$719,900

Looking for a 5-bedroom home with 2 main-floor bedrooms and a 0.37-acre lot backing directly to the woods? This Craftsman-style home with a 2-car garage delivers both, in Wake Forest's prestigious Heritage community. Heritage offers neighborhood parks, ponds, playgrounds and greenway trails, plus optional memberships for the 18-hole golf course and clubhouse, pools with a lazy river and waterslide, and tennis and pickleball courts. And you're less than 5 minutes from Harris Teeter, Publix, Lowes Foods and downtown Wake Forest. The main-floor primary suite features hardwood floors, a tray ceiling, a walk-in closet and a spa-style bath with a jetted soaking tub and tiled walk-in shower. A second main-floor bedroom sits next to another full bath with an easy-entry walk-in shower, a great setup for guests or anyone wanting fewer stairs. The laundry room is on the main floor too, with a utility sink and cabinets. Hardwood floors continue through the family room, where a gas fireplace takes the chill off cool nights and built-in surround sound conveys. The kitchen has granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, a wall oven, a built-in microwave, a walk-in pantry and a breakfast nook surrounded by windows overlooking an amazing heavily wooded backyard. A formal dining room with wainscoting and crown molding adds room for special occasions. Picture morning coffee on the large rear deck overlooking the trees, or relaxing on the covered front porch with its stacked-stone columns. The big-ticket updates are done: roof replaced approx 2020, downstairs gas pack in 2022, mini-split in 2022, upstairs A/C in 2023, and gas water heater in 2021. Upstairs, 2 more bedrooms share a full bath with double sinks. The 5th bedroom has a closet and a wall of windows, and it also works great as an office or gym. It leads to the bonus room with its own wet bar, built-in knee-wall shelving and French doors. Game day, movie night, or the hangout spot nobody wants to leave. Need storage or workspace? There's walk-in attic storage upstairs with a thermostat-controlled exhaust fan, plus a walk-in crawl space with room for a workshop and lawn equipment. The garage has an epoxy floor for easy cleaning and slatwall panels to keep things organized. The deck has stairs down to the backyard, and the irrigation system has a newly replaced master control valve. Ting fiber and Spectrum cable internet are available, and the air ducts were cleaned within the past year.