Mort Wimple Associates
Farms Unlimited
435 Enders Ave.

Howe Cave, N.Y. 12092
Ph: (518) 868-2705
Fax: (518) 868-4892
info@farmsunlimited.com

General Farms

12447 OLD FASHIONED FARM WITH ORGANIC LAND:

Buy as much land as you like to go with this 40-50 acre certified ORGANIC farm selling for just $195000.That would include 2 fields and a pasture, bordered by a small creek. Good  soils. Nearly everything was seeded within the last 5 years - great hay. The land is suitable for most any kind  of crops as well. There is a small spring-fed pond (piped to the barn) and a tiny creek winds through the farm. A dug well services home and barn. 

The  Classic center hall colonial home features a wonderful old oak mock fireplace, hardwood floors throughout and retains all its original woodwork and features. The principal rooms are all large. Many wavy windows, 6 over 6's. It has a new roof, modern septic, oil steam heat, and there are 9 rooms. On the first floor is the kitchen (could use updating; it's very big), huge dining room, and living room, plus the bath, a pantry and a mud room. Upstairs are 5 bedrooms. A couple of the bedrooms need work.The heirs will be putting in a month-to-month tenant to keep the property heated and used during the winter. 

There is an older 30x65' machinery shed/shop. The barn is gable roofed, with post and bam construction for most of its length and has 80 tie stalls. No cattle amenities other than 2 18x50 silos with unloaders. It is a bank barn and, yes, it needs plenty of work to be useable for dairy again.. Two roof panels are off right now, a victim of recent wind, and the owners are just waiting for the contractor to show up. Ceilings are about 8' high in the stable. 

Taxes are way under $2500, cheap, and the price is just as reasonable. $195,000

12496 CLASSY SMALL HORSE FARM

Located in the town of Butternuts on a quite town road.  This totally renovated ranch home on 16 acres has it all.  It consist of 9 rooms, a kitchen and dinette, an open ceiling living room with a totally stone back drop for a wood stove, two full baths, master bedroom opening on to a deck, office or bedroom and another bedroom. There is a family room on the basement level which could lead out to a patio area.  All floors are either hardwood or tile.  A full length covered porch is on the front of the house.  Heat is propane or wood. 

There is a full basement with a two car garage.

Also included is a 20'x40' pole barn with overhang.  It presently has three 12'x12' box stalls for horses. A small seasonal stream runs thru the wooded property. Great area for hunting. 

Total taxes are $3895. 

Price to sell at $229,000

ABSOLUTELY HIDDEN AND TOTALLY PRIVATE 50 acre horse farm, located down a long dead-end road, the only home for a long distance in any direction. Fonda schools, too. A good 2400 sq. ft. 60 year old Colonial-styled home with a  large 12x32' front porch and large roooms, it has hot air heat, fireplace, a drilled well, full walk-out basement, an eat-in kitchen, 4 bedrooms, thermopane windows, and a bath and a half.  T-shaped  (32x68') hiproof barn for horses with silo, plus several sheds in various sizes and conditions (20x60', 27x31', 17x20'). The land is a mixture of wooded and open and has a pond. $282500, with $4885 taxes. Listing courtesy of Coldwell Banker, Arlene Sitterly.

12490 “THIS IS ONE OF THE FINEST I HAVE HUNTED”  Classic Adirondack deer hunting, snowmobile lodge located in the southern Adirondacks, Herkimer County, Town of Salisbury one third mile off of a town maintained road. This is one of the finest  classic camps I have seen.

  The property is 8 acres of mixed growth timber. Great, Northern Zone deer and bear hunting here.

Snowmobilers are a 10 minute ride from The Salisbury Ridgerunners clubhouse (largest snowmobile club in NYS). The owners of the camp have occasionally rented the camp to snowmobilers

  The cabin is 20ft x 38ft. including the enclosed porch. It is in excellent condition with classic knotty pine interior. There are 3 bedrooms ,1 down and 2 upstairs, with a unique catwalk connecting the two upstairs  bedrooms on either end of the cabin. Indoor bathroom with toilet and shower ( also a classic outhouse)There is a kitchen opening to a spacious living area featuring a large wood stove ( backup wall propane heater included) A large enclosed (screened) porch completes the camp. Room for 7-10 , add bunks and sleep plenty more.  The cabin is generator powered. This provides running (propane heated)   water to kitchen and shower . There is a good dug well , septic tank and leach field.

 I have hunted from many Adirondack camps and this one is one of the finest . Whether hunting, snowmobiling or the Adirondack experience of your choice, this is the place!

Total taxes $1000.00

Offered at  $65,000.

12467 LEWIS COUNTY 336 ACRE RIVERFRONT RECREATIONAL DREAM COME TRUE:   The recreational potential of this property is limited only by your imagination. There are 336 acres here boasting a full mile of frontage on the famed  Black River , 100' wide, slow and deep at this point--fish, swim, canoe to your heart's content. There are approximately 150 primarily wooded acres and another 40 or so acres of old overgrown pasture that offer great deer hunting with an occasional bear. A portion of the local snowmobile club trail passes through the property following an old RR bed and links directly to other extensive trail systems throughout the area on into the Tug Hill. The land lies gently enough to make cross country skiing attractive and the Snow Ridge Ski Center is nearby.

Not to be forgotten is the 146 acres of high quality cropland currently rented to a neighboring dairy farmer making this one of those very rare properties with both high agricultural and recreational value.

There are also 2 streams on the property and several pond sites including one 5 acre site that the current owners have gotten verbal approval from the DEC to install but have never completed the process.

Thanks to the retreating glaciers in millenium past huge boulders were deposited along those streams and there is a very scenic rushing waterfall on one of them and another smaller one on the other.

The circa 1850 farmhouse  sits 350' down a long driveway in a very pleasant setting under huge shade trees. Downstairs you will find a mudroom, kitchen, dining room, living room, bedroom and a large bathroom/laundry. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and a large attic area. There is a partial basement with wood planking on a dirt floor and a 2 car attached garage. In basically good condition it has seen many updates to include some vinyl siding, a 200 amp electric service, newer bathroom and kitchen, newer carpeting and a newer oil hot water heating system with radiators. Water is from a drilled well.

The old single story approximately 75'x75' barn has been cabled, has power to it and is still in usable condition but it will need attention in spots to maintain it's integrity.

In conclusion , a very interesting property to say the least. Personal recreation, hunting club, campground, religious retreat, development, even farming are all options here and more.

"Owner would rather sell the entire property as one but may consider selling with less acreage or with out the buildings".

  Located directly on State Route 12 for easy access in the Town of Turin in Southern Lewis County in the South Lewis school district. There is just over a mile of road frontage, total taxes are $8640 the bulk of which is made up by the rent from the cropland ($60/acre or $8580). The owners have also applied for the Agricultural Value Assessment which will lower the total tax bill significantly. Asking price is $498,000.

12498 WELL-BUILT  RANCH ON 4.5 ACRES: Nice starter home on 4.5 acres located in the Town of Butternuts , Otsego County .  This 51 year old ranch is in good condition with 2231 square feet. At present it is set up as a two family home with 2 kitchens, 5 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths.  Make a great mother-in-law set up or rent the one side out. This home could easly be converted back to a single family residence.  It has a full basement with a two car garage. Taxes are $2900 with no exemptions.  Price $110,000. Motivated sellers

12487 ABSOLUTELY UNIQUE LOCATION HERE: Located down a well-improved but private road which leads to a minor State historic site, this 22 acre farm has all the privacy one could ask for, along with boundless recreation potential: it adjoins a Rail-Trail (for bicycles, snowmobiles in the winter), and also the Mohawk River for fishing and boating. There is much State land adjoining and in the immediate area for exploring. AND it is historically significant. (This does not engender any restrictions on its use.)  The original Clinton 's Ditch (the Erie Canal ) adjoins the property.  And its stately brick home was built as a lock-keeper's residence. Part of the locks are on State land in the front yard (which is large).

The brick Colonial is currently rented at $500/month to stable month-to-month tenants who pay on time, but do not delude yourself into thinking it is in fine shape: let's call it “poor” instead. For instance, there is no downstairs insulation. However,  it is large, classic, and unspoiled, with the original windows, doors, moldings, floors, and so forth, all still intact. An original “L” is also of brick. The fireplace is there but sealed off from use. Rooms are very large. There are several other similar homes periodically placed along the old Canal course and they are all elegantly built. There is a kitchen, living room, parlour downstairs and 3 large and one smaller bedroom above. There is a single bath, good drilled well and septic, good roof, a 3 year old wood furnace.

There is a 3 bay 3 sided shed for machinery or animals. There are also 2 trailers on the property which do not belong to the owner and they are scheduled for removal.

The land is mostly tillable, about 18 of the 22 total acres. Good soils, well-drained for the most part and they are now used for pasture. In addition, there is adjoining State land which is also used for free, so you probably have a good 30 acres to play with. The property itself is quite long,and very narrow toward the eastern end where the 2 old canals come close together. There are 3 parcels to it. One contains the buildings, on; another is about 1 acre in size and fronts the river (separated from the main only by the road), and the remainder is “separated” by State land which comprises part of the field next to the home. I know it sounds confusing: a trip to visit will settle your mind.

The price is only $92500 and taxes are $2400.  It could be bought with 77 acres for $142,500.

12491 MODERN OTSEGO COUNTY HOME WITH ACREAGE: This beautiful home is located on a quiet town road in the Town of Butternuts , Otsego County .  This 9 room double wide is located on 25.51 surveyed acres. The land consist of 5 tillable, 3 in pasture and 15 woods and 920 feet of road frontage.  The home is in very good condition and has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths [one with a jacuzzi], kitchen, dining room, living room and den. There is central air conditioning, a working fireplace, wrap around deck and a covered 10x16 porch.  The kitchen and baths have tiled floors, while the dining room is laminate and the bedrooms have carpet. 

The unattached 2 car garage has a cement floor.  It too is in very good condition.  There is a 12x32 shed which once was used for horses. All this on a paved driveway. This property would be great is a farmette, has excellent hunting and nice views of the valley. 

Taxes are $2700 with Star. 

The price is $229,000

12478 NEW ADIRONDACK BUILDING COULD BE HOME OR BUSINESS

Interesting new Adirondack structure on 3.88 surveyed acres.

Located on State Route 29 in Fulton County is a 28 x 36, two story structure made of heavy

Contractor sawn lumber. It has a thick cement floor, metal roof and is less than 2 years old. Many commercial uses

Situated in a great area known for outdoor activities , hunting, fishing ,snowmobiling,

this building could be finished into a sportsman's lodge, or live here while you build

your Adirondack dream home. There are LOTS of lakes in this county.

This property also could have commercial applications; snowmobile /ATV shop, country store, woodworking shop, the possibilities are endless!

The building was constructed by a well known local contractor with lumber rough sawn

himself. He even offers the WOOD MIZER portable sawmill and CAT 4 ton diesel fork

truck for an additional price.

Power is available at the road, there is currently no well. Some wiring is in place for use

with a generator. OWNER SLASHES PRICE TO $27,500. Sawmill and fork truck an additional $15,000.

12501 MARIAVILLLE LAKE PROJECT PROPERTYLAKE VIEW AND 10 FT. DEEDED ROW TO LAKE .

 Interesting property across the street from the Mariah Lake ( Schenectady County , NY ) shore line. The property consists of two adjoining lots one lot is 120'w x 170'deep , the other 60'w x 170' deep. The structures involved are a former seasonal cottage currently used as a workshop. This structure is not suitable for habitation but could continue to be used for a shop or storage. Next to this ,is a vacant section of  this lot  one half of the 120' x 60'. On the last 60 x 170 section is the shell of  a two story home . This is a solid structure which would be suitable for finishing. The owner has started
some basic wiring and interior framing. The home has 3 bedrooms and 1 bath upstairs, kitchen, bath, bedroom and living room on the main floor. Property features a drilled well and good septic. Across  the street is a deeded right of way to the Mariah Lake lakeshore. Taxes on the entire property total $4086.00.   This property is a definite renovation project with definite potential for a nice lake access/lake view home or camp. Asking $120,000.

12480 SECLUDED HOME ON 60 ACRES: The home has a very private setting set 300 feet off Route 20 and hidden behind trees. The owner is putting new siding on and it was hard to get a decent photo with all the trees and little light, but the home is in overall good shape. It has a large kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 bedrooms, bath and mudroom. There is a small stream for fishing and excellent hunting right in your back yard. Oil heat. There are trails for riding horses and NYS land is only one-half mile away. Taxes are only $800. This would be a great place for nature lover's to live or to just relax and listen to the birds sing. $120,000

12473 ALL-PURPOSE FARM JUST WEST OF ALBANY .....…….…$199,000

The Good - It is definitely priced to sell fast at $199000 (offers, anyone?). Some years ago, 5 acres with the buildings were surveyed, but not separated, which will give us more than usual latitude in getting it financed. The property is located in Esperance, just 1/2 hour, 2 stop lights, and no tolls between you and Albany , an easy commute. There are 840' of frontage on a very good road and the home is set back a bit further from the road than is normal. There is a large, well-kept lawn.

The farm has 68 acres , mostly side hill with a southern exposure. It consists of old fields and pastures for the most part, but there are also ~17 acres of woods and a large but seasonal stream with a tiny little pond along it. You'll find super views from the fields, decent ones from the home. Best yet, there is a great  (in all senses of the word) pond in the upper fields, hidden from the road. This pond is about an acre in size (bring your canoes) and is over 16' deep (bring your poles). A waterline from the pond could be used to feed paddocks in the pastures. There are 2 wells in the fields, neither used recently.

The home, of Greek Revival style, has had many updates a few years back and has not been used since they were made - new roof, new vinyl siding, new double-paned windows, some new doors, new stairs, new septic and leach field, new overhead garage doors, new sheetrock, new baths, new 200 amp wiring, new kitchen cabinets, new insulation... There is a 2 car attached garage, and 4 large rooms downstairs plus the kitchen and a bath. Upstairs is another bath and 3 bedrooms. The master bedroom has cathedral ceilings; the others have beams exposed where the ceiling meets the outside wall. Downstairs, 2 rooms have had their hand-hewn beams completely exposed. Heat is from a rarely used hot air furnace and water is from both a drilled and a dug well. A never-used range and a refrigerator are included in the sale.

The barn is of pole construction and is roughly 60x60' with a 12x30' wing. Not fancy, but in good shape, and easily adapted for most any purpose. Used now for hay and machinery storage, it has been used for livestock in the past.  It is not clear span however. Water and electric are to the barn. 

The bad - There is some slope to the floors, typical of a home of this age. Floors were never refinished and will need work to make them look their best. They are plank and could look VERY nice. When the new roof and siding were put on, the soffits were not done at the same time - they could use painting.  The basement floor is of large flat fieldstones and the ceiling there is unusually low. Although damp, it does not flood. The furnace exhaust pipe needs to be replaced. Taxes are $6800 - he does not take any exemptions that most others would have. If you can live with these blemishes, you will have a great property in a great area at a great price

12493 ADIRONDACK  LOG HOME and 2000 SQUARE FOOT COMMERCIAL BUILDING

The possibilities are endless here on this 1.3 acre property located in the heart of Fulton County 's Adirondack Foothills.  Hunt, fish, snowmobile, hike, or swim within a mile of this property!

The home is of log construction with knotty pine interior, with a master bedroom downstairs and a spiral stair case leading to two upstairs bedrooms One full bath downstairs. Open living, kitchen area with office alcove and a utility room. 1460 total square feet. Living room woodstove and  oil forced air oil furnace. This home is in excellent condition. Behind the home is a 14 x 31 storage building for wood  watercraft and ATV's.

Located adjacent to the home but not too close is the 2000sq.ft.  Commercial building. It is currently used as an award winning taxidermy studio by the owner. It has it's own well, septic and heat. This building is located on a major Adirondack tourist route. Use it as a private garage /workshop for your personal boats, snowmobiles and ATV's, or explore the myriad of commercial applications, country store/gift shop, ATV/snowmobile/boat sales and repairs or as a food service establishment.

Fulton County has 44 lakes , thousands of acres of state lands, truly and outdoors person's paradise and this property is at it's heart.

The total taxes are under $3000, There is also a 40 x 140 ft. property backing this which would be available separately should you so wish. Offered at $249,500

12464 COMMUTER'S FARMETTE WITH WONDERFUL OLD HOME: Almost on the Schenectady County line is this 10 acre farmette. The main part has 2500 square feet, an enclosed porch with wainscoted ceiling, front deck, vinyl siding, lots of insulation, some double-paned windows, and both oil hot water and wood hot air heat. It is served from a drilled well and a dug well is also connected.

Inside , you will find all the floors have been recently refinished - and they're beautiful. The woodwork is natural and original. Lots of closet space. There is a modern kitchen, a bath, dining and living rooms + 2 bedroom downstairs, along with two more bedrooms, on the second floor, 4 total. There is also a walk-in closet between the bedrooms upstairs. A refrigerator and a stove are included.

The second part , of 1000 square feet, was planned as an apartment, where the owner could stay while he was up hunting. But he rarely did and that‘s why it is not to the standards of the rest of the home. Heck, that's a reason why it is for sale. It has a small living room with a cathedral ceiling, leading upstairs to a loft bedroom and a second bedroom. Under this is a kitchen and an unfinished bath. Beyond, and adjoining to the main home, is an L-shaped room which had been a kitchen in years past. Part of its ceiling is wainscoted and it has built-in cabinets and neat old doors, a very cool place if you like old things. There is a separate deck in the back for the apartment.

There is a barn that measures approximately 35-42', part has a new roof and is single story; the rest has a loft. It is in good condition and can be used for garage, workshop or for animals - all at once. There are also a couple of small buildings that are in disrepair.

The yard has huge shade trees, locust and maple. A small apple orchard adjoins the yard. Behind it is pasture, with a pond, then some woods at the very back.  This is quite varied and scenic parcel of land and is suitable for many purposes. You can drive to the Capital District in less than 1/2 hour from here, yet it is quiet and peaceful, surrounded by small farms.

Amsterdam Schools and the price is cheap. If you want less land, the owner is quite willing to keep some of it and reduce the price accordingly. 

If you want more land , at the right price, he could make more available, all the way up to 150 acres. That could include a Gothic-arched roof barn across the street (It is ~36x80' with a ~20x40' wing).  We think this will garner much attention and will not remain on the market for long, once you consider what is here, the great location and a low price. $199,000

SOLD

12472 ADIRONDACK CAMP on 25 SURVEYED ACRES: This property is an Adirondack outdoors man's camp located in Fulton County , NY in the town of Stratford.Southern Adirondack mountains with thousands of acres of state wilderness lands nearby.

The land is rolling with an open meadow behind the camp and is a surveyed 25 acres in size. The owner states that there is between 10-15 thousand dollars in marketable timber on the land. A 200 foot secluded drive leads to the camp from a town maintained paved road.

The cabin is 36x28 with a large kitchen/living room  . It has 2 bedrooms ,one with bunks. This cabin is extremely well built (22 years old) with 6 inch insulation in the walls and 12 inches in the ceiling. It has POWER, electric hot water, inside bathroom with shower, 500 gallon fiberglass tank septic system and a 27 foot dug well with good and plentiful water. .Large wood stove and a wood combination kitchen stove for heat. It even has a 12000 BTU air conditioner for hot summer days.

Included in the sale: all furnishings and appliances, a lawn mower,large snow blower, trail/brush mower, 10 chords of split,dry firewood. Total taxes $825.00 per year.

This cabin needs some cosmetic finishing work, some materials are included.
For the hunter, snowmobiler or outdoors person, you will not find a more solid cabin and property to meet your needs.  Price $69,900 FIRM

12465 “THE OLD HOMESTEAD” Hobby farm waiting for you to bring your animals. This Otsego County 15.1 acre farm is located in the town of Butternuts and Otego.There is about 6 acres cropland, 2 in woods and the rest pasture. 

The 150 year old home needs some updating, but with lots of possibliities thru out. There are 9 rooms total.  The home has wood floors, new foundation and septic system.

The post and beam bank barn is 72x30. There are 16 stanchions and lots of rooms for other animals. The ceilings are high enough for horses.  The total taxes with exemptions are only $700.00   Asking price $129,000

SOLD 

12380 BEEF & DAIRY FARM with views and what could be a great home.  This has 155 acres, of which 70-80 are tillable and another 20-30 are pasture (some could be tilled), the remainder being wooded. It is in 2 parcels (112 acres is on the home place and 45 more acres are nearby) and has a large amount of road frontage on each one. There are southern views from everywhere, several streams, one pond, and a couple of good sites for others if someone desires more than the one small shallow one that is there now. Water is from a bounteous spring.

The home will require some explanation. The original part is about 200 years old, as evidenced by the hand-hewn beams and pegged post and beam construction. But, from the outside,  the entire home looks fairly new and has log siding, with a very large gable-roofed log addition (20x30' - 2 stories) with 8 dormers and spacious wraparound porches, positioned to take advantage of the views. The home has 3400 square feet of living space, 10 rooms, 5-6 bedrooms and 3 full baths. There are 2 oil hot air furnaces, a newer one and a much older one which they do not use any longer, but was left in place as a backup. There are also 2 wood stoves (which will both stay with the property) if you want to heat with wood. There is a massive stone fireplace with a warming oven, which is located in the Great Room This fireplace has stones in that were collected from all over the US . This chimney has 4 separate flues.

Downstairs, there is a large living room with a new entranceway added to it. It needs a carpet. To one side is a large study (or use it as another bedroom). If you go straight, you'll find the dining room , which is 16x20'. This has knotty pine wainscoting, a wood stove, and a new hardwood floor (this still needs sanding and polyurethane yet) and has new sheetrock. It also serves as sort of a hub room. The living room and study both have the original hand-hewn beams exposed. To the right, off the dining room, is a completely new kitchen , which has a door opening to one of the porches for easy barbecuing. It has cathedral ceilings with pine paneling and whole tree rafters exposed. The cabinets were custom made by Amish craftsmen and they have granite countertops, with custom-made country handles for the cupboards. The appliances here are almost new and they stay with the property. The floor is ceramic tile and there is track lighting. It is a wonderful kitchen. Off the other side of the dining room is a large bath , which has ceramic tile floors. A separate tiny room in the bath houses the toilet.  Next to it, also coming off the dining room, is a large laundry (more new appliances, which also stay). An unfinished child's play loft is above this. Beyond the laundry is a large mud room , with a coat closet. Both these rooms have quarry tile floors, and 6” pine wall paneling & ceilings. Beyond the dining room is the 20x30' Great Room . Again, there are oak floors, pine walls and ceilings with whole tree joists exposed.  This is where the fireplace is located. Windows are strategically placed to take advantage of the beautiful views.

Upstairs are 5 bedrooms.  4 have been recently remodeled. Four of these are normal-sized. Two of them in the oldest part of the home have been remodeled with hand-hewn beams exposed and plank floors installed or refinished. There is another full and new bath (w/jacuzzi tub - there but not installed yet) and more closet space off the new hall.  This project is not finished. Though this hallway, you come to the new master bedroom , which has its own separate full bath, with a second jacuzzi tub + 2 walk-in closets. This room measures 20x30', has whole tree rafters exposed and has pine paneled walls and ceilings with a wood floor (it still needs to be poly-urethaned). It also has a small  wood stove and a small walk-out deck where you can sit and enjoy the views from the second story.

The main barn is 30 years old, of pole construction and measures 45x90' or more. It could house as many as 60 cows, though there are only freestalls for 24 in there now. The stalls do need repair. It was originally a  50 cow dairy barn and the BouMatic pipeline (services a 6 stall flat  California style parlour) and 1000g bulk tank are still there and could be used once again. This barn is clear-span and could also possibly be used as a riding arena as the ceilings are high. It has a cement floor, however.

There is also a 31x40' carriage house with very high ceilings which would make an excellent 6 box stall horse barn. There is additional room in it for a small apartment as well + it has some hay storage overhead. Done right inside, this could be a very attractive building. Or just continue to use it for storage, as a garage or for horse stalls. It was just painted and has a new roof and siding..

I have been discussing it but will say it again: not quite all the interior work has been done.  Most of that has been mentioned above. The home is 90% all remodeled. What has been finished has been both  well done, using good quality materials,  and has been tastefully accomplished.

Taxes are only $2400! The price is $375000.

The owner is willing to sell with less land (112 acres is on the home farm can be sold for $299000).   Owner financing is a distinct possibilty.  Also a nearby landowner has 100 acres of hay fields he would like the owner to use - for free. 

Beautiful Adirondack Lakefront Camp for Rent

  Enjoy a week or more in this Rustic, immaculate ADIRONDACK Lakefront Camp. A smaller version of an "Adirondack Great Camp", it is located on beautiful CANADA LAKE in the southern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains . Features include 5+ bedrooms , fireplace, large dining room wrap around porch and expansive grounds. The boathouse features a totally remodeled second floor one bedroom suite. Great fishing ,swimming, hiking and boating. One hour to Saratoga , convenient to I-90 NYS Thruway.

  The main camp is available for $2000. per week. The boathouse Apartment is $300.00 additional. 2010 summer dates available.

12468 SOUTHERN HERKIMER COUNTY HOBBY FARM WITH 2 HOMES :   Something different here on this 79 acre former dairy farm with two 35 year old side by side raised ranch homes.

The larger of the two has a kitchen, dining room, living room, 3 bedrooms and bath. The smaller is likewise but has just 2 bedrooms.

What's different is that both homes have had the former basement ground floor remodeled into studio apartments with an open kitchen/living area, a bedroom and bath. That makes for 4 separate housing units--great potential for rental income or as an extended family compound. Though mostly complete the apartments do still need some finish work. Each house has it's own 200 amp electric service, oil and wood hot air furnace and 1000 gallon septic system. There is a common drilled well with more than ample water. The larger of the homes has aluminum siding, the smaller stained wood and the ground floor sections of each are brick fronted. Both also have sliding glass doors opening onto an upper story deck in the rear.

Of the 79 acres there are roughly 55 acres of gently sloping high quality cropland--mostly the well thought of Honeoye and Howard silt loam soils which will grow most anything, season allowing. There are also 10 or so acres of woods and about the same amount of old pastureland where you will find a certain quantity of underlying gravel deposits. The tillable land has been idle for a number of years but will respond nicely and will easily qualify as organic. The sellers live out of state and rarely come up anymore so you may have to look beyond the current condition of the grounds.

The former dairy barn in total is 36'x 200'. As is so often the case the original century plus old two story section (36'x80') of the barn is in good condition. Another single story addition (36'x80') is still very usable. The newest single story section (36'x40') is the poorest and will need attention. The dairy and barn equipment is still intact and there are 3 silos with unloaders. Other outbuildings include a 30'x40' frame quonset style machinery shed and a 16'x25' storage shed.

The property straddles the town lines of both the Towns of Columbia and Litchfield just 2 miles north of the village of Cedarville in southern Herkimer county, choice of Mohawk or Mt. Markham (West Winfield) schools as the property is on the border of those 2 school districts, total taxes are $7000 without any exemptions. REDUCED TO A STILL VERY NEGOTIABLE $299,000.

BROKER'S NOTE-- THESE ARE VERY MOTIVATED SELLERS WHO ARE VERY OPEN TO OFFERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET A GOOD DEAL HERE.

SOLD

12469 DISTINCTIVE AND CLASSIC GREEK REVIVAL HOME on a country acre, with Fonda schools. It is surrounded by farms and has a large level sunny lawn with maple, pine, spruce and Lombady poplar trees for shade in the critical areas.There is a location here to put in a small spring-fed pond if someone wanted. 

The home was just completely restored, leaving its Colonial character intact. New sheetrock is nearly everywhere and the floors were releveled or resupported from below (you will notice some sloping however - it is old, after all). It was just painted and has a new roof on the main section. Most rooms have the original paneling and woodwork, 6 over 6 windows, and beautifully refinished plank floors. Five of the downstairs windows are new as well as 2 of the upstairs ones. Interior doors are mostly original to the home; the rest are congruous. The front door is new and is fiberglas, but is Colonial styled. There are 6 ersatz columns in the front and a porchlette that mimics the roof lines. 

This home was built in the mid nineteenth century , of pegged post and beam construction with hand-hewn main beams and rough cut lumber for joists. The foundation, in excellent conditon, is cut limestone and it is mortared between the blocks. The main part of the basement has a cement floor and adequate ceiling height, but seasonal dampness  would limit its use for anything other than usual basement use.

In the home , ceilings are 9-10' downstairs. There are also 2 original fireplaces with bricked-in fronts. The living room is 15x18',a bright airy room - it could also be used as a downstairs bedroom. The dining room, a lovely room, is 16 1/2x21' and could also be used as a living room. This room has full decorative period paneling up to window height. It has one of the fireplaces. The kitchen has ample room for dining as it is 17 1/2x17 1/2' (L-shaped). It has all new hickory Early American cabinetry with ceramic tile countertops. Behind it is a 9 1/2x16' bedroom.  Due to its many oversize original windows and high ceilings, this home has a bright and airy feeling. All  floors are beautifully refinished plank. All moldings are original or replicas. There is also a full bath downstairs and a charming and original pantry.  

Upstairs , the master bedroom is  16x20'. A partial wall divides it .This apparently was 2 bedrooms once as there are doors from it to both upstairs halls. It has sole access to a new full bath. Another bedroom (or storage room) is 6x17'. The front stairs in the sunny  formal front hall has a J-curve and, very unusual for a home of this era, and it goes at right angles to the conventional center hall setup.  

There are 1990 square foot total. Oil hot air heat. The furnace has a new heat chamber. Water is more than ample, from a drilled well and the septic is believed to be modern. Taxes are only $2621 with no deductions taken, not even Star (which any resident owner would be qualified to take). $135,000, and for the right party with $15000 down, I could offer generous terms..

UNDER CONTRACT

12451 ORGANIC AMISH FARM FOR COWS & HORSES:

Amish farm now offered in an area which little ever comes up for sale. Located on a quiet road, it has 140 acres, 58 of which are tillable (well-drained Wassaic soils predominate), 60 wooded, and the remainder is either pasture or Wetland.  The farm is certifiable as organic.  A Wetland easement could be sold to the State by the new owner if they desired.  There is much water on the property - three developed springs, a drilled well, a small stream, and a large beaver pond (which crosses over into adjacent land). There is $20000 of timber value, and, frankly, some needs to be thinned to allow better growth of the rest. The owner will be doing this carefully, then plowing the proceeds back into the property.

The home is large, 15 rooms. Downstairs is a front porch (6x18' - incidentally, all sizes given here are approximate), a mud room, large wash and baking room (16x30', which could be turned into a garage if you wanted), a living room (15x27'), a kitchen/dining room (14x20'), a sitting room (15x15', with a wood stove, plank ceiling and floors, and wainscoting), a bedroom (15x15'), an office (8x14'), and two pantries/storage rooms. Upstairs are 2 sitting rooms, and 4-5 bedrooms).  Part of the home is new but not all has been finished.

The main barn is roughly 40x130' and is of post and beam construction throughout most of its length. Once a 52 cow barn with a spreader shed, it now has 28 cow ties and 10 horse stalls (2 box stalls & 8 straight stalls), plus a 2 story wing for hay and straw, and another section that is used as a woodworking shop.

There is a 3 bay machinery shed (20x30'), a large machinery shed (22x75'), a small chicken coop and other small buildings. The owner's son owns a one room rustic log cabin (neat!) and a two stall horse barn which are built to be portable and will be removed unless you also wish to purchase them ($8000 for the cabin).

Current taxes are $3952, but will be lowered next year as the owner has just combined 3 tax parcels. While the price of $279000 equals his investment there, he is definitely looking for offers and propositions. 

Let me give you some ideas. 1) He could sell with less land (a neighbor would like to have some of the land in the back should he decide to sell that way). By non-Amish standards, much of the home is unfinished. For instance, there are many plywood floors, no functional wiring, no bathrooms (other than a 3 holer), and no kitchen cabinets. But the owner is an accomplished carpenter, electrician, and cabinet-maker. 2) He can put in hardwood floors, wire it to code (if you buy the materials), or put in bathrooms or kitchen cabinets. 

For religious reasons, this (#2) cannot be done until the property is under contract and a deposit given - he hopes that you will understand.  Also, for religious reasons, there can be no Sunday showings or drivebys.  Also, for religious reasons, the Church has asked that we disseminate no interior pictures without prior approval. When you visit here, you will immediately see that there is nothing to hide and that we are dealing with people of honest and honorable intentions who operate under certain constraints of their beliefs . 

SOLD

12445 COUNTRY COLONIAL ON 7.3 ACRES NEAR CAPITAL DISTRICT:

A fine Greek Revival Colonial with 7.3 acres and frontage on the Schoharie River, U.S Highway 20 and the Shunpike Road; a corner lot. The land near the river is suitable for vegetables and borders a small stream. The river is deep water and suitable for motor boating or kayaking. There is more land available.

The century old home was a former stagecoach stop and is presently being used as a commercial real estate office with a large 3 bedroom apartment upstairs. It could easily be used for an office, antique studio with apartment or a large one or two family home without much work at all. It features a brand new Thermopride furnace, a brand new corn furnace, new septic and new water conditioner. It has a center hall entrance, wide plank floors and original woodwork. Two newer kitchens. A very good home for entertaining. Attached garage.

Very easy commuting to the Capital District from Eastern Schoharie County . REDUCED TO $138,000

The home could be bought with 2.3 acres on the north side of Highway 20 for $125,000

"After much thought, I have decided to sell our Route 20 real estate office that my parents bought in 1951 when I was 4 years old.  I have been working out of a parallel office on our farm for several years and when our long time tenants bought their own home, I decided the time had come.  We will continue to do business as we always have and look forward to serving you for many years to come."

12454 SPORTSMAN'S BRAND NEW LOG HOME ON 11.2 ACRES:

Built of massive native pine logs by a well known local craftsman, this cabin measures 32 x 24 plus 6 x 32 porch. Full bath, open floor plan, oil heat, drilled well with plenty of water. Has one finished bedroom on the first floor with room for more sleeping space in the spacious cellar or full height attic area.

 This home sits on 11.2 acres with 300 feet road frontage and stretches 2000 ft to the rear. Streams on the property ,great deer and turkey hunting. Snowmobile and ATV trails and state forest property are in very close proximity. Taxes to be determined. Offered at $135,000.

12460 TOWN OF DEERFIELD , ONEIDA COUNTY GENERAL LIVESTOCK FARM:   Horses, Beef, Alpacas, you name it and you will have the ideal home for them here just a 10 minute drive from the city of Utica and all of its amenities. There are 41 surveyed very gently rolling acres here with roughly 22 acres of hayland, 8 acres of woods and 10 acres or so of pasture most of which is fenced off into 4 separate paddocks. There are 2 small year round streams here and an area that is an ideal site for a decent sized pond.

The very nice 8 room home , built in 1930 is an original Sears & Roebuck kit home which were very fashionable in the early part of the last century. Downstairs you will find a mudroom/laundry combo, an open kitchen and dining room, a family room, living room and a 1/2 bath. All floors are hardwood. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and a full bath. There is a full walk up attic that has great potential as another large bedroom or even a studio of some sort. There have been many updates here to include vinyl siding, wooden thermopane replacement windows, a new septic system (1000 gal concrete) and leach field and a new hot water heater. A new oil hot air furnace and a new roof are also slated to be installed here right along. There is a full width open front porch for settin', a large rear deck in the fenced in back yard for privacy and an attached 4 car fully heated garage for any project you might come up with. There is a drilled well and a 100 amp electric service will be found in the full concrete basement with a poured concrete foundation.

The main barn is a 45'x120' 2 story former dairy barn with a clear span drive in hay mow. The cow stalls have been removed to allow room for box stalls, there is a large fenced in poultry area, there is a 26'x45' addition off the back with several more stock pens and a 20'x20' cyclone fenced dog or stock pen out front. The old milkhouse/wellhouse is also heated and there is an upstairs section of a small addition on the barn that would lend itself well as a small apartment or, like the attic in the house, some sort of studio. The barn roof has been freshly painted and the barn itself is scheduled for a paint job also.

Other outbuildings include a 40'x45' steel pole barn, a 25'x30' 2 story barn/shed with sliding doors, an original 12'x14' ice house and a 8'x10' garden type shed on skids that can be placed wherever you like. It has already served as a childs playhouse and a vegetable stand out front. A full line of haying and other miscellaneous farm equipment is also available--price to be determined.

Lastly, the property is located on State Route 8 in the growing town of Deerfield just north of Utica in Oneida County . It is in the Poland school district, has 445' of road frontage, total taxes are $3800 and the asking price is $350,000.

SPECIAL NOTE:   The adjoining home is also available but will only be sold as a package deal with the farm or if the farm is sold first. It is a 6 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath, 3450 sq. ft. Victorian on 2.7 acres with a pond. Asking $295,000. Package offers will be considered. More information will be made available upon request.

12497 BIO-DYNAMICALLY FARMED, ORGANIC GENTLEMAN'S FARM

Located just east of Cooperstown , next to an upscale rural area and only 1.5mi.  to a State Park, we now offer a gentleman's farm with a world of potential. The little-traveled road is paved to the farmstead and graveled thereafter (it is year-round, however). A highly scenic area with wonderful views and rolling topography, there are 57 acres, all open.  11 acres can be easily tilled and the rest is better used as pasture.  And it has 3400' of road frontage. ( See below, if you want more land. )  

There is $70,000 worth of woven wire fencing .  PLUS, it is certified organic and farmed bio-dynamically! There is a small stream and a small pond on the property as well.

The gracious home is of Italianate style and has an older stone section dating back to the early 1800's. Rooms are quite large and there are 10' ceilings though most of the home. Large windows allow lots of light, from its Southern exposure.  It features a new roof, new sheetrock and electric throughout, new plumbing, 2 new tile/marble full baths. But it is not a finished project: many (certainly not all) rooms need their plank floors refinished and the walls & ceilings painted; a huge third bath has been stubbed in, but not completed beyond this. Windows were replaced in the stone section but not elsewhere. A furnace heats the stone section but not the rest of the home, but there are active woodstoves so more can be heated, without using oil. 

This is a large home and probably has 4000 square feet of living space. Downstairs is a recently done-over tiled kitchen with a wood/gas cook stove, a double dining/living room, mud room, bath, formal parlour, 2 bedrooms. The second story has 5 bedrooms, a sitting room with bay windows, a crafts room, and a bath.

This home has the potential to be a very grand estate and it is most of the way there, with the expensive parts completed for you, and many of the decorative choices yet to be made.

The barn is 30x140' and was a 65 cow dairy barn once. The current owners run beef and small animals and now use a series of pens. However the pipeline (1 1/2” Universal) and bulk tank are still there. It is a bank barn with a drive-in mow and is in fine structural shape. There is a 16x50' silo.

A  herd of Scotch Highlander beef cattle , as well as milk sheep, goats, etc. are available as is a small line of older machinery (MH 30 tractor w/loader,  a second MH tractor, Ford 861 tractor, NH 479 haybine, rake, MH baler, elevator, a single old hay wagon, several two bottom plows and some other tillage equipment, and a manure spreader. These are in addition to the price of $350000 (taxes are cheap here, $4000-4200 total, which includes taxes on land they will retain, so your figure will be quite a bit less. 

If you want more land , the following pieces which adjoin can be made available. 1) 24 acre meadow (1800' frontage), 2) a  22 acre meadow (300' frontage + 650' on an abandoned road).  3) There is also a 27 acre piece (1/2 meadow, 1/2 wooded) which adjoins the last one (800' frontage on the abandoned road). All have views too.  You can pick what you want if you desire more land. Total available: 130 acres (70 tillable, all fully organic, with  5200' frontage + 1400' more on the abandoned road).

12459 REASONABLY PRICED COUNTRY RANCH HOME WITH 38 ACRES :  A simple 6 room country ranch here in a quiet setting. A great starter home, weekend getaway or just the place to raise those animals you always wanted.

There are 38 surveyed rolling acres here with 15 acres in actively cropped hay meadow. The soils are highly thought of Conesus and Lansing silt loams--both on the list of Otsego County prime farmlands. There is a tiny patch of woods but the remainder of the ground is primarily old pastureland just beginning to fill in with a few trees here and there. There is a small stream and a spring fed marshy area that would make an excellent pond site. The piece also provides great hunting with long distance views to the west.

The stick built single story home went up in 2002 and consists of a large (14'x24') open kitchen-dining room combo, a 14'x18' living room with a wood stove in an alcove, 3 bedrooms, bath and a laundry room with it's own outside door to the clothesline. It has an attached 2 car garage, all tilt in thermopane windows, vinyl siding with a steel roof, a 130' drilled well with excellent water, an oil hot air furnace and a 200 amp electric service. All appliances and the woodstove are included. This is in the low priced REA electric area. There is also a vinyl sided 24'x30' enclosed pole barn on concrete with it's own 200 amp electric service and 220 power for welding. This multi-purpose building would work well as a shop, machinery shed or a livestock barn. Even the 10'x10' chicken coop is vinyl sided. 

The property has roughly 1700' of road frontage and is located in the Town of Plainfield in Otsego County , with a West Winfield address, Mount Markham school district. Total taxes are $2300 and the asking price is $160,000.  NOTE: The home and acreage may also be purchased separately. Home and pole barn on 1.3 acres for $95,000 or 37 acres for $65,000.

SOLD

12439 OTSEGO COUNTY SECLUDED DEAD-END GETAWAY, HUNTING CAMP:  

This is one of those spots that you just fall in love with, that every deer hunter dreams about. At the very end of a town maintained gravel road butted up against the 800 acre Basswood State Forest you will find this 24 acre property with 16 acres of woods and an 8 acre hay meadow that is still regularly cropped by a local farmer. You will find absolute privacy here as well as excellent hunting.

There is a good 14'x70' single wide mobile home in perfectly livable condition with a kitchen, living room, 3 bedrooms and 2 baths. The stove, refrigerator and some of the furnishings are to be included. A small deck on the front provides a nice spot to sit and soak up the tranquility. Just the place to simply get away, set up your hunting camp or even build a house somewhere down the road. Will have to be off the grid though--there are currently no utilities or septic system available here, never has been. The mobile home does have a portable generator hookup, there is propane delivery available locally and there is an old dug well close by that used to provide water for the original old homestead that was located here--quality or quantity unknown.

Just a short ride into Cooperstown and straddling the Exeter and Burlington town lines in the Edmeston school district. Total taxes are an unbelievably low $300 and the asking price is $75,000. Owner will consider short term financing with 1/3 down.

12456 SOUTHERN MADISON COUNTY DUTCH COLONIAL ON 70 ACRES:    This 100+ year old Dutch Colonial style home lies in the fertile Unadilla River valley along State Route 8 in the far SE corner of Madison County, Town of Brookfield.

There are 9 rooms here to include a large open kitchen and dining room, a huge living room, a bedroom or office, mudroom, laundry room and 3/4 bath down and 3 bedrooms and 2 baths up. The home has been extensively remodeled offering some rather unique amenities. The kitchen offers all granite countertops and all newer built-in appliances including 2 complete ovens and stovetops. The lady of the house was raised in the Mennonite tradition where at harvest time there was never enough cooking space to go around.

There is a 500 sq. ft. master bath and bedroom suite upstairs with a jacuzzi, shower stall and both his and her vanities. The floors are mostly carpeted but there is oak flooring in the kitchen and dining room, marble in the upstairs baths. 

Rounding things out there is a drilled well, the house is vinyl sided, has an asphalt shingle roof, there is an attached 2 car garage and a 3/4 stand up, dry cement basement lined with canning racks where you will find a fully updated 200 amp electric service and generator hookup.

A special word about the heating system --there is a standard electric baseboard heating system as a backup but their main sources of heat are a wood pellet/corn furnace in an ante room between the kitchen and garage and a separate corn stove that sits on a rather elaborate pedastal in the living room. Total heating costs for the entire year--$750.

There are 70 acres here with 9 acres of highly fertile Howard gravelly silt loam soil directly behind the house. Grow all your garden needs and sell the surplus at a stand out front--perfect spot for it. There are roughly 5 acres of woods up on the hill with the remainder being old pastureland. Owner said the hunting is great up there, that there are 3 ponds and views that take in the whole valley.

There is a tennis court.

Extra income potential: there are some gravel deposits here and great interest is being shown locally by natural gas companies in the gas bearing Marcellus and Utica shale deposits underneath this entire valley.

If the numbers add up and the credit reports are good the sellers will consider owner financing and even the possibility of taking other property in trade. All kinds of possibilities here. Taxes will need to be determined as this piece is currently part of a larger property. Edmeston school district. Asking price is $299,000.

12461 CLASSIC 1865 VICTORIAN is in excellent condition, as it has been for most of the 40 years these folks have owned it. And it sits on 9.7 very scenic acres, occupying the top of a ridge, so there are views both north and south.  The land is mostly side hill pasture, very fertile with a locust grove and hedgerows plus a seasonal stream to make it visually appealing. The lawn around the home and garden is level and it is well-shaded, with huge trees. There are actually 2 lots here, selling as one property. It is excellently located, just 2-3 miles from town and an exit of I90 in a quiet community with a good arts program and good schools. This would be a great spot for horses or small animals. There is a large garden and it is well landscaped.

The home has all its original shutters and doors, inside and out, plus it has a slate roof in very good condition. High ceilings (9 1/2') are throughout, along with 6” pine plank floors (which are carpeted downstairs, refinished upstairs).  Downstairs is an enclosed breezeway, a former kitchen now used as a utility room, & a mud room. Inside the home proper is a large eat-in country kitchen with the original wainscoted walls and ceiling, a living room with a bay window, a bedroom, a study with a monster closet (~5x15'), and a bath and a half with laundry. A front and a back stairs lead to the second floor where there are 4 more bedrooms. Two of these have electric heat and closets; the other two, while in very nice condition, lack these. One of the bedrooms has duplicates of the bay windows found in the first floor, very nice.

There is oil hot water heat to the downstairs, a 120' drilled well with lots of water (currently supplying 2 homes; there is a conditioner that goes with it). The kitchen is Wood-Mode brand and features a large island and 2 year old refrigerator and stove (the rest of the appliances are negotiable). There are built-in speakers throughout the downstairs. All the downstairs windows are double paned (with curved tops to match the upstairs). The entire home was sheetrocked when it was remodeled 27 years ago. The septic is about the only thing here that has not been modernized. Old, but it works.

The walkup attic is a thing of beauty and is fully 2 stories high by itself. It could be easily made into more living space and it already has electricity. The basement is full, but only partially cement-floored.

Taxes are just over $3000 and the price is $249000.

SOLD

12360 COMMUTER'S HORSE FARM WITH ARENA : Handyman's horse farm: for $195,500 you get an indoor arena that is 50x150', 14 box stalls, a tack shop & workshop, and a classic Greek Revival home. Yes, there is work needed and cleanup as well, but that has been more than factored into the price - we are not asking $500000! AND, it is located near Schenectady County , less than an hour from Saratoga and 1/2 hour from the Capital District! This has been in the family since 1958. The current owner's parents operated it as a horse farm; he does not keep animals. Let's examine in detail what you will receive. The arena is in very good condition and has the 14 10x12' stalls located in the center of the barn, so the horses can run around the outside of the stalls. There used to be 20 stalls here but 6 have been removed. They all could be reconfigured, removed and reassembled at an end if that was so desired. The barn is clear-span and there are no structural limitations. Frankly, it contains way too many of the owner's possessions, which will be removed as he is able (right now, he is on crutches from a broken leg). The tack shop is in very good condition and is used now as a workshop but could easily be converted back - nothing was changed other than an overhead door added. It is 20x40'. There is an old small hay barn, in very poor condition, with the unpainted barn boards and heavy beams that are so sought after. Another building is a combination woodshed/lawn and garden implement shed. It is in good condition. The home is a classic Greek Revival, very original. The interior needs updating and remodeling, but basically it is in very good structural condition - with 2 exceptions. There is one rotted sill (some siding has been removed so that you can see it) and part of the roof is old. The exterior looks attractive and the grounds can be very nice. Inside, there is a dining room, living room, kitchen, and an unheated storage room. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms and a bath. There is in oil hot air furnace and also a woodstove. The basement is 3/4 and there are 3 wells (one drilled and 2 dug). All the original woodwork, trim, etc. are there as well as some very wide plank board floors. This sits on a paved side road and has 40 acres of land, with 501' of road frontage. About 16-17 acres are wooded and the remainder is either hay meadows or pasture. You will find outstanding views from the fields. The are 2 farm ponds as well. Taxes are about $4300 and it has Schoharie schools. THE OWNER WILL HOLD THE MORTGAGE WITH 20% DOWN FOR QUALIFIED BUYERS, 195,500

12436 ONEIDA COUNTY 1795 BRICK COLONIAL, HORSE FARM AND B&B:  

Just minutes from Vernon Downs harness racing track, the Oneida Indian Nation's Turning Stone Casino and I-90 you will find this well kept 10.3 acre gem sheltered by large shade trees and surrounded with many flowering trees and perennial flower gardens. The grounds are slightly rolling and primarily open except for an acre or so of woods down towards the 25' wide Sconondoa Creek which serves as the rear boundary of the property. There are about 6 acres of pasture here divided into 3 well fenced horse paddocks all in close proximity to the barn.

The stately 10 room circa 1795 brick center hall colonial, in very good condition, has been completely renovated over the years but retains many of the original features including the hardwood and wide plank floors, the high ceilings and three fireplaces. The first floor consists of a modern kitchen, the dining room with a wood stove, the living room across the center hall with a fireplace and a pantry/laundry room. There is a 3 room mother-in-law apartment off the rear of the first floor with a living room, bedroom, office and bath where the owners stay when guests are in residence for their bed and breakfast. Upstairs there is the master bedroom with it's own private bath and a fireplace, 2 more bedrooms (one with another fireplace) and another full bath. There is a full cement basement below and a full attic above. The home has a new gas hot water furnace with radiators, a new painted steel roof, a 1000 gal concrete septic, a 100 amp electric service with breakers and village water. A large covered porch to the rear allows backyard privacy no matter what the weather. It should be mentioned here that the fireplaces and woodstove are not currently operable but can be made so again with new chimney liners. Also, in the side yard there are existing electric, water and septic hookups from a previous 2nd home on the property, should someone wish to make use of them.

The 34'x110', two story, post and beam former dairy barn, also in very good shape, has been converted over for horses with the installation of 15 spacious completely enclosed box stalls--wood below, steel bars above.

The original 26'x42' two story carriage barn with an attached and enclosed 36'x42' leanto addition is impressive and offers many options. There is room for at least 4 vehicles in the downstairs portion used as a garage area. The central portion provides a large shop area with door and roof high enough to admit even the largest of trucks. The end section has another 4 large box stalls and storage area.

There is a rather interesting historical feature to this property--namely the presence of an intact steel railroad trestle built by the former Owasco River Railroad; not for use by the train to pass over something, as would be expected, but rather for use by the land owning farmer to get his cattle and farm machinery over the train tracks. The tracks have long since been removed and the RR easement returned to the landowners but the trestle remains, a reminder of both an industrial and agricultural heritage rapidly disappearing.

Wrapping things up the property in located on State Route 5 with 600' of road frontage in the Town of Vernon , Oneida County in the Vernon-Verona-Sherrill school district, total taxes are $4000 with the enhanced STAR deduction.  PRICE REDUCED TO $329,000

SOLD

12458 LAND, BARN, VIEWS: A perfect parcel to build your dream home. 25 acres with 5 tillable, 5 woods and the rest is pasture.

Lots of views over looking the Butternut Valley .

BARN: Comes with a 150'x 36' Gabriel roof barn in good condition. Ready for your animals or storage. A small pond and lots of spring water. REA electric. Some owner financing. Total taxes are around $1500.

Price is $69,000 The owner is willing to split the property with 18 acres for $49,000 or 7 acres with the barn for $29,000

SOLD

PERFECT SPOT FOR BOAT LAUNCH

 Here are 5 surveyed acres of excellent garden soil that has been used in the past for raising commercial vegetables. Irrigation is possible. Nursery stock would also grow good here. The land is currently in hay meadow which looks like lawn. The river, at this point, is deep and slow moving; perfect for swimming, fishing, motor boating or kayaking. This would be a nice spot for a Roadside stand with frontage on U.S. Highway 20.  Possible terms. $35,000

12463 COUNTRY HOME WITH LAKE VIEW : This is a very nice, well-maintained ranch home on 2.9 acres near Canandaraigo Lake .

The home is just 3 miles from the Village of Richfield Springs and 15 minutes from Cooperstown, Otsego Lake , museums, golf courses and fine dining.

The entrance is 12x18 and provides a good place to take off wet boots and coats. It could also be used for laundry. Then there is a large kitchen, living room with picture windows, 3 bedrooms and full bath. The full basement is insulated and has a finished room that could be used for another bedroom or office. There are two water wells and one has a new pump. The electric hot water heater is 80 gallons. The electric service is 220 amp. There is electric baseboard heat with a wood furnace as an alternative. 1,200 gallon septic system. The home has wood clapboard siding.

There is also a 24x48 building that the owners use as a garage, but it cold also be used for horses. Asking $174,900

OWNER NEEDS TO SELL NOW

12442 AMIDST 44 LAKES:

Enjoy the ADIRONDACKS in this beautiful log home crafted by a well known local builder out of native logs. This home sits on 1.2 acres in Fulton county , NY on a paved ,maintained country road just outside the ADIRONDACK PARK .

The home features 2 floors with an open kitchen, dining and living area plus master bedroom on the main floor and 2 bedrooms upstairs. The spacious, dry cellar has a large open area as well as a partitioned room ready to be converted to another bedroom or game room. A full bath is on the main floor. The home has a 100 foot drilled well, propane furnace hookups for washer and dryer, generator chord in place and new septic system (2006).

This property is located very near thousands of acres of state forest with abundant wildlife, major snowmobile trails are near. Fulton county has 44 lakes and is an outdoorsman's paradise year round but also an easy drive to Saratoga , Albany and 20 minutes to the NYS THRUWAY I-90. Make this your headquarters to enjoy the outdoors. Total taxes are $2700.  ASKING $99,000   OFFERS ARE INVITED! 

12499 THE PRINTUP HOME: Both grand and gracious, The Printup Home was named for the family who built it in 1829. This brick Colonial has been a Montgomery County landmark for generations. The Printups started as illiterate translators of Indian tongues for Sir William Johnson and ended with multiple homes and huge land holdings. This was their finest and was built as part home, part tavern/hotel during the early days of the Erie Canal , which went within feet of the front door. A bridge over the canal was just beyond and its approach now forms the west boundary of the property. Eventually, the family moved away, to Georgia and Iowa , and their holdings in the County shrank, then disappeared as their business elsewhere expanded.

Now there just  are 1.6 acres left , though the property  has 990' of road frontage on Rte. 5S. It is a triangular-shaped lot, also bounded by the Erie Canal Bike Path. Attractively landscaped with an ample variety of shade trees, including a few massive ones, it features two nearly identical fronts, both with replica curved-roof porches, one facing the road, and the other facing the Bike Path and the site of the Canal. Even through the location would not be termed particularly quiet , there are no other homes in sight - zero. It has the Fonda-Fultonville Schools, considered by most to be the County's best.

Water is from an artesian drilled well and there is an modern updated septic plus additional gray water handling. A small stream lies just feet beyond the lot's boundaries. Although located at a low (warmer) elevation and close to the Mohawk River , it is not in the flood plain .

This was a home that had fallen upon relatively hard times, with owners who lacked the means to “modernize” it (ie - screw it up). Previous owners had shown an appreciation for what they had and taken some care to keep it original. And original is just the way I found it 2 years ago, in what I call “museum quality condition”, meaning nearly everything old was left in place and undisturbed. 95% of the woodwork was intact and even most of the plaster did not need repair. The doors were even there and the plank floors had never been covered. That is not to say it could have been lived in then. It needed tons of work but was, shall we say, a “worthy project”. And for the next 18 months, it became a full-time project for a very talented carpenter and a series of  specialty contractors.

The home could be easily used as a home-based professional office or a B&B. It's location and style lends itself well to this. Or there could be an in-law or caretaker apartment, coupled with gracious living for the owners in the brick part of the home. 

When you enter the brick part from either door, you come into a huge formal hall with stairs leading to the second floor. To the east is a 20x30' 2 section living room, with a hand-hewn beam ceiling, Red Fir floors, and a fireplace. To the west is the formal dining room (or use it as a library) with a mock fireplace, a 1/2 bath, and a large custom-built eat-in kitchen. Upstairs, the huge hall continues and there is a “small” bedroom (12.5x18')  and two larger ones (17.5x18.5'), one with a mock fireplace and one with a real fireplace. A fourth bedroom was turned into a pink marble bath with laundry facilities.

The wooden part (which is vinyl sided) is smaller and more conventional. Downstairs, there is a room recently used as a kitchen/dining room and a second room which had been used as a living room, plus a full bath. A stairway leads to 2 bedrooms above them (each 12x19'). All rooms but the kitchen have Red Fir floors and crown molding. You can move between the two halves of the home on both floors by doorways which could be easily be closed off and locked.

Taxes are absurdly low at the moment - $866. combined, with NO deductions taken.

SOLD

12423 LARGE HORSE FARM WITH TWO HOMES:

This horse farm carries 26 now, and has room for 20 more. The farm has 167 surveyed acres, mostly all tillable. There are views from everywhere here. A small stream, 2 ponds, 2 dug and one drilled well gives ample water. There are 14 paddocks and 6 run-in sheds.

The biggest barn is a former dairy and is 40x187'. Mostly, it is used for storage and for hay. It is of hip roof constructions and has a slate roof. An addition to it is clear-span and is used for run-in but could have 14 stalls put in. Another addition has 5 oak box stalls and a run-in section to which more box stalls could be added. A pine-paneled office occupies the former milk house. The barn has been rewired, in conduits. There are 4 silos (2-20x60, 1- 18x60 and a 20x80 Harvestore - only the Harvestore has an unloader). A clear-span Morton building is 56x92' and could be used for an arena. There is some paving there in one section And there is a 2 story carriage house, 50x50', with run-ins on one section.

There are two homes here. The main home is a brick Greek Revival, very classic. Built in 1830, it has oak floor downstairs, pine plank up, Downstairs, there are a kitchen/dining room, a bedroom, mud room, and 2 living rooms. The formal one has an original fireplace. The second story has 2-3 bedrooms and storage space. The home has 2 new baths, one with a marble floor. There is hot water heat - a wood and an oil furnace, 2 of them, use whichever one you want. Its electric has been upgraded. The attic has been refloored.

The second home has been resided with all new windows, reinsulated, and an oil hot air and wood furnace added. The floors have been redone as well. It has 2 stories and 3 bedrooms, one bath. The roofs on both homes are scheduled to be replaced, as needed, this spring.

I should note that there are a variety of ongoing projects here which the owner will continue on until the farm has been sold. This farm is located in a very scenic area with many horse and dairy farms around it. In fact, there is a very large arena adjoining it whose owners would sell with a varying amount of land and with or without another home. Taxes are around $5000 with ag value.  Owner has decided to move to Kentucky and has cut the price to $489,000

OWNER ASKS THAT ALL OFFERS BE SUBMITTED

SOLD

12455 RIVERSIDE CAMP IN FAMILY 50 YEARS: Camp on the banks of the Schoharie River is now for sale. This located at the end of a dead end road in Esperance , NY , only 1/2 hour out of Albany . Although it is a dead end road, there are numerous other homes and camps nearby. The river here is 200' wide and swift flowing - fish right from your lawn! There is a steep bank on the other side, so your view in that direction is totally natural.  The lot is 120x110' with the long sides on both the road and the river.

The camp is 18x18', built on piers, and is of frame construction. It was built 58 years ago but was extensively rebuilt in 1998. As the family has rarely used it since, the building is in quite nice shape. Downstairs, there is an open floor plan, with a kitchen, dining and living room area and an enclosed bedroom and a bath. The second bedroom is in the loft. There is a good well, a new hot water heater, and, yes, it has been insulated. The appliances are included.

THE PRICE is $28000 , below the appraised value and taxes are only $851.57. It has been in the family 50 years and would not be for sale if the owner's husband had not been recently deceased.

12411 MONTGOMERY COUNTY FARM WITH CIRCA 1830 BRICK HOME:

60 acre farm located in eastern Montgomery County - easy access to the Capital District or Saratoga . It is just beyond the outskirts of town with no homes nearby and wonderful views down the Mohawk Valley . 53 are tillable (actually 60 are tillable as there are 6 acres under a power line that the farm has exclusive use of but does not own or pay taxes on) and 7 wooded, with 2800' of road frontage. More land is available to rent. Or you could buy it with less land, 26 acres, and the owner would retain the land across the road. In the lawn are young but bearing pear, plum, peach and apricot trees.

The home is a side hall brick colonial, built in the 1830's with 3200 square feet of living space. A wing has been painstakingly restored and features the original pumpkin pine floors, decorative woodwork (also throughout the rest of the home). In it is a large dining (or living) room, with one wall of brick, a large eat-in kitchen with custom made cherry cabinetry, an oversize bath/laundry and a mud room with slate floor. The latches and hinges are all antique or reproductions - you cannot tell which is which. Above it are 2 bedrooms and an attic. In the brick section of the home, restoration is still an ongoing process. The owner is working on the living room now. It will have a mock fireplace, decorative panels under the large windows, wood flooring and all new sheetrock. The side hall has double front doors with arched windows - wonderful shape. There is also a former kitchen and a 1/2 bath in this section. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and a full bath. Every room in the upstairs has paneling, but the old floor and woodwork is still there. The home has been rewired, reinsulated, has two porches, an oil hot air furnace. It comes with nearly new appliances (stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, washer, drier) and a wood cook stove.

There is a restored 36x36' 2 story barn with a new cement floor and room for three cars, side by side, 2 end to end (6 total). It is being painted now. The dairy barn is large. The old post and beam section is 36x90 and has 38 tie stalls, a 2” pipeline, 500g bulk tank. Attached to it is a 90x90' freestall with 42 stalls, grooved concrete and automatic feeding from a 20x80 Harvestore and a 16x40 concrete silo. It has a drilled well and a pond for water, and oil fired hot water. It is available with an older but working line of machinery - 2 older JD tractors, haybine, rake, JD baler, elevator, several hay wagons, JD chopper and a manure spreader (additional money). The price is reduced to $349,900 with the 60 acres or $307000 with 26 acres. Taxes are only $2500 and owner financing is generously offered.

SOLD

12434 THE FORMER STONE HOUSE RESTAURANT is now being offered for sale. Possibilities here are many - reopen the restaurant, use as a professional building, mini farm, palatial residence, internet business, spring water plant, office space, quilt shop, banquet or party facility, martial arts or exercise studio.... Because the serving area is clear span, it could be easily divided into various configurations. Its many casement windows look out into pleasant and bucolic farmland surroundings in every direction.

Before I tell you about the buildings, let me say some words about the land. Located in southern Herkimer County between I 90 and US 20, this 15 acres is set in the middle of an area dominated by family farms and middle class homes. The land is mostly open, though there are copses of trees. Soils are high quality, high lime, fairly flat and suitable for any crop that can be grown in the climate. It enjoys nice area views. There is 2.1 Wetlands surrounding a crystal clear stream that, though small, flows at 288 cubic feet per minute. You can easily walk right to the stream (called Steele Creek); it's not that wet around it. And there is a small pond, whose clarity is unrivaled in any I have seen. It is entirely spring fed, and what springs! One comes from the spring that serves as the water source (it also supplies the neighbor) and another, larger, one gushes out of the ground a few feet away. Between the three, the outflow is 211cfm. This is over 2 1/4 million gallons a day! Because of the flow, the pond never freezes, no matter how severe the winter. Inflow temperature during summer is 47 degrees and outflow is just 50 - perfect for trout! A State snowmobile trail runs very close by. There is 905' of road frontage, equally split between both sides of the road. From the deed description, it would appear that most if not all the land has been surveyed, though much of this may have been in the distant past.

The restaurant portion has an air-conditioned seating area for 100 patrons that is 24x75. When operating, they used to serve 250-300 meals per 18 hour week, and also another 700 for meals on wheels. The new section can be separated from the old by using an in-place folding wall partition. There are also 4 – 8' portable folding room partitions as well. There is a hostess? desk, a wet sink, a water dispenser and ice sink, and the expected men and women's facilities. Floors are older commercial carpet. The furnace that services the restaurant is nearly new; the one that serves the home is older and is currently disconnected as a previous owner had used a wood furnace temporarily. Both furnaces are oil hot air.? Included are 50 chairs and 14 tables and some miscellaneous supplies. The main home was built from locally quarried limestone about 1830 with the restaurant added in1963 and expanded again in 1987. In the home portion is a former bar room (20x13?) with a tile floor and pass-through from the kitchen, the commercial kitchen (15x15') with a double oven, 6 burner stove and 3 burner grill + broiler, 12' vent hood with fire suppression system, commercial double basin sink. a 7x15' former laundry/prep room, and another 11X12.5' former baking room (this could be used as another bedroom as it has a closet). Both these have white tile floors. There is also a carpeted 16x16 living room and a center hall. Upstairs are three bedrooms (14x16', with an historic sleeping alcove now used as a huge closet; 12x17' with closet and full bath added, and 13x17', with closet. There is a second full bath (shower only) and another closet in the hall area. These bedrooms are carpeted. The upstairs floors do slope in places. Downstairs all the joists have been sintered and they are level. Ceilings are mostly 8 ½' high. The basement is under the entire structure and is tall enough, and very dry (has French drains) and features 3 walk-out doors and windows to the south. There are 2 gas hot water heaters and one or 2 laundry areas. Much wiring, all but 2 windows, and the roof over the home portion are new or recently updated. Outside is a tiny cabana with a toilet and a 24' above-ground pool with a large deck surrounding it. The home has a sophisticated telecommunications capability and 3 phone lines, + high speed internet available. There are 2 - 1000gallon septic systems. Across the street is a 3 car garage (22x32'), built in 1995. There is a like-new pole barn that is 30x80' with16' sidewalls. It is clear-span and could be used for machinery or animals and in fact has 2 pens in it. Taxes are $4627, with no Star or other exemption taken. The owner feels these can be significantly lowered in the future. He has priced it to sell at $179000 and can carry a mortgage for a party who has at least $20000 down. It is also available with 8 acres, and all buildings for $159,000.

12437 PERFECT FARMSTEAD SITE:   All systems are go here--28 rolling hillside acres with the driveway, power, water and septic systems all in place. The driveway goes back 300', power has been brought in underground from the road, there is a good 248' well and a 1000 gallon septic tank with 300' of leachfield. There are 10 acres of high quality tillable ground here all in new seeding alfalfa. The rest is old pastureland bordered by several stone walls and graced with occasional large shade trees. With 1150' of road frontage it could be further subdivided. To top it off there are long valley views and no close neighbors. It is located in the Town of Stockbridge , Madison County in the Stockbridge Valley school district. Total taxes are $700 and the asking price is $75,000.

12413 GREAT FIXER-UPPER FOR COMMUTERS ON 24 ACRES IN COBLESKILL SCHOOL DISTRICT :

This would make a great weekend retreat for hunting or recreation without going too far out. The owner has used it as a bird hunting preserve. Or, do a bit of fixing, and you have a good home to commute from. Cobleskill schools, a Sloansville address on 24.892 surveyed acres, mostly wooded with a clearing or two, and trails. The owner has been there 20 years and has never logged it: a 4-5 acre pine plantation has trees he cannot get his arms around. There is a small stream in front and Cripple Bush Creek is in the back. 416' of road frontage and it goes back nearly 4/10 of a mile. Apple trees are in the lawn.

The home was built in 1840 and has 5 rooms. There is a living room, eat-in kitchen, bath, and a large and small bedroom on the first floor and a huge attic bedroom on the second floor. There are new floor joists, a new 120 wells, new septic (plus gray water addition), new thermo-pane windows, and some new sheetrock. But the floors in some rooms are still plywood and there is additional work that needs to be done to bring it up to the standards that most folks have for full-time living. Heat is electric baseboard and propone wall units. It has a large deck and a metal roof.

There is a 3 bay machinery or livestock barn.

Included in the price is a range and the following machinery: two tractors , flail mower, bush hog, corn planter, 3ph disc, drags, post hole auger, and a York rake. Taxes are only 2500 with no Star reductions taken. REDUCED TO $119,900 WITH FAIR OFFERS INVITED.

12390   PERFECT FARM FOR ROADSIDE MARKET ON THE EDGE OF SUBURBIA:

Less than 3 miles from the Utica city limits in a rapidly developing area is this 41 acre farm reminiscent of the way things used to be. Excellent location on state highway for a roadside market with 20 acres of prime level farmland to back it up. This land has low elevation and sujper bottom land soils for vegetable crops. Another 20 acres of fenced pasture with a creek running through will provide for your livestock if you wish to go that route. The land is also ripe for development and enjoys rare three-way zoning...residential, agricultural and commercial.

The 12 room home is a circa 1849 center hall colonial in good condition. Downstairs is a large entry room, a large eat-in kitchen, a pantry/laundry room, living room, dining room, office and bath. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms, a storage room and an attic room. The floors are mostly plank, the ceilings high and there are two full length glass promenade doors in the dining room that go out onto the front porch. There is a 3/4 concrete basement with access from the attached garage, vinyl siding, a newer oil hot water heating system with radiators, a 150 amp electric service, woodstove hookup, an 1000 gal concrete septic and city water and gas. Structurally the home is in very good shape but it will need some updating and redecorating to suit your taste.

The 36'x110' former dairy barn with full overhead hay storage is in very good condition and there is ample headroom for horses. The milkhouse has been turned into a workshop and there is also an attached storage shed. There are 38 swing stanchions and 2 pens, a 14'x30' concrete stave silo with an operating silo unloader and a greased and oiled Patz barn cleaner ready to go to work. There is also another 18'x18' storage shed. A great place to grow some vegetables, raise some critters or just to get a taste of the country close to the city. Located in the Town of Schuyler, Herkimer County with 350' of road frontage, Whitesboro school district, total taxes $3365 with no exemptions. PRICE HAS BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED TO $285,000 WITH OFFERS INVITED.

BROKERS NOTE:  at this location, this close to Utica, the acreage alone should be worth the asking price.

SOLD

12391 CHARMING VALLEY BEEF FARM NEAR ONEONTA:

Located in an idyllic valley setting on a paved road this 190 acre farm includes a circa 1856 and1910 Colonial farmhouse with 3,020' of road frontage. The house and the majority of the land are on the eastern side with the barns directly across the road. On the eastern side there is a mixture of pasture, cropland and 45 acres of forest lands. A small stream runs through the middle of the property and a pond is visible from the kitchen window. Geese have their babies on the pond each spring, wood ducks, mallards and mergansers visit. Deer, fox and turkey abound in the area, often stopping to drink from the creek that feeds the pond. On the western side are the barns, barnyard and a small pasture, plus a 5 acre piece that has been used as a calving pasture. A designated trout stream runs the length of the western side. 1,100 acres of state forest are located throughout the area. Part of the state forest adjoins the SW end of the property. The land and surrounding area is perfect for snowmobiling, hunting, fishing and recreational activities.

Because of its unique wildlife habitat, aquatic habitat, and rural character, the farm is a part of the Otsego Land Trust conservation easement program. The purpose of this program is to “enhance the long term natural values of property and protect the distinctive rural character of Otsego county and its land and waters of significant scenic, historic and ecological value.”

The farm will be designated as agricultural whether or not any farming is occurring. There are three building areas totaling 9.2 acres along the road. Indoor riding rings, barns, buildings for home occupations (such as an antique shop), or buildings used for education or recreational uses are some examples of what may be constructed. The 5 acre piece could be used to build another house or could be sold off from the 190 acres. In the farm and forestry area any structure for farm or forestry, education or recreation may be constructed. A cabin can also be built in the forest area. Basically the only restriction is that another house can be built only where the house is now and on the five acres. The rest of the land can be used for any type of farming, rural enterprise, educational or recreational purposes.

The home is set back from the road and has 2,400 sqft. of living area, which includes a country style kitchen with the original built in cabinet and an eating area, dining room, side hall with a small room and a living room with a fireplace downstairs. The second floor has a landing, large hallway, huge linen closet, four bedrooms with closets and a bathroom There are wood floors throughout the house. There is a new heavy duty oil hot air furnace which was installed in December of 2007. The home is well insulated and has new insulated windows throughout, a 4 year old roof and 200 amp electrical service. There are perennial gardens surrounding the home, crabapple and apple trees, as well as pine trees on the north side. There is a wonderful, large front porch where you can watch the 10 or so cars a day that pass. The spring water is excellent and piped to the house and barns with a new 1 ¼” pipe. There is also an underground invisible dog fence along the road front.

The barns are just across the road from the residence. There is a 30x75' two story wood frame bank barn, which is up to code with 100 amp service, an 8' ceiling downstairs, a hay loft above and a new red metal roof. It has been used as a working area for cattle. It has the original beams and is a beauty. There are fenced working areas around the barns. There is also an old red barn for farm equipment storage and small animal housing. A machinery shed is farther down the road. The farm is only 4 miles from Morris; a lovely little village with all the amenities. There is a bank, grocery store and various other businesses. Morris Central School has recently been updated and is known for its excellence. Oneonta and Cooperstown are within 35 minutes with Albany and Binghamton about an hour on I-88. This was an operating beef farm. There are still 8 head and 5 new calves. It is a farm rich in history, character and beauty; a special place. The owners are moving to be closer to aging family members. The home is charming and entirely livable, but a new owner would probably want to do some updating. The owners are offering the farm at a reduced price of $375,000

12412 QUIET COUNTRY LIVING WITH PRETTY VIEWS:

Great country home on 1.9 open and flat acres, 12 miles for Johnstown or Fonda. It has good views, mature landscaping, and is in a particularly clean area with Amish neighbors. The home is a Colonial of 1900 square feet and is in very good condition, excellent downstairs. There is a sun room (built for a hot tub) with ceramic tile floors, a living room, dining room, office/den, and a laundry + half bath. Also on the first floor is the kitchen, and a what a beauty it is - oak cabinetry, granite floors and a decorative ceiling. Many of the rooms here have laminate wood flooring, all the windows are double-paned, there is vinyl siding, an open floor plan, pine wainscoting downstairs, lots and lots of closets and a new front porch. The home is well-insulated and is very tight, easy to heat. There is a oil hot air furnace and a pellet stove. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms and a full bath. Water is from a 12' dug well and there is more than enough of it; it never runs dry. Outside is an above inflatable ground pool, which stays with the property, along with the new refrigerator, a range, older dishwasher, washer, drier and pellet stove.

Behind the home is an excellent 24x72' pole barn. Half of this has been fixed up for a large game room and it is heated. The other half is a work shop. Cars or boats can be put in either half. This is a property for someone who takes a lot of pride in their home. $135000, well below a recent appraisal, with $3400 taxes.

12401 CLASSY STREAMSIDE ITALIANATE HOME NEAR ONEONTA:

100 year old Italianate home set by a stream. The property is close to Oneonta for hospitals and shopping. This nicely done home sets on 2.88 acres, has a modern kitchen with granite counter tops, 4 bedrooms, formal dining room, living room and den.  High ceilings. Beautiful woodwork. Wood floors throughout, wrap around porch. The electric has been updated and a new oil hot air furnace. 

A two car garage has just been completed, with concrete floor and wood heat in the shop.  The taxes are under $2100 total. The price is $175,000

UNDER CONTRACT

12341 BORDERS BROOKFIELD HORSE TRAIL SYSTEM:

Scenic 100 acres bordering over 13,000 acres of state land and the famous Brookfield Horse Trail System with 130 miles of trails. The property consists of tilllable land, pasture and woods. There is a pond on the property, which is about an acre with ducks and fish galore. There is 1,000 feet of road frontage on a quiet town road.

The old post and beam dairy barn is 30x70' with a drive in hay mow and is high enough for horses. It is in good condition and has alot of old machinery inside, which will be left. The house is in fair condition and made of cinder block. It has 4 rooms consisting of two bedrooms, bath, kitchen and living room. It would make a good starter home or hunting cabin. The electricity is REA and there are two dug wells. The property would make a good starter farm or hunting property.

It is priced at $150,000 for 105.1 acres or with an additional 146.9 acres for $400,000. The price with just 149.6 acres is $250,000.

SOLD

12351 GENTLEMAN'S PRIVATE ESTATE: This is a beautiful country estate of 38 acres, sitting high on a hill above the Mohawk River valley.25 acres of pasture with 13 acres of woods. The home dates from 1750 and is in excellent condition.  There are 18 rooms with 3,476 square feet of living area. It has a modern kitchen with all new appliances, 3 baths, 4-5 bedrooms , thermopane windowsand vinyl siding. Ample closet space. The home has oil baseboard heat, two modern wood stoves and is hard wired for a generator. Beautiful sunroom overlooks the pastures, apple trees and pond. Attached two car garages.  

The property includes a 30 x 50 foot barn perfect for horses with four stalls and lots of space for hay and machinery storage. Next to the barn is an 8 x 16 foot greenhouse with spring fed hydrant for water. There is also a two car detached garage with workshop area. The backyard features an in ground swimming pool.  Mature flower beds and landscaping abound, (the owner is a Master Gardner). Short dead end town maintained road leads to this home, assuring privacy. Deer, turkey and wildlife abound.  This is truly unique, private, and immaculately maintained country estate. Perfect for the horse person, as a bed and breakfast or the ultimate country retreat. $399,000.

12385 RIVERSIDE OTSEGO COUNTY CONTEMPORY HOME:

Bring your horses to this Otsego County Contemporary home on 26 acres. Located close to Oneonta and Interstate 88. and river frontage on the Susquehanna River . This tastefully built home consist of 9 rooms- 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen, dining room, other room and living room with 18ft. high ceilings and arched windows. The home has hardwood floors, large closets, open staircase, central vacuum, high speed internet, well water with a new pump in 2007, propane hot water heating which is new in 2007, and a deck front and rear . The house sets back off the road.

The barn is 28x42. A shed for storage is 36x24, plus a two car garage. Fenced paddocks and plenty of room for more pasture. Taxes are $4447 Price $425,000

12304 SMALL FARM, BIG BARNS:

This farm in Fulton County has over 3100' of frontage on 2 roads and valley views from all over. Buy it with up to 52 partly-surveyed acres of fields (35 tillable), pasture and woodland (~12acres).  A small seasonal stream winds through a corner of it and there is long frontage on both sides of beautiful Crum Creek, a DEC stocked trout stream.

The post and beam main barn, a former dairy, is 70x115' and had 53 cow stalls, plus 25 more for young stock. Now, it is set up for birds and can hold 20-30000 of them. A 40x60' section is separately insulated and heated by a new coal/wood furnace, for younger birds.  A large part of this has an unusually high ceiling and could be ued for horses; the cow stable has 7 and 8' ceilings There are 2 Harvestore silos (20x32' and 20x65') and a 20x60' concrete silo, all with unloaders - none have been used recently.

There is also a 32x40' machine shed/shop. It has 2 fiberglass roof skylights that need replacing and is otherwise in good condition. 

The eyebrow colonial home of 2200 sq. ft. has been extensively remodeled. Downstairs is a modern kitchen/dining area, living room and den with new yellow pine plank floors plus a full bath. A ceramic tile floor is being installed in the hallway. Above are 4 new bedrooms with >11' vaulted ceilings + space intended for a full bath. The bedrooms have 2x6 sidewalls and 2x10” ceiling joists, all new sheetrock, and new windows. There is much new carpeting in the home.  In addition, the home has been mostly rewired, has been fully replumbed, has a new hot water furnace and hot water heater and has a new roof and new white vinyl siding. There is a new front door and new French doors to a huge new wrap-around deck. All needed structural work and leveling was completed before the remodeling commenced. There are 2 drilled wells here:  the one by the barn serves the home and the one next to the home serves the barn, but that one has sulfur. Taxes are estimated at $4700. 

You can buy this the way you want. The owner wants a quick sale: Buy it with 20-25 acres for only $169000, with 12 acres for $149000, or get additional land at $1600/acre - either way, this represents a very good buy. The owner is extremely interested in hearing your offers and has directed all offers be submitted, no matter what they are. 

SOLD

(FUTURE 18 HOLE GOLF COURSE)

12997 130 ACRE COLONIAL FARM W0ULD BE GREAT FOR BEEF: This farm has a great location just outside of town and even has village water! Of the 130 acres, 75 is tillable, 10 pasture and 40 woods. The land is level to rolling and has 4,700' of road frontage. There is a stream and an orchard. It is located near Dolgeville in the foothills of the Adirondacks . The home is in good condition and set up as two apartments. On the first floor are 2 bedrooms, kitchen, living room, family room and bath. On the second floor are 3 bedrooms, living room, kitchen and bath. Fireplace. Oil hot water heat. Hardwood floors. The home is presently rented for $1,325 per month. The barn is also in good condition and was formerly a free stall dairy. It is all open inside and would be a great barn for beef cattle, but would also lend itself to horses, sheep or goats. It measures 85x150' and has 4 silos. The barn is newly painted and has a manure lagoon. Taxes total $4800. Across the road are 66 more acres on the East Canada Creek, a noted trout stream, that the owner would be willing to sell. $325,000

SOLD

12998 ATTENTION TROUT FISHERMAN: Here are 66 acres in the foothills of the Adirondacks with long frontage on the East Canada Creek, a noted trout stream and one of the most scenic bodies of water in New York . There are 38 acres tillable with the balance mostly woods with some fenced pasture. This property would make several beautiful building sites and is a rare find for the reduced price of $155,000

SOLD

12930    EQUESTRIAN FACILITY: 76 acre in South Central New York State that has been fenced and cross fenced. There is 2x8” four board fencing around the barns and in aisle ways between barns with six strand high-tensile electric fencing…NO BARBWIRE. There are 4 pastures and 10 paddocks. There is a 15 acre hay field and 3 of the pastures have been used for hay. There is also a wooded area. One section of the farm is on a major fishing creek. The property was formerly used to raise Texas long horns. It currently has a 100 flock of sheep that could be greatly expanded. The sheep, 4 goats, ducks, guinea fowl, llama guard animal and machinery are negotiable. There is a 100x145' metal barn with a 60x145' riding arena, eight 12x12' stalls with room for at least 15 more. There is a 14x16' log lounge/tack room and three frost free hydrants. A 48x56' metal barn has two 12x24' stalls with heated auto waterers and two frost free hydrants. The former dairy barn, 36x90' has an 8' ceiling and very large hay mow, six completed stalls and a 24x40' attached metal pole barn. This barn has its own well. 6 ton Brock bulk feed bin. The home is a Circa 1860 Greek classic with 2 bedrooms, bath, new sheetrock, wiring and plumbing. Attached is the circa 1750 restorable original home. There is also a restorable 200 year old barn with large hand hewn timbers. The property is currently used as a boarding facility, is full and turning away boarders. There is potential for $5,000/month income with current stall count and board fees. Total taxes only $2361. It is located 22 miles from Colgate University and 25 miles from Cooperstown . $434,600