5421 Wellesley Avenue, PittsburghHighland Park, PA 15206Price: $400,000

Looking for a smart way to make homeownership work harder for you? This beautifully renovated Highland Park duplex offers the opportunity to live in one unit while generating rental income from the other. With two updated 2-bedroom, 1-bath units, separate gas and electric utilities, individual HVAC systems with central air, and extensive recent improvements, much of the heavy lifting has already been done. Both units feature remodeled kitchens and baths, quartz countertops, stainless steel appliances, dishwashers, built-in microwaves, LVP flooring, fresh paint and approximately 90% replacement windows. A shared laundry area is located in the basement. Unit 1 offers a living room, kitchen, full bath and bedroom on the main level, with a second bedroom upstairs for added separation and flexibility. A private rear deck provides its own outdoor space. Unit 2 features two bedrooms plus a versatile bonus room that could serve as an office, exercise room, storage or flex space. Both units also have access to the shared backyard and patio with solar string lighting. Major improvements include a new roof (2024), two HVAC systems with central air (2024), hot water tanks (2019 & 2020), renovated kitchens and baths, new electrical panels for each unit plus a third panel for common areas, updated flooring and paint, exterior painting and shared basement laundry. Located in Highland Park with public transit less than two blocks away, 5421 Wellesley offers convenient access to Highland Park, the Pittsburgh Zoo & Aquarium and Bryant Street dining and shops. Bakery Square, East Liberty, Shadyside and Lawrenceville are nearby, along with Carnegie Mellon University, the University of Pittsburgh, UPMC Children's Hospital, West Penn Hospital and UPMC Shadyside. Whether you're considering an owner-occupied duplex or adding a well-improved property to your investment portfolio, 5421 Wellesley offers flexibility, separate utilities and two renovated units in a convenient East End location.