Hey, as of July 15^th we’ve begun to get ourselves in gear to sell some land. And not just any land, mind you! If you’ve ever dreamed of being our neighbor (haha) then here is your chance. It is +/– 32 of the most diverse acres in the county. Approximately 8 acres are open and in pasture, with the remainder being wooded ridgeland. The ridgeland rises to 1,420’ and is one of the highest vantage points in the immediate area, promising some pretty spectacular northern, eastern and southern views. Asking price is as of yet to be determined but if someone were to offer $10K/acre before September 1^st we might be tempted. I still need to do some more research on comparables. Furthermore, we are also planning on subdividing the 32 acres into at least two separate lots. One lot would consist of at least the 8 acres of open land, and the second lot would enjoy the 1,420’ hill summit and be at least +/– 15 acres. In this case the price would be closer to $12K/acre. We’ll see.

Anyway, here are some photos to get the ball rolling.

Survey approximation. Black and red line is existing logging road. Black dots are proposes home sites. Shaded area is our farm. You can see our house and our barns, etc. We own all of Steeplechase Lane, which heads eastward to Dans Road (public road). The only other house with access via Steeplechase is visible in the top right section of the aerial. So ultimately, at most, there would be only four homes on our private 2,000+ foot drive.

Looking West. The proposes property line is at the white gate. Land to be sold would be this side of the gate, extending to the left (Southward) to a hollow on the far side of the creek. So this is roughly where a driveway might enter onto the land for sale. Steeplechase Lane ends at our barns visible about 1,800’ away.

(E) is the creek. (C) is the proposed lot line – the land for sale would be on the near side of the line from this vantage point. (A) is our outdoor riding ring – not for sale but neighbors could access it for a small fee. The same goes for our (D) 20×40m indoor riding arena. (B) is the summit of Cahas mountain.

View on the land looking East. (A) is a run-in that would be relocated to our land – or we could negotiate a price for it to the seller. (B) is an existing partition fence that could be removed when the buyer redesigns their pasture(s). (C) is the entrance to the ridgeland via existing roadbed. (D) is the creek, it runs E/W at the bottom of the pastures.

View on land looking Southwest. (B) is roadbed to ridgeland. (A) are mature ash trees in pasture. Ignore the bedraggled fence. This would be replaced by the buyer when they redesign their pastures.

Aforementioned creek. Except during severe drought this little creek runs year round. We currently keep grazing animals out of the creek. It’s better for the environment. We may add a restriction to the deed that would force the buyer to do the same. We’ll see.

Logging road along south side of creek. Currently you can ride along this road all the way to our outdoor. It’s a beautiful spot!

Road up ridgeland.

Highest point on ridgeland. We’re currently preparing to selectively timber the ridgeland and during this project, we’ll be opening up some views along the ridge. They are sure to be amazing. Cahas Mountain will be in full view from this vantage point.

That’s all for now. More details later!

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