#1162 - Enjoy the country along with some village amenities. You can walk to the corner store or a restaurant, and the fire department is across the street. Yet there is just one house that can be easily seen. It is easier to see a beaver pond than any other homes. Fonda School District, and only 2 stops lights between you and Thruway Exit 24 in Albany. The home is on an easy-to-care-for three quarter acre lot and has a wrap-around deck on the south side. There are 2 apple trees and 2 storage sheds (12x12', 12x14'). It is Victorian in appearance, modest gingerbread and all. Years ago, it used to be called "The Gingerbread House". There is 2660 square feet of living space, easily expanded to well over 2900 square feet. It has vinyl siding and all replacement windows and doors. It was just renovated and every room but one has a brand new floor, either 3/4" Birch hardwood or ceramic tile, except in the baths and laundry where there is new vinyl flooring. Sheetrock is new in much of the home as well. It was re-insulated, re-plumbed, and an efficient new gas hot air heat system installed. Everything has been freshly painted. The foundation was redone a while ago and all waste water systems were just installed or improved. We have contracted for a new drilled well to be done in the early summer. There is a dug well in use now, it's traditional water source. Also, there is a new gas hot water heater. Downstairs is a large living room (16x16') with the old ornate woodwork intact. It is open to the kitchen/dining (16x17') room and also the the formal front hall, which has the original bannister and balusters. The kitchen was re-configured to be more efficient. It and the dining area are sunny rooms, as is the Sun Room (12x15') which is off it. The sun room has a quaint hand water pump to set it off. Not to worry, there is a band new water pump and pressure tanks in the basement. But if you ever lose power, you will have water. The over-size laundry (8x10') is off the sun room as are a full bath (7.5x12'), a mud room (5x12'), and a huge room (16.5x18.5') that can be used as a bedroom or family room. We think this once served as a Quaker meeting space or a Grange Hall. The utility room 7.5x10.5') is off this. On the second floor Is the master bedroom (15.5x17.5') , which features 4 closets and a private full bath (7x11'). A new half bath (6x8') serves 2 other bedrooms (both 11.5x16.2') , one of which has a walk-in closet. I count 11 closets in all in the home, plus there are 2 attics. One could easily be turned into another bedroom. The price is just $165000 and taxes are around $3500. Note that zero tax deductions have been taken as this is owned by Vinyard's Choice and we are not eligible. Right now, we just completed a COMPLETE rewiring and have to paint the walls in many places where the new wires were run.