Single Family Home in Ames, Iowa

3 bedroom, 1 and 3/4 baths. 
Great ranch style home, built in 1968, with 952 sq ft of main floor living space and equal sq footage of finished basement.  Large open lot, 8300 sq ft, with two mature trees and nicely landscaped.  Enjoy the outdoors on the spacious open patio or equally sized covered patio.  Wonderfully terraced rock gardens with perennials and attractive plantings throughout the yard attract many birds and butterflies.  Very quiet neighborhood, centrally located, two blocks from elementary school, just steps from local bus route, close to shopping mall and grocery stores, four blocks from public pool and golf course.  This home offers 3 bedrooms, 1 and 3/4 baths; lots of closet and storage space.  A lot of nice amenities packed into this well cared for home with many recent updates and improvements.  New carpet in living room and new flooring in main floor bath, nicely maintained hardwood floors in bedrooms.  New paint throughout.  Eat-in kitchen looks out onto backyard from new Pella "low-e" slider door.  Stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and above-range microwave included, all relatively new.  Natural woodwork throughout.  Ceiling fans throughout.  All window coverings remain.  Dry, spacious basement, nicely finished with built-ins, carpet and vinyl.  Metal siding and brick front makes this home's exterior relatively maintenance free.  Architectural shingles are approx five years old; newer central air unit.  Automatic garage door opener with 2 controls and keypad.  Setback thermostat and well insulated home helps to maintain low utility bills which average $143/month - water, sewer, gas and electric.  $1632 yearly taxes.  A great home ready to move into and enjoy!!