TEXAS HILL COUNTRY 4/2.5/2 32+ ACRES BARN HORSES RANCH Start Price USD 549,999.00 Current Price USD 549,999.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price USD 574,999.00 Reserve Price - Start Time Thursday, September 18, 2008 End Time Saturday, October 18, 2008 Location Between Canyon Lake & Wimberley Texas See more about 'TEXAS HILL COUNTRY 4/2.5/2 32+ ACRES BARN HORSES RANCH' Description Live In The TexasHill Country Description BEFORE AND AFTER" --> Stupendous!!! See-forever views gorgeous sunsets!! Self-Sufficient Homestead Ready for move-in. Enjoy Hill Country Living NOW! Private, Secluded & Peaceful! Hill Country Living, the way it used to be! *Ammenities**Approx 2250sf rock veneer country home w/Gazebo & Barn*4 bedrooms, Master BR has Fireplace*2 ½ baths*Jacuzzi tub room adjoins Master Bath*Laundry Rm & Pantry adjoin kitchen*Spacious Country kitchen w/mahogany countertops & lots of cabinets *Huge Livingroom w/built-ins & Massive Rock Fireplace*Dining room w/fabulous view*Barn with tackroom/office separate electric svc.*Huge walk-in closet in Mbr; Another BR has 10' long cedar-lined closet *Ceiling fans everywhere*Huge screened & covered back porch*Attached 2 car garage*Asphalt paved driveways*Poured concrete sidewalks*Huge Yard is Security Fenced *Nice grass & landscaping*Heat pump*Fireplace in Great Room and Mbr*New 20 yr roof 5/03*chlorinator & softener on site*Maytag dishwasher, washer/dryer*Private well*Large septic*Pecan and fruit trees32.15 acre Self-Sufficient Homestead Located in the Awesome Devil's Backbone of Comal County Bring Your Horses!   Livingroom Kitchen Master Bedroom Oak Shaded Gazebo !Details Home was built in the late 70's & professionally remodeled in 1994 by present owners. Home is completely insulated and features Custom Rock Veneer. Country style oak & Saltillo flooring throughout.   Large laundry/utility room and pantry storage adjoins country style kitchen. Ceiling Fans in each bedroom, kitchen & living room. Living room features massive rock fireplace and built-in cabinets/bookshelves/windowseat. Second fireplace in master bedroom. 500 gallon propane tank serves kitchen, clothes dryer and hot water heater. Trane heat pump cools home wonderfully and keeps you warm in winter. Your own well is included and is drilled 730 feet! Water at 200 feet, new submersible pump is hung at 630 feet. Well reported in at 8-10 GPM, has NEVER run dry - even during the worst of the long 1995 drought! Water tested fine for purity - chlorinator and softener on site. Lots of taps and faucets outdoors for watering San Augustine lawn and fruit & nut trees. Barn measures 52'x24' has water and sink hookup in tackroom/office. Tackroom/office is on slab measures 20'x12' and has electricity, water and separate outer door. Barn has separate 200 amp electric service and meter. 2 car attached garage measures 23'x26' - new aluminum 8' wide garage doors with openers. Garage is fully sheetrocked, could easily be converted to office or quarters. Large covered and screened back porch 700 sq ft total area. Gazebo sits on 12' 6" hexagonal concrete slab. Seasonal Creek on property, spring on opposite mountain is yours.In October '98 we had 30 inches of rain in one 24 hour period; the home incurred NO damage! Home and approx 1 acre are completely fenced by 6' security fence - keeps out deer & provides a secure environment for children. All driving areas are asphalt paved. Concrete sidewalks keep dirt and leaves outside. Organic vegetable garden area 50'x30' has good deep topsoil. Many flower beds & rose bushes surround the house. Heavily treed yard including 3 pecan, 3 peach, 2 pear, 2 loquat and 1 apricot tree are in this fenced paradise! Property includes 2800 gallon cistern and 9'x14' rootcellar/winecellar with breezeway access.  10 mins to Wimberley & Canyon Lake, 45 minutes from Austin & San Antonio, 20 mins from New Braunfels. Email us if you desire further details .     This is simply a great property for all seasons!  Lots of beautiful mature live oak trees, wildlife galore.  Whitetail deer, wild turkey, Roadrunners, Fox, and even the rare Ringtail Cat are here; and why not?  Your neighbors to the rear are an 8000 ac ranch and a 1200 ac ranch, so plenty of pristine nature for wildlife to congregate on.  You are 2 miles off the highway,  often will see deer & turkey on your drive in/out along the road.  Bring your telescope because the nights are clear and dark, great for stargazing.  When the sun goes down, the only lights you'll see are 30 mi away; across Canyon Lake  to the Southwest.  The views truly do go Forever.   Like to entertain your friends?  This place was built for fun!  The house has several entry points so crowds are easily managed.  Guests enjoy exploring the canyon or having a Cowboy Cookout at the cookout spot just outside the yard.  Nothing more enticing than the smell of Texas Cedar (Juniper) logs burning on a late Summer evening.   This is the finest area of the very rugged Devil's Backbone escarpment.  Close to everything The Hill Country has to offer, plus all the amenities of San Marcos, New Braunfels and lovely Wimberley and Gruene.  Only a 10min drive  to the Hancock Marina at Canyon Lake, so bring your cabin cruiser and pursue those fine Stripers in your spare time; or maybe you want to fish for Rainbows along the Guadelupe, below Canyon Dam?  Or go tubing?  All only 10mins away!   32+ acres you will never get tired of exploring, hunt for fossils in your streambed on one day; look through the ancient Indian flint chippings  for arrowheads the next.  Or catalogue the varied cacti and other plants that grow in your canyon and mountaintop.   Perfect for the Self-Sufficient homesteader.  Rebuild the root cellar into a wine cellar you can be proud of!  Great gardening area with deep organic soils.  Add some stalls to the barn and bring your horses or livestock.  There is a watering trough on the place and the cistern holds 2800gals of water.    This property simply has tons of storage areas!  Room for all your tools, projects, and gear.  Massive built-in bookcase shelving unit will hold 400+ books.  Lots of room in the cabinets below.  Country Kitchen is a great work area, with lots of storage and pantry area.  Room for everything you need and want to be Self-Sufficient.    When we remodeled the house, it was fully sheetrocked and floored.  It stays very air tight and comfortable thanks to its great insulation and exterior rock veneer.  In Winter, we hardly ever turned on the heatpump.  In Summer, we would run the cooling from late afternoon until bedtime.  The house just stays cozy.  Then there are those moments in Winter you'll love having the fireplaces...   Lots of parking area for your guests.  Very easy to find, (with directions).  You will own two of the seven lots in this private road accessed, gated subdivision.  Everything the homesteader could want is here, or close by.  Yet, when you come home, turn off your car and close your door, you will be struck by the pristine beauty and silence!  This is The Texas Hill Country that Jerry Jeff Walker and Waylon Jennings sang about.  Not much of it still remaining.  Buy this 32 acres of Heaven with 4br custom home with a million dollars of improvements for $574,999.00.   Ready for immediate occupancy 5 days after closing. 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