This picture-perfect 3-bedroom colonial feels like home. It is ideally situated in the popular Bethesda community of Alta Vista. You will enjoy the close proximity to NIH, Walter Reed Medical Center, Red-line Metro, Ayrlawn Park, YMCA, Bethesda Trolley Trail, and quick access to highway 495. The main level of the home offers a wood-burning fireplace with a mantle, a sunroom/office space, formal living and dining rooms with hardwood floors, and a white kitchen overlooking the backyard. The kitchen has a convenient door to the 1-car attached garage and direct access to a covered back porch that leads to a patio. The backyard is level and generous in size, newly fenced, and ready for BBQs, a cozy fire pit on a fall evening, net sports, and ball games. The lot is also suitable for future expansion of the home if desired. Upstairs you will find hardwood floors in all three bedrooms. There are double pane replacement Pella windows throughout the home and a renovated main hall bathroom. The lower level includes a family room with new flooring, a second wood-burning fireplace with a mantle, and a half bath that may be expanded to a full with the addition of a shower. The utility room offers a great deal of storage space and a walkout to the backyard. The home is affiliated with top public schools including Wyngate Elementary and North Bethesda Middle School (both walking distance from the home) as well as Walter Johnson High School.