$419,000

Quiet, single-story and an end unit, this Golden Oaks Condominium keeps Monterey living easy. The newly remodeled kitchen, with new cabinets, countertops, stove and sink, makes weeknight cooking a pleasure, and on cool evenings the wood-burning fireplace in the living room is the place to be. Spend summer afternoons at the community pool, with the barbecue area and clubhouse ready for weekend cookouts with friends. At 1 bed, 1 bath and 560 square feet, it works as a pied-a-terre, a low-maintenance retreat, or a rentable investment just minutes from the Monterey Peninsula coastline.