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Charm and Character..Country Feel in Small Community.

Price $139,900
Sold For $138,000
Sale Date: October 2005

MLS #362508


Property Type: 1 and a half storey

Lot Size: 66 x 198

Bedrooms: 2 large bedrooms up and one on main

Bathrooms: 2

Inclusions: most blinds, 3 ceiling fans, workbench, Fridge and Stove in as is condition.

Exclusions: Light fixture in foyer and dining room.

Parking: private gravel drive that goes right to back of property.

Taxes: $ 2400 approx...included $909 a yr till 2010 for water debenture.

Area: Iona...Take 401 west to Iona Rd. Turn south or left and go through Iona Station, next town is Iona and turn right onto Back Street...sign on lawn.

Age: Old.

Heating & Cooling, Electrical: Energy efficient gas furnace,central air and breaker panel, new 13 yrs ago.

Services: Septic Tank pumped 2004. Approx 13 yrs old. Plastic tank. Garbage pick up every Friday morning and recycle every other Friday. The Dutton landfill is open every 1st and 3rd Saturday.

Possession: 90 days, up to end of October 2005.



Details:

Situated about 20 minutes from London or St Thomas, 10 minutes to Port Stanley and Dutton in a small rural community with a post office, 2 restaurants and an antique store. Celebrate the annual fun festival every June. Enjoy small town friendliness not far from big city amenities.

This attractive yellow brick home has been landscaped out front to enhance the curb appeal plus trees surround the property too. The shingles at the front and the addition are being done May 2005. The back was done 3 yrs ago.

There is a large newer sun deck right across the back that can be accessed from the kitchen landing and from the main floor family room. Enjoy summer bbq's or just relax with a good book... and enjoy the peace, quiet and privacy!

The back yard also has a shed for all your gardening tools and a perfect dog kennel area right out the lower walkout door for easy convenience. There is plenty of room to add a large garage, workshop or addition out back.

Once you step inside you will love the charm and character. The seperate foyer has newer flooring and a french door leading into the center hall plan. The large living room is on your right and the dining area on your left. Both have attractive coved ceilings. This layout is perfect for entertaining and can accommodate all your guests. The dining area will allow the whole family to enjoy Christmas dinner together and the owners had the hardwood floors on the main redone too.

The kitchen has been redecorated and has a small eating area, newer counters, chair rail, gas hookup for a stove, and 2 sunny windows... one looking out to the backyard so you can keep your eyes on the little ones.

This home will suit first time buyers, young families or even empty nesters as there is a main floor bedroom with hardwood flooring that the present owners now use as a den. The main floor also boasts a family room with lovely garden doors to your deck plus 3 operating windows and it has a very open airy feeling due to the high ceilings.

This level also has a newly updated 5 piece bath with double sinks and medicine cabinets, ceramic flooring, and linen closet plus a sunny window.

Upstairs are 2 large bedrooms with warm carpeted floors, two windows in each room and there is a ceiling fan in both rooms. The master also has built in shelves and drawers and there is a 3 piece bath on the 2nd floor as well.

A surprise is the finished lower level with high celings, pine wainscotting and a full walkout to back yard, plus lots of large windows so you don't really feel like you are in the basement at all. This area makes a terrific recreation area, hobby room, computer nook and sewing space. All you need to do is add carpeting. The present owners have a dog who stays in this area in the daytime so have not carpeted the floor.

There is a laundry/ mechanical area here with a laundry tub and electric or gas hookup for your dryer. There is also a workshop and shelves for storage

Most of this home has been redecorated and painted so its in move in condition. It offers character and interesting features yet has the updates to things like the bathrooms. It also will surprise you with the added family room and the walkout lower level...qualities that you will not normally discover in older rural homes.

An added selling feature is the main floor bedroom...perfect set up for in home business, playroom for the little ones or guest room for elderly family members...a bath on each level is also an added highlight of this home.

So if better than average condition, in a rural but not isolated setting is what you are after call us ASAP...this one will not last long.

Call 679-5443 ID 5780 for 24 hour ad.

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Lots of windows to allow the sunshine in the main floor family room

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Updated bath with large vanity and double sink

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Large Master bedroom

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Built in shelves and drawers in the Master

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The finished lower level has high celings, pine wainscotting

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The lower level walkout to the back yard has lots of large windows too so you don't really feel like you are in the basement at all.

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Enjoy dinner out, just down the street

  Photo of property Larger than it looks,with loads of charm and character

Photo of property Landscaped out front to enhance the curb appeal

Photo of property Large newer sun deck right across the back

Photo of property There is plenty of room to add a large garage, workshop or addition out back.

Photo of property The perfect spot to grow your veggies

Photo of property There is also a shed for all your gardening tools

Photo of property Enjoy summer bbq's or just relax with a good book.

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Foyer has newer flooring and a french door to the living & dining room

Photo of property The living room has attractive coved ceilings

Photo of property The formal dining area will allow the whole family to enjoy Christmas dinner together

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Newer counters & chair rail plus gas hookup for the stove and 2 sunny windows.

Photo of property This kitchen has been redecorated and has a small eating area,

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Main floor bedroom is also perfect set up for an in home business or playroom for the little ones.

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Main floor family room with terace doors leading out the sundeck

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Soaring ceilings & sunny windows in main floor family room
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