$1,175,000

Some homes are bought. This one was invested in. The owners didn't just move in, they made decisions that changed the way this home lives. A wall came down downstairs, and suddenly the dining room and living room breathe together the way a home this size should. Then came the accordion doors, the kind that fold completely open and erase the line between inside and outside. When those doors are open, the living space and the backyard become one. And the backyard earns that moment. Pool with fire pits, LED lighting, and water features. A yard built for the kind of evening you don't want to end. Sellers added a fireplace in the living room, that now makes this room stunning. 5 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, 3,404 square feet in the Country Road community, one of Murrieta's most established neighborhoods. The kitchen runs the way a real kitchen should: sleek countertops, stainless appliances, cabinet space that doesn't ask you to compromise. Natural light moves through the whole floor plan the way it does when a home has been opened up and thought through. Top-rated schools, parks, shopping, and freeway access are all close. But once you're relaxing in that backyard, enjoying a glass of wine and the pool is lit up, you will forget about everything else.