6004 Madawaska Rd, Bethesda, MD 20816

6/1/16- 9/1/16 (Dates negotiable) Contact: Karen Sagstetter, krsagstetter@icloud.com, 301-229-2370, or Bruce Hathaway, cobruce@gmail.com, 301-229-2370. Fully furnished house, 35 minutes via public transportation to downtown Washington. Rent $2,000 including utilities, negotiable in exchange for care of our two indoor cats. Both cats are adorable and require minimal maintenance but must stay indoors so house must have careful occupants. Ideal for couple, two housemates, or single person. Easy street parking leads to large, secluded front yard and nice front porch. Master bedroom is especially large and has a sunroom roof; sitting room and closets adjoin master bedroom. Two additional bedrooms/studies; 1 & 1/2 bathrooms. One bedroom has a separate entrance leading to front porch. French doors lead from the dining room to a pleasant wooded backyard, with teak furniture for outdoor dining. French doors lead from living room to front porch, for hammock relaxing, etc. Safe and friendly neighboorhood. Excellent shopping and restaurants nearby. Outstanding bicycling commute to downtown, and a three minute drive or ten minute walk to C&O Canal National Park, which runs along the Potomac River. Numerous hiking trails; Olympic-class kayak run. Utilities low due to high efficiency heating/AC system and a solar water heating system. Owners are a retired Smithsonian Magazine editor and a former editor at the National Gallery of Art. This is a three-month rental June 1 - Sept. 1, 2016 but dates are flexible on both ends. Renter will care for two cats in exchange for huge reduction in rent. Rent includes utilities (ca. $300 per month for gas, water, electric, tv, internet) Renter must provide references and credit info.