$675,000

For anyone inspired to create a glorious life at the gateway to the Monterey Peninsula, this single-level home in the highly sought-after Del Monte Heights neighborhood of Seaside represents a dream realized. Dazzling bougainvillea marks your arrival as you pass through a freshly manicured garden space on your way inside. Here is a charming home just minutes from the ocean and mere blocks from shops, amenities, and some of the most popular restaurants in the area. Pull back the blinds on oversized windows to let the sun cast its energizing rays over lustrous hardwood flooring in your living room, which connects to a bright, open kitchen. Prepare a favorite lunch in the glow of afternoon light with the help of stainless-steel appliances, a gas range, and chic white cabinetry. Rich wood floors and sunshine continue in both bedrooms, each one beautifully simple and offering everything a person needs to feel happy and fulfilled each day. Out back, the fully fenced yard is ripe for the imagination. Already featuring a shed and a small paved patio, it waits for you to answer the question of what will come next. Mature, vibrant gardens? Custom hardscaping? An ADU? The choice, and the rare chance to create your own private sanctuary in a sublime coastal climate, is yours.