983 Arlington Ave, Oakland, California 94608

$50k Price Drop! Extensively renovated, vacant, side-by-side duplex on large, level, private lot — an owner/investor opportunity not to be missed! Enjoy all the comforts of a family home to own and live in, with rental income from a mirror-image second unit. Re-built detached garage/workshop in the rear offers future living space and ADU potential. Live convenient-to-everything in your light-filled 10-foot ceiling Craftsman floorplan, from the covered front porch and native-plant garden, to a fenced, professionally landscaped backyard with lawn, raised beds, and fern garden shaded by a nearby redwood. Renovated with care over the past 9 years, with permits, preserved period features combine with updated electrical, plumbing, rooves, closets, porcelain tile floors and subway tile in kitchens and baths for a turn-key experience without sacrificing character. Split-level step-up to primary bedroom affords privacy; step-down to bonus room opens the possibility of a 2nd bedroom (as counted in public record), or office/laundry/storage. Both units finished to the same exacting standard. Easily convert to single family by opening a wall, or expand one side by opening to living/dining room on other side, but keep a 1BR rentable unit by keeping the side-entry BR, bath, kitchen & bonus rm.