House of the weekend in Studio City -- four days late

This lovely post-and-beam is located at 11776 Laurelwood in Studio City and is listed for $629,000.  Alas, it's a short sale, but that's the only negative about it.  It's been wonderfully maintained -- lots of wood and beams, naturally, with a stand-alone fireplace and a den that could also be used as an office.  The kitchen and bath have been redone, too and were both large to start with.  The master is big, and the second bedroom is not, but oh well.  Perhaps my favorite thing about it is how it terraces up the hill.  The owners spent lots of money engineering the railroad-tie and concrete steps up the hill and in creating pads at every terrace level.  There's a view of the SFV valley at the top of the hill, too.  This area is so close to everything that Ventura Boulevard has to offer -- CBS is about spitting distance away (if you're so inclined) and so's one of my favorite restaurants, Laurel Tavern.  The famous Carpenter Charter Elementary is just a little bit past the end of the block.  I wish I could think of something snarky to say, but...