$664,500

The red door is the first thing you'll notice. It stands out on a quiet location in Finisterra on the Green, a gated Mission Viejo community where the fairways roll right up to the back patio and Lake Mission Viejo is a short walk away. Push the door open and the house does the rest — your eye travels straight through to the golf course, green and wide, framed by floor-to-ceiling windows. This is a single-level condo but on lower part of the building with some stairs to reach it. Two bedrooms and two baths, and it lives the way you'd hope. Coffee on the patio while the course wakes up. Doors open in the evening while dinner stretches past sunset. The living room has the high ceiling and the fireplace, and the dining area flows right into it, so nobody's stuck in the kitchen while everyone else is having fun. (The kitchen's been updated anyway — new cabinetry, generous counter space, a breakfast nook and a laundry closet that actually fits a full-size washer and dryer.) Luxury vinyl runs through the whole house, so everything feels fresh and pulled together. The primary suite sits at the back with its own door to the patio. Step outside in the morning and there's the view again plus a big walk-in closet. Up front, the second bedroom and full bath keep to themselves, which works for guests or a proper home office with the door closed. The private patio is where the day happens. The view shifts all day: morning light, afternoon golfers, evening quiet. The practical stuff is covered — detached garage, your own assigned carport, guest parking nearby. The community has a pool and spa, and the grounds are the kind someone clearly looks after. You're minutes from the lake, shopping, dining, good schools, and the freeway when you need it. Some houses you tour. This is the kind you start picturing your furniture in before you've seen the second bedroom.