1240 Barbara Dr Vista, CA 92084

So many possibilities with this ranch style estate on a mostly flat flag lot set back from the street on a hilltop. This mid-century home is on over a half acre lot that includes a .37 acre lot with separate APN#180-132-28-00 connected to the backyard of the home with legal access. Features one attached 2-car garage and one detached 2-car garage. Detached 2-car garage and bonus room that was once used as a dog kennel could be converted to an attached or detached ADU. Or develop the lot behind home to sell or use for an extended family use. There are also some utility hookups present between the home and detached garage that was used as an RV pad. Per seller, paver driveway has a warranty & it is possible to see ocean views from home. Home features a fireplace in the living room, AC, wood floors, covered front porch, cement courtyard & covered patio dog run with a fenced dog run area behind home. Perfect set up for a dog lover (Q County Animal Zoning). Fenced courtyard off master-bedroom has a above ground spa area. Master-bedroom has a fireplace, walk-in closet and large in suite master-bathroom. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County, the City of Vista has a perfect mild Mediterranean climate. Our over 96,000 residents enjoy a wide range of year-round outdoor activities in a setting of gentle rolling hills and pleasant rural surroundings. With more than 25 educational institutions for Vista youth, and a business park that is home to over 800 companies. The city incorporated on January 15, 1963 as a general law city with council/manager form of government. The first city council was elected and appointed Joe Fotheringham as Vista’s first mayor. The incorporated city limits contains approximately 19 square miles and in 1963 its population had reached over 19,000. In 1984, voters passed a law to elect future mayors, rather than through an appointment made by the elected council. By 2006, the population of Vista grew to over 94,000. Today, Vista is a thriving community that continues to grow and develop many new activities and attractions. The Moonlight Amphitheater, AVO Playhouse,and the Wave Water park are just some of the many cultural activities the city offers Vista residents. Vista's Business Park, acclaimed as "the platinum corridor" is home to over 850 companies, with many world businesses relocating their headquarters, manufacturing, distribution and marketing facilities to this business park. In addition, Vista Village has brought revitalization to the downtown with dining, entertainment, shopping, and public amenities. With an average of 340 days of sunshine, it's only natural that fun and recreation should dominate Vista's style of life. The Vista Parks and Community Services Department operates a total of fifteen community parks - six times the national average - within its eighteen square miles. That includes theaters,museums, recreation centers, picnic grounds, athletic fields and specialty sports parks.With housing opportunities ranging from garden apartments to ocean view estates, broad-based educational and social service programs targeted to all ages, and an aggressive Economic Development Program that has attracted more than 600 new companies and jobs for over 20,000 employees, the City of Vista is here to support the most ambitious dreams.