A Collister cottage, close to the foothills.

This two-bedroom sits in Boise's Collister neighborhood on a nearly 7,000-square-foot lot — enough yard to breathe, without a lot of upkeep to swallow your weekends. The Greenbelt isn't far, and the Polecat trail in the Boise foothills is just a couple of miles out when you want more elevation.

Inside, it's a straightforward, well-mechanicked house: forced air heat, central air, and an attached garage to keep the car out of an Idaho winter. The layout is honest and compact — the kind of home that's easy to settle into rather than work around.