1301 Troon North, Shawnee, OK 74801

You built equity in a bigger house. Rightsizing is how you spend it on something better than another weekend of yard work.

Start with the floor plan. There is no staircase anywhere in this brick home, so laundry, groceries, and overnight bags all travel on one level. It’s newer construction too, so move-in day does not come with a list of surprises.

Then comes the part that changes your calendar. One monthly fee of $275 covers lawn and landscaping, seasonal planting, irrigation, trash service, snow removal, exterior window cleaning, and gutter cleaning, and the developer who oversees it all lives on-site. Price those out one at a time, and the number looks way different.

Lock the door and go see the people and places you love. The entry is gated, the developer is close by, and the current owners say their neighbors look out for each other. On request, the on-site team will even bring your mail to the door and check on the house while you’re away. You come home to a yard that never noticed you were gone.

The Bridges III Cottages is a gated 55+ neighborhood of just 19 homes at Shawnee Country Club. Ask the current owners what they love most and the same words keep coming up: quiet, peaceful, and neighbors who are friendly but not nosy. Good sidewalks loop the neighborhood past a koi pond beside the clubhouse/above-ground storm shelter. In December, the lights come on. The owners paid a company to hang custom-fitted holiday lights on this house, and they are happy for them to stay if you want that company to keep doing the work.

Wood floors and a vaulted ceiling give the living area height and light. The kitchen has rich, dark wood cabinets, granite counters, a stone tile backsplash, a gas range, a brand-new refrigerator, and a curved breakfast bar that keeps the cook in the conversation. The laundry room is right off the kitchen.

The primary suite is built for slow mornings. A sitting area holds a reading chair, a desk, or an exercise corner. There’s a tray ceiling, a walk-in closet, double vanities, a separate tiled shower, and a jetted tub the current owners call awesome.

Two more bedrooms handle guests, hobbies, or a home office, and the safe in the second bedroom closet stays with the house. Out back, the extended patio is finished with black railing, with part of it covered for the days that need it.

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