Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

Kurt Lai

San Rafael | $1.495 million

A Spanish-style house built in 1928, on 0.1 acres

This three-bedroom, one-bathroom house is a block from the Marin Tennis Club and a five-minute walk from Dominican University of California. The Marin Museum of Contemporary Art and the Marin History Museum are less than two miles away, as is the center of San Rafael, home to restaurants, grocery stores and a Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit station.

Driving to Muir Beach, on the Pacific coast, takes around half an hour. Sausalito is a 20-minute drive and Oakland and San Francisco are both less than 45 minutes away.

Size: 1,380 square feet

Price per square foot: $1,083

Indoors: A low wall lines this home’s front yard and a paved path leads to the front door. Inside is a foyer with hardwood floors, and off on one side is the living room. It has wood ceiling beams and a fireplace with a Spanish-style tile surround and hearth. Beyond this space, up a few steps, is the dining room, which opens to a patio. The kitchen, on the other side of the dining room, has wood-paneled ceilings painted white, and stainless steel appliances including a range with a gas cooktop and a tile backsplash. There’s a banquette in the far corner of the room.