5195 E Brookfield Drive, East Lansing, MI 48823

• 3 beds |
• 4 baths |
• 2,938 sqft

Property 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.

Listing Status:

Active

Date Added:

August 13, 2026

Data Last Updated:

August 20, 2026 at 12:38PM

Listing Office:

White Pine Sotheby's International Realty : 517-777-8224

Listing Agent:

Rob Buffington : 517-300-3637

MLS ID:

298451

Interior

• Appliances: DishwasherDisposalOvenRangeTankless Water HeaterWasher/Dryer
• Laundry: In Basement
• Basement: FullFinishedEgress Windows
• Flooring: LaminateTile
• A/C: Central Air
• Heating: Forced AirNatural Gas
• Fireplace: Wood BurningFireplaceFireplaces: 1

Exterior

• General: None
• Style: Ranch
• Pool: None

Construction

• Roofing: Shingle
• Windows: Double Pane WindowsENERGY STAR Qualified Windows
• General: Vinyl SidingBrickOneConcrete Perimeter1359.0

Location

• Road/Access: City Street
• Originating MLS: Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS®
• School District: Okemos
• County: Ingham

Lot

• Zoning: MP 3824 LOT 36 PLAT OF EAST BROOKFIELD.33-02-02-17-378-005
• View: Trees/Woods
• Fencing: None
• Current Use: Primary

Utilities

• Utilities: Cable AvailableElectricity ConnectedNatural Gas ConnectedSewer ConnectedWater ConnectedHigh Speed Internet Connected200+ Amp Service
• Water: Public
• Sewer: Public Sewer

Financial

• Source: Greater Lansing Association of REALTORS®