Antelope Triplex & Fourplex Property Management

They're the rarest residential asset in the city. Antelope built out after the mid-1990s as detached single-family subdivisions, so genuine 3-4 unit buildings exist mostly in the older fabric along the Antelope Road corridor and the Elverta Road area, where pre-subdivision parcels allowed small-multifamily construction. That scarcity is part of the appeal — limited inventory plus steady family-and-commuter demand means the few well-run buildings stay full. We focus our small-multifamily leasing on the corridors where this inventory actually exists.

Because four units is the ceiling for conventional residential lending. A triplex or fourplex still qualifies for a standard 30-year residential mortgage, the same loan category as a single-family home, while delivering three or four income streams. The moment a property hits five units it crosses into commercial lending — shorter terms, larger down payments, and debt-coverage underwriting. For an Antelope investor, staying at four units captures small-multifamily cash flow at single-family loan economics, which is the strongest reason to target a quad here.

Units rent in line with Antelope's smaller-unit bands. A one-bedroom typically runs $1,650-$1,900, a two-bedroom $1,950-$2,250, and the larger three-bedroom units that anchor many fourplex mixes $2,400-$2,800. Actual rent depends on unit size, condition, parking, utility setup, and the competing rentals available when you list. We price each unit to its own configuration against current Antelope comps and provide a property-specific rental analysis before listing.

These properties have shared infrastructure a detached rental never carries — one roof, a common exterior, shared parking, landscaping, and often a common laundry or trash enclosure. We maintain all of it to standards that keep tenants renewing, allocate the costs fairly, and plan capital reserves for the big-ticket replacements (roof, exterior paint, parking resurfacing) so they don't blow up your year when they come due. Every shared-area cost is tracked in your monthly reporting through Live Ledger.

Yes, fully. AB 1482 (the California Tenant Protection Act) caps annual rent increases at 5% + CPI (max 10% combined). The single-family exemption does not reach multi-unit buildings, so every unit in an Antelope triplex or fourplex is covered. Antelope is in unincorporated Sacramento County with no city rent ordinance, so the statewide framework governs the whole building. We apply the correct cap on every unit's renewal, serve increases properly via certified mail, and model the cap into your rent-roll growth projections.

By coordinating turnovers and pricing each unit to its own mix. We stagger lease terms so the building never faces multiple simultaneous vacancies, and we price two- and three-bedroom units separately to reach both Antelope's commuter professionals and its school-anchored families. Every applicant is screened to the same standard — 3x income, full credit, employment, and prior-landlord references. With citywide vacancy at 3.8% and a 13-day average days-on-market, well-priced units across the building lease quickly.