Starter home for Sacramento first-time homebuyers at 8676 Crystal River Way.

One of my new listings this week is an affordable starter home for sale for Sacramento first-time homebuyers. You might wonder when an agent says this, what does it mean? How can one home be for everybody and another for first time homebuyers in Sacramento? This Sacramento Realtor can make that statement because it fits all of the criteria for buyers who are trying to purchase their first home. It’s what we call a “starter home,” a cute name that means you buy that home, live there for a few years until you’re ready to have children or can’t stand being in close proximity to your spouse anymore, and then you sell it and buy a bigger home. The American Way.

On the other hand, my brother and his wife, for example, live in a starter home in Minneapolis, and they have lived in that home for 33 years. Some people get very comfortable in a starter home and never move out again. I have not even lived in one city for 33 years, let alone one home. My brother will be carted out of his home on a stretcher with a sheet over his head. Probably next week, if you’ve been following those happenings. But don’t let that little twister stop you from reading the rest of the story about this starter home for Sacramento first-time home buyers. Even a bitter truth often has a hint of humor to it.

This starter home is your typical 3 bedroom, 2-bath, single story ranch, and it’s a little over 1,300 square feet, according to the Sacramento County Assessor’s records. What makes it a bit unusual is the care and maintenance from the meticulous sellers, and some of its features. For example, the front yard sports a concrete water fountain built into the ground. I did not turn it on to see if it works, but I imagine it does because the sellers are those type of people. They told me the dishwasher does not work, and even though they offered to replace it for the previous tenants, the tenants were happy to wash dishes by hand. Some old-school people don’t appreciate built-in dishwashers.

There is also an outdoor brick fireplace with a grill attached to it, nestled off the covered patio, so the smoke would rise into the air and not flow into the patio area. The yard is fenced and sports a couple of trees, one of which is a very alto evergreen tree. Perhaps the most unique feature is the 3-car garage. It is very hard to find a 3-car garage in this price range or in this neighborhood, for that matter.

8676 Crystal River Way, Sacramento, CA 95828, is exclusively offered by Elizabeth Weintraub at Lyon Real Estate at $235,000. Call 916.233.6759 for more information or a private showing.