What is the gross rental income at 561 Alisal Road?

$117,360 a year in gross rent across all three doors, with tenants paying water, electricity, gas, and internet.

Are the rear apartment units permitted?

Yes. The separate two-unit apartment building behind the front house is fully permitted.

Can I live in the front house and rent the apartments?

Yes. The two rear apartments generate $5,900 a month today, offsetting most of a conventional payment. The 3-bedroom upper unit is on a month-to-month lease, so an owner can take it over quickly.

How many units are on the lot?

Three: a 1920 single-family home in front, a 3-bedroom / 2-bathroom apartment upstairs in the rear building, and a 1-bedroom / 1-bathroom apartment downstairs.

Front of 561 Alisal Rd, a 1920 cottage in downtown Solvang with a red door

Dolly Parton's former Solvang retreat

A house, a two-unit apartment building, and a story no other listing can tell.

561 Alisal Road, Solvang · $1,995,000 · $117,360 a year in gross rent

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Price

$1,995,000

Gross annual rent

$117,360 / yr

Total annual expenses

$19,880 / yr

Buildings on the lot

House + duplex

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Provenance

The Wig Room is still there.

This is the property documented as Dolly Parton’s former Solvang retreat — reported in Elle Decor, the New York Post, Realtor.com, and other national outlets. The upper rear unit still contains the original Wig Room from that era, a documented piece of Santa Ynez Valley cultural history that does not exist anywhere else on the market.

You cannot build provenance. A buyer here acquires a 1920 cottage, a separate two-unit apartment building behind it, and a story that every future buyer will want to hear too. That is what separates this from every other income property in the valley.

“Verified income, real upside, three separate front doors, and a celebrity history — almost never on one lot, let alone all at once.”

The original Wig Room in the upper rear unit — Dolly Parton's vanity and dressing room, still intact

Start here

Live in the house. Let the apartments carry the payment.

Most buyers for 561 Alisal Rd take the front house as their home and let the two apartments behind it offset the mortgage. That is the owner-user path — but the same lot is also a turnkey three-door income asset if that is what you are after.

Most buyers

Owner-user

I want to live here.

Take the front house. Put family in the 3-bed or 1-bed apartment behind it, or let the rent offset most of the payment. Three doors, one walkable lot, and a month-to-month upper unit you can move into fast.

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Investor

I want the income.

$117,360 a year in rent with all three doors leased, against $19,880 of total annual expenses. Tenants pay every utility.

See the rent roll and upside →

The property

2,500 sq ft, 7 beds, 5 baths, on 0.26 acres.

Location

Walk out the door into the Danish Capital of California.

Alisal Road runs straight through the center of Solvang. Bakeries, tasting rooms, and restaurants are a short walk away, and the Santa Ynez Valley wine country starts a few minutes past that. Year-round visitors and a steady local rental base are what keep occupancy strong for a property positioned exactly here.

Downtown Solvang
Walkable
Santa Barbara
~45 min
Wine tasting rooms
Minutes
Lot size
0.26 acres

Questions buyers ask

The numbers and the story, in plain terms.

What is the gross rental income at 561 Alisal Road?: $117,360 a year in gross rent across all three doors, with tenants paying water, electricity, gas, and internet.
Are the rear apartment units permitted?: Yes. The separate two-unit apartment building behind the front house is fully permitted.
Who previously owned the Solvang property?: It is documented as Dolly Parton's former Solvang retreat, reported in Elle Decor, the New York Post, Realtor.com, and other national outlets. The upper rear unit still contains the original Wig Room.
Can I live in the front house and rent the apartments?: Yes. The two rear apartments generate $5,900 a month today, offsetting most of a conventional payment. The 3-bedroom upper unit is on a month-to-month lease, so an owner can take it over quickly.
How many units are on the lot?: Three: a 1920 single-family home in front, a 3-bedroom / 2-bathroom apartment upstairs in the rear building, and a 1-bedroom / 1-bathroom apartment downstairs.

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Cris Lapp

Black Oak Group Homes and Mortgages

DRE #01093529

MLS #26001575 · 561 Alisal Road, Solvang, CA 93463

Call (805) 538-6044 (805) 538-6044 cris@blackoaklc.com