3421 3rd Street is a one-bedroom bungalow, with a separate study, in the Highland Park neighborhood. It has a huge living room with the original hardwood floors, and all the original historic wood trim remains. The full basement has a workshop with a 12 foot solid workbench.

The home is located on a quiet street just steps from the charming Euclid business district, including several restaurants.

The renovation scope includes:

• Wall repairs and new paint throughout
• New appliances (newer washer and dryer included)
• Tiled bathroom
• Updated electrical fixtures
• New counters in kitchen

This house is move-in ready at an extremely affordable price - the payment will be comparable to rent for many one-bedroom apartments! Please contact Mary Alice Mullin, Prudential First Realty, at 515-988-2588 to schedule a showing.

523 Franklin is a historic home in the River Bend neighborhood. It is located in a historic district and retains much of its original Victorian style woodwork including a built-in buffet in the dining room, a carved newel post on the second floor stairway, and false wood beams in the living room. It also has a massive brick fireplace (unusable, but still neat to look at). Renovation work will include:

• Restoring the wood windows and trim
• New storm windows
• Insulation
• Repairing the roof structure
• New kitchen and bathrooms
• Refinished hardwood floors
• Upgraded electric, heating and cooling
• All new appliances
• New light fixtures
• Painting the interior and exterior
• Tree trimming and landscaping

This house occupies a prominent position next to 6th Avenue - just a short drive or bus trip from downtown, in the up and coming River Bend neighborhood. This four-bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home will be listed for sale at $119,000 when construction is complete in early summer.

1352 East 13th is a three bedroom (plus study) home with two full bathrooms. One bedroom and one of the bathrooms is located on the first floor, making this property very flexible for a variety of families. It was completely renovated without removing its historic charm - of particular note are the finished oak book cases and the built-in buffet in the huge dining room.

There is a charming sunroom on the front of the house, perfectly situated to catch the morning light. A first floor laundry room sits directly off the huge eat-in kitchen.

Rehabilitation work included:

• Basement foundation repairs
• Roof repairs
• New siding, paint and soffit
• Floor plan alterations
• All new plumbing, electrical, and heating/cooling systems
• Carpet on the second floor
• Refinished hardwood floors on the first level
• New windows
• New light fixtures
• All new kitchen and bathrooms
• New appliances, including front-load washer and dryer

This property is listed for sale at $105,000 (price includes forgivable subsidies for qualified buyers) - for more information or to schedule a showing, call 988-2588.

1906 8th Street is a four-bedroom, 2 bathroom house in the historic River Bend neighborhood. Rehabilitation work had been started on this property by a previous owner, but remained uncompleted. The property still needs substantial work before it will be inhabitable again.

The renovation scope includes:

• Substantial exterior siding repairs and painting
• Roof repairs
• Foundation repairs
• Relocating the kitchen
• All new kitchens and bathrooms
• Drywall repairs
• Insulation
• All new appliances, including washer and dryer
• All new base trim and window casings
• All new flooring throughout
• Window repairs

This property will be listed for $97,000 when construction is complete in early summer.

1510 12th Street was purchased from a private owner. At the time of purchase, the house had a significant amount of debris in it and was in need of substantial rehabilitation to make it inhabitable. It is a four-bedroom house with two full bathrooms. One of the bedrooms (and one of the full bathrooms) is on the first floor.

The renovation scope included the following:

• Floor plan changes to make the kitchen larger
• All new kitchen and two bathrooms
• New flooring throughout
• Roof repairs
• New fiber cement siding
• Insulation
• All new electric fixtures throughout
• All new appliances

This house is listed for sale at $107,000 - please contact the listing agent at 988-2588 for additional information. The buyer will assume forgivable loans that make this large home very affordable.

The home at 733 26th Street is a modest bungalow located in the Woodland Heights neighborhood between Ingersoll and I-235. It is close to Drake University, the Ingersoll business district, and minutes from Downtown and the Historic Sherman Hill neighborhood.

An extensive rehabilitation was performed on this house including:

• All new kitchen and bathroom
• New cabinets
• Updated electric and plumbing
• New flooring throughout
• New light fixtures
• Repaired windows
• Repainting throughout
• New driveway and parking pad
• New siding

This house is listed FOR SALE at $89,000 (buyer assumes a $10,000 forgivable loan) and it is move-in ready! Please contact Mary Alice Mullin, Prudential First Realty, at 515-988-2588 to schedule a showing.

This project started out as a vacant piece of land at the corner of 8th and Washington in the River Bend neighborhood. As part of a larger redevelopment project, a nearby bungalow was acquired. However it was on a tiny lot and the foundation was in poor condition - a perfect candidate for a house move!

The move and rehabilitation included building a new foundation, a complete rehabilitation of the bungalow, and a two-bedroom addition on the back.

Other work on this house included:

• New windows
• New "heat pump" furnace
• All new appliances, including washer and dryer
• Sodded front and back yard
• Concrete parking pad
• All new 200 amp electric system
• All new plumbing, including sewer and water service
• Blown-in cellulose insulation
• New kitchen cabinets
• Carpet throughout

This property is listed for sale at $74,900! The sale price includes forgivable loans that must be assumed by the buyer. Please contact the listing agent at 988-2588 for additional information on qualifying to purchase this home.

1631 9th Street is a cozy Queen Anne style, one-story bungalow with three bedrooms and one bathroom. The home has several unique features including a curved porch column, a large central fireplace in the living room, along with much of the original hardwood flooring, baseboards, and architectural trim.

The renovation scope included correcting all functional obsolescence issues in the kitchen, bathroom, back bedroom, basement access, and bedrooms. The fully renovated home includes:

• All new fixtures and appliances
• New kitchen and bathroom
• New basement stairway
• Refinished hardwood floors in the living/dining room
• New electric, plumbing, and HVAC systems
• New back porch
• Repairing plaster cracks and repainting throughout
• Repairing siding as required and repainting all siding and trim
• New and repaired windows