8020 Greentree Rd, Bethesda, MD 20817

An oasis in Bethesda at the end of a quiet cul de sac. Sitting on the best lot in Bethesda's desirable Deerfield neighborhood, this house is the quintessential family home -- a 5-minute walk to Seven Locks Elementary School, in the Cabin John M.S./Winston Churchill H.S. cluster. Our four-level home features six bedrooms on two floors: four on the second floor, including three with en suite bathrooms, and two bedrooms sharing a newly-renovated bathroom on the top floor. There are also two full bathrooms on the first-floor and basement levels, as well as a half bath off the laundry room and garage. The first floor features a formal living room with a fireplace, a formal dining room flooded with light from the adjoining all-glass sunroom, a large kitchen with stainless steel appliances, a family room with wood-burning stove, office with double work stations, and laundry room (with radiant heated floor). The walkout basement contains a home gym, workshop/storage room, massive family and playroom with fireplace and massive closets, plus a full bath making it easily convertible to an in-law or au pair suite. The house has two capacious, walk-in attics, a two-car garage, and an Amish-built 10'x12' cedar shed, which currently functions as a carpenter's workshop. The home's piece de resistance is its beautiful and serene outdoor spaces, featuring tasteful landscaping with mature plantings, a level, grassy yard for play, multiple decks and terraces, stacked stone planting beds, a cedar wood grape arbor, several collections of teak outdoor furniture, a children's play structure and "porch-style" wooden swing, a covered daybed, a pool house, and oversized, black-bottomed in-ground pool. This is a home that inspires "stay"-cations because you'll find it hard to resist the draw of these idyllic surroundings during spring, summer and fall. The attached photographs cannot do the scene justice. Set against forest for as far as the eye can see, the home and most especially the back garden are perfect for entertaining. Available for six-month term or one-year term immediately. Tenant responsible for utilities, including trash collection; yard and pool maintenance.