LEASE OPTION; 3BR REMODELED COTTAGE, SW WASHINGTON GREAT TERMS, QUIET LOCATION, CLOSE TO SEATTLE, PDX Start Price USD 140,000.00 Current Price USD 140,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 13 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Location South Bend, WA See more about 'LEASE OPTION; 3BR REMODELED COTTAGE, SW WASHINGTON' Description Terms: $140,000; Lease option; $10k lease option deposit with a 48 month lease term; monthly payments calculated as amortized on a 30-year note @4.5% interest, payments $658.69 per month. Option due at the conclusion of 48 mos. OR $7500 lease option deposit with a 36 month lease term; monthly payments calculated as amortized on a 30-year note, 4.5% interest, payments $671.36/mo. Option due at 36 mos. Your option deposit and on-time payments made during the lease term will be applied to the selling price at the end of the lease term.  It's a great way to purchase without having to obtain a mortgage during this tight lending market. No penalty for exercising the purchase option earlier than the contract term. Will consider cash or possibly contract for deed.The house: Completely remodeled cottage style, 1920's house. 3BR, 1BA, large deck, partially fenced yard for children or pets. Great view and quiet, quiet, quiet, yet only blocks to the library, post office, grocery and drug stores. Large living room with refinished oak hardwood floors. Kitchen has new maple cabinets, bamboo floors, maple and granite countertops and new black ceramic cooktop stove. Bathroom has tub/shower combo with all new slate tile surround and bamboo wood floors. Master bedroom has full wall closet, refinished wood floor. Second bedroom has built-in wardrobe and drawers and new wood floors. Third bedroom has refinished wood floors and access to the deck. (currently used as an office) Home has electric and oil heat, all new vinyl windows throughout, new full glass storm doors, new fixtures and faucets, laundry/mud room off kitchen with new ceramic tile flooring, new paint inside and out, new wooden deck, off-street parking, on approx. .48 acre. The area: South Bend is the county seat of Pacific County Washington and is located in the Willapa Basin which sits among the coastal hills along the Pacific Ocean just north of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest. The basin covers more than 1000 square miles including the Willapa Bay estuary with over 100 miles of shoreline. The dominant habitat is coastal temperate forest. Western hemlock and Douglas fir are the principal tree species. Other habitats include dune and sea cliff grasslands, coastal pine forests, extensive salt and freshwater marshes and Sitka spruce swamps. Several salmonids breed in the watershed: coho, chinook, chum, searun cutthroat, and steelhead. On the Pacific Flyway the Willapa Basin is a major feeding and resting area for migrating shorebirds, waterfowl and other species. The Willapa watershed is the most productive coastal ecosystem remaining in the continental United States. One of every five oysters consumed in the United States grows on Willapa tideflats. Pacific Salmon, Dungeness crab and several species of clams also abound in the bay. Nowhere in the Northwest do conifers grow faster. Activities include kayaking, canoeing, boating, fishing, walking and hiking.The communities of North Pacific County have many examples of beautiful public art, from murals and steel sculptures to exquisitely carved cedar memorials. TThe Pacific County Historical Society Museum in South Bend and the Willapa Seaport Museum in Raymond relate the history of the region. Three regional theaters support thriving performing arts programs.  Crime is practically unheard of and people still wave! How long 'til we get there? You can enjoy the serene quiet and beauty of the South Bend and still be close to everything.  It's 120 miles to Seattle, 140 miles to Portland.  You can be at the beaches of the Pacific Ocean in 28 miles or stocking up at Costco with a 45 minute drive.  The Carnegie library, post office, large grocery and drug store are within a 2 minute drive or 10 minute walk from the house. We will respond to questions promptly! Place a Bid!