Colorado mountain living at it's finest!   Excellent lodge-style house perfect for a large family home, an extended family retreat, or vacation rental income property (or even all 3!).  Amoung the best views in north america:  featuring the continental divide, twin sister's, and of course 14,000'+ long's peak front and center.  The floorplan and decking are perfectly situated to take full advantage of the scenery with only the bathrooms and one other room not having the direct 180 degree+ mountain views. 

Location:  Just over an hour from Denver and within Estes Park city limits - yet in a tranquil park-like private setting.  Over an acre natural lot with trees and rock outcroppings just above the main visitor center to Rocky Mountain National Park.  Also on a quiet paved city street that ends just past the house (still with full city services such as water,sewer, utilities, and snowplowing) 

Special Features:  Flexible floor plan allowing for up to 9 bedrooms (all nice size and all with closets). Or instead use some as den, workout room, owner's quarters, etc.  Other features include an inside basketball court (yes, an actual inside basketball court next to the game room!), second living room with fireplace, and over 2400sqft of decks (which includes a great outdoor kitchen).  Upgrades are throughout the house including the kitchen (real wood kitchen cabinets, granite countertops, stainless steel appliances), the living room  (a slate wall featuring a fireplace, built in 50" hi-def tv and built-in dvd library), and throughout (paved circular driveway, newer double paned windows & doors, multiple  interior & exterior french doors).

Mother-in-law suite: Two-and-a-half story bedroom with around 1000sqft of living space. While attached to the rest of the house, it feels seperate with it's own entrance, deck, sitting area, loft, wet bar area, and fantastic bathroom (which features a large soaking tub and enormous walk-in shower with 4 shower heads).  Use as master suite, for guests, or for owner quarters if renting the rest of the home.

Optional features:  available are the newer hot tub, log/wood outdoor furniture, washer/dryer, seperate professional refrigerator and freezer, outdoor kitchen grill, game tables, custom billiards table, and workout equipment.  And if wanting to rent home or just wanting help in furnishing such a large place... all furnishing & decor items are available as well as a package (making the home a potential turn-key rental). 

The Wildlife: And despite the excellent all around qualities of the home, the best feature may just be the wildlife. Sited on the property have been coyotes, foxes, marmots, ground squirrels, black bears, and literally hundreds of birds and mule deer. And of course too numerous to mention... the herds of elk. As a matter of fact, it is common to sometimes have dozens of elk on the property at one time (especially late spring & fall).

Vacation Rental Home:  Possibly the most popular and profitable vacation rental home in the estes valley with over $120,000 in rentals in 2009 alone and over $130,000 in 2010 alone (and already around $120,000 in rentals for 2011 already booked that could be handed over to new owner if desired!).  Go to http://www.vrbo.com/200074 for current rental information.  Also, check out the visitor commentson the site for what other folks have thought of the home!

This home is now priced at around $170,000 under the last professional appaisal.   So you can obtain significant equity instantly with this purchase.  And you can become the owner of one of the finest and most unique mountain homes in Colorado!