3102 Eshcol Ave.

Looks can be deceiving. You've heard that a thousand times and you really don't believe it. Not really. Not deep down where you can douse a mirage with a super-size Coke and TikTok what's real and what's not. Which is exactly what this gray, unassuming ranch hopes you'll think when you pull up front. Sure, the evergreens are neat and tidy on the front lawn and bushes bordering the city sidewalk seem to say "how about some privacy but if you have to look, drink it up friend". The laser straight sidewalk makes a b-line from the street to the front door, wasting not a step delivering visitors to what waits inside. The porch out front almost shakes with excitement while the lockbox code is slowly entered digit by digit (don't worry, the porch is solid as a rock - it's probably just you shaking). Everything outside knows what waits inside. The living room might be what you'd expect - roomy, bright, and accented by the bay window with a cat stretched out and sleeping on an slate blue pillow with a white crescent moon pattern. Or was it a small French bulldog? Doesn't matter because the sectional couch and your bigger-is-better screen TV will fit. The pull is undeniable as you drift from the living room checking out two very nice sized bedrooms up front. The bathroom might be it. It might be what the deceiving looks are all about. It has oversized marble / granite looking tile with a row of small magical tiles that make you want to dance with shampoo running down your shoulders. But no, it's not the bathroom that you sense is waiting for you. Maybe it's the kitchen, which has a number of surprises up it's sous-chef sleeve. Acres of counter tops allow an entire troupe of culinary wizards to craft their alchemy and enough cabinet space to hide it all away when the illusion gives way to just Mom throwing a TV dinner in the microwave. Works great either way. The hidden stairway in the kitchen leads to a full attic, the kind of attic you'd store grandma's old birdcage in (yes, the one you'd swear still sings late at night). Or the trunk of old clown costumes your neighbor saw dancing past the windows when you spent a week in Biloxi that one summer. You don't believe either one. Off the kitchen is a big laundry space. You can race from the microwave to the washer in 15 steps, making both Salisbury steak and clean under garments a master work of efficiency. An area designed for the purpose of eating separate from your couch is right off the kitchen with pass through to make rapid meal deployment a thing of ease. But you hardly notice the super convenient dining area because your eyes are drawn to what appears to be a long forgotten palace of some unknown royalty. You rub your eyes to make sure it's real. But you know your eyes are never wrong (except for that time you thought the entire chocolate cake was smaller than it appeared until you ate it all). Go ahead, run into this magnificent space flooded by light from many windows, skylights, patio doors and even a garden window (perfect for lazy, indoor gardeners). What is this room? A master bedroom to shame all other bedrooms? A family room you never want to leave? Below is a basement that could be finished into yet another bedroom (it has the code required escape window). Plus a separate furnace just for this space. This isn't what you expected. You had no idea. The big fenced back yard, the rear deck, the large parking area are all just a blur after being here. As you stumble back to your car, you look back and wonder, was that really there? It was. And it is waiting for you to come and make it your home. Looks can be deceiving and the look of your in-laws checking out your new little gray ranch will be priceless! See it today. Leave the doubts at home.