If you have not yet had the opportunity to see this unique, Montecito-style estate in Upper Ojai, now is your chance! Here are the open house details and read on for some of this unique property's features! Open House Details: Date: Sunday, February 19 Time: 1:00 to 4:00 Location: 12147 Old Walnut Road *Cancelled if raining* Approximately 6,250-square-foot main home Grand entry with atrium and gallery Four fireplaces Gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances & coffee bar Travertine wet bar Wood, limestone and Jerusalem stone floors First-floor master wing Two vanities in elegant master bathroom Separate guest wing with 2 bedrooms and bathroom Media room Office Flex room (currently used as a gym) Upgrades throughout High-end finishes Nearly 4,000 square feet of covered outdoor living Outdoor kitchen Outdoor fireplace Wrap-around slate patio 20+ acres
360-degree mountain views Two security gates Three-car garage for main home Three-car carport for main home Ample guest parking RV parking One bedroom, 1 bath guest house with 2-car garage Three versatile barns with offices and workshops Fenced, irrigated pastures Vinyl fencing Fenced pet yard Large, well-manicured lawns Mature landscaping 80gpm well Near hiking and riding trails Short drive to Ojai Approximately 80 minutes from Burbank Visit the property information page for more information. Stop by Sunday to learn more or take a tour!
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Whether you are relocating to the Ojai Valley or simply looking for a country retreat to enjoy with friends and family, this historic home is a unique find to fit your needs. Just a short drive from downtown Ojai and tucked behind an electric security gate, this U-shaped hacienda is surrounded by 40 acres of avocado groves, which helps to preserve the tranquility of this peaceful oasis. The original adobe home built in 1830 is the central core of the hacienda, which has been expanded and updated in a manner that preserves its rustic charm while adding modern conveniences and much more space for you and your guests to enjoy. Features include: Historic Ojai Valley Adobe 3 bedroom, 2.5 bathrooms Formal dining room Country kitchen with breakfast nook Spacious master bedroom with three closets Tastefully furnished Lots of storage Courtyard with fountain Pool service and landscape maintenance included Water and trash included Large swimming pool and spa Fully fenced backyard Mature landscaping 360-degree views Surrounded by avocado groves Short drive to downtown Ojai This furnished home is offered at $5,250 per month. Pool maintenance, landscaping maintenance, water and trash are included.
Security deposit and pet deposit (if applicable) due at time of signing lease. This unique Ojai rental is shown by appointment only. If you would like to learn more about the property or arrange a showing, contact Nora or call (805) 207-6177 today. If you have not yet had the opportunity to see this unique, Montecito-style estate in Upper Ojai, now is your chance! Here are the open house details and read on for some of this unique property's features! Open House Details: Date: Sunday, February 12 Time: 1:00 to 4:00 Location: 12147 Old Walnut Road *Cancelled if raining* Approximately 6,250-square-foot main home Grand entry with atrium and gallery Four fireplaces Gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances & coffee bar Travertine wet bar Wood, limestone and Jerusalem stone floors First-floor master wing Two vanities in elegant master bathroom Separate guest wing with 2 bedrooms and bathroom Media room Office Flex room (currently used as a gym) Upgrades throughout High-end finishes Nearly 4,000 square feet of covered outdoor living Outdoor kitchen Outdoor fireplace Wrap-around slate patio 20+ acres
360-degree mountain views Two security gates Three-car garage for main home Three-car carport for main home Ample guest parking RV parking One bedroom, 1 bath guest house with 2-car garage Three versatile barns with offices and workshops Fenced, irrigated pastures Vinyl fencing Fenced pet yard Large, well-manicured lawns Mature landscaping 80gpm well Near hiking and riding trails Short drive to Ojai Approximately 80 minutes from Burbank Stop by Sunday to learn more or take a tour!
Spring is the most popular time to put your house on the market and, as noted in this Realtor.com article, listing in spring can lead to better appraisals and a higher sale price.
While a good cleaning is certainly in order when planning to list your home, you may not want to wait for your annual spring cleaning if you want to be on the market by spring. In order to get your home ready to sell early in the year, here are nine pre-spring cleaning tips to help you prepare your home and increase that all-important curb appeal to attract more potential buyers. 9 Pre-Spring Cleaning Tips to Increase Curb Appeal
Curb appeal is critical when selling your home. Potential buyers get their first impression of your home from how it looks as they drive by or walk up to it. It is also important to note that many folks in the market for a new home drive by houses to check them out before they make an appointment for a showing. Therefore, it is incredibly important that the front of your home is visually appealing in order to attract buyers.
1. Remove the clutter. The first – and often most important – step in increasing curb appeal is clearing clutter. This could mean picking up toys left behind by your children or dogs, packing up your collection of garden gnomes, or reducing the number of flowerpots on your front porch. If your front yard has any trash, car parts, furniture that has seen better days or other types of junk, it really is in your best interest to find a way to discard these items. Potential buyers often drive by a home before making an appointment, and if they see junk or clutter in the front yard, they will likely assume that there is more of the same inside. This will reduce your home’s perceived value and will likely make your home more difficult to sell. Clean up the clutter to see an immediate increase in your home’s curb appeal and help get it ready to put on the market.
2. Trim trees, shrubs and bushes.
The next step is to trim low-hanging branches, prune shrubs that may be partially blocking walkways and cut back bushes to give your yard a cleaner look. If your front yard has views, now is also a great time to cut back trees and shrubs to highlight the view. Or, if your home has interesting architectural features, you will want to prune your landscaping to highlight those features. Most importantly, you want your yard to look clean and be safe, and you want to avoid having branches or bushes that impede your potential buyers’ ease of movement throughout your yard. If your potential buyers have to duck under low-hanging branches or step around shrubs encroaching on walkways, they are more likely to think about the amount of work that will come along with buying your house. While a few untrimmed trees might not seem like a big deal, this could cause your potential buyer to choose another house that will require less work. 3. Clear the weeds. This one might seem a bit too obvious to need to include on this list, but you might be surprised at the number of homeowners who forget to pull weeds before a showing. The only time potential buyers do not mind seeing weeds growing in the front yard is when they are looking at fixer uppers or other homes that they expect to get for a great deal. When purchasing homes that need work, it is expected that the landscaping will need work as well. However, this also means that weeds are a sign that your home might need work or has not been cared for quite as well as one might hope. We all have weeds and it is a pain to stay on top of them, but when you are preparing to sell your house, keeping weeds out of your yard is a critical part of increasing and maintaining your home’s curb appeal.
4. Replace your mailbox.
If you have a great mailbox that is in good repair, you may be able to skip this one. However, it is worth considering, since this is an affordable way to improve the street view of your home. A new coat of paint might also be enough to give your mailbox a facelift. Just be sure that you take a look at your mailbox and consider whether a new coat of paint or a new, upgraded mailbox might make your home more attractive. 5. Upgrade exterior light fixtures. This home improvement project may be a bit more expensive than replacing your mailbox and may require an electrician but can really make a difference in the first impression folks get from your home. Older fixtures can make your home look dated, but new exterior lights can freshen your home’s façade with little effort. 6. Reseed natural grass lawns. Many Southern California homeowners are moving away from natural grass lawns and towards drought-tolerant landscaping. While fewer homes have front lawns, this is still a common landscaping feature and one that requires extra care to keep it looking its best when it comes time to sell your home. When your home is on the market, you will need to keep your lawn mowed, weeded and edged regularly so that you are always ready for last-minute showings. For now, you can get started on improving the appearance of your lawn by reseeding it. This will allow new grass to grow and fill in bare or thin areas by the time you are ready to list your home.
7. Refresh plantings.
Plants are a great way to quickly and affordably add color and texture to your yard. If your plants are looking a bit lackluster, now is the perfect time to refresh your garden beds. By replacing or adding to plants now, you are giving your flowerbeds a couple of months for the plants to get established and begin to fill in before your house goes on the market. This is also the perfect time to increase visual interest by adding pops of color to your front yard landscaping. 8. Apply a fresh coat of paint. It is often a good idea to repaint the exterior of your home when you are preparing to sell, but this is not in everyone’s budget. If your house does not need to be completely repainted, or if you would like to keep your home improvement expenses to a minimum, you may want to consider just painting the trim to freshen your home’s façade. You may also want to consider painting your fence, front porch or any patio furniture that may be on the porch. Paint is an inexpensive way to quickly refresh surfaces and structures, which makes it an easy, affordable way to immediately increase your home’s curb appeal. 9. Clean your windows. While you definitely will want to add this to your to-do list, you will want to take on this task after you have completed most of your other updates or cleanup efforts. Washing your windows too early in the process could result in needing to clean them again after paint or dust is introduced from other projects. Make sure you clean both the exterior and interior sides of your windows to allow in light and give your home a clean, bright look that potential buyers will appreciate.
AimeeJo Davis-Varela is a freelance writer specializing in real estate, sustainable home improvement, eco-friendly landscaping, green living and travel writing. She is also the owner of Mind Your Manors, which provides second home management services.
If you are looking for something fun to do as a family or want to learn a new skill with your kids, check out Family Night at Davis Archery.
Each Wednesday from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, Davis Archery invites families to come to the indoor range for an evening of archery with the help of on-staff archery instructors. In order to make sure everyone gets equal attention, the Family Night crowd is limited to 10 shooters (although others are welcome to hang out and watch or take pictures). The cost is $10 per person up to three family members. If your family is larger than three people, there is a flat rate of $35. Reservations are not required, but they are recommended. You can make a reservation or find out more by calling (805) 640-8366. You can also visit the website to learn more about individual lessons, group lessons and other events. Davis Archery is located at 11556 North Ventura Avenue in Ojai. The Hearts for Heroes fundraiser benefiting Veteran Farmers of America takes place February 10 from 5:00 to 8:00pm at Topa Mountain Winery.
At the fundraiser, you can enjoy appetizers, taste local wines and purchase wines with 15% of the sales going to the Veteran Farmers of America. You can learn more about Veteran Farmers of America, which focuses on connecting veterans to agriculture, on their website. RSVP for the event by calling Julie Sardonia at (805) 797-5539 or by emailing [email protected]. Topa Mountain Winery is located at 821 West Ojai Avenue in Ojai. If you have not yet had a chance to see Peter and the Starcatcher at the Ojai Art Center Theater, there is still time!
Peter and the Starcatcher, which is described as a grown-up prequel to Peter Pan, is playing through February 19 with shows on Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30pm and Sundays at 2:00pm. More information and a link to purchase tickets are available on the Ojai Art Center Theater website (www.ojaiact.org). The Ojai Art Center Theater is located at 113 South Montgomery Street in Ojai. Now is your chance to tour this elegant estate on 20+ acres in Upper Ojai! Here are the open house details and read on for some of this unique property's features! Open House Details: Date: Sunday, February 5 Time: 12:00 to 3:00 Location: 12147 Old Walnut Road Approximately 6,250-square-foot main home Grand entry with atrium and gallery Four fireplaces Gourmet kitchen with Viking appliances & coffee bar Travertine wet bar Wood, limestone and Jerusalem stone floors First-floor master wing Two vanities in elegant master bathroom Separate guest wing with 2 bedrooms and bathroom Media room Office Flex room (currently used as a gym) Upgrades throughout High-end finishes Nearly 4,000 square feet of covered outdoor living Outdoor kitchen Outdoor fireplace Wrap-around slate patio 20+ acres
360-degree mountain views Two security gates Three-car garage for main home Three-car carport for main home Ample guest parking RV parking One bedroom, 1 bath guest house with 2-car garage Three versatile barns with offices and workshops Fenced, irrigated pastures Vinyl fencing Fenced pet yard Large, well-manicured lawns Mature landscaping 80gpm well Near hiking and riding trails Short drive to Ojai Approximately 80 minutes from Burbank Stop by Sunday to learn more or take a tour! |
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