6161 Broadway Ave

A four bedroom on a 7,219 square foot lot, and the case for it is that both halves of the work are already done.

The half you can see is a remodeled kitchen with quartz counters, a center island, shaker cabinets and stainless appliances, updated bathrooms, fresh paint inside and out, and an expansive living room behind louvered shutters. The half you cannot is the electrical panel, the furnace, the insulation, the water heater and dual-pane windows, plus a finished garage and a metal roof made to resemble classic clay tile. Buyers rarely get both at once.

The fourth bedroom is the flexible one, equally good as a guest room, a gym or a place to work. The family room and dining area open onto a covered patio deck, and past that the yard is the real argument: a generous concrete patio under mature trees, a large utility shed for tools and sports gear, and a side yard with room still left over.

Then there is the orchard. Avocado, fig, persimmon, guava, grape, apple, lemon and banana. Lys's note to the council was that the fruit trees "require the fullness of time," which is a generous way of saying somebody planted them years ago and the next owner collects.

The house is open for Thursday's caravan from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and open houses run Saturday and Sunday, 9/12 and 9/13, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. Her full property site, all 37 photos, the video and the floor plans are linked above.