Having only 1 bath will be a deal breaker for most people, especially if they are in a roommate share situation. I think 2BR2BA and a larger kitchen will be preferable.
A 3 bed 1 bath will be difficult to rent regardless of the kitchen.
I wouldn’t buy a 2 bedroom as a rental but you know your area.
I see a 2bd/2ba as preferable to a 3bd/1ba. A single person, two singles sharing, or a couple without children could rent a 2bd/2ba. People with children who need 3 bedrooms will also want another bathroom. In Southern California, 2bd/2ba is a common rental size.
In certain areas of Bay Area, typical renters would be younger childless couples where both partners work in some sort of tech making decent, but not huge by that area standards money. They would definitely prefer a 2b/2b arrangement - and NO yardwork or yard upkeep. I would research with the local realtors as to what the typical rental market looks like. Our opinions, as you see, are all over the place!
Our kitchen would require a massive overhaul in order to fit a french door fridge. Max width on ours is 29". Can’t open the fridge and oven at the same time, either. Ah, 60s split level architecture!
I agree that 2 BR is problematic, but with your square footage, I have no idea what to advise.
DH bought a cottage in a good location in a Texas college town. Currently our daughter is living in it. It is 2BR with 2 full and 1 half bath. It’s really cute, remodeled with granite everything and stainless steel applicances, etc., with a big beautiful yard, tornado shelter, but I still think we are going to have trouble selling it for what we have in it because it’s only 2 BR. (17-1800 sq. feet). I think we could easily rent it to students, but DH will want to sell it when our D graduates. I told him I thought 2 BR is not the wisest investment and that it was overpriced, but he disagreed. He’s rarely wrong in business, but he’s about due. I hope I’m mistaken!
I think you need to add the bathroom. Not so much the walk-in closet and kitchen expansion for a rental, but definitely the bathroom. However, if you did the bathroom, could you place the dining on the kitchen side of the door and use the existing dining for an expanded living room?
I’d go with 2 bedrooms, 2 baths and the expanded kitchen. It’s not meant to be a family home. It sounds like it would be nice as a home for a couple or two roommates. Two baths and an expanded kitchen would be nice.
Re: the fridge…why does it have to be a french door model?
Can the entry door be relocated to the dining area or living room? Then the kitchen could flow in to the dining room. Maybe use part of the dining room to add a powder room? A powder room would probably be enough. I like having the 3rd bedroom as so many people want space for their computers now.
We are just talking about 1100 sq. ft.
My son’s NYC 2BR2BA coop is 1100 sq. ft
There is no room for 3BR and a powder room.
People can put their computers in their own BR or in the LR. You don’t need a bedroom for a laptop.
For those who want more space, they are not going to rent 1100 sq. ft.
I’ve been thinking about this and what I would do is knock the wall down between the kitchen and the bedroom and make it one big room. The actual kitchen area doesn’t have to be big but having it opened into a living area would give the feel of a lot more space. Then, I would turn the original living/dining area into the master bedroom and put the 2nd bathroom in that space, too. My kitchen is 8X10 (wall to wall) and it opens into a family room which is approx 200 sq. feet - which is not very big. I put an island at the end of the kitchen, in what is part of the new space. This is where we live in our house. We haven’t used our living room - which is a very nice size since we put on the addition (which also opens up to the dining room - which we only use when we have company, as the island has enough room for three people to eat.
So you get an open concept kitchen/living area, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths.
What kind of neighborhood? If downtown area, teeny kitchen might be just fine. Check if typical renters are couples, roommates, or families.
nrds, Texas is NOT SF Bay Area, In the Bay Area you do not get 2 BD and 2.5 BATH for any thing, unless you do it for yourself.
EB, remember this is a little LESS than 1100 sf house, you don’t get 200 sf Bedrooms. If I open the walls behind the kitchen, I only get 150 sf, if that!
NJfbmom
I don’t think I can move the front door, it will be very expensive if I do that.
Most ppl here is to convert that 2 car garage to rooms.
Does this place have a two car garage? If so, can you convert to one car…and add that to the living space?
Since you are renting it out… can you rent it out and do nothing to it besides paint and new carpet? I mean, lowering the price a little on rent, especially in the Bay area–it will still be swept up quickly, rather than spending $$ and having to wait over time for the rental to pay for the investment. That seems the smartest choice. If you will live in it, make it your dream kitchen since you don’t need the 3rd bedroom. You only live once. Tons of singles would love the setup.
c_mom
It is between urban and suburban. Trader Joe is almost next door, but the stores on this street are not urban city kind of stores, there are a lot of stores in walking distance, BART, the “subway” is in walking distance as well, a 15 minute walk?
I don’t really understand what you are saying here.
I know where you are. 
Nevermind. Maybe I don’t. Lots of Trader Joe’s around.
redp, I am thinking that as well. I can do my thing when I am ready to sell.
nrds, I was referring to your D’s 2 bedroom home.
“EB, remember this is a little LESS than 1100 sf house, you don’t get 200 sf Bedrooms. If I open the walls behind the kitchen, I only get 150 sf, if that!”
That should be large enough, imo. I’ve been in many homes where the room off the kitchen is quite small but it is still were the family congregates.
But hey - you don’t have to like my idea - but that is what I would do if I was living in that house.