Country Life: Under 10 Acres

Country Life: Under 10 Acres

Here you will find property where you can keep a few critters, enjoy the out of doors, and relax in the informal charm of your own farmhouse. Please contact us for aerial maps, an address, or for additional pictures. If you have questions, by all means ask. We are here to make your buying experience a great one! Be sure to check other pages for properties that are somewhat larger than this as you may find something just right there. There is a lot to see. And don’t forget to look under “Farms” as well. Some of the “Acreage” properties have barns, so if you don’t need a home, that is another spot to search.
“ Sold” places will have details left here for a year so that you can make comparisons.

5 #1201 Central Fulton County - NEW LISTING, now UNDER CONTRACT
~Just completely redone
~Adjoins State forest w/lake, near Adirondack park
~10 minutes to shopping
~Commercial garage

Near the Adirondack Park and surrounded by an 858 acre State Forest, you can walk to a 76 acre lake from here in 10 minutes, and it’s on a dead-end road with all the privacy you could expect to find on an acre. 2 parcels, being sold as one - you subdivide if you wish, we won’t. Or combine them and lower your taxes some. 311' of road frontage. The land is mostly open except around a tiny ever-running stream along the edge. You can be in a small city in 10 minute’s time. You’ll love this location.

Owned by Vinyards Choice, we stripped this one to the studs and rebuilt it. You have vinyl siding, thermal pane windows, new steel roof, new doors, new sheetrock, a new hot water oil furnace, some new kitchen cabinets, washer and drier included. The floors are all new or just refinished. They shine. . Big rooms downstairs with an open feel to them. Some high end lighting fixtures as well. You have an eat-in kitchen, fully applianced, a formal dining room with bay windows and a 15x22’ living room plus an over-sized laundry downstairs. Above is a large partly wainscoted family room at the head of the stairs, and 3 more rooms which could be used as bedrooms. There is full bath on each floor. Ample closets, dry basement, older but paved drive. It has a drilled well (no sulfur) plus rights to a spring across the street and there is a modern septic.

You’ll love the large garage, 24x44’. Big enough for 4 cars, it houses a hydraulic car lift, just like you’d see at a car dealer’s. There is a new 10’ leanto adjoining it, which could house 2 more cars, garden and lawn equipment, hot tub, or use for entertaining - whatever you want. A concrete patio adjoins this.

This is a great location and a really good home and a garage that could be used commercially (it has been used for this in the past), for $185000. A total of $3403.75 in taxes, before deductions.

#1191 Northeast Otsego County JUST LISTED! SOLD
Make it the homestead of your dreams. This 5.43 are piece has a private feel to it and enjoys a park-like setting with varied terrain coupled with an attractive mixture of tillable, wooded and pasture land. It is perimeter fenced with page (box) wire. There are cherry, sugar maple, oak, hickory and apple trees. From the land, there are some long views and you have both Amish and non-Amish families farming in the immediate area.

There is a like-new hip roof barn/shop, 24x40’, with an 11’ shed attached. The larger part, the front, is paved and used as a shop. It has a large overhead door and is both heated and insulated. In the back is ample space for small animals, 3 box stalls with 2 large sliding doors. The loft is walk-up and is over the entire building. Boy, would I like to have something like this of my own.

In addition to the barn is a welding shed and a “water house” which houses a 1500g tank that collects water from the barn roof so there is a supply of naturally soft water with no minerals, ideal for specialty plants. And there is a modest-sized greenhouse to grow those plants. Also, if you like to negotiate, are 4 hoop houses. The owner expects to take them with him, but if you are persuasive….

I have not mentioned housing. Why? There is nothing habitable at the moment. But you do have a clean 26x40’ poured cement foundation with a 10x12’ addition, good walls and floor and beams to support a modular or stick-built home. And there is a doublewide, 23x40’ with an attached 8x14’ porch and shed. This has been stripped to the studs so it could be remodeled. A 96’ drilled well feeds the barn and both home sites. The sites are served by a single septic system which was set up to handle two homes.

One of the owners is a real estate agent in another area. They bought this a few years back as a project, as it needed lots of cleanup back then. That has mostly been accomplished and they will continue on that project as time permits or until it is either completed or sold. Taxes are cheap, around $1800.

#1188 - Central Otsego County - Sold
Perfect for the Sportsman
Move-in ready
Just $119000, $1200 taxes!
The 6 acres here are mostly wooded, a mixture of hard and soft woods. There appears to be a stream at one end and in the middle is a 2 acre food plot, which brings the deer to you instead of the other way ‘round. The lot is rectangular shaped. What makes this especially unique is it’s location within a development (I use the word loosely) populated by friendly family and outdoors-oriented people who have similar values and who all keep their places neat and improved. Many of the lots here are unoccupied so you don’t much see or hear anyone around, especially during the week. The other properties cluster around a series of private roads so you can drive quads or skimobiles on them (and on a power line that transects the development) to your heart’s content. If you feel you need to leave the immediate area, there is a State park with a developed beach 10 minutes away and a golf course is even closer. This is west of Cooperstown and north of Oneonta.

The home began life as a 12x64 mobile home to which an addition and many upgrades have been completed. It could not be made much nicer; everything’s been done for you. From the side door, you come into a foyer before entering the main section. What you see before you is an open dining room / kitchen, spacious and comfortable. There are new hickory cabinets and new countertops. There is a single bath, a laundry area, and 2 bedrooms. A hallway leads to a 16x16’ living room with 5 sets of sliding glass doors,. Call it a sun-room if you like. It has a wood stove to take off the chill - or drive you right out if you want to get it going strongly. Walls throughout the home are newly wainscoted. Windows and floors are new. The siding and roof (2021) are new as well. And off the back is a 12x16’ deck, new of course. Most of the furniture will stay, so you don’t have to go hunting it down and moving it. Everything you could want is right here. Just bring food, clothes, and your toys. You’ll wish you could live here year-round.

Outside is a 12x26’ implement shed. Tyvek-wrapped, And there is a one car garage, 11x22’.

Care of the road is done via a homeowner’s association which takes care of all maintenance other than snowplowing. Fiber optic internet is right there, going up and down the road. The owner has been here 25+ years and has now retired and moved to a new area that is too far away for him to be able to continue to enjoy this as he has for so many years. Taxes are only $1200. Just $119000.

#1190 Central Otsego County - SOLD!
Located in the tiny hamlet of Garrettsville, southwest from Cooperstown, this home just completed a very complete restoration. All the expensive hidden stuff too, not just cosmetic, although that was certainly taken care of as well. Newly insulated, new furnace, well updating, new parking spaces, completely new wiring, much new sheetrock, completely new septic and leach field, all engineered and approved. The home has vinyl siding, a good shingle roof and features a great back yard, dominated by a massive spruce tree and leading to a bubbling creek in the back. There are also sugar maples and cedar trees. There is an older 1 car garage near the creek.

The home, of 1580 ft2, was built in the late 1800s and was once the residence and office of the doctor who owned the first automobile in the area (a Buick). All the original woodwork has been retained, along with the windows and all doors. Yet it is perfectly modern in function, with everything freshly painted.

There is a large mud room with storage cabinets across one end. The kitchen is off this and is quite large, with the high ceilings that are throughout the first floor. The original custom-made cabinets and pantry are freshly painted, using bright and cheerful colors, along with additional cabinetry that was recently added. There are ceramic countertops and backsplash and an interlocking and waterproof vinyl tile floor. A large refrigerator and stove are included. A living room and a dining room lead off the kitchen. These rooms are only partly separated and could be considered one large room. They have newly refinished oak flooring and a bow window covers the southern end, giving you some solar gain. Also off the kitchen is a new laundry (washer and drier included) and a half bath.

Upstairs are 4 rooms and a full bath. The bath, hallway and master bedroom have new hardwood flooring. Two more bedrooms have the original wide planks; All bedrooms have large closets. The 4th room would make a good office or crafts room as it is off the master bedroom.

There is a full walkout basement that could be remodeled for workshop space or an additional room, which would add another 280ft2 to the total size of the home.. The lot is just under 1/2 acre in size and taxes are only $2189.47 - with no deductions taken. Your taxes could of course be a lot lower. It is more than fairly priced: $159000 will buy it.

There are about 1800 square feet of living space, but it feels FAR larger inside due to the efficient and open layout. Town and County taxes are $1213 and school taxes (Canajoharie!) are $1627. A fire department is located within sight so you should get a reduction in your insurance bill.

#1160 - Central Montgomery County - FINALLY AVAILABLE
~Canajoharie Schools
~4 BR, 1.5 baths
~ Recently renovated
~ Very rustic
~ $155000, priced to go!
      One of our own properties, we stripped this Colonial home to the studs a few years back and have rented it to responsible folks since. One tenant, a furniture-maker, added a lot of built-ins and rough cuts which makes it appear very rustic inside. Quite appealing.
     The lot fronts on three roads and has a chain link partly fenced-in back yard for your children’s safety. It faces a quiet street with very little traffic. There is a drilled well, a bounteous one, too. And there is a large covered back porch.
     The home has 1944 ft2, vinyl siding & shutters, and stands straight and square with a good foundation and an oil hot air furnace. Big thermo-paned windows throughout allow in plenty of light. They have all been updated, as have the doors. All floors have been updated, with (mostly new) hardwood in the dining and living rooms, the large hall and 2 bedrooms. Tons of closets, 15 of them - one hides the laundry. Fully insulated too.
     Downstairs is a large living room with oak floors and an open staircase. To its left is a large dining room, then a half bath. Also off the dining room is an efficient galley kitchen. A room off this can be used for a smaller dining room, an office or children’s play area. There is a pass-through from the kitchen to it. Between the kitchen and the outside is an enclosed sunroom. Though insulated, it is not normally heated and serves as an over-sized mud room.
     Upstairs are 4 bedrooms and a full bath. All bedrooms are decent-sized or larger. All have closets, as does the bath.
    Taxes are $3952.74. As I do not reside there, I do not get the tax breaks you would, but I’d guess you’d end up with a $3000 bill, maybe even less. This home enjoys the well-respected Canajoharie Schools. 265’ of frontage on the three roads. The price is only $155000.

Didn’t find exactly what you wanted? We maintain good relations with our competitors and, even though they do not specialize as we do, once in a while one of them will have a place. If you spy one, let us know and we will work with it for you. You have spent time with us so we could see with your eyes. Let’s not give up our good working relationship.

Vinyard's Choice - Country Life (Under 10 Acres) ~ 518-673-3212 ~ roland@vinyardschoice.com