4383 E Morrow Drive: A Remodeled Lock and Leave in Gated Tatum Village

The lot here is 3,090 square feet. That is the whole point, and it is the first thing worth understanding about this house. It borders common area, and it sits directly across from the community pool and greenbelt. So you get the grass, the water, and the open space, and somebody else mows it, cleans it, and pays to maintain it. That is a very different thing from a small yard.

Your yard is the greenbelt

Most buyers see 0.071 acres and scroll past. That is a mistake here.

The home borders common area, and the front looks across at the pool and greenbelt space. Your private patio out back is yours. Everything green beyond it belongs to the association, and your $169 a month is what keeps it that way.

If you travel, if you work long weeks, or if you have simply reached the stage of life where a Saturday spent on landscaping feels like a bad trade, this is the version of homeownership that actually fits.

3,090 square feet of lot. Borders common area. Faces the pool. You get the space without owning the work.

The summer power bill

Here is the section nobody else writes, and the one that will matter every July you own this house.

The home has a Trane XV18 variable-speed HVAC system with three-zone control, plus added attic insulation. Variable-speed means the system runs long and low instead of slamming on and off. Three zones mean you are not cooling the upstairs bedrooms at two in the afternoon when nobody is in them. The attic insulation means less of what you paid for leaks straight out the roof.

The result is summer bills that are noticeably lower than what a 2,000 square foot two story in Phoenix normally costs to run. It is not a feature that photographs well. It is a feature you feel every month.

The short version: this is the upgrade most sellers skip and every buyer pays for later. It is already done here.

The kitchen anchors the main level

Quartz counters, a custom backsplash, and soft close cabinetry throughout. A double oven with convection and an air fry microwave, which is a real appliance package rather than the builder grade set this home came with in 2007.

There is a large walk-in pantry, and storage genuinely everywhere. Downstairs runs on Italian wood-look tile, so it takes traffic, pets, and monsoon season without complaint.

Everything sleeping is upstairs, together

All three bedrooms are on the second level, along with a versatile loft and the laundry room.

That last part is worth pausing on. Laundry on the bedroom level means clothes never travel through the house. It sounds small until you have lived with the alternative, and in a two story this size it is the layout detail that separates a plan that works from one you tolerate.

The primary bedroom has a walk-in closet, and a second bedroom does too. The primary bath was redone with a custom tiled shower with a glass surround and a double vanity. The loft flexes into an office, a media room, or a play space, and there is a separate den or office as well.

The details that tell you someone cared

Custom basswood plantation shutters and roman shades dress every window in the house. Every window, not the front ones with a bedsheet situation in back.

Nine foot flat ceilings, dual pane windows, and a rear entry two car garage with direct access. Out back, a private covered patio for morning coffee and evening entertaining.

None of these are headline items on their own. Together they are how you tell the difference between a home that was flipped and a home that was lived in properly.

Tatum Village and the neighborhood

Tatum Village is gated, at Tatum and Union Hills. The community has a pool and spa, a basketball court, a children's playground, walking paths, and grass areas. Dues are $169 a month covering common area maintenance, with no special assessment.

You are minutes from the Loop 101 and SR 51, which is what makes this location work. Desert Ridge Marketplace, City North, and Kierland Commons are all just up the road, so the shopping, dining, and the movie theater are close without living on top of them.

The home is in the Paradise Valley Unified School District and feeds Quail Run Elementary, Vista Verde Middle, and Paradise Valley High.

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