5185 Meade Street

Calling all house hackers! Have you been searching for a spacious mid-century home? One on a great block? Is being skipping/rolling distance to Berkeley’s Tennyson Arts District a dream? Interested in versatility to rent a mother-in-law apartment to help offset the payment until you can re-fi into a lower mortgage rate? If so, this is your day! And, this may be your next home! ### From here you’re skipping/rolling distance to some great hang-outs caddy-corner from Regis University @ 50/Lowell and all that’s hot on Tennyson. ### This nicely renovated home is grand-scale. There are two renovated kitchens and two just-renovated bathrooms. The wood floors, coved ceilings, large windows, big closets are each great features! The basement, which has a lock-off mother-in-law unit, is excellent living space w/ high ceilings and above-grade windows! The outdoor living spaces are excellent: a covered front porch, a huge 230 sq ft covered patio in the back yard. The 6,650 sq ft lot is a dream, w/ plenty of space for your pup to do the ‘victory lap’ in the back yard, even with a 500+ square foot oversized two-car garage! ### The north side of Berkeley, aka: Regis, has much better architecture than between 46th and 48th and its much quieter and more peaceful being well away from the freeway; the parking is easy; and, it’s ideally-located for a commute – whether that’s walking to one of 40+ restaurants and hang-outs in the neighborhood, a jog along the Clear Creek Trail, a walk to Berkeley Lake Park’s dog park/library/tennis courts, jumping on I-70 and heading into the mountains or eight-minutes by car to Coors Field in LoDo. ### When out exploring the US, the decade+ owners of this home rented a portion of the home on AirBnB as a mid-term [30+ days]. Renting half of it gets $2,600-$2,900/mo incl util. Renting half of home long term is $2,200 month +util. FYI: $2,123 covers $330,000 in mortgage @ 6.675% - so with this rental income makes the payment the equivalent of a $420,000-ish home.