Opportunity awaits on 1.06 acres in desirable Los Ranchos! This 3-bedroom home offers the potential for up to 4 bedrooms, giving you the flexibility to reimagine the space to fit your needs. Originally built in 1930 with an addition in the 1980s, the home features partial adobe construction, providing natural thermal mass that can help maintain comfortable indoor temperatures year-round supplemented by a Trombe wall for passive solar heating on the South wall of the living room. A fireplace adds warmth and character to the family room space. The property also includes an oversized one-car garage plus workshop space and two separate storage sheds. Set back from Rio Grande Blvd, this fixer-upper offers room to renovate, restore, and create something truly special while preserving the character of an established North Valley property. Bring your vision and explore the possibilities this 1.06-acre Los Ranchos property has to offer. An opportunity to make this home your own! The seller welcomes inspections and plans to leave any updates or repairs to the buyer's vision.
Alamedan Valley, located between Alameda Blvd NW and the Rio Grande, is a rural and residential North Valley neighborhood with irrigated fields and cottonwood-lined lanes. The neighborhood’s character concentrates around the 4th Street NW and Alameda Blvd NW corridor, where farm stands, local cafés, and small service shops set a steady, day-to-day rhythm. Los Poblanos Historic Inn & Organic Farm anchors the area’s agrarian identity with lavender fields and a working farm setting. Nearby, the Rio Grande Nature Center State Park adds bosque trails and river overlooks that shape the outdoor routine. Homes range from adobe-style compounds to mid-century ranch houses on larger lots, with acequia ditches tracing the landscape. Evenings feel quieter, with sunset views across the valley and a strong connection to open space.
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Market insights
8901 Rio Grande Blvd NW · $749,000
DAYS ON MARKET
46 days
The average home goes pending in 45 days.
SALE-TO-LIST
97.9%
Most homes are selling 2% below list price.
LIST PRICE
$749,000
Median list price in this area is $369,226. (51% lower than this home)
PRICE DROP
1 price drop
26% of homes in this area have had a price drop in the past month.
Property details
Interior
Exterior
Finance
Kitchen
Bathroom
Bedroom
Living
Interior features
Bookcases
Home office
Multiple living areas
Double-pane, insulated, and single-pane windows
Bedrooms
4 bedrooms
Bathrooms
2 full bathrooms
1 three-quarter bathroom
Jack-and-Jill bath
Dual sinks
Kitchen
Dishwasher
Free-standing electric range
Microwave
Refrigerator
Laundry & utility
Washer and dryer
Washer hookup
Electric and gas dryer hookups
Flooring
Brick, carpet, and laminate
Heating & cooling
Active solar, baseboard, forced-air, and natural gas heating
Evaporative cooling
Kiva fireplace with wood-burning stove
Exterior features
Private yard
Landscaped grounds with a few trees
Backyard fencing
Shed
Cul-de-sac location
Private road with dirt surface
Home design
Single-story home
South-facing
Parking
Detached garage with one space
Garage storage and workshop
RV access and parking
Construction
Original adobe home built before 1930, with an addition completed in the 1980s
Adobe, insulated concrete form, and stucco construction
Shingle roof
Combination foundation
Utilities
Electricity and natural gas connected
Public sewer
Public water
Electricity and solar
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