Comfortable home in friendly neighborhood close to U of AZ, hospitals, park

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I'm a retired educator looking to spend a year, and possibly more, away from Tucson. I am looking for a mature adult renter who wants to live in a warm-feeling, comfortable home and who will care for it. It would be perfect for a single person, a couple with a child, or possibly two friends. This neighborhood is wonderful and extremely well-situated to the neighborhood park, U of A, Pima College, hospitals, shopping, and great restaurants. My professional background includes consulting, educational therapy, and psychoeducational evaluation for students with learning difficulties including those with vision or hearing impairments. I've worked on the development of test batteries, was adjunct assistant professor at the University of Arizona in Disability and Psychoeducational Studies, and maintained a private practice. La Madera is a safe, family friendly neighborhood, centered on La Madera park, a small park with a wonderful playground, an exercise area for adults, and a basketball court. We have our own neighborhood association with a listserv; you would be welcome to join. My house is a 1948 fully remodeled home with custom furniture, window settings, and doors, all made by my late husband. All outside doors have security screens; all the windows are insulated and have steel bars on the outside. Each room without a door to the outside has a handle on the wall that opens the bars to allow egress in case of a fire. A new heat pump provides efficient heating and cooling. The floors are Italian ceramic tile throughout. There is a masonry wall around the side and back yards. There are two bedrooms, one primary and one smaller, adjoining a shared bathroom, with another full bathroom in the hallway. The primary bedroom has a queen bed, two closets, and two dressers, with pull-out drawers built into the bed frame. The smaller bedroom has a full-sized bed with a dresser and armoire. The utility room has a washer and dryer, some tools and cleaning supplies. Both bathrooms are full bathrooms with a bathtub and shower. The shared bathroom has a large closet. You can see from the photos that all of the woodwork is custom. The kitchen has all the usual appliances, including a refrigerator, gas stove, dishwasher, microwave, toaster oven, air fryer, toaster, food processor, and blender. They all work fine. The dining area contains a table that easily seats 6 people. It adjoins the living room which has comfortable leather sofas, a recliner, and a large screen smart TV. If you play music, there’s a music stand and a keyboard. The den is off the living room and can be used as an office or workout room. It can be closed off from the living room with the sliding, carved wooden doors. It contains a large desk with a monitor and electrical outlets, a sofa, rocking chair, and a large storage closet. There’s workout equipment (e.g., weights, resistance bands, foam roller Bosu ball, yoga mat) and a meditation pad and pillow. Those can stay or be removed, at your preference. The back wall of the den is glass with a door to the back patio. It is completely covered by an ornate steel security screen and door. The covered back patio has a gas grill, a table, chairs, and glider. There is another room that is my current office. It is not necessary to go through this room to get to any other part of the house. I would prefer to use this room to store my personal belongings so that I don’t have to move them to a storage facility. That room would be locked. The house is 2.8 miles from UA and approximately 2 miles from Banner University Medical Center and between 2 and 8 miles from 5 other major medical centers. Shopping and restaurants are less than a mile away on Campbell Avenue. The backyard isn’t much but it’s large and doesn’t need any care. A landscaping/yard crew comes once a month to clean and take care of the yard and outside plants. And my neighbors are the best.