3512 Oakwood, Mountain Mesa CA 93240 | $259,999

Tucked into the oaks on nearly an acre in Mountain Mesa, this two-story chalet-style cabin has the kind of character you can't build new. Step inside and the whole place is wrapped in warm knotty-pine tongue-and-groove walls and soaring vaulted ceilings with exposed beams that give the upstairs living space real drama. A wraparound covered deck and an upstairs balcony put the mountain views and the shade of mature oaks right outside your door. The kitchen is functional and honest stainless refrigerator, tile counters, solid wood cabinets dated, but ready for you to make it yours. With 2 bedrooms and 2 baths across 1,728 sq ft, there's room to spread out. Where this property really separates itself is the outbuildings: two detached garages with parking for four vehicles, giving you serious room for a workshop, storage, and gear plus open space on the 0.8-acre lot to park the RV, the boat, and the toys. For a recreation-country property, that kind of covered parking is hard to find. This is Kern River Valley living: minutes from Lake Isabella for fishing and boating, the Kern River for rafting, and the trails and campgrounds of the surrounding Sequoia National Forest. Homes with this much genuine wood-and-beam character and this much room to work don't come up often out here. Bring your vision the bones, the setting, and the space are all here.

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