Corvallis Home For Sale: 4818 NW Bruno Place, Corvallis, Oregon 97330 $367,500
For Sale: 4818 NW Bruno Place, Corvallis, Oregon
This beautiful home is nestled on a quiet (double) cul-de-sac in the desirable Walnut Park neighborhood. Head to Martin Luther King Jr. Park (formerly Walnut Park) on the neighborhood trail. This home is also close to schools, community parks and nature trails, and is just minutes from Oregon State University (OSU) and downtown Corvallis.
The floor plan is versatile and designed for comfortable living and has inspiring spaces for entertaining, relaxing and fun. 3 or 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, bonus space, two main living areas, a beautiful kitchen and 3 season room. Approximately 2500 square feet.
Entry:Vaulted ceiling Access to living room, family room and upper level Hall closet is hidden behind a built-in bookcase for a delightfully, efficient use of space.
Living Room: Open to entry with arched doorway, dining room, and kitchen. Ideal flexible room for TV, den, or other needs. Great space for entertaining or as a place to put your feet up and relax a bit.
Dining Room: Access to the living room, kitchen, and outdoor screened porch. Beautiful hardwood floor.
Family Room: Open to kitchen and entry with ceiling fan, wood burning fireplace with brick surround, bay window with window seat.
Kitchen: Spacious and bright with beautiful hardwood floors and open floor plan to dining room, living room, and family room. Access to 2-car attached garage, powder bath, laundry area and backyard. Oak cabinetry with ample pantry storage throughout and breakfast bar between kitchen and dining room. Large center island with Granite counter-top and pantry storage. Appliances include cooktop with 4 burners plus a grill/griddle, convection wall oven, side-by-side refrigerator, dishwasher, and built-in microwave. Double sink and planning station overlook backyard.
Upper Level Master Suite: Double door entry and ceiling fan. Spacious walk-in closet with ample storage. Large window seat plus you’ll feel like you’re in the lap of luxury with the attached master bath
Master Bath: Peaceful and serene overlooking the backyard features a spa-like large jetted tub, seperate shower, double vanities with storage, separate toilet room with linen storage.
Upper Level Bedrooms: One bedroom has a built-in desk and shelves, one bedroom has a niche for a reading nook or desk and access to additional under eave storage closet, great for seasonal storage items. The 4th bedroom (no closet) has built-in storage shelves and is also ideal as a library, home office, craft room, play room or a variety of other uses to suit your needs.
Upper Level Main Bath: Shower/tub combo Large vanity with tile counter-top and tile flooring
Third Floor: This finished space provides additional bonus and storage.
Outdoor Screened Porch: Located just off dining room and kitchen, making it an ideal space for entertaining and maximizes living space 3 seasons of the year. The ultimate way to extend your time enjoying the outdoors.
Backyard: Large with easy-care landscaping including an irrigation system, it’s fenced and level, providing a great place to play, garden, or entertain. Wide side yard and double gate provides enough room for a small RV or boat.
Garage: Large 2-car attached garage with plenty of storage space.
MLS#648252
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NEW PRICE!! HOME FOR SALE- 3009 Maplewood Court, Philomath, Oregon $250,000
3009 Maplewood Court, Philomath, OR 97370 – Home for Sale close to Corvallis and Oregon State University
A Great Place to LIVE!
Exceptional views, outstanding outdoor spaces and a floor plan that flows… Open living areas make this home very easy to enjoy. Take in the ever changing views (Mary’s Peak & the Coast Range) from west facing windows in Master Bedroom and Living Room. In excellent condition, amenities include living room balcony and gas fireplace, open kitchen/dining/family. Spacious master suite. Calming and peaceful, private outdoor spaces. Landscaped with water feature, patio and automatic sprinklers. Convenient to all that Philomath and nearby Corvallis have to offer. 3 Bedrooms/2.5 Baths approx 1834 sq. ft.
- 3 Bedrooms
- 2.5 Baths
- 1834 sq. ft.
- Living room with west facing balcony and extensive windows for panoramic views
- Gas fireplace in living room
- Great room kitchen, dining, and family room with access to backyard patio area
- Spacious master suite with mountain views, large shower, dual sink vanity, and walk-in closet
- Landscaped yard with brick patio and trickling stream water feature in back
- Gas Forced Air Heating
- Cul-de-sac location
- .18 acre lot is landscaped with irrigation and fenced backyard
- Taxes 11-12 $3,844
- MLS #646089
A New Resource for First Time Homebuyers
A New Resource for First Time Homebuyers
Coldwell Banker Corporation has just added a new resource for First Time Homebuyers to its web site ColdwellBanker.com. The First-Time Home Buyer Resource Center includes videos, articles and tools to answer questions and guide new home buyers through the real estate search process. If you’re thinking about buying a home for the first time in Corvallis, Albany, Philomath or for that matter, anywhere in Oregon or the U.S., this site would be worth a visit.
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What is Escrow?
My clients that are buying and selling homes in the Corvallis and Albany areas frequently, ask ”What is escrow? 
In general, “escrow” is the neutral third party that holds instruments (deeds or other documents that convey ownership); funds (or other items of value); or evidence of title for real or personal property. In Oregon, the escrow agent is typcially a Title Insurance Company (but this does not always have to be the case).
In a real estate transaction, “escrow” is the neutral third party that holds the deeds, collects and disburses the funds and follows instructions on behalf of the parties to the transaction.
It is the function of escrow in a real estate purchase transaction to make sure that all the instructions (which are really the terms of the sales agreement and the lend, er instructions) are followed; that all bills are paid (through the instruction of the buyer, the seller or the lender) and that funds are disbursed (lender loan proceeds, seller’s proceeds and any excess monies deposited by the buyer to the buyer).
Escrow follows the instructions of the parties to the transaction to determine how proration of taxes and other re-occuring charges such as homeowner association fees are handled. Escrow also makes sure that appropriate parties such as taxing authorities, homeowners associations, water districts and so forth are notified when there is a change of ownership. Escrow does not typically notifiy public utilites of changes of ownership. An owner that is selling should notify their hazard/homeowners insurance of the sale (but not until the sale is completed and the sellers proceeds are disbursed.)
Escrow is also responsible by law for the collecting of information and reporting of sales information to the state and federal government in the event of a possible income tax liability on the part of the seller of real estate. It’s important that sellers and buyers understand the tax ramifications of their transactions prior to closing. Escrow will send out questionnaires to be completed early in the process to help alleviate problems that can arise from tax consequences of a sale (such as FIRPTA and State and Federal witholding requirements), if for some reason you do not receive paperwork from the escrow company early in your transaction, you will want to check on it.
Escrow is not allowed to act independently. In general, once a buyer’s earnest money deposit is “in escrow” escrow cannot release those funds without express instructions from all parties. Escrow is not allowed to proceed with finalizing or cancelling a transaction without instructions from all parties. If there is a dispute that arises from disagreements from any of the parties to the transaction, escrow must wait for instructions between the parties that are consistent before they act upon them.
It’s important the that escrow agent: be finanacially responsible (and have financial strength); have expertise in handing complex transactions; act in a manner to assure that payment of liens and other encumbrances is accomplished; provide single point of contact for coordination of flow of documents and funds; remains an impartial third party.
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SOLD! HOME FOR SALE– 1185 NW Country Hills Drive, Corvallis, Oregon
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HOME FOR SALE–1185 NW Country Hills Drive, Corvallis, Oregon
Spacious single level home in private 1.1 acre woodland setting. Located in the Country Hills Estates subdivsion with easy access to downtown Corvallis and NW Corvallis. Living areas are incredibly large and open with plenty of space to entertain or relax. Formal dining room features charming french doors to separate kitchen and family room. Bonus area off dining room and living room creates a wonderful reading or office area. Kitchen has new granite counter-tops, sink and faucet. Huge master features a wall of closets, attached bath and a bonus room that works well for many uses. Very large garage provides plenty of space for cars and storage. 3 Bedrooms, 2 baths and approx. 2724 sq. ft.
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NEW PRICE! HOME FOR SALE — 2075 Dawnwood Drive, Philomath, Oregon $565,000
Home for Sale — 2075 Dawnwood Drive, Philomath, Oregon
Great Design and High Style exemplify the qualities of this newer home. Located on just over two acres, it’s quiet and peaceful here, easy care, beautiful and efficient. Custom built, thoughtfully designed and beautifully finished with a high level of attention to detail. Conveniently located on the eastern edge of Philomath, with easy access to Oregon State University, Corvallis and Philomath. Nearby recreation opportunities including nature trails at the Bald Hill Natural area and local bike paths.
3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, Great room style living, Beautiful views, Gas forced air and central A/C. Approx. 2749 sq. ft., 2.15 acres, Year built 2007, Philomath Schools
Great-Room Living and Dining Room:
Beautiful maple floors, vaulted ceilings, skylights and ceiling fan, Craftsman style fir entry door with stained glass inset and matching sidelights. Double French door with full size side lights provides access to decks. Beautiful built-in entertainment center, bookcase , and tiled wood-stove alcove with wood storage area houses zero clearance woodstove with automatic blowers, designed to heat the whole house, and generous amounts of indirect lighting.
Kitchen:
Beech kitchen cabinets some with glass front display doors, high-end KitchenAid appliances, gas cook-top with hood, microwave and wall oven (with convection), Maple floors, antiqued granite counter-tops, raised breakfast bar with pendant lighting, adjacent to dining area and features a large walk-in pantry. There is a granite topped desk-kitchen planning area with adjacent built-in cabinet/bookshelf unit
Powder Bath:
Located just off the great room is spacious and features a pedestal sink and tile flooring that continues about a foot up the wall made of iridescent Italian glass tile that shimmers like gems and resembles the surface of water
Master Suite:
Spacious and light, provides a true luxury spa-like experience. Maple flooring in the bedroom, indirect lighting, huge walk-in closet (one might consider adding a small office/desk space in this area). There is French door access to deck from bedroom. The master bath has tile flooring, an oversize tile shower with marble shower floor, a double sink vanity with antiqued granite top, jetted tub and an alcove over the tub with glass shelving and French door access to deck
Additional Bedrooms:
Secondary/Guest bedrooms are served by a shared by a “Jack-n-Jill” bath arrangement. Both bedrooms are spacious and provide generous amounts of closet space. One bedroom features a built-in shelf unit and the other features access via French doors to the deck
area. The adjacent bath features a tub/shower combination; a large vanity with antiqued granite counter-top and tile flooring
Laundry:
Large laundry room provides generous amount of cabinet space, a utility sink, tile floor and access through mud-room to the
garage
Mud Room:
The ideal place to unload gear, slip off shoes and transition into peaceful living. There is access to this room directly from the garage or from outside. It features a craftsman style fir door with stained glass insert and stained concrete flooring
Back Deck:
Spacious (estimated at 1300sf) is accessed from both master suite and great room and one secondary bedroom, most of the deck is covered by deep eaves allowing for all season enjoyment, wire rails allow better views when seated. The deck overlooks and provides access to backyard
Yard areas:
Grassy/natural area off back deck, wooded area to the side and back of the property, seasonal creek. Driveway is paved with generous amounts of parking/turn around area. The front porch and walk-way adjacent to the house is stamped, stained concrete.
Misc.:
- Timber deferred taxes
- 8’ interior doors (all except pantry)
- Wired with cat 5e network from multi-media panel
- cabling to all rooms
- Wired and plumbed for future solar hot water if desired
- 2 car attached finished garage with openers
- Wired with cat 5e network from a multi-media panel cabling to all rooms
- Fiber optic (3 pairs) computer network (to 2081 Dawnwood) with 100 megabit adapters (expandable to 10 gigabit and higher) plus 4 pair of copper for telephone/intercom and 2 coax for video. The fiber is encased in a metal sheath with 2 redundant pairs of fiber stands
- Process for antiquing granite: Granite is acid-etched to replicate river stone, then hand-polished & sealed
- Gas forced air heat and central a/c
MLS #641105
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SOLD! HOME FOR SALE– 196 Topaz Street, Philomath, Oregon
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HOME FOR SALE –196 Topaz Street, Philomath, Oregon
Beautifully maintained and well cared for, this home offers maximum privacy and light. Situated on a street-to-street lot, the only adjacent properties are off the back of the house. Split-entry design with all levels above grade. This home may appeal to those with a need for space for extended guests or dual living, home based office. Excellent family room and yard create ideal places for rest and relaxation. Approximately 6 miles to Oregon State University (OSU) and downtown Corvallis. Easy access to coast route. 4 bedrooms/3 baths approx 1850 sq. ft.
- 4 Bedrooms — 3 on main level and one lower level
- 3 baths — 2 on main level and one on lower level
- Approx. 1850 sq. ft.
- Open family/dining/kitchen lay out on main level
- Stainless steel appliances
- Large family room on lower level serves as a great media area, play room, work-out space, home office or craft area
- Lower level bedrooms is an ideal guest space, extended family living or home office area
Laundry on lower level - Spacious deck off main level dining area — ideal BBQ space and outdoor eating or lounging area
- Patio area off lower level family room
- 2 car attached garage
- .24 acre partially fenced lot with RV parking area behind garage
- Shed
- Home Warranty included
- Year built: 2005
- MLS #642911
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SOLD! HOME FOR SALE– 3825 NW Harrison Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon
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HOME FOR SALE– 3825 NW Harrison Avenue, Corvallis, Oregon
Beautifully updated and expanded single level near the Oregon State University (OSU) campus. The home features a beautifully updated kitchen with newer cabinets, counters and appliances and an open floor plan is a joy to behold. Separate family room provides that cozy get-away with built-in bookcases and gas fireplace. There is extensive use of wood flooring and custom woodwork. The yard is landscaped with a water feature, plenty of patio space, a fenced backyard and beautiful plantings. Enjoy a view of Mary’s Peak. The garage has been expanded, is 2 cars wide, and extra deep (20′x34′) to allow for shop space. Recent updates: furnace, water heater, roof, windows, driveway, sidewalk.
Great location with easy access to Oregon State University and downtown Corvallis. Updated 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath home with both a living room and a quiet get-away family room. Recent expansion of the front of the home allows for open floor plan and plenty of open space near the remodeled kitchen. Other updates include windows, roof, water heater, furnace, gas fireplace insert, paint and main water line. Expanded garage provides for workshop space or additional storage. Beautifully landscaped with private backyard, water feature in the front and a great view of Mary’s Peak.
- 3 Bedrooms
- 1.5 baths
- Approx. 1477 sq. ft.
- Living room with view of Mary’s Peak and water feature in front
- Extensive use of woodflooring (wood under carpet in many areas); Red birch flooring in kitchen; Oak in other areas
- Cozy family room off kitchen to the back of the house has gas fireplace with custom wood trim
- Kitchen recently updated with newer cabinets with reed glass or panel doors
- Peninsula breakfast counter with custom wood panels
- Updated main bath with tile counter top with glass accent tiles and Marmoleum flooring
- Spacious laundry room with half bath near kitchen and garage
- Family room features built-in bookcase and gas fireplace with custom mantle and decorative wood accent
- Main bath detail of counter — each glass tile specifically selected and placed individually
- Garage has been expanded to be extra deep (20’ x 34’) with extensive built-in cabinetry and lighting
- Yard features cobble stone style paver patios, 2 sheds (4.5’x5.5’ & 8’ x 10’ larger one has power), irrigation system for most of yard, strawberries (ever bearing), raspberries and blueberries.
- Water feature out front with extensive concrete and cobblestone work
- Built in 1965
- Lot size .24 acres
- Home Warranty Included
- Schools: Jefferson, Linus Pauling, Corvallis High
- MLS#642853
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SOLD! HOME FOR SALE– 728 NW 32nd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
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HOME FOR SALE– 728 NW 32nd Street, Corvallis, Oregon
Charming home with many vintage touches and great updates as well, including coved ceilings, original tile surround on fireplace, wood floors (fir in living area, oak in kitchen), updated insulated windows, spacious kitchen, newer roof, 95% eff. furnace, water heater, interior paint and front deck. Large fenced backyard with garden beds and plenty of space for pets. Detached garage. Great location, just a few minutes from Oregon State University (OSU) and less than half a mile from Co-op and Sam’s Station.
- Single level
- 2 bedrooms
- Approx 1075 sq. ft.
- Seperate dining room
- Large kitchen with gas range
- Wood floors (fir in living areas, oak in kitchen)
- Coved ceilings
- Newer insulated windows
- Recently replaced roof
- Newer front deck
- Newer electric water heater
- Newer gas forced air furnace
- Large fenced backyard with garden space
- Detached 1 car garage
- Year built 1949
- MLS# 643336
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Selling Your Home: How to Prepare for a Home Inspection
How to prepare for your home inspection:
Being prepared for your home inspection will make the process much smoother for you, the buyer and the inspector. When an inspector cannot access essential components of the home, it often makes the process take longer and can add to the cost. Lack of preparedness that results in additional trips for the inspector can be costly to the seller and can delay the process or even cause your transaction to fall apart.The following is a list of items that will help your home inspection move along smoothly:
- Access to Attic: The inspector will need to get into the attic; or at least view the attic from the access opening. If the access panel is in a closet, please remove all personal property (clothing, boxes, etc.), hanging rods, and/or shelving that would prevent the inspector from safely entering the access. If the access panel is secured with nails or screws, please remove these. If a panel is painted shut, the inspector will not try to move the panel as this may damage the painted areas. The inspector will not move personal items nor remove securing screws or nails to gain access to the attic.
- Access to the Crawlspace: The inspector will need to get into the crawl area beneath the structure (if present). If the access hatch is in a closet, please remove all personal property (clothing, boxes, etc.), hanging rods, and/or shelving that would prevent the inspector from safely entering the crawlspace. If the access hatch is secured to the floor with nails or screws, please remove these. If a panel is painted shut, the inspector will not try to move the panel as this may damage the painted areas.
- Electrical Panel: The inspector will be removing the main and sub-panel covers and inspecting the wiring inside. Please move any items that are in front of the panel. NEC code requires a clear area of 3 ft. in front of and 30 inches to both sides of the panels. The main and sub-panel power supply should be turned on. Inspector will not switch breakers on-off (except GFCI).
- Computers: The inspector will be tripping all G.F.C.I. breakers and/or outlets, also sometimes when removing the panel cover, a breaker is accidentally switched off. We recommend that any programs being run be saved and all computers and peripherals shut down.
- Dishwasher, Microwave & Oven: They will not be operated unless empty. If any appliance is known to be defective, please inform the inspector and it will be deferred for a service technician to evaluate.
- Pets: Please make arrangements to have your pets (including cats) out of the inspector’s way. The inspector will need to look at all sides (in and out) of the house, garage, basement, and closets. Either leave them with a friend/neighbor or kennel them. Inspector will not enter a property if pets are loose. Cats sometimes have a desire for the outdoors and will slip past an inspector when opening and closing doors. Inspector is not responsible for animals that have escaped during an inspection.
- Gas Appliances: (Furnaces, Fireplaces and Water Heaters): Please remove all personal items, etc. from in front of the service panels of these appliances so that the inspector can safely inspect them. Have gas turned on to the appliances and pilot lights lit. Inspector will not turn gas valves on-off nor ignite pilot lights.Plumbing: Water should be turned on at the main valve and to all plumbing fixtures for the inspection. Water valves will not be turned on-off by the inspector.
- Buyers: Normally the buyer(s) will be present during the inspection. We ask that seller leave the property during the inspection.
- Minor Children: Any children under 18 must have an adult present. Again, for liability purposes, we ask that only the inspector, buyer, and respective real estate agent be at the property during the inspection.
It may also be a good idea to leave notes if there are specific items that are unique and/or unusual about your property (hidden access hatches, specialty items etc.) and contact information for the listing broker and/or the seller in the event of an emergency or questions that can be resolved quickly over the phone.
This list was provided by Matt Waddell of AmeriSpec Home Inspection Services. Thanks Matt!
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