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26 Hollis Road, Lynn

Square footage 2,354

Lot size 18,535 square feet

Bedrooms 4

Baths 2 full

2009 taxes $4,620

Last sold for First time on market

PROS This 1946 custom-built Cape, with a small beach on Sluice Pond in its backyard, has high ceilings and large rooms. The 27-by-13-foot living room has hardwood floors and a brick-manteled wood-burning fireplace, and off it is a sunroom with water view. A bedroom off the roomy kitchen could be opened up to use as a dining room, and the semi-finished basement has garage access and a workshop. The second-floor bedrooms are huge; though they share a bath, an en suite one could be added. CONS Kitchen and baths need updating. CONTACT Peter Meo, RE/Max Advantage, Beverly, 978-927-1116, petermeo.com

$575,000

55 River Road, Ipswich

Square footage 1,018

Lot size 3,049 square feet

Bedrooms 2

Baths 1 full

2009 taxes $3,837

Last sold for $115,000 in 1986

PROS This shingled cottage has spectacular views of the Ipswich River from its main living area, which has two walls of windows, and from the first-floor porch and second-floor deck. The kitchen is roomy and open to the huge dining room, and the first-floor bedroom is right beside the bath. Upstairs there's a cozy full-height sleeping loft. All of the beaches in Little Neck Estates are reserved for residents only, and moorings and a launch are just steps away. The land on which the house sits is currently leased for $9,700 a year. CONS The place needs updating. CONTACT Karen Ross, Keller Williams Realty, Topsfield, 978-335-1412, kw.com

$799,000

349 Beach Avenue, Hull

Square footage 2,170

Lot size 4,877 square feet

Bedrooms 4

Baths 1 full, 1 half

2009 taxes $7,007

Last sold for $230,000 in 1987 (estimated)

PROS The beach is deeded to the low-water mark in front of this gambrel-roofed Cape with a farmer's porch and patio on the ocean side and a fenced lawn in back. The first floor has views from the high-end corner kitchen, the dining room, and the fireplaced living room. Upstairs, three bedrooms share a large bath, while the third-floor bedroom could easily accommodate an en suite bath. The fourth-floor tower, with 360-degree views, would make a sweet meditation or reading room. CONS The wood floor is buckling in places. CONTACT Jennifer Routhier, Coldwell Banker, Cohasset, 781-210-0291, nemoves.com