Stunning Mendocino coastal retreat

Yes, we just recently purchased the house and were given to understand the roof had a few more years on it. Clearly not the case! We had a roofer in the day Rich left to patch the leak over the master bedroom and will be installing an entirely new temporary roof in mid-December to make sure we don't get any more incidents like this. The mysteries and foibles of this funky, Bohemian house are slowly revealing themselves. A complete re-roof, which will be combined with some balconies off the loft to open up the ocean view and all new, openable skylights will also be happening as soon as possible, depending on the vagaries of Mendocino County Coastal Commission approval. Rick and his wife were very good sports about the whole situation, and gave me timely updates along the way, I really appreciate their patience and understanding. We'll take the living room furniture suggestion under consideration; I'll only note that the current layout is a considerable improvement on what was there before! Baby steps.

Thanks for your feedback, Maja! Fencing the yard against deer would require surrounding it on all sides with with an 8' tall fence, which would be aesthetically displeasing and rather detract from the views. It's true that certain times of the year ticks are a problem on this part of the coast (Jan-April tends to be the worst), especially if you have dogs. If this is a concern—and it will be a problem anywhere in the region during tick season—I'd recommend keeping your dogs on leash until you get to the beach across the street, where they can roam unfettered and safe from ticks. That's what I do with my dog during peak tick season. And to clarify, the part of the property off-limits to guests is around the garage at the back of the yard, a small fraction of the almost 3 acre property and not really a part of the yard you'd want to go to anyway... (It's where the compost bins, brush heaps and random wood piles are located, and borders on Hwy 1, opposite end of property from the ocean). And Sunburst is an owner-used housing share (I try to get there as often as possible), not a dedicated commercial rental property, so I do reserve a back room on the first floor and a tiny closet near the master bedroom for my personal possessions. All bedrooms have enormous closets for guest use, and the master has two. The windows *are* old (original vintage 1970s) and some are hard to open. But every room has at least one openable window with a screen, which is all you will ever need given the constant ocean breeze. Replacing them all is on the list, but that's lower on the priority list than new flooring and radiant heating... :)