Ridgeview Drive, El Dorado Hills, CA - This "Best Find" was built in 1982 but went through updating and remodeling in 2006.   As you walk into the entry you can either go up the stairs to the main level where you'll find the kitchen, living room, dining room, master suite, office, and laundry room or you can go down stairs to the other 3 bedrooms. The kitchen was remodeled using antique white cabinetry and granite that show beautifully.  The ceilings on the main level are high and give a dramatic flair to the home along with the rich wood flooring used. The 3800 plus square foot home has extensive decking off of the back of the home to show off the Valley views also visible from all the home's main living areas.  The landscape like the view is timeless and magnificent all the way around the house.  In the back you'll find the recently added pool and spa.  One of the great things about the Ridgeview neighborhood is that there are no HOAs and no Mello Roos.   It is currently listed at $849,990.   For more information, call or email me. 

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Aberdeen Lane, El Dorado Hills, CA - Almost to the top of the Highland View neighborhood, sits this beautifully upgraded and adorned, semi-custom home with stunning views to enjoy sunsets over Folsom Lake and twinkling night lights across the Sacramento Valley. The home is approximately 3799 square feet, has 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and includes an upstairs bonus room.   One of the bedrooms is located downstairs so can be used as an den/office or a guest room.   The spacious kitchen has more added space with a walk-in pantry.   Venture out from the nook to the back yard, where you'll find the pool area that is private and secluded then wander around the side of the house where the views await you.  The owners have created a patio area there for all your entertaining possibilities.  All homeowners in this neighborhood enjoy large lots, no Mello Roos, and HOA dues of only $35 per month.  This best find home is listed at $879,000.  Please call or email me for more information on it or other listings in the Highland View.  This home sold 09/2008. 

Meadow Wood Court, El Dorado Hills, CA - It may have the same floor plan as some of the neighboring houses but the owners of this Serrano home spared no expenses on the upgrades and improvements in customizing it.  From the minute you pass through the leaded glass entry and enter the rotunda, you can't help but notice the beautiful travertine floors and the inlayed motif at the rotunda's center.  As you move through the home you'll see not only the owners added touches but those the builder designed in as well such as art niches, a stone hearth, and architecture that transcends between the interior and the outdoors.  In the back yard, you'll find an outdoor kitchen and a refreshing pool/spa.  As with all Serrano neighborhoods, you have a security gate and a private neighborhood park.  This particular Serrano village is close to all levels of schools, the El Dorado Hills Library, and is within minutes of Highway 50 and our Town Center.  This stunning "best find" home was built in 1998, with approximately 2680 square feet, 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and a den.  It is listed for $614,000.  If you'd like more information on this home or others like it in the Sacramento Valley area, please call or email me.  For a map click here.