Charming Victorian with Rooms for Rent

Downtown Sacramento

From $425/mo

1 Room is Available, Thanks

 (email for information on Vacancies)

 

The concept:

 

Inexpensive downtown living in a home with elegance and history.   This 116-year-old Victorian home was redesigned in 2007 to be a very cool place for 4 mature single professional adults (seeking age 30 & up) to live.   (This desired demographic is subject to some flexibility for the right tenant).   There are 4 individual rooms and two bathrooms.  Rooms start at $425/mo.   (To see pricing, please see here)   All rooms are rented fully furnished.

 

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Unique features of this home:

 

There are 2 kitchen sinks, 2 full bathrooms.  You need share a kitchen sink or bathroom with only 1 other person.

There are 4 refrigerators (1 per tenant) in the kitchen (so no sharing of a fridge)

House has a back yard with garden space, fig, lemon, and apricot trees

Laundry facility including new washer & dryer is free to tenants' use

Landlord provides a big screen TV in the living room and Premium Cable

 

Are you a good fit for this home?

You are a professional at least 30 years old

Non-smoking (you and your guests) throughout the house and property

You don't have a lot of guests

You are quiet, courteous, studious

You ONLY watch TV or listen to radio or computer with headphones

You have & use email regularly

You are very neat and clean and like your surroundings to be neat and clean

You work and keep conventional hours

You do not expect others to clean up after you

You have references that can confirm you would be a great roommate / tenant

 

This Unit was substantially updated during 2007.  All of the below are new: 

And, some things never change:

 

 

Some general rules:

Parties/Guests:  This is not a party house.  You are of course welcome to have an occasional guest or two.    

Roommates:  Respect your neighbors and their right to privacy and quiet enjoyment of the home. 

Communications:  All tenants MUST have email.  I suggest you NOT receive personal mail to the home's address unless you have no other alternative.   The postal service here is not very good.  The home's mailing address is 1312 E Street Sacramento, CA 95814.  The address cannot be broken down to (Room 3, for example).    There is a white board in the kitchen for posting messages to others in the house.

Kitchen:  Store your items only in the cabinets that correspond to your room number.    Please stow all your stuff and leave the kitchen perfectly clean when you leave.  If you are working in the kitchen, clean up as you go.   Do not run noisy appliances (blenders, etc.) when others may be sleeping.  Please clean, dry & put away your kitchen items / dishes.  Do not leave them out to dry.

Bathroom:  Please keep your time in the bathroom  reasonable and/or coordinate with your bathroom's other user to not conflict.  Clean up after yourself always.  Do not leave cabinets or drawers open.

Security/Privacy:  All rooms have individual deadbolts & we're trying to go digital on all locks (so less fumbling with keys).  You are asked to keep the front gate locked after dark.  Respect the privacy and security of your roommates.

Parking:  Parking at this time is on the street only.  One garage space may be available for $50/month. You will need to get a permit from the city to park regularly on the street.  Please note the city's signs that explain the parking regulations.   Here is more information (including information on where to get city parking permits).  None of my 6 tenants have had a car issue while parked in this neighborhood.  Of course I can't guarantee no problems, but in 10 years I have had no problems personally in the neighborhood, and none of my tenants have either.  Sacramento City Parking Permit Information.

Kitchen (right half)

Kitchen (left half)  Note 2 sinks , Identical pairs of cabinets

The family room (a common area)

 

Family room (with inlaid white oak flooring), period appropriate ceiling fan

Bathroom 2

Bathroom 2

 

Room 1 faces the street, gets plenty of light

Room 1

 

A look out the back door.  Fig trees right & left, garden lower left.

We're trying to go all digital on our locks (you'll have one 6-digit code to get you into the front door and your individual room).

 

Drive By?  Of course you are welcome to drive by the house.   The home's exterior is in dire need of paint and is being prepped for painting presently.  Please don't let the rough exterior scare you off.  You can see from the photos below that a great amount of effort has gone into making this a very modern, functional home, while retaining the charm.   Once the new paint is on the exterior this diamond in the rough will really sparkle.

Tenants Desired:  I desire single professional adults (men preferred) ideally at least in their 30s--people who would appreciate living in a historical building built in 1892, with the convenience and character of being in downtown in one of Sacramento's oldest neighborhoods.  There has never been a security issue with this apartment.  Apartment is no-smoking (ever) and  no pets.  No remodeling and no painting, without permission (this is a historical building and we all could go to jail if we violate the gratuitous delusions of grandeur glaringly grabbed by government goons).  This unit has been modernized with conveniences without compromising it's turn-of-the-century charm.    Vegetarians or simple-living Feng-Shui types get extra credit!   (Can I legally say that)?  YES.  There are 2 one-bedroom apartments  located upstairs.  One is occupied by a female law school student.  The other is occupied by Patricia, one of the greatest women you could ever know.  She is a middle-aged professional who walks to job as a director of a nearby nonprofit agency.  She is a really wonderful person...you could not ask for better neighbors.   

Good things about this apartment:

This building has good karma.  It has considerable closet space (many Victorians do not).  It has a number of built-in cabinets for storage.  It has been thoroughly updated during 2007.  It is 1 block to light rail.  Do you ever fly out of the Sacramento airport?  Wheel your luggage 7 blocks down to 13th and L, and you can ride the Yolobus to the Airport for $1.50.  I have done this dozens of times.  You can pick up light rail 1 block away.  You can walk or ride your bike to Amtrak for trips to Reno, SFO, San Jose, or LA.  If you need a good (and free) place to meet friends or business clients, use the lobby of the Sheraton Hotel at J & 13th....I have many times.   Are you bored?  A walk to the Crest Theatre  takes only 12 minutes.  Have out-of-town guests showing up?  Take them to Imax, an 8 minute walk.  Do they need a cheap place to flop?  Pack 'em over to the Sacramento Hostel for $25/night.  It's about 5 blocks away.

Are you a cyclist?  You are just about 6 blocks to the entrance point of the Bike Trail system.  There are bike lockers on the property.   These are presently in the front yard, but will be moved to the back to enhance the home's landscape curb-appeal.   These could be available for a modest fee.

The landlord lives one block away and is a great guy to work with.  His tenants love him.  While the neighborhood is not among the upscale addresses of Sacramento,  it's not so bad.  And, it cannot be beat for convenience.  

Here is a partial list of attractions within a 15 minute walk:

Music Circus

The Governor's Mansion State Historic Park

Sacramento Theatre Company

Leland Stanford Mansion State Historic Park

Sacramento Second Saturday Art Walk

California State Capitol & Park

Sacramento Farmer's Market (Wednesdays @ Cesar Chavez Park)

Imax Theatre Sacramento

Sacramento Convention Center (Community Center Theatre & Memorial Auditorium)

Sacramento City Hall

Sacramento Public Library

Sacramento Hostel

Amtrak

State Railroad Museum & Old Sacramento

River Otter Water Taxi

Cathedral of the Blessed Sacramento  (Probably the most stunning Cathedral on the West Coast)

Nearby Restaurants include: 

PF Chang's,  (Chinese Bistro)  16th & J

Lucca's (Italian)     16th & J

Amarin  (Thai)  12th & J

-and another dozen or so all within a 10 minute walk

 

There is a garden space in the back yard, along with some fruit trees.  Parking and storage may be available (at additional cost) from the landlord soon.  

Everything in this apartment works.  I have several workmen on call when needed.  If there are any issues needing repair or rework, I  have them done quickly.  Due to the exposure of this apartment, and it's being downstairs, it hardly needs air conditioning.  Just the same, each room has it's own a/c. There is central heat.  And, each room has it's own individual room heaters.  Many older homes have electrical, heating, or plumbing issues.   I have spent over $12,000 in 2007 upgrading the electrical system of the house.  I have spent over $15,000 on new plumbing, and besides rebuilding the main furnace, I have purchased safe electric individual heaters for each room.  So, while you will still enjoy the old-world charm, your computer won't go dead due to electrical failure in the middle of your term paper.  You'll be warm and comfortable year round. 

The table below shows rents.   Rents are calculated to be very reasonable.   That way I get and retain better tenants. 

Room Dimensions Furnished Rent Utilities Status
Room 1 11 x 16       Partly $475 70 Danny
Room 2 11 x 11      Fully $425 60 Ryon
Room 3 11 x 15 Fully $465 70 Scott
Room 4 10 x 18      Fully $485
deluxe room w/tub		 70 Susan

The new onsite laundry facility (free to tenants) is complete.   

Terms are month-to-month.

Questions:

1.  Why am I charged for utilties?

At most OTHER apartment you would have utilities, right?  Here, besides paying your water, sewer, garbage, electric, and gas, I also provide bathrooms with toilet paper and wireless internet in your room (Cable Modem Broadband Speeds).  This alone (the internet) is worth at least $20/month.  If you can find a better deal....you should probably take it!  

2.  Am I charged for cleaning?

At the current time 3 tenants have agreed to pay $19/mo. towards the cleaning being performed weekly by 1 tenant, who receives a this compensation for cleaning.   Cleaning could also be rotated among the tenants.   Some prefer to clean and not pay.  Some prefer to pay and not clean....it is really up to whatever you work out with your roommates.  Rest assured, however, that a fair and equitable situation will prevail.  Landlord will not tolerate nor rent  to a lazy or inconsiderate person who fails to clean up after him/herself.   (Cleaning is really not difficult....there is no carpet, just wood floors that mop easily).   After a new tenant moves in we will hold a household meeting to determine how the cleaning will occur. 

3.  When can I move in?

Move in can occur a day or two after paying deposits and rent.  Rent will be prorated.  See rental chart . 

Move in with 1st month (or prorated) rent and $400 security deposit. 

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If you are interested in this apartment, I urge you to email me.  This is usually quicker than calling me.    


Phone:  916.444.6500

Write to:   Mark_Blackburn@Yahoo.com

 

 

 

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