Hi, and thank you for your interest. [Note - Zillow incorrectly autogenerated some tags from my description below, which I cannot delete, and are wrong: 'NORTH FAIR OAKS', 'INDUSTRIAL AREA', 'HIGHWAY NOISE', 'BUSY MAIN ROADS'.] ABOUT THE UNIT: * Completely gut-renovated it in 2018 for my mother's use (i.e. not rental), including the things you don't notice, such as 3-prong electrical. * Quality appliances: gas stove, LG front-loading washer/dryer, Bosch dishwasher, etc. * Central A/C, unlike many units in the area. * Installed roof fans keep home cooler. * It is the front unit in a duplex that shares only garage walls, so it feels like a house. * 1,065 sq. ft., not counting the attached 1-car garage. * ~200 sq ft outdoor deck; free mushroom-type heat lamp. * Parking for two cars (1 in the garage and 1 in front of it outside). * You can convert the garage into an office thanks to the super-insulated garage door (R-18). * Your small children and pets can play safely in the fully fenced front lawn. NEIGHBORHOOD: Marcussen Drive is an ideally situated, family friendly neighborhood: one of the best school districts in California, close to the town pool, library, and charming downtown Menlo Park. Almost all new luxury condos being advertised are not in great locations - otherwise those would have been built up earlier! Examples: * East Menlo Park, near Facebook: less safe * Northeast, i.e. other side of highway 101: industrial area with no neighborhood / stores * Very near 101: highway noise * Portions of 'the Willows' that are near the East Palo Alto portion that's southwest of 101: less safe * Portions of unincorporated Menlo Park (North Fair Oaks) - less nice, less safe, although greener * Near railroad tracks: loud / train noise * Right on El Camino (road + train noise) or other busy main roads (Willow, Middlefield, Alameda) DISTANCES (PER GOOGLE MAPS): * Caltrain: 0.4 mi / 8 min walk * Trader Joe's: 0.7 mi / 3 min drive / 16 min walk * Stanford (Oval): 2.6 mi / 10 min drive / 18 min bike * Facebook: 3.5 mi / 12 min drive / 19 min bike * Google: 7.4 mi / 12 min drive * University Ave (Coupa Cafe): 1.9 mi / 7 min drive / 38 min walk / 11 min bike ABOUT US: We are a professional couple. We're not relying on this rental income, and we did not treat it as an investment and put in cheap things. We are responsive to our tenants' needs, and when things need fixing, we have the money to pay and maintain the house for the long term, which we like doing. Owner pays for gardener; tenant pays for utilities (electric / gas, water, garbage, cable / internet). This is a duplex with a single water meter, so the water bill will be split with the other unit pro rata based on the number of tenants. Owner is open to a longer lease, up to 2 years. We may be able to start as early as mid-June, possibly even a bit earlier.
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