2019 MAY 49TH ESTATE MAGAZINE

Anchorage Mat-Su Valley Kenai Peninsula

May 2019

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BIG LAKE-BIG BEAVER LAKE Appx 175 ft of beautiful lake frontage w/ spectacular views on 2.19 Acres. This gorgeous log home is perfect as a large home/retreat or the first floor would make a perfect mother in law unit or income producer like VRBO or a duplex. The property has many possibilities. There is a 2 car garage & a carport attached to the house, plus the detached 1200 sq ft shop

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From nearly every room in the house! Sit and have morning coffee while taking in the sun on your 1000+ SF wrap-around deck. No restrictions; area is unzoned.

Treat as one amazing 5 bed home; triplex; continue to use part of home as VRBO, convert to assisted living home or B&B! $769,900 MLS# 19-5014. 1001 N Northshore Drive.Tammy Stewart 360-1116

4 bed home in DiscoveryHeights with 3,501 SF space & incredible landscaping with sprinkler system, perennials, shrubs & trees! New Viking appliances in 2012, spacious kitchen with pop-out breakfast nook & tons of counter space! Living area with fireplace & second family room! $654,500 MLS# 19-4272.

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Incredible investment opportunity in these ranch style bungalows on acre plus lots! Each home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths and a single car garage.

Main access road is paved and maintained.In-floor radiant heat, separate septic's, shared well. Tons of privacy! $579,900 MLS# 19-5006. 6470 E Tex-Al Drive. Tammy Stewart 360-1116

Amazing remodel on this West-side home close to the Coastal Trail and airport. Remodeled baths, new kitchen with 166SF addition,new interior & exterior paint, new carpet and updated gas fireplace in the last 3 years.Great back deck trex composite & fenced yard! $349,500 MLS# 19-2884.3230 Shuttle Circle.

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Close to parks, trails, Campbell Lake and Dimond amenities! PLUS this single family home has a great fenced backyard with awesome deck for entertaining! Two story living area with fireplace and floor to ceiling windows. All bedrooms & laundry up. $319,500 MLS# 19-882. 2510 W 88th Ave. Brant Heidlebaugh 230-1766

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This cozy ranch home is a MUST SEE! Lots of light with updated kitchen and bath. Large fenced backyard with shed and large deck perfect for entertaining. Steps from parks and trails and minutes from shopping and all the amenities. This one won’t last! $309,000 MLS# 19-4630. 1165 Oceanview Drive. Brant Heidlebaugh 230-1766

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Beautiful mountain views, vaulted ceilings, large windows & lots of light. Open living and kitchen with high ceilings. Master suite with jacuzzi tub and walk-in closet.Large heated garage! $229,000 MLS# 19-4459. 11857 Galloway Loop #69. To get your home sold fast,call Brant Heidlebaugh 230-1766 adn.com/homes | 49th Estate

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This is a South facing home. You will be close to shopping, banking, schools and restaurants. This home has vaulted ceiling in the living room, a gas fireplace, laminate flooring, tile flooring in both bathrooms), 2 bedrooms upstairs, 2 bedrooms and full bathroom downstairs. This property is banked owned and sold as is where

13040 FoSter road

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Spacious home on nearly half-acre has partial mountain/inlet views and sunny south-facing yard. Large upper living room with cathedral ceilings, laminate flooring and fireplace. Main level living room also has fireplace. Additional living area in lower level, along with office and laundry room. This property is banked owned and sold as is where is.

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Cozy 902 sqft duplex w/efficiency & 1 bedroom unit on a nice 7,000 sqft corner lot at the end of a dead end street with alley access and covered porch. Efficiency has W/D, 3/4 bath, vaulted ceilings. Park and trails next door. This property is banked owned and sold as is where is. This property was built prior to 1978 and lead based paint potentially exists.

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Materials refers to the building products. Have you used re-claimed or recycled products? What is the efficiency of the building shell in retaining heat? Are these products recyclable when worn out? These materials cost more, and add value.

Indoor Environmental Quality… does your house breathe? You want to make sure you change the air in your home, control this flow, and use the exhaust to pre-heat the incoming replacement air. This is known as a Heat-Ventilation-Recovery unit, or HRV for short. Yes, it really does heat the incoming air with a heat exchanger set of tubes that allows the outgoing air to transfer heat as it is exhausted to the incoming air.

reen and G l a ti n e id s e R “ e th Is dum” n e d d A t n ie c ffi E y rg Ene For You? Is your house Green? No, not painted green, but does it have one or more of the six elements of a “Green Building”? Then there is a new appraisal form that might increase the value of your home when you buy or sell.

This form was developed in 2017 and this spring AHFC hosted a very well attended two-day seminar to help train appraisers to understand the function of the Appraisal Institute’s new form. There are seven 3rd party verifiers that are suggested, but most are un-available in Alaska. So, for us you have the option to contract with a SOA licensed Energy Rater to complete this form for an appraiser.

The goal is to place a value on the cost of creating a structure, using building methods that are environmentally responsible and resourceefficient throughout a building’s lifecycle. This starts from the location of the structure on the land, extends to design, construction, operation, maintenance, renovation, and finally recycling when it is finally torn down, all these factors should influence value. This form is designed to provide facts that allow an appraiser to assess the black and white value of these features.

Finally, Maintenance & Operation, which is often the most overlooked. High efficiency furnaces, HRVs, smart fans in bathrooms, all of these systems require understanding and maintenance to ensure they operate as designed. Deferring maintenance and failure to operate these appliances properly occurs when the installer or builder fails to communicate to the homeowner how the system works, its function, and what is required to keep it working.

So, now that you have gotten the addendum completed by a builder or energy rater, now what happens? This is the question AHFC and the appraisers are working on. One reality is that an appraisal doesn’t usually tell you what a home is worth, but instead verifies that the value of the home exceeds the loan. When the appraiser is contracted to evaluate the home, he or she is handed the sales agreement, finds comparable properties, and returns an appraisal that exactly matches the sales price. This is not surprising, as the true market value of a home should be what it will sell for and it is the responsibility of the appraiser to verify this. So, what is the value of the “Residential Green and Energy Efficient Addendum”? This tool will provide a basis for your low energy use home, with environmental controls, to be worth more! Appraisers I talk to have repeatedly said, this information is missing on most “comps” they use to justify a market value on a home. With this new tool, the industry will be able to add value to a Green Home, and make all those improvements you made worth it. http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/green_energy_addendum.aspx

Of the six elements the addendum considers as attributes, there are four that are important for Alaskans. What this form calls Energy, Materials, Indoor Environmental Quality, and Maintenance & Operation are key factors. Translation? OK, first your Energy use.

Have you installed a high efficiency furnace or boiler? Or a Heat Pump that strips heat off the air outside, out of the ground, or out of a nearby lake? Is it a net zero home? (This means do you gather heat during the day or in some cases during the summer, and store it for the cold winter nights?) Solar panels creating hot water or electricity, windmills?

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Over acre plus landscaped lot w/ sprinkler in ground system, 2 story home w/ 360 degree views - Views from every window. Over 4800 sq.ft on 2 floors, 5 BRS, 4 BATHS, 5 CAR GARAGE – top of the line finishing throughout including marble floors, all areas have granite counter tops including the bathrooms, Wet bar in the great room that has 2 story high ceilings, Viking appliances – island work space, custom cherry cabinets with special designed pull outs, 2 FP’s.

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Vacant Easy to build on Acre parcel Mid Hillside. Covered with birch and spruce.

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3 BD / 2.5 BA / 3 CG / 3,927 SF / 85,464 SF Lot This fantastic custom built home has been meticulously maintained. The 1.96 acre lot has great access & absolutely spectacular views of Cook Inlet, Mt. McKinley/Denali & more. Some of the features: engineered wood floors, large kitchen w/granite tops & spacious walk-in pantry, radiant floor heating, family/exercise rm, custom Anderson windows throughout, Trex decking, newer custom roof, beautiful landscaping w/large yard & more.

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3 BD / 3.5 BA / 2 CG / 3,888 SF / 26,562 SF Lot Custom cedar home on rolling, park-like .61 acre lot in desirable Valli Vue subd. Through-the-trees view of city & inlet features stunning sunsets. Dramatic two-story great room & entry with huge windows, massive exposed beams, tongue & groove ceiling, & spectacular open staircase to 2nd floor & finished basement. Spacious kitchen with large island, shaker-style natural cherry cabinets & granite countertops. MLS# 19-1252.

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Lovely Arbor entrance sets the tone for this wonderful property. Landscaping so extensive a yard map is included, (even has wine grapes).

Executive style remodel throughout will please the most distinguished buyer. Ideal location just a breath away from the coastal trail, downtown and airport. Two bedrooms and an office (or convert to 3rd bdrm) and large double garage. MLS# 19-219.

Vintage Old Turnagain Ranch Style Home with 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms on the main level with original hardwood floors. Basement has 1,525 sf (included in the total) with loads of possibilitieskeep it the way it is-tv room, game room, bar and storage, or finish it off with bedrooms, bathroom, family room and move laundry down. Nice large lot with room for extra parking and has double car garage. MLS# 19-3388.

Rare opportunity to buy almost half an acre w/ 5,512 SF home in West Anchorage. This 2001 build with custom features is versatile in many ways. With 6 bedrooms and 5.5 bathrooms a large family has ample room, an AirBNB business would flourish, an O’Pare can have the apartment, or the grandparents would be comfortable and have privacy. Enjoy walls of windows and decks for sun and wildlife viewing. MLS# 18-1559.

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Covenants Not As Sacred As They Once Were Dear Dave: We have lived in a subdivision with covenants that were in place from the beginning of the development. We have seen major violations occur unchecked, even though we meet twice a year as an organized homeowners group. The majority of members do not want to speak up about the violations as the developer that built their houses is usually the culprit. We built our own home and would like to see the covenants enforced. Can you advise us?

Answer: The short answer is that Recorded Covenants are enforceable by Law. You need to contact a Land Use or Real Estate Attorney.

Your problem is not unique. Many subdivisions have covenants and restrictions related to the use of property. When someone buys a home, they should always review the covenants and decide whether they can live under such restrictions. If a homebuyer does not like the rules, they can withdraw from the purchase without penalty under the typical MLS Purchase and Sale Agreement. A developer is particularly responsible because he is the one that created them in the first place during the Platting process.

The fact is that covenants are largely ignored in most subdivisions where owners often feel that they are out-

dated and irrelevant. The best way to deal with violations, especially in a small subdivision, is to form a committee, elected by homeowners, and gently start to work on the issues with the support of a majority of homeowners.

Most covenants provide for the formation of such an ‘Architectural Control Committee’ (though not restricted to architecture).

The Municipality is not interested in such issues unless they involve a conflict with Zoning Regulations.

Keep in mind, however, that any one homeowner can take legal steps to enforce an individual covenant irrespective of whether they have been overlooked in the past. The person with liability is the existing property owner, including a developer who still owns vacant parcels, not you.

The fact is that covenants are largely ignored in most subdivisions where owners often feel that they are outdated and irrelevant.

The trick is to always try the soft route first. Sometimes a polite letter will work, or even a conversation. However, you ultimately have the power, through the Courts, to force property owners to abide by their implicit consent to the covenants which they agreed to before acquiring property in the neighborhood.

A Covenant, by definition, is a legal agreement and once was a sacred pledge between parties, but the quality of life shared between people in any

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society is only as good as the character of the individuals that comprise it.

Dear Dave: We want to extend our home forward on the lot and were wondering how far can you build out front of your home?

Answer: It depends on the Zoning.

First, make sure you have a current As-built Survey showing how far from the property line the current structure is situated. Second, check your zoning.

If your house is in an R1 district, you can build to within 20 feet of the front property line. Your property line is not where the road is paved (This is a common misconception). The Right-of-Way is always wider than the physical road because the city needs that space to store plowed snow in the winter, so the survey is critical.

Next, be sure there are no utility easements out front on your property.

You cannot build over these. Finally, a review of the covenants of your subdivision may further restrict your building plans. If your building expansion plan falls between within all these guidelines you may proceed, but don’t forget to obtain a Building Permit from your local Municipal authority. They will also cross-check your boundary calculations.

Dave Windsor is an Associate Broker at RE/MAX Dynamic Properties with over 27 years of experience in the Anchorage real estate market. Dave’s services are available to both Buyers and Sellers of Residential or Income Properties.

The information presented in this column is intended for general informational purposes only and it is not a substitute for situation specific guidance by the appropriate licensed professionals. This column, its author, the magazine and publisher are not responsible for the outcome or results of relying upon the contents of this column in any given situation. Previous columns are archived on Dave’s website at www.davewindsor.com.

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