1612 MATILDA Street, Pekin, IL 61554

Move-in ready ranch with a full-width covered front porch, perfect for your rocking chairs. The living room welcomes you with a painted-brick accent wall, electric fireplace, and a big picture window. The eat-in kitchen offers abundant oak cabinetry, a newer glass-top electric range, plus refrigerator, dishwasher, and microwave included, and a breakfast bar pass-through to the dining area, where a glass door opens to the backyard deck.

A second rear entry adds everyday convenience between the house, garage, and fenced yard. Two bedrooms and an updated full bath with granite-look vanity top complete the main floor. Downstairs, the finished basement lives far larger than you'd expect, with a spacious rec room with bar area and cozy gas wall heater, a versatile bonus room ideal as a

n office or guest space, a second full bath, and a dedicated laundry room with utility sink and built-in storage. The oversized detached garage is a dream for the hobbyist, with room for two cars and workshop space to spare. Add a newer wood deck, long concrete driveway, ceiling fans throughout, and mature shade trees, and this one is worth seeing in person.