Split levels are a bargain.

My wife Kathy and I have spent 37 years living in a rambler.  So why did we buy a split level when we moved to Lexington?

Here are our top ten reasons.

10.  We both have good joints.  Very few aches and pains.  Maybe that is because we have always lived in a rambler.

9.  The property is only 2 miles from our daughter and 3 from our son.

8.  The people selling this house liked our adorable cocker spaniel.

7.  The light filled house was so cheerfully inviting on a windy, cloudy day.

6.   We loved the idea of having our entertainment center downstairs removed from the main part of the home.

5.  The freshly painted neutral shades made it easy to picture us moving our own things into the house.

4.  The house had been updated throughout.

3.  It would take very little time to make this feel like home.

2.  The price per square foot is such a great value.

1.  The addition of a large foryer made the house seem so much larger, warm and inviting. 

These two pictures show how the owners were able to really open up this split level and make it so much more inviting.  The addition of the foyer not only allowed for room to enter the house comfortably with a large coat closet.  The addition also made it possible to expand the master bath and add a full bath below in the basement.  If you have totally discounted the idea of a split level you may want to think again.