Beautiful Furnished Scotts Valley Home with Ample Outdoor Living Space

Description

We will be teaching overseas for the 2023-2024 academic year and are looking for a couple or family who will enjoy and care for our home while we're away. (This is our primary residence, not a rental property.) Highlights: • 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, living room, kitchen, office, foyer, hallway, laundry, and garage • Single-story, ranch-style home situated on a beautifully landscaped 1/3-acre lot • Clean, uncluttered, well maintained, and fully furnished • Private, fenced-in backyard, featuring a patio, flower garden, fruit trees (apple, peach, nectarine, plum, persimmon, Asian pear, fig, pineapple guava, and grapes), basketball court, tether ball, darts, several outdoor dining spaces, and a cozy couch area • Bedrooms: primary bedroom with king bed and en suite bathroom, second bedroom with queen bed, third bedroom with king bed that can be reconfigured into twin beds • Bathrooms: 3 full bathrooms, all with showers. Primary bathroom has 2 sinks, a shower, and a tub • Our home has 4 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms (We are closing off one bedroom to store our personal belongings. Please let us know if you’re looking to rent a 4-bedroom / 3-bathroom home; in this case, we can make other storage arrangements). • Fully-equipped, well-appointed kitchen with stove, oven, refrigerator, freezer, dishwasher, large double sink, microwave, toaster oven, coffee maker, blender, mixer, food processor, rice cooker, soda stream, popcorn popper, and everything you will need for cooking and baking. • Private office with built-in workspace featuring two very comfortable, ergonomic Herman Miller Aeron chairs • Elliptical machine, yoga mats and accessories, and free weights • Gas fireplace (with remote), TV, and stereo in the living room • Washer and dryer • Solar panels • Included: garbage collection, sewer, monthly landscaping, Wi-Fi. • Not included: electric, gas, water (We have solar panels, so if you conserve, the electric bill will likely be zero.) • Abundant natural light through the many (double-paned) windows • Ample driveway accommodates several vehicles side by side (oversized vehicles OK) • Includes monthly landscaping maintenance • Easy drive to Santa Cruz, Silicon Valley, local beaches, redwood forests, wineries, and a wide selection of state and local parks • Within walking distance to restaurants, bars, coffee shops, brew pubs, supermarkets, banks, drugstores, the post office, the library, local parks (with tennis, pickle ball, bocce, and playgrounds), and much more.