Ridgefield House

Driveway and front entry

For the past year we have enjoyed living in Hansville, Washington, renting from Brett and Kasey. It has provided us with the opportunity to explore the Puget Sound area as we started our retirement. Knowing that the house we were renting was probably going to be sold next year, we started looking for a home of our own for the next phase of our retirement. We started exploring areas near family in Vancouver area and found the community of Ridgefield, Washington to our liking. We have been exploring the small friendly town just north of Vancouver, Washington and it seems like a good fit. While attending the local Bird Fest & Bluegrass festival we spotted a home conducting an open house which we liked. Thinking we should not buy the first house we looked at we arranged to have another realtor show us many properties in the area. This convinced us to move ahead and now we are in the process of purchasing the house and plan to move there early next year. We think the three bedroom home with 1878 square foot and three-car garage should meet our needs.

Overlooking wetlands from deck.

The house covers much of the city lot, reducing the amount of yard work required which is appealing to us. We have included a few pictures of the house and will include more as time goes on. Ridgefield is next to a large National Wildlife Refuge situated with several wetlands protected areas along the Columbia River. The recent home inspections went well and the closing is scheduled for the end of November. We are getting excited about settling into the house but of course are not looking forward to moving. The opportunity to be nearer family and explore a new area will be welcome. Ridgfield is near Vancouver, Portland and the Portland airport which will provide many opportunities. Ridgefield is on the Columbia River and is not far from Mt. St. Helens and the Columbia Gorge scenic area so there will be lots to explore.

Entry side viewing deck