Well-maintained San Marcos home at an affordable price with no HOA or Mello Roos. This home has plenty of space with a family room, separate living room, and 255 sq ft permitted addition. Tile and laminate wood flooring throughout. Double pane windows keep the home interior quiet and well insulated, as well as an updated HVAC system. Spacious backyard over 11,000 sqft with plenty of room to entertain, garden, and play. The backyard has a well-built tree house and an additional storage shed. Lot provides enough room to build an ADU. There is plenty of parking with a two-car garage, two uncovered driveway spaces, and a cul-de-sac street. Walkable score of 70. Enjoy local parks and trails. Excellent neighborhood school district; Knob Hill Elementary, Woodland Park Middle School, and Mission Hills High School. Close by Woodland Park with amenities that include community pool, playground, tennis courts, duck pond, and BBQ and picnic tables. Everything you need is conveniently here—shopping, dining, Costco, Palomar College, CSU San Marcos, and Palomar Hospital. Take the Sprinter to Oceanside and then hop on the Coaster to Downtown San Diego. Nearby 78 Fwy and 15 Fwy access. Don't forget the new development of North City, which includes eateries, breweries, fitness and rock climbing, and Co-Work facilities.