5240 Boyd Ave, Oakland, CA 94618

This charming craftsman bungalow in the heart of Rockridge is a single family unattached house in a great neighborhood. It is available now. This two bedroom, one bath house is a cozy, inviting living space that served its owner for many years and is now offered for rent. It features a remodeled kitchen with new stove, refrigerator and microwave. The house has original wood floors throughout, wood blinds, central heat, and a wood burning stove. It has excellent light, particularly in the rear bedroom that overlooks the backyard. There is an unfinished basement that runs the length and width of the house, offering lots of storage space and including a washer and dryer. The driveway can fit two cars for off street parking and has a level 2 charger for electric vehicles. The good sized backyard offers ample space for relaxing and entertaining, and is truly an oasis in the city. It is fully fenced and beautifully maintained with fruit trees (fig, orange, apple, nectarine, and cherry) as well as an ornamental garden with roses and flowers for cutting to have at your table. If you wish, you can take advantage of raised beds for growing vegetables. The garden in front of the house creates a sense of privacy with multiple mature trees that live between the street and the house. Both front and back gardens are tended by an experienced horticulturalist on a monthly basis, with no additional charge to the tenant. The house was repainted inside and out last month to get it ready for new people to make a home here. The house is in an ideal location, three blocks from the heart of College Avenue with its shops and restaurants, four blocks from Rockridge BART, and a few blocks from the entrance to the freeway. Move in costs are first and last months rent plus extra pet deposit, if applicable. There is a one year lease. One year lease. Landlord pays water, garbage, and monthly gardener. Tenants responsible for raking leaves in fall and picking up fruit that falls from fruit trees.