Paul R. Hankin and his wife, Eileen, bought a four-bedroom, 2.5-bath home at 572 Legends View Dr. in Eureka from Michelle and R. Dean Barefield for $250,000 on May 20.

The Barefields paid $217,290 for the property in Aug. 1999. The 2,622-square-foot house, which was built in 1999, is in the Vista Glen subdivision.

Mr. Hankin is professional event and wedding pianist. Previously, he was a faculty head at one of England’s finest private preparatory school, where he also taught classroom music.

He attended Leeds College of Music.

Mr. Barefield is a controller at Reuters Group PLC, a UK-based news service. Previously, he worked as a corporate controller at Bunzl USA and at the International Wire Group. Earlier, he was with KPMG Peat Marwick as senior auditor.

He attended the Arizona State University, the University of Arizona and the University of Georgia.

There were 277 home sales in Eureka in 2008, with a median sales price of $225,900.

Address: 572 Legends View Drive
Buyer(s): Paul R Hankin (Husband) and Eileen P Hankin (Wife)
Seller(s): R Barefield Dean Trust, Michelle R Barefield Trust, R Barefield Dean Lifetime Trust and Michelle R Barefield Lifttime Trust
Sale date: May. 20, 2009