Merced Street Triplex

Madera, California

Three-bedroom, two-bath units in a small three-unit building, with the room of a house at close to apartment prices.

This small building has just three units: two upstairs and one on the ground floor. Every unit has three bedrooms and two bathrooms, so you get the space of a house at close to apartment prices. The photos show one unit; the other two are laid out the same way.

The building went up in 2005. The units have bright, open kitchens, plenty of closet space and easy-care floors. There is a grass yard out front and covered parking, and schools are close by.

You pay gas and electricity, plus a one-third share of the building's water bill.

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