Here is a Short Sale in Rancho Cordova You Probably Can't Buy

You can't buy this short sale because another buyer already put an offer on it. The sellers accepted the offer and asked me to put this into pending status. But you can write a back-up offer if you like. If you find this frustrating, I understand. Tell me about it. My husband went on a hiking trip to Rocky Mountain National Park this week and left me alone with four remote controls and a big screen TV, which I've never before turned on by myself. Whatever happened to the days of slipping in a video and turning the channel to 3?

This is a four- to five-bedroom Cambridge home built in 2005 with 3 1/2 baths. It is situated on .252 acres, according to the Sacramento County Assessor, and it has a 3-car garage. A two-car garage faces the front and the other garage, which contains a water softener, faces the side.

The photos on this page were shot in March of 2009 during the rainy season, so the home doesn't look like this today. But this Anatolia home does have a ton of upgrades, including an abundance of granite counters in the kitchen, maple cabinets throughout, ceramic flooring in kitchen and baths, plus lots of windows and a soaring ceiling in the living room / dining space -- approximately 3,470 square feet overall.

The back yard has a water feature and an uncovered patio. The home faces south; the homes across the street back to nature, as do the homes on the east side of the cul-de-sac. This listing will go into MLS today as a pending sale.

11878 Pyxis Circle, Rancho Cordova, CA 95742, is offered exclusively by Lyon Real Estate as a short sale at $350,000. For more information, call your Sacramento short sale agent, Elizabeth Weintraub, at 916 233 6759.

Photos: Elizabeth Weintraub