188 Joliet Road , Valparaiso, IN 46385(Porter County)

Welcome home to this rare treasure nestled on almost 2 acres near downtown Valpo! Featuring a masterfully updated main house, private apartment, detached 3-car garage, barn, and more! Prepare to be absolutely enchanted as you follow the custom paver walk surrounded by lush landscape and enter this classic bungalow. You'll be ushered in to the lovely living room, dining, and perfectly updated kitchen where gleaming hardwood floors and timeless woodwork shines throughout. The sunroom is sure to be your favorite room in the house where you are surrounded by sunlight overlooking the picturesque backyard. Two bedrooms, full bath, and mudroom complete the main floor while upstairs you'll find 2 large bedrooms and a recently renovated 3/4 bath. The basement has also just been completed with a great office, exercise room, and recreation room! Across the brand new driveway you'll find the apartment and detached 3-car garage. The apartment boasts a great living room where a classic stone fireplace serves as the focal point, a kitchenette, a 3/4 bath and bedroom showcasing its own fireplace. In the spring and summer this property truly comes to life with multiple expertly designed landscape spaces featuring ponds, custom paver patios, built in fire pit, landscape lighting, decorative retaining walls, and more all adding to this homes brilliance. In the past 5 years this home has had substantial updates including new roofs, new siding and updated paint on the exterior, upgraded insulation, well pump, electrical wiring, hot water heaters, concrete driveway with landscape lighting and pavers, new interior trim and doors, appliances, concrete in barn, furnace and A/C, and garage heater! Even more impressive than all of these functional updates is the character that has been put in to every space of this home-from the classic woodwork, custom tile, and era-honoring decor. This home is truly unmatched in quality and style-see it for yourself today!