$2,400 / 1br - 800ft² - $2,400.00 Pets OK Sweet Cozy Cottage 1 bd/2 bath w/ 2 additional rooms (hercules, pinole, san pablo, el sob)

Do you work from home? Do you want to grow your own vegetables? Do you have a dog or cat? This is a sweet, well-loved, and maintained home with FULL privacy on a shared property (the other totally separate area is used for very occasional overnight guests, and office day use). Cottage has ample windows and abundant, natural light upstairs. The home has updated kitchen cabinets with granite counter tops, washer/ dryer unit, a new roof, new paint, new fixtures. Cottage has a small a/c unit and heating is baseboard electric. Please note this home was built pre-war, early 1940's, and has low ceilings.

Includes a semi-finished, well-lit basement with private entrance, and bathroom/shower; can be used as a music studio, office, etc. The house has two secured and separate entrances for upstairs/downstairs privacy if desired.

Property also includes a free-standing 8 x 10’ room/ studio, insulated/drywall with windows and great light. Perfect for working from home!

Two rubber-maid storage units in the side yard for your use. (no garage)

Small, lovely landscaped front yard with room for a patio table and a BBQ for grilling on warm days.

Driveway is a shared point of access; there is a parking space in front of the home, and additional easy parking on the street.

Fully fenced, private and secure backyard, with two large raised veggie beds and a side yard that connects via gate to front yard. The back yard gets full sunlight, perfect for abundant gardening! Pets welcome with additional security deposit.

This is a wonderful situation for someone who works from home, or perhaps sees clients and needs office space and a separate bathroom for them, or needs studio space for art/ craft/ music/ yoga, etc.

Located on a hill with views of San Francisco, the Bay, and spectacular sunsets. Wildcat Canyon Regional Park has a trail head (called Wildcat upper entrance) located half a mile away (10 minute walk/ 3 minute drive). The freeway entrance is half a mile away (3 minute drive). El Cerrito Del Norte Bart Station is 2.8 miles away (11 minute drive); The L line bus (which takes you to downtown SF for commuters) has a stop 1 mile away at the Princeton Plaza (which also has a grocery store, a CVS, and restaurants, etc.).

Please drive on by and check out the neighborhood; the home is on a hill and is within shouting distance to Wildcat Canyon! Located near the corner of Beau Rivage and Rose Arbor. Please do not disturb tenants.

Rent is $2400.00 per month. No smoking anywhere on the property.

First month rent of $2.400.00 plus $4,800 security deposit (equivalent to 2 months rent.) Total = $7,200.00 Move in, 1 year lease. Pet deposit will be additional $500.00 per pet.

Tenants must provide proof of their own full liability renters insurance which ranges between $15.00 $60.00 month, see link for more info: https://www.insurance.com/average-renters-insurance-rates and must provide annual proof that renters insurance has been renewed.

Applicants must have: Credit score of 620 or higher, verifiable employment of 2.5 times the rent, pay stubs for at least 6 months, verifiable checking account, applicants pay non refundable application fee of $60.00 and must be able to pass a very stringent criminal, background, credit, employment and reference check.

Cats/dogs are welcome with an additional security deposit of $500.00 per pet.