Wrightwood sits in the San Gabriel Mountains, close enough to Los Angeles for a Friday-night drive and ten minutes from

Wrightwood sits in the San Gabriel Mountains, close enough to Los Angeles for a Friday-night drive and ten minutes from the lifts at Mountain High. That geography is the whole case for this 1990 A-frame, which is already operating as a short-term rental that sleeps ten or more.

At 3,125 square feet across three levels it is unusually large for the shape. Three bedrooms, three baths. The front room carries the argument — soaring ceilings, oversized windows, mountain views straight up the gable — while the upgrades underneath are the sort that keep a rental in service: double-pane windows throughout, newer appliances, a tankless water heater, a water softener, and whole-home filtration. Expansive Trex decks wrap the exterior, and there is a treehouse on the lot.

The property occupies an extra-large parcel down a private gated road, which matters more to a rental operator than the square footage does.

It came to market July 1 at $749,000 and was cut to $729,000 today — $233 a square foot against a $718,100 Zestimate, at 37 days on Zillow. Built 1990, 0.28 acres. MLS HD26112047.

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