4804 NE 65th Street, Seattle, WA 98115

Imagine…stepping out of your primary suite onto your own private deck, coffee in hand, the Olympics stretched out to the west and Mount Rainier holding the southern horizon. The suite takes the entire upstairs, the adjoining space flexing to an office, a nursery, or extra closet space. A heat pump went in last fall, so summer up here is a pleasure, not an endurance test. Does it need a few cosmetic updates? Sure, but in this location, at this price, that's an easy yes. The two main-floor bedrooms are generous, and a double sink in the full bath keeps the peace at tooth-brushing time. Evening is when this house earns it. Three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and 2,430 finished square feet open onto 465 square feet of lower deck, plumbed with a natural gas line and built for a crowd. Have people over and it becomes a whole evening out there, plates passed around, the mountains going pink, conversation running past sunset. Downstairs, the finished daylight basement already earns its...