5 Must-Have Home Features for Active Retirees
Creating a home that complements your active lifestyle is all about blending comfort, convenience, and a touch of modern ingenuity. These thoughtful features can help transform your house into the ultimate forever home.
Here are five must-haves to consider:
- Zero-Step Entryways: Imagine walking into your home without the hassle of steps or stairs slowing you down. A zero-step entryway, also called a no-step entrance, offers a smooth, seamless transition through your doorway. This feature puts safety and ease first, making visits from energetic grandkids enjoyable and ensuring accessibility for everyone.
- Open Floor Plan:Picture hosting family and friends in a space that feels airy, welcoming, and full of natural light. Open floor plans combine your dining, living, and kitchen areas into one harmonious space, making it effortless to entertain or simply enjoy a comfortable flow throughout your home.
- Walk-In Showers with Built-In Seats: Step into a sleek, spa-like shower experience designed with you in mind. Walk-in showers offer easy access and often include built-in seating for added safety and relaxation. They’re not just practical but also stylish, making your daily routine feel a little more luxurious.
- Smart Thermostats: It’s like having a personal butler for indoor climates! A smart thermostat connects to the internet and learns your preferences to adjust your home’s temperature automatically. With just a tap on your phone or a simple voice command, you can keep your space cozy while saving on energy bills.
- Pull-Out Shelves in Kitchen Cabinets: Say goodbye to crawling on your hands and knees to find that lost spice jar in the back of your cabinet. Pull-out shelves are your new best friend, making it easy to grab whatever you need without the struggle. These handy shelves keep your kitchen organized and efficient, turning cooking into a breeze.
By incorporating these features into your home, you’ll create a space that doesn’t just meet your needs but enhances your everyday life. Comfort, style, and practical innovation come together to ensure your home is ready for every exciting chapter ahead!
As always, The Kolb Team is here to help you with all your individua real estate needs!
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Homeowners Association
Homeowners associations (HOAs) are private entities made up by a neighborhood or condominium complex’s homeowners that moderate and regulate the appearance and maintenance of communal spaces. In most cases, homeowners are required to pay a fee to their HOA. Fees vary from neighborhood to neighborhood depending on the community’s amenities.
10005 E Michigan Ave
MOTIVATED SELLER! Furnishings available. Location is everything for this 3BR, 2BA golf course home in the fun active adult community of Cottonwood in Sun Lakes. Literally steps from the clubhouse and all its many amenities, this meticulously maintained home features a great room w/vaulted ceilings and electric fireplace with stunning, expansive golf course views. Kitchen features painted cabinets, some newer appliances, and an expanded breakfast area with bonus storage. New carpet in all three bedrooms. Large, expanded primary suite w/walk-in shower, dual sinks, modern lighting and a bonus sitting area with extra closet space. Extra deep, south-facing, covered patio and a serene backyard with mature landscaping. Enjoy the many amenities in Cottonwood: golf, tennis, pickleball and much more.
Recipe of the Month
Lemon Cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 15.25 ounce package lemon cake mix
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ c vegetable oil
- 1 tsp lemon extract or 1 tbsp lemon juice plus some lemon zest
- ⅓ c confectioners' sugar for decoration
Directions:
- Preheat the oven to 375° F (190° C).
- Pour cake mix into a large bowl. Stir in eggs, oil, and lemon extract until well blended.
- Working in batches, drop teaspoonfuls of dough into a bowl of confectioners' sugar. Roll dough in sugar until lightly coated, then place 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms are light brown, 6 to 9 minutes.
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Strawberries and melons – two of our favorite fruits either in season or coming into season now in Arizona. Versatile and tasty, these two produce items offer plenty of culinary options like strawberry shortcake, homemade strawberry jam, prosciutto-wrapped or grilled melons, ingredients in a dinner salad, and a fruit salad, which all sound delicious right about now. We also get to enjoy some deals at the grocery store on them this time of year, which we can all agree is a welcome sight.
Another welcome sight is a clamshell of beautiful, big strawberries just begging to be dipped in chocolate. To get the most usable fruit for your money spent, turn the clamshell over and look carefully for any signs of injury to the berries, dried leaves or stems, or mold developing. Melons are a bit more difficult to judge because the fruit is hiding on the inside, but generally speaking, look for ones that are unblemished, feel heavy for their size, and have a more dull than shiny rind. Sometimes, no matter how much due diligence we do, our strawberries or melons just don’t cut the mustard, so to speak. Maybe if we were willing to spend more?
How much would you be willing to pay to have an expert grow, nurture, choose, pack, and ship you strawberries and melons? Elly Amai, based in Kyoto, Japan, can bring the finest of these two fruits directly to your door. They may also be available at very select markets, such as Erehwon in Los Angeles. One strawberry goes for $19.99 there! Unfortunately, currently an upscale food shop is the only option, as strawberries shipped directly from Elly Amai are sold out, including the modest $7 single strawberry all the way up to the much more extravagant pack of 16 for $70, both grown by Yajima Farms in Saitama Prefecture. Still available though is the $105 Japanese Musk Melon cultivated by Morita Farms in Chiba Prefecture. Of course, shipping is not included in these prices.
While we love strawberries and melons, we don’t plan to go the way of influencers procuring and tasting Elly Amai’s offerings, hoping to hop on the viral trend of this super expensive fruit.
What are you planning to make with strawberries and melons this season?
Realtors Who Care Hosts Luncheon for Neighbors Who Care Clients
Realtors Who Care are a group of 25 Real Estate agents who sell homes in Sun Lakes. We got together 3 years ago after Trish Kolb and Suzy Steinman were brainstorming on ways to give back to our community in an impactful way and that is when we partnered with Neighbors Who Care Director Sheryl Keeme. May 7th was our 3rd Spring luncheon for some our communities most vulnerable residents. We had a delicious lunch, ice cream with every topping you could imagine, and Music Bingo with DJ Jamal! A great time was had by all and every guest left with a gift basket.
The Kolb Team showed us multiple homes over the course of approximately 6 months; during this time they were always available (on our schedule), easy to reach, responsive to our many questions and very knowledgeable about the Sun Lakes market. Upon finding the home that we purchased, The Kolb Team were organized and helpful in guiding us through every aspect of the process leading to a fun and painless experience (and a quick out of state closing). They are a pleasure to work with.
K. Burrell
Searching for That Perfect Home?
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Vendor of the Month: Robson Reserve
Expect elegance and hospitality to greet you each day, amid a lifestyle curated for your happiness.
Robson Reserve at Sun Lakes, a modern retirement community offering world-class independent living, assisted living and memory care, will surround you with luxury, social connection, and attentive services.
At our senior community, you’ll be close to everything that makes life delightful: Nearby dining and shopping. Theaters and cultural attractions. Golf, tennis, aquatics and more. It’s all here for your enjoyment.
For more information, call 480-883-2000.
Recent Real Estate Sales in Sun Lakes
Wondering about your Neighbor’s Home Sales Price? Find out here to see what sold last month. The report is broken down by HOA, address, and floor plan (if the agent listed the model in MLS).
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Neighbors Who Care strives to improve seniors' lives by promoting independence, dignity, and community.
Support for Neighbors Who Care is sourced mostly from individual donations from the community.
Consider joining our volunteer corps and meet some of the nicest people around who also are among the most appreciative people we know.
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