Wowzer: NEW PRICE AND SELLER WILL BUY DOWN YOUR INTEREST RATE BY 2 PERCENT for year one, and 1 percent year two! Ask me or your buyer agent how this works and could reduce your monthly payments by $700! Ditch your apartment rent and move into this affordable home before the year-end holidays. Updated brick colonial with a new architectural shingles roof. Much loved, this is the home's first time on the market in over 30 years:  waiting for you to make it yours along with the decades of  memories that will be made there.  A lovely garden arch sets off the facade. Upon entering there is a tiled foyer, to one side, a lovely living room with a cozy wood-burning fireplace. On the other side, the formal dining room which leads to a light-filled home office or play room framed by double windows. The updated kitchen features granite counters, a picture window overlooking the landscaped yard, 42" cabinets and a pantry cupboard. The back door leads to a brick patio and private semi-fenced back yard, with spring flowers and specimen plantings. A powder room completes this level.

The hardwood floors have been refinished on both levels. Upstairs, there is a lovely window seat with cedar storage, and a generously-sized primary bedroom. It features two additional bedrooms and an updated full bath. The attic with pull down stairs adds to the storage capacity of the home.

Downstairs the finished family room/bonus space has new light-colored Luxury Vinyl Plank flooring, a laundry room and access to the  garage. Rare is the home inside the Beltway at this price point with an attached garage and additional off-street parking. Solid brick and plaster walls along with double pane windows means great sound- proofing.

Vintage crystal door knobs, crown molding, chair rails, a telephone nook and charming arches add to the character of this home. With its new (lifetime warranty)  roof and over-sized 6" gutters (2025), Thompson Creek double pane windows and electrical heavy up, you can move right in and enjoy the holidays in your new home!

Convenient to downtown Silver Spring, which 2024 Fortune Magazine has ranked  #1  Best Places to Live for Families, with factors like healthcare, education, affordability, and resources for seniors topping the charts. Less than a mile to Forest Glen Metro and convenient to highways, with access to 3 airports. Down the road from your new favorite restaurant Pacci's Trattoria, shopping at Aldi's and Nothing Bundt Cakes (yum!). Very  close to  Montgomery Hills Neighborhood Park, with playground, basketball etc.  So much to enjoy in downtown Silver Spring: ice skating in winter, shopping center, the Historic Fillmore theater, and everyone's favorite AFI Movie Theater.