North Lake Tahoe Multifamily Specialist
The best deals
never hit Zillow.
I live here, and I invest here. I help buyers find duplexes, triplexes, and mixed-use property across Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Carnelian Bay, Tahoma, and the West Shore — the North Shore I call home.
My focus is cash flow that holds up in a mountain‑town market — long‑term rentals, employee housing, owner‑occupied house hacking, and vacation rentals where the permits pencil. I run my own units, so I know what actually works.
Buy the place that skis in January and cash‑flows in July.
Text me — (530) 213‑3574
I'm probably on the trail or the water — but I answer fast.
CA DRE #02439896 · Tahoe Properties by Brad Hester
Hester Real Estate
July 29, 2026
(530) 277-1336 · laketahoehester@gmail.com
Three doors, one address, in the heart of Tahoe City — now $100,000 under the original ask. A rare multi-family income property with a diversified rent roll: stable long-term income from the studio, vacation rental upside from two updated, fully furnished STR units. High-visibility N Lake Blvd frontage with paved parking, mixed-use flexibility, and a clean fit for a 1031 exchange or house-hack: live in one unit, let the other two pay the mortgage.
Everything I know about North Shore income property, written down.
Guides on sourcing, buying, and underwriting Tahoe multifamily — from someone who bought his own duplex off-market, renovated it, and runs it today.
How I find the duplexes and triplexes that never hit Zillow.
Most North Shore income property changes hands before a sign ever goes up. I track 500+ multifamily properties across Tahoe City, Kings Beach, Carnelian Bay, and the West Shore, and talk directly with owners — here's how that works, and how my buyers get there first.
Read the off-market guide →What a Tahoe City Duplex Actually Earns
Income from my own owner-occupied duplex — and what I'd tell a buyer underwriting one today.
See the numbers → Buyer's GuideThe Tahoe Duplex Buyer's Guide
House hacking, financing, and permits — the playbook I used on my own purchase.
Read the guide → Market IntelThe North Shore Multifamily Market Guide
Where the inventory is, what it trades for, and where the value hides.
Read the guide →
Third-generation real estate. An owner-operator who invests where he sells.
Chris didn't find real estate — he was born into it. His grandmother, Mary Kay Gallagher, was the broker the New York Times called "the real estate queen of Ditmas Park," selling Brooklyn's grandest Victorians from her own home for nearly fifty years. Chris earned his first license in 2007 working her open houses — not at a corporate seminar, at her dining room table.
He specializes in off-market multifamily investing on the North Shore — the duplexes and triplexes that never hit Zillow. A career in luxury hospitality revenue management sharpened how he underwrites income property, and as an owner-operator in Tahoe City, he runs his own units. When he tells you what a Tahoe property will do, he's speaking from his own address.
Hester Real Estate
(530) 277-1336 · laketahoehester@gmail.com
End unit backing directly to open meadow — no rear neighbors — a short walk to Bristlecone beach. Original condition priced as a renovation opportunity in one of Tahoe City's most established communities, with community pool and tennis courts. Now showing by appointment.
Tahoma · West Shore · El Dorado County
7266 5th Avenue
Tahoma, CA 96142
$880,000
A beautifully crafted West Shore home on a 12,632 SF lot at the end of 5th Ave, with no crowded feeling and easy access to State Park land. Redwood exterior, Alder & Pine flooring, custom Alder kitchen cabinets, and mahogany in the living room — quality woodwork throughout. Two-car garage with room for a boat or trailer. Like-new condition.
Tahoma · West Shore · El Dorado County
7299 2nd Avenue
Tahoma, CA 96142
An authentic 1959 Old Tahoe cabin tucked into the tall pines of Tahoe Cedars on the West Shore. Warm knotty pine throughout, vaulted wood ceilings, and a back deck that puts you immediately in the forest. No rear neighbors — ever. Steps to hiking, biking, and groomed Nordic trails. Minutes to Homewood Mountain Resort. Now in contract — reach out about backup offers or to see something similar on the West Shore.