Front Porch Realty

We are at that age where many of us are thinking about Senior Living. Oh, I know, WHAT???? We are active, healthy adults, but time moves fast. There is a great article in the West Austin Community Newsletter identifying the type of care available, plus naming facilities that offer the car and what their cost is.

For example, Independent-Living is for healthy adults but offer fitness classes, housekeeping and communal meals.

Assisted-living provides care and supervision with the addition of medical assistance.

Memory-care adds a layer of care for adults with cognitive diseases.

Hospice-care are for adults with terminal illness and the prognosis is six months to live or less. This precludes any further curative treatment.

Nursing home/skilled nursing homes are fulltime medical monitoring and care.

For the list of homes, their costs and other information, feel free to contact me.

Senate Bill 1844 now allows water adjacent property owners to disannex from city of Austin taxation. After years of complaints over lack of services, Colorado River residents outside the city limits can petition the city for removal from Austin taxation. Note the bill does eliminate your ability to get reimbursed for taxes collected after you disannex, so be sure to check on whether you will be approaching the city for reimbursement as part of the lawsuit over 2019 taxing vote.

Great news for property owners along the Colorado River that have long suffered low services and high taxes.

OPEN HOUSE Sunday 11-1 before the game. Reduced price now on this Eanes custom built home. Soaring ceiling with exposed beams and fireplace in the living, home nestled into the hillside for great ridgetop views, large front porch with multiple landings, large back porch with direct access to the primary bedroom. Both hard wood flooring and engineered wood flooring with recent carpet installation upstairs, loft. Oversize garage and under house storage.

This beautiful home has been reduced, making now the time to come see it for yourself. Large corner lot with beautiful landscaping, fenced yard, oversized back patio (favorite of many viewers), recent roof, solar panels with battery, whole house water system, kitchen open to large family room and breakfast area, office plus three bedrooms, walk in shower in primary, more closets, large laundry room with sink, and so much more.

Open Sunday, 11-1, with roomy front and back porches, ridgetop views, wood flooring, EANES school district, on oversized lot, wood burning fireplace for cozy winter nights, additional loft room for multiple uses.

Sun City home with NEW PRICE is available for viewing this Sunday, 1:30-3:30 p.m. Beautiful home with recent roof, solar panels with storage battery, enlarged back patio, oversized garage for added room for bicycles and golf cart, kitchen open to large living room, formal dining, office, oversized pantry means less trips to Costco, walk-in shower and so much more.

1920's North Austin 51st and Airport Rd., house available both sale or lease, with hard wood floors, tin kitchen ceiling front porch with swing, back porch covered, extra storage available in the original garage on full city lot. Oooozing adorableness this home has stained glass cupboard doors, window bench seats with storage, large living dining combo. Open Sunday. Come see for yourself.

Or, just come say hi.

Eanes school district with views of the hill tops, high ceiling, exposed beams, a true hill country style home. Open this Sunday.

Or, just come say hi.

Need a home close to an elementary school? I've got one right now at 801 Bishop in Smithville. Main house 2/1 plus separate guest house 1/1, plus another structure with plumbing all just across the street from Smithville Elementary school. Multi-generational living or income rental steps away. Plus a fun way to cool off in the heat.

Open house Sunday in Smithville, convenient to both Austin and Houston, this property has a Main house, 2/1; and just built Guest house 1/1 (pictured below) and another improvement with plumbing. Come see for yourself.

Or, just come and say hi.

Visiting my listing in Sun City, 523 McKittrick Ridge Rd., I was admiring the large lot it sits on, a corner lot in the earlier area of development whereas the newer areas have no yards and you are steps from your neighbors. This would never work for me as I like to feel air around me, not hear everything my neighbor is doing, have a bit of land to play in with some landscaping from time to time. I don't live in downtown Austin because of the congestion, so living out a bit in a community with more activities than any other area I can name, plus having a full yard to enjoy, is one of the highlights of this home.

Want the perfect weekend getaway with short term rental potential half way between Houston and Austin. Check my new listing in Smithville, 801 Bishop Street. Main house 2/1 and Guest house 1/1.