5195 E Brookfield DriveEast Lansing, MI 48823

Description

A ranch home configured, almost by design, for the buyer who wants their mortgage partially paid by someone else. The layout tells the story: five bedrooms, three living areas, two full kitchens, and a fully finished lower level. That second kitchen is the pivot point — it turns a single-family home into two distinct living spaces without renovation, without permits pulled, without a contractor's timeline. Occupy the main level and let the lower level carry a share of the payment, or reverse it. The bones are already there. Location strengthens the case. Meridian Township offers a decidedly more settled pace than the neighborhoods pressed up against East Lansing's campus edge — quieter streets, longer tenancies, and a resident profile that tends toward graduate students, young professionals, and MSU staff rather than the churn of undergraduate turnover. The award-winning Okemos School District anchors long-term value regardless of how the property is used. The home itself has been thoughtfully updated: refreshed kitchens and baths, with new flooring carried throughout. It sits on a generous lot with an expansive yard — room for the outdoor life that campus-adjacent properties simply cannot offer. Whole Foods, Trader Joe's, and the MSU campus are all within a short drive. For the buyer who has read about house hacking and been waiting for the right property to execute it, this is that property — already updated, already configured, already in the right township. Call for your private tour.

Property Information

Property type

Residential

Sub-type

Single Family Residence

Style

Ranch

Year built

1952

Living area

2,938 Sq Ft

Lot size

0.42 acres

Lot dimensions

85x220

Garage spaces

1

Days on market

57

MLS^® Listing#

298451

Property Features

Appliances

Dishwasher · Disposal · Oven · Range · Tankless Water Heater · Washer/Dryer

Cooling

Central Air

Heating

Forced Air · Natural Gas

Flooring

Laminate · Tile

Fireplace

Wood Burning

Basement

Finished · Full

Pool

None

Parking

Additional Parking · Attached · Direct Access · Driveway · Garage · Garage Door Opener · Garage Faces Front · Inside Entrance · Kitchen Level

Laundry

In Basement

Patio

Covered · Front Porch · Patio

Fencing

None

Lot features

Back Yard · City Lot · Front Yard · Landscaped · Many Trees · Native Plants · Near Public Transit · Private · Rectangular Lot · Secluded

Construction

Brick · Vinyl Siding

Foundation

Concrete Perimeter

Roof

Shingle

Windows

Double Pane Windows · ENERGY STAR Qualified Windows

Security

Closed Circuit Camera(s)

Other structures

None

Utilities

Cable Available · Natural Gas Available · Water Connected · Sewer Connected · Natural Gas Connected · Electricity Connected

Sewer

Public Sewer

Water source

Public

Financial Details

Annual taxes

$7,187Tax year 2025

Parcel number

33-02-02-17-378-005

Directions

W Grand River and E Brookfield Dr N to home