Welcome to Marathon Ranch, a quaint gated community in the South East Valley featuring 63 homesites on more than one-quarter acre lots. The community offers a horseshoe Court, half Basketball court, shaded Tot Lot, Ramada with Fire Pit, Turf Play Lawn, barbecue grill and direct access to the future Marathon Trail (part of Gilbert's regional trail system) Marathon Ranch is also located in one of the best school districts in AZ. Basha High School is known for its stellar academics AND extremely competitive athletics. Basha competes in the 'Open' Division which is only comprised of top tier athletes. Now on to all the accolades of this amazing dream home! One of the few homes in the community that has mountain views from the backyard and is also located in a cul de sac for ample parking and added privacy. As you approach the home you'll be greeted with a gorgeous rod iron door for added security. Inside you'll enter to find a formal sitting room, large formal dining room, great room and a separate causal dining nook off of the kitchen. Speaking of the kitchen, you'll be cooking with top of the line Monogram kitchen appliances included a gas cook top, 42" cabinets for plenty of storage however if you need more you will have a large walk in pantry with rows of shelving and and room for an extra fridge. In one wing of the home you'll find bedrooms two, three and four, 2.5 bathrooms PLUS a huge 18' x 17' movie/game room. Also, on this same side you'll find the casita which is the 5th bedroom and has a separate entrance. Jump across to the owners retreat where you'll find a spacious bedroom, bathroom and two closets. The bathroom has separate vanities, a soaking tub and a gorgeous walk in shower. Let's take a stroll into the backyard. The sellers did such a fantastic job on this backyard and you'll now be the ones to enjoy this custom pool with an infinity edge spa and built in fireplace. You'll also enjoy the beautiful dining and sunbathing deck with serene mountain views. This home also has an assumable VA loan at 2.25% for $618K