8858 81st Avenue SW · Lakewood, WA 98498
Source: NWMLS · Realty One Group Turn Key · Isaac Schaefer #NWM2575388
About this home
Bring your vision and make this spacious Lakewood home your own! Located in a quiet, private neighborhood on a dead-end street, this 5-bedroom, 2-bath home offers tons of space and incredible potential. The home is livable and financeable as-is, but ready for a cosmetic refresh—an excellent opportunity to build instant equity and update it exactly to your taste. Upstairs features a huge primary bedroom, while four additional bedrooms on the lower level provide plenty of flexibility for guests, home offices, or multi-generational living. Outside, enjoy a large, fully fenced backyard with tons of room to play, entertain, garden, or relax. Conveniently located near Steilacoom Lake, shopping, restaurants, parks, and everyday amenities. With a great floor plan, large lot, and desirable location, the bones are here—bring your ideas and transform this home into something special!
Location
Basics
- Property type
- Single Family Residence
- Style
- Split Entry
- Stories
- Multi/split level
- Year built
- 1975 (renovated 1992)
- Lot size
- 13,800 sq ft (0.32 acres)
- County
- Pierce
- MLS #
- NWM2575388
Interior
- Heating
- Forced Air, Heat Pump
- Cooling
- Forced Air, Heat Pump
- Flooring
- Ceramic Tile, Laminate, Carpet
- Appliances
- Dishwasher, Disposal, Microwave, Refrigerator, Stove(s)/Range(s)
- Fireplace
- 1 · Wood Burning
- Interior features
- Bath Off Primary, Ceiling Fan(s), Dbl Pane/Storm Window, Dining Room, Fireplace, Walk-In Closet(s), Water Heater
- Entry level
- Split
Exterior & lot
- Exterior features
- Wood, Wood Products
- Roof
- Composition
- Foundation
- Poured Concrete
- Lot features
- Dead End Street, Paved
- Topography
- Level,Partial Slope,Terraces
- Waterfront
- No
Parking
- Parking features
- Driveway, Off Street, RV Parking
Utilities
- Water
- Public
- Sewer
- Sewer Connected
- Power
- Electric, Natural Gas
Community & fees
- Subdivision
- Lake Steilacoom
- Property tax
- $5,398 (2026)
Transaction
- Original list price
- $499,950 (2.2% price cut)
- Listed on
- Aug 28, 2026
- Days on market
- 23
- Price per sq ft
- $228
- Listing terms
- Cash, Conventional, FHA, VA Loan
- Possession
- Closing
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Sale history
Earlier listings of this home on the MLS.
- 2009-10-16
- Sold$186,000
Schools
School district: Clover Park
- Elementary
- Custer Elem
- Middle
- Hudtloff Mid
- High
- Lakes High SchoolSchoolDigger 1 star · Top 71% in WA

Listing provided courtesy of: Realty One Group Turn Key
Listing agent: Isaac Schaefer.
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Data last updated 2026-09-17.