the second floor. Has carpeted full bath. Ugly wall A/C. Not much to like about it.
• 71 Damon Rd, Needham - $640 (Sold for $627)
  Short 2-car driveway with 2-car garage. Large trees in front and side yards. Split entry. Gas in house. Very good kitchen with large extra built-in counter top; vent over stove. Open to dining room. Play room off kitchen/dining area with new sliding door to tiny deck and steps down to nice patio. Swimming pool in back yard. Somewhat vaulted ceilings in kitchen/dining/living. Open dining/living area. Linen closet. Newer windows. MBR suite w/ large closet. Nice MBR bath (fancy tiles, frosted glass sink counter top). Vents in bath. 3 bedrooms: small, medium, large. Bedroom ceilings 7.5-8'. Most windows slide left-to-right. Coat closet in basement. 100 amp electric. Old gas heater. Gas hot water. Basement exit to backyard. Funny spot in basement floor. Half bath in basement w/ washer/dryer room. Lots of things to like including nice MBR suite, spacious kitchen/dining/living, playroom off kitchen, extra space in basement, nice yard, quiet, residential neighborhood, between Needham highlands & center. Drawbacks include swimming pool, stove needs to be converted to gas, basement doesn't feel completely finished (incl. uneven-ness in floor).
• 16 Tanglewood Road, Needham - $570 (Sold for $525)
  1/2-car driveway, one car garage. Enter into mostly unfinished basement, including laundry area, workshop and utility. One room is finished reasonably well, could be used as a bedroom, also a 3/4 bath in basement. Stairs up enter into open living/dining room with vaulted ceiling. Kitchen is adjacent enclosed by an L-shaped wall. Kitchen is small and needs lots of updating, would need to remove a wall with heater to get enough room for HK, but this would encroach on dining room. Nice den off dining room with door to rear patio. Nice mostly flat yard is fairly private with small hill. To right of stair are three small-ish bedrooms with good closet space. One bath up. Might be nice if all the rooms were an extra 1-2 feet larger in each direction, but feels a bit small as is and the kitchen kills it.