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Country feel, right in Austin City Limits

House • Austin TX United States

    8 Guests   
    4 Bedrooms   
    5 Beds   
    3 Bathrooms   
    Pets welcome
    2 Car spaces  
    2 Cars available   
  Primary home

Exchange types accepted

  Simultaneous  
  Non-Simultaneous  
  Non-Reciprocal  

Statistics

Listed  June 2020
Views  4761

General Overview

Our house feels like being in the country but is right inside the city. The yard is 1.25 acres and has a huge backyard with swings, fire pit, bbq, picnic table, deck, and screened in patio. You can often see deer and other wildlife hanging out in the yard. Crossing the small creek in the back yard, leads to Walnut Creek Park, which is a huge 293 acre metro park with a paved trail that connects to two other city parks with public pools both an easy bike ride away as there is no vehicle traffic on the paths. The park also has a vast network of dirt trails for hiking mountain biking, etc. We are in Austin, and it's easy to enjoy all of Austin as well as the Hill Country.

The Space

Kitchen and living room are downstairs along with an office, den (with pull out queen bed), and bathroom Upstairs has a very large master suite with a Purple brand king bed, and a Laundy room, Above the garage is a bedroom with a queen bed, a bedroom with 2 Twin beds, and a bathroom There is also a detached office behind the garage that may or may not be available depending on the exchange.

Guest Access

There are a couple of stairs required to get up to the ground floor. Inside the house is hardwood floors throughout except for carpet in the two bedrooms above the garage.

Notes

The little above ground pool to the side of the house is only up during the summer. We have a hot tub for the winter.

Features


Washer
Washer
Dishwasher
Dishwasher
Clothes dryer
Clothes dryer
Oven
Oven
Microwave
Microwave
Fridge
Fridge
Iron
Iron
Hair dryer
Hair dryer
Heating
Heating
Air conditioning
Air conditioning
TV
TV
WiFi
WiFi
First aid kit
First aid kit
Smoke alarms
Smoke alarms
Fire extinguisher
Fire extinguisher
Bed sheets
Bed sheets
Towels
Towels
Workspace
Workspace
Fireplace
Fireplace
BBQ
BBQ
Pool
Pool
Balcony
Balcony
Garden / yard
Garden / yard
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Deck / patio / courtyard / terrace
Covered porch / verandah
Covered porch / verandah

House Rules

    Suitable for infants under 2
    Suitable for children ages 2-12
    Pets welcome
    No smoking

Allergens

    Cat free
    Smoke free

Dates of Availability

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Neighbourhood

The house is at the end of a very quite circle/cul-de-sac. There are a handful of restaurants within walking distance. Within a 5-10 minute drive there is pretty much anything you need. There are 2 large US grocery stores (HEB and Whole Foods) as well as several international ones, dozens more bars, restaurants and craft breweries, movie theaters, Top Golf, an outdoor mall (The Domain), big box stores etc. Austin FC stadium is 1.5 miles away.

Nearest airport

Austin International Airport

Getting Around

The house is about 30 minutes from the airport. Taxi/Uber/Lyft is probably the best way to get here, although with several transfers it is probably possible to do it by bus. Downtown Austin bills itself as "the live music capital of the world" and is about a 20 minute drive without traffic. Ladybird Lake winds through downtown, you can rent kayaks and paddle boards, and see the bats come out from under the Congress street bridge at sunset. The Howard metro rail stop is 3.5 miles away and can also take you to downtown. There is a pickup shuttle that you can call that will pick you up at the house and bring you anywhere in the neighborhood (including the metro stop) for $1.25 https://www.capmetro.org/pickup/ We are also open to exchanging vehicles we have a Honda Odyssey mini van and an Acura RDX. There are lots of great day trips. Lake Travis and Lake Austin are about 30 minutes away you can swim or rent a boat and fish, water ski wakeboard, etc. Fredericksburg is about 1.5 hours west and has lots of great wineries. 1.5 hours to the south, The San Marcos River, Comal, and Guadalupe Rivers are great way to cool off in the summer. You can rent an inner tube and have a leisurely scenic float down the river with the beverages of your choice, and then get picked up and taken back at the end.

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Ryan

We are a family of 4, daughters ages 10 and 12. Ryan was a mechanical engineer, and Becky taught high school history. Now, we invest in real estate full time. We love the outdoors and being in nature. We are highly experienced travelers (NZ, Southern Africa, SE Asia, Caribbean, Central America, and Europe.) Our house feels like being in the country (owls, hawks, deer, rabbits, and armadillos in our extra large backyard- 1.2 acres), but it is right inside the city (walk to McDonalds, amazing tacos, and WhichWich). Our backyard ends with a creek that connects to Walnut Creek Park with miles of hiking and biking trails. We love all the benefits of living in Austin and the nature of our property. Our work doesn't constrain us, but we like to be in Austin while school is in session. Our children have a semi-year round school year, which opens up lots of flexibility to travel- breaks in March, June/July, October, November and December. We see home swapping as an opportunity to experience the world, enjoy different places/cultures, and teach our children through travel. We currently have a globe and Pluto and would love to use it this summer.
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