Don’t miss this meticulously maintained 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bath home loaded with many upgrades! Located in the highly desirable Ashton neighborhood within the very popular community of Forster Highlands. This fantastic home with an incredibly charming exterior, features a great open-concept floor plan offering fluidity from room to room, and includes a large living room and an additional family room area with a modern fireplace. The bright spacious kitchen, offers plenty of granite countertop space, with newly painted white cabinets and new modern hardware, ample storage, high-end stainless steel appliances, large eat in dining area and a built in desk. The bright primary suite includes a large walk in closet and the generously sized secondary bedrooms share a jack and jill bathroom with a newer vanity and designer backsplash. All upstairs rooms are joined by an open hallway with architectural cut outs allowing lots of natural lighting and views of the main floor living area. Other recent upgrades include luxury vinyl planking throughout, custom shaker baseboards and crown molding, window casings, plantation shutters, ceiling fans, a newer energy efficient HVAC system (newer furnace and AC unit) with premium air quality filtration and all new air ducting, whole house water filtration and water-softening system, a reverse osmosis, alkaline drinking water filtration system and more. The backyard is very private and super low maintenance with a grassy area and a selection of easy to maintain plants and two large side yards. There is plenty of space for gathering, relaxing, and BBQing. The two car garage includes convenient overhead storage. This fabulous home is in close proximity to the award winning schools of Truman Benedict / Bernice Ayers and is very close to community amenities. The area comes alive during holidays like Halloween, Christmas, and the 4th of July, drawing friends and family together for neighborhood festivities. The Forster Highlands community includes an Olympic sized pool, 2 spas, kiddie pool, clubhouse and tot lot. The surrounding neighborhood features tons of hiking / biking trails, parks and tennis courts. San Clemente offers World famous beaches, Avenida Del Mar with all of the shops and restaurants, the outlets at San Clemente and amazing year round weather.