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Once you see this home you will know you have discovered a little slice of heaven in the California desert. 39477 Mountain View Rd. is currently for sale for $539,000 and listed with Norma Toering & Team. With just over 3000 square feet and a dock in the backyard, this home is ready to welcome new owners. You may never leave home for another vacation--and why would you?
The landscaping in the front yard is desert appropriate and the back yard backs up to a lake. How's that for low maintenance and waterfront living?
View from the patio. Had a rough day? Sit down, put your feet up and enjoy the view!
What a fun place to spend weekends or every day of the week!
Calico Lake is nothing short of spectacular but the custom house, built in 2006, could be a model for energy efficiency. A few of its many amenities are:
Experience Executive Living at it’s finest on the “Rivera of Barstow” at Calico Lakes
only 16 miles past Barstow off of the I-15 OR I-40.
Just 127miles to Vegas Airport, 133 miles to John Wayne Airport, 132 miles to Palm Springs and 1 hour to Big Bear Mountain.Very centrally located
Why drive to the River from the coast when in 2 hours, you can be on fabulous, private Calico Lakes?
It is an Entertainers Water Front Dream Home on Private Calico Lakes with
Fishing, Boating, Jet Skiing, Kayaking, Swimming and Desert Vehicles are permitted
Majestic Desert Mountain Views
House is located on the Most Desirable side of the Lake
Most homes on this side are Vacation Homes
No homes will be built across the street
Community is Fenced and Gated Entry System is on order
Have a Private Concrete Boat Launching
Community has 2 Private Water Wells, No Water Bills!
Quality Construction Home with many Upgrades, built by Wade Harris Construction
Extra Insulation
Lot is .51 Acre
Mostly 2x6 and 2x8 construction framed with Douglas Fir
Lake home is Approximately3077 Sq Ft.
Palatial 10’ and 12 ‘ Ceilings
Smooth Surface Texture on Walls except in bedrooms
Garage has finished outand insulated walls and are painted
Utility Room for Storage with in Garage with Large Hot/ColdH20 Utility Sink
Dual Zone Heating and Cooling
Consists of(2) YORK Hi Seasonal Efficiency Energy Rating System(SEER)HVAC units which are theElectrostatic Whole House Air Filtration System keeping home DUST FREE .They are also located inside Utility Room, Not Up in the Attics!
“EASYWATER” brand Whole House Water Softening System
Reverse Osmosis Drinking Water Filtration System (5) Filterson Veggie Sink
Marble and Travertine Fireplace
Walk in Pantry and Walk in His and her Closets
Windows are Milgard Suncoat Low E Insulating Glass with Energy Star Rating with Lifetime Warranty
Granite and Tile throughout
All Flooring is 18” Imported PORCELAIN Tile from Portugal
No Plastic Shower Inserts Here!
Double kitchen sink anda Veggie sink separate.2 Garbage Disposals
Kohler Bathroom fixtures (Sinks, Water Closets and Urinal)
Home is Handicap accessible
Large Lasco Jetted Spa Roman Tub, Large Frameless Shower
ADT Security System
Ceiling Fans in Every room except Great Room
Gas Cooktop and Plumbed for GasDryer Plumbed for Gas out on Patio.
220 Outleton Patio for Spa.Christmas Lights Outlets in Front
220 for Electric Cooktop, 220 for Electric Dryer
Extra Large Maple Cabinets with Euro hinges in Kitchen
Bottom Kitchen cabinets have roll out shelves
Oversized Pickled Oak Cabinets in remaining areas
Energy Star Appliances Through out
JENNAIR Black Floating Glass Double Convection Ovens, Self Cleaning
JENNAIR Wood Paneled French Doors Refrigerator
JENNAIR Floating Glass Gas Cooktop
KITCHENAIDultra Quiet Dishwasher
Large Back Yard is Steps from Water on Private Beach with Private TREX Dock
Lawn consists ofwater friendly Desert Landscaping, and Irrigation systems are installed in both Front and Back yards to supply desert friendly plants.
Plenty of room in the garage for all your recreational toys.
The dock is occupied for the moment by one of the many feathered friends.
Cats are not included!
What a place to begin or end a day! You could be sitting here. Call for more information.
If you're looking for a vacation home, a nice little weekend getaway or year-round living, this custom built one level home on Calico Lake may be the answer to your house hunting dream.
The price was just reduced over Labor Day weekend to $539,000! The four bedroom beauty is located on one of the prime lots at Lake Calico (near Barstow). No expense was spared from imported tile to high efficiency windows. The community will soon be gated for added privacy. HOA fees are $183 per month and include water.
If boating and off roading are your pleasures then a visit to Lake Calico and a tour of 39477 Mountain View are in order. The pace is slow, the recreation endless and the price is right.
A water feature in the desert is a magnet for all kinds of animal life, but this visitor exudes a certain level of elegance at it stands at the water's edge oblivious to personal property rights or a camera lens zooming in on him.
There's plenty of room at Calico Lake for humans and other visiting critters. What a lovely surprise to wake to a surprise guest "sitting on the dock of the bay lake."
Maybe there is a lake house in your future. The home behind the dock is lovely too. With 4 bedrooms, high ceilings and cook's kitchen this newer home (2006) will delight the senses and impress you with its energy saving systems.
The lake is just steps away from the patio!
Contact Norma Toering & Team at 310-493-8333 for more information or a private showing.
It's official--39477 Mountain View Road at Calico Lake is for sale for $575,000. Norma Toering & Team listed this fabulous lake house today.
This LAKEFRONT home is perfect for year round living, but if you're looking for a VACATION HOME with CALICO LAKE direct access in your backyard, this is the one for you! Built in 2006 with over 3000 sq. ft. of living space filled with 10 to 12 ft. ceilings, imported tiles and spacious master suite with jetted tub, this 4 bedroom, 3 bath homes sets a new standard for luxury and quality in the area. The home is well equipped for desert living with extra insulation throughout, low E-windows by Milgard, whole house filtration by York, highly efficient AC system and a security system. There's a large covered patio, private Trex dock and a 3-car garage to store all your recreational toys.
Located in the private Calico Lake community where you can jet ski, fish and kayak to your heart's content. The home is located within easy driving range of the local mountains for skiing, Palm Springs, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, yet is located in the rural wide open spaces near Yermo. The fenced, and soon to be gated, community offers the California lifestyle at an affordable price.
Call for your private showing today and start enjoying life at the lake!
While enjoying a lazy morning at home, and in the middle of sauteing spinach for my breakfast, the phone rang, and being the responsible agent I am, I turned the burner to simmer and answered the call. Much to my surprise the caller just watched a YouTube video we posted over a year ago for a listing on Calico Lake in Yermo, California. The house was leased for a year and the seller contacted me in April to say they were going to use the "Lake House" over the summer, but they wanted to list it in shortly thereafter as they will be moving to the East Coast in a year.
The photo above is the "back yard" of my client's lake house. Who wouldn't love to wake up to this scene just off their patio?
My plan was to let my clients enjoy the summer at their lakefront property, contact them early August to begin the paperwork and get a jump-start on marketing the property. That's the fabulous thing about Internet marketing--it's still out there floating around in the clouds. Today, a consumer drove past the Calico Lake community returning to the Los Angeles area from Las Vegas, Googled Calico Lake and up popped my old listing that is about to become my new listing.
Who knows if this will be the right match, but I for one, am liking the way the Universe and the Internet are aligning on this one!
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