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12435 SOMETHING TRULY UNUSUAL: 45 acre small farm with 2 homes , the main one of which is a quite stylish 1864 Greek Revival, with 4 columns across the front. It has 13 rooms, 6 of which are bedrooms (3 large, 3 small). It features a large den, with offices behind it, a country kitchen. sun-room, formal dining room with a fireplace and a large living room with a second fireplace. There is a 3rd fireplace upstairs in the master bedroom. Two of the fireplaces have been relined and are used regularly. All are original to the home. There is also a quaint little study in a raised upstairs section above the formal hall, in the area enclosed by the columns. There are 2 1/2 baths (all with new toilets & fixtures) and included in the sale are all nearly new appliances - refrigerator, stove, washer, drier, and dishwasher, plus 3 automatic-feed pellet stoves. The furnace is new, 96% efficient  2 zone propane hot water  with new cast iron radiators (the old-fashioned period look) and each room also has some sort of auxiliary heat. Nearly all floors are white oak.  Ceiling fans are throughout the home. Water is from a super spring and there is all new 4” pipe running from it to the home. It will gravity feed, or you can use pressure. High speed internet is available here. Outside is a patio area with a gazebo.

The second home , in fair condition, is getting a new roof right now and is rented at $500/month. As part of the deal, the tenants are remodeling the home. It has a 20x35' finished attic with 2 rooms, plus 3 bedrooms, a dining and living room, kitchen, entry room, office and a 2 car garage beneath it.

The barn is 38x100' and is excellent. Of block and frame construction with a slate roof, it has 9' ceilings, a walk-up staircase to the loft, a heated office, and an enclosed storage room, plus lots of room for hobbies or animals. It has spring water, and gutters are filled in with removable wood covers. Next to it are small sheds formerly used for sheep and donkeys, plus a smaller one for ducks.

The terrain varies considerably, from steep to flat. About 18 acres are wooded and the rest is mostly tillable, with fine quality soils, all now in hay meadows. The perimeter has been recently fenced for sheep. There are outstanding views from the fields and a small seasonal stream runs near one side. It is well landscaped and  many ornamental trees have been planted. For business reasons, it was subdivided into 4 parcels and it has 3000' of road frontage plus additional frontage along I90. Despite this, taxes are only about $4000 without the Star exemption!

There is more, the unusual that I first mentioned. Although the property has been used as a farm in the past and can easily and quickly be used once again for this, right now the owner has developed a public sports complex , in a private setting, crowned by 4 world class tournament paintball fields - one extreme woods field, 2 open with specialty fixtures and the 4th one part wooded, part open. There is a hyper fire nerf field, mini-golf, a golf driving range, and a volleyball court.  They offer a complete service, from supplies, to orientation and instruction, to referees, with compressed air and CO2 refills and many safety rules. This complex has several small buildings, located next to a hedgerow. One is a general store where you can buy golf or paintball supplies, promotional clothing, and the like. Another is a small snack bar. Next to it is a covered picnic area, with tables and chairs, which in turn adjoins a BBQ pit, also covered. There is a orientation stand, covered, and a small separate game room. At the highest point on the land is a small hunting cabin with a porch from which a spectacular view can be enjoyed. Total number of small buildings here is 10. All are new or like new. The sports complex is often rented for parties and special events; otherwise it is just open weekends and has 4 employees in season. The web is quickly becoming a source for increased business and it is becoming better known all the time. You may take this business and run with it, or take it in another direction. For the price of just $349000 (well worth it without the sports value added), you will get all the real estate, plus the business and all supplies, including but not limited to the $4000 air compressor, an entertainment system with 4 outdoor speakers, a fountain, BBQer, cash registers and computers, promotional items, tables and chairs, all paintball fixtures and netting, gates and signage (extensive), golf supplies.... Extra money  will get you the year-old Bobcat 4 wheeler (like a JD Gator,  and it cost them $17000), 4 riding lawn mowers (all two years old), push mowers, 2 golf carts, and even the furniture in the home. And, with a large down payment, owner terms may be possible. Life is good  - and is suddenly getting better.

for more information on the sports complex - see    www.hilltoppaintball.com

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. $695000 price.

12427 ADIRONDACK HOME ON WILD TROUT STREAM:   Located in the Adirondack Park;  3 bedroom, 2 bath home perfect for enjoying the outdoors. The home is located in Fulton county in the southern foothills of the Adirondack Mountains . This home is located on 22.5 surveyed acres on two town maintained roads. The back border of this property features 1000 feet of frontage on the Middlesprite creek, a well known local wild trout stream. Features include 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths (one with a Jacuzzi tub), in ground pool (wood heated), with large deck leading to the house and a nice cellar with oil furnace to back up the ornate woodstove located in the open living space (kitchen, dining, living room). The property also has 24 x 32 foot wooden pole barn, a 24 x 24 foot 2 stall garage as well as a smaller storage shed. This property is located within 5 minutes of thousands of acres of state game lands, a very active local snow mobile club (with a huge new log clubhouse ), and also just down the road is a fishing and conservation club offering a stocked trout pond, clubhouse and dining. Major snow mobile trails are practically out your front door. This property has it all for enjoying the Adirondack outdoors. Total taxes approximately $2000. Offered at $189,000. 

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 $399000 with the 60 acres or $332000 with 26 acres. Taxes are only $2500 and owner financing is generously offered.

12433 SECLUDED LAKEFRONT HOME WITH 4.5 ACRES ON YOUNGS LAKE , RICHFIELD SPRINGS :  Do you crave absolute privacy? Would you enjoy living in the only home on an 80 acre lake at the end of a 1000' private drive without another house in sight? How about fishing for trophy size bass in your own back yard while watching bald eagles fly overhead? You can have all that right here. The best of both worlds; private and secluded yet not remote. US Route 20 is right out your driveway, 5 minutes to Richfield Springs, 20 minutes to Cooperstown, an hour to either Albany or Syracuse and 4 hours to NYC. You will be impressed by this property; 260' of lake frontage, 1000' of stream frontage, 300' road frontage and nicely manicured grounds abounding with lilacs and many varieties of trees. There is a separate 3/4 acre portion of this property on the frontage with Route 20 with water, power and septic already in place if someone should wish to build a second home or shop of some sort. The home is equally impressive and immaculate with 8 rooms to include the kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 bedrooms, office/computer room (former third bedroom), sun room, utility room and 2 full baths. There is a long list of extra detailed touches built into this house by the owners that have to be seen to be fully appreciated. It has all new vinyl clad thermopane windows, a 5 year old baked painted steel roof and full inch thick unpainted (but waterproofed) naturally aging board and batten siding. The house is heated with a 93% high efficiency gas furnace also hooked to an included emergency generator. There is a 1000 gal concrete septic tank and a separate 500 gal concrete tank that serves as a dry well for the laundry,a new water heater, water softener, a full house water filtration system and a 200 amp electric service. Included are all of the appliances, humidifier, air conditioners and built-in shelving. Everything in this home has been completely and tastefully redone down to the smallest detail. Not to be overlooked is the 24'x40' insulated workshop and 2 car garage with it's own covered sitting porch. The workshop portion with porch was once a craft store operated by the owner. This entire property literally glows with the pride of ownership. Located in extreme southern Herkimer County , Richfield Springs schools, total taxes approximately $2600 with no exemptions. Asking price is $329,000.  

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 $199000 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 $185000.

SOLD

12414   UTTERLY-PRIVATE CAMP ON 6.4 ACRES BORDERING 3,950 ACRE STATE FOREST: Hidden camp borders State Forest and is within walking distance of a second State Forest , yet is only 1/2 hour out of the Capital District. How good can it get? It is accessed via an abandoned Town road (> 1000' road frontage) that is now privately maintained and plowed, and it is 6/10 of a mile off a paved road. Because of the location and the sensitivities of other land-owners, it has been requested that we do not permit any drive-bys. I will be happy to show it to you of course and have the keys. Please note: There is no power - the owners use a generator and gas lights and stove. There are 6.4 surveyed acres, mostly flat and wooded, yet there is a small field near the camp. In it is a pond stocked with bass and bluegills. The camp has 2 small bedrooms upstairs and a large living room and eat-in kitchen with a full bath downstairs. It is well insulated and has all double pane windows. It sits on piers. The camp is in such very good condition that? You might be tempted to live there full-time. It has a woodstove for heat and the dug well is right next to the home. There is a home-made septic system - or you can use their neat, clean, and commodious (pardon the pun) 3 holer. You can watch deer from the kitchen windows, great hunting! Included in the sale are the cook top stove, the woodstove, a diesel generator, an Agway lawnmower and a tow-behind brush hog. There is a new 12x20' storage shed and a wood shed. Taxes are only $1500 and the owner has drastically dropped the price $65,000,  He would like a simple, clean sale.

12394   HORSE FARM WITH BEAUTIFUL ARENA: Fantastic arena on this horse farm. Just 5 years old, the arena is like new in every way. It measures 72x198' and has 19' side walls, is well lit, with good footing and tapered lower walls so your horse cannot brush you off against the wall. A 2 story wing is 36x48', is heated, and has its own bathroom and 5 12x12' box stalls with rubber floors, a wash stall, tack area. Upstairs is a lookout onto the arena. This area is insulated and heated and could be finished off into living space, an office or game room.

The home, in nice condition, and on a double lot, is somewhat private and once was a schoolhouse, though you would never guess it today. It has a 2 car attached garage, a den, bathroom, kitchen, living room with a sun porch, one bedroom and a finished storage room downstairs. Upstairs is a large unfinished attic which could easily accommodate 3 more bedrooms. It has a new roof, paved drive, and oil hot air heat. A large deck off the back connects to an above-ground swimming pool. It is nicely landscaped. There are 11.6+ acres here plus the double lot with the home, all flat open land, all with fine views, and is in an area with one beautiful operating farm right after another along the road. Taxes are absurdly low and are estimated at $1200 (the arena is still exempt, but they get no Star as no one occupies the home - this is a Town known for low taxes) and the price $325000.

Also available is significantly more land, priced at $3500/acre, choose what you want, and useable for hay, pasture or trail riding. A second home, also in nice condition, and on a double lot, is available for an additional $100,000. This is somewhat private and once was a schoolhouse, though you would never guess it today. It has a 2 car attached garage, a den, bathroom, kitchen, living room with a sun porch, one bedroom and a finished storage room downstairs. Upstairs is a large unfinished attic which could easily accommodate 3 bedrooms. It has a new roof, paved drive, and oil hot air heat. A large deck off the back connects to an above-ground swimming pool. It is nicely landscaped. The last thing that is available are 30 horses. They will be sold individually and priced attractively.

This farm is offered by a family who is retiring from the horse business due to ill health and the untimely death of a family member. They will continue their other farming ventures and are retaining some buildings and additional land to do this. If it were important enough to a buyer, they could sell their beautiful Federal brick home and the other barns and land (including a camp on a large lake) that they prefer to retain. Let me explain further: this is a family compound and is comprised of numerous tax parcels which adjoin. The buildings share a few services: an outside wood furnace heats the horse farm home, the horse barn and the owner's home. A drilled well is on the property being sold, but also services other farm buildings. A spring on property being retained services, among other buildings, The horse farm home. We will need to do a bit of good will give and take so all parties are satisfied. Fortunately, the owners are great folks and are willing to listen to creative suggestions. The homes are fairly far apart so neither party will feel like anyone is close upon them and the land across the street is also owned by the main farm.

12382 HERKIMER COUNTY STOCKED AND EQUIPPED CATTLE AND CROP FARM: Step right in here and get down to business. This 159 acre farm can be purchased fully stocked and equipped with 57 head of mostly angus and angus cross beef cattle and a very extensive line of mostly newer equipment ready to go to work. There are 104 tillable acres here of mostly high lime Honeoye and Lima silt loam soils, 10 acres of woods and the remainder in well fenced pasture. There is also a year round stream and 3 ponds to water your stock. Another 145 tilable acres on the adjoining farm is currently available rent free from a downstate hunting club. There is a natural gas lease and a meteorlogical tower lease that will go with the farm.

The home is an 8 room 25 year old raised ranch in very nice condition. The main floor has an eat-in kitchen, living room, 2 bedrooms, office and bath and it sells completely applianced and furnished. The finished basement was once a separate apartment with an entry hall, kitchen/living room, bedroom and 3/4 bath. There is also a stand up attic, a garage below, a large rear deck overlooking the fields, aluminum siding, new thermopane windows, a new oil hot water furnace and another wood furnace, a 200 amp electric service, a never ending artesian well water supply, 750 gal fiberglass septic and generator hookup. There is a modular pad just below the house with it's own electric hookup and septic in place should you wish to make use of it.

The 40'x 110' former dairy barn with full overhead hay storage has had the stalls removed to make it more suitable to run beef cattle but the Patz barn cleaner remains along with a 14'x40' concrete stave silo with an unloader. There is a new 48'x80' enclosed steel pole machinery barn with a 25'x80' attached leanto and another 30'x40' steel pole stock barn with 2 box stalls. The very extensive line of mostly later model tillage, planting, harvesting (including 2 combines) and hauling equipment included is way too long to get into here but will be provided upon request. All tools and miscellaneous equipment needed around a farm (and he has just about everything) are also included along with all crops growing and in storage at the time of sale. Total taxes are approx $4800 with the star program. Asking $450,000 for bare farm. 

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: an older Ford 4000 diesel tractor, IH Cub tractor, 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. Asks $145000 .

12421 COOPERSTOWN CHALET WITH WATERFALL AND 30 ACRES: Chalet close to Cooperstown . This beautiful two year old home is situated on 30 acres which borders State Land . The home has 6 rooms with 3 bedrooms, 2 full baths, open kitchen, dining and living room. The floors are hardwood and carpet. Propane hot water heat with built in generator, security system, internet hookups and large wrap around deck. REA electric. There is a two car garage as part of the house. The land has about 13 acres of woods and the rest is pasture with a waterfall and a fishing steam. Some views and great hunting The real estate taxes are $2216 and the school taxes are $2035.  . Price is $350,000

SOLD

12399 COLONIAL FARM:   This is a fine classic-looking old farmstead with an impressive Greek Revival home set among large shade trees.  The home has 10 rooms with living room, kitchen, dining room, bedroom, laundry and storage room and large center hallway down with 5 bedrooms and the bath upstairs.  There are fireplaces in the large country kitchen and dining rooms. The living room has a mock fireplace. Original woodwork is throughout. Gas hot water furnace and spring water.  It has a newer roof and furnace with an attached 2 car garage.  There is also an attic.  The basement is dirt but the electric is all on breakers. The home needs work, but all the basics are there and it is located only minutes from Cooperstown . It could be a county showplace. The hip roof dairy barn has block first story construction (60x300') with 120 stalls, and holds 180 head total. It looks better from the road than it really is - the back wall needs work. Most everything on the inside has basically been stripped. There are 4 silos with unloaders in various stages of repair (20x40, 20x50, & two 24x50's). There is also a 36x80 machine shed.  The farm comes with 10 acres. 

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.

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.

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12392 ADIRONDACK LODGE, SNOWMOBILE RETREAT  OR HUNTING CLUB , This is the place…. Bordering the Adirondack park this is a beautiful native log cabin on 12 acres in Fulton County , NY . Total taxes approximately $3000.  Constructed 7 years ago of  massive native pine logs, this home sits at the end of a 1200 foot gravel drive, on 12 acres, with 100 ft. frontage on a paved town road. Cabin is 28 X 30'. Upper floor features open floor plan, kitchen, with pine cabinets and ceramic tile floor and living room with fireplace and hardwood floors. Lower level; 3 bedrooms, full bath and laundry room. Metal roof on all buildings. Property features a drilled well, 32 X 44 barn/garage with work area and huge storage loft and attached 44 x 8 open storage bay. Behind the house is a heated 16 x 16 rustic shed/workshop with attached woodshed and outdoor wood furnace which provides heat for the main house. All buildings have power. One of a kind property.  Hunt, snowmobile, relax and enjoy nature in the Adirondacks . $120, 000.

12407 85 ACRE PRODUCE FARM:   Located just 45 minutes from Saratoga and Albany , this 85 acre produce farm enjoys a wonderful setting at the end of a dead end road, with views to the east. This is a beautifully landscaped property and has a log home in excellent condition as well. The home is about 20 years old and has 1300square feet of living space, though it feels like a lot more due to its open floor plan. The downstairs has a living/dining room/kitchen with exposed beams, wood and ceramic tile floor and a woodstove. There is also a closet, pantry and bath downstairs. On the second story are 3 bedrooms and a half bath, all with beautiful wood floors. The home is air conditioned and has electric baseboard heat. A new roof was put on this summer. There is a full basement, a drilled well, and the home sets surround by mature locust trees. Behind is it s 40x52' pole barn and there is also a large woodshed which holds 2 full cords of wood.

The farm has about 65 tillable with most of the remainder wooded. Gentle slopes everywhere. There is a 1/2 acre pond. While most of the land has been rented, they maintain a commercial stand of raspberries that produces $15,000 worth of pick your own fruit. Until the death of a family member they used to do strawberries - -at that point they did $55,000 of business, with part-time work. Taxes are $5500 and the price has been reduced to $329,000 and  the owners will entertain offers.  A second home is available.

12408 QUAINT COUNTRY HOME NEAR HISTORIC MILLER'S MILLS:   Just outside the tiny hamlet of Miller's Mills in southern Herkimer County , site of the renowned annual Miller's Mills Ice Harvest, you will find this totally renovated 7 room country home in a tranquil setting on just over an acre of land with no neighbors. The downstairs includes a mudroom, eat-in country kitchen with a woodstove, living room (with another woodstove), office, bedroom and half bath. Upstairs are 2 more bedrooms and a full bath. The original part of the home is said to be over 200 years old and it has been completely refurbished to include new wallboard and insulation, new thermopane windows, new wiring and 200 amp service, new plumbing, water heater and pressure tank. All appliances are newer and included There is electric baseboard heat but it is only used when no body is around to keep the woodstoves fired up. It also features vinyl siding, a drilled well with sweet water and a 1000 gal concrete septic. There are two cellars, one each under the older and newer parts of the house--one concrete and one dirt floored, both dry. There is a well built 24'x24' story and a half horse barn in the back with a workshop, box stall, tack room and hay mow. Also an 8'x12' woodshed and a small garden shed. Taxes with the STAR program around $750. Mount Markham school district (West Winfield). The price is $139,000.   REDUCED TO $85,000

12428 LOCUST GROVE FARM: T his private 88.36 acre farm is located 14 miles from Cooperstown . The farm consist of 40 acres tillable, 28 acres woods that have never been logged and full of man made trails for your walking or riding enjoyment, and the rest is pasture. There is a 3 acre pond full of Bass and also a beaver pond. The Italianate style home is in very good condition. It was built around 1900 and has a eat in kitchen with a wood burning cook stove, pantry, dining room, living room, sitting room, 19x9 office, 4 bedrooms, 2 full baths. There are 3 heat sources for the home- outdoor wood burning furnace, propane boiler and a heat pump. The property has cheap REA electric and a built in propane generator. Attached to the main house is a 2 bedroom, 1 full bath and open kitchen, dining and living room apartment for quest or that mother-in-law. It has its own private entrance and deck. The many outbuildings consist of a 2 car garage, a 5 bay pole barn type building with a work shop and overhead loft, a post and beam bank barn [30x40] which would be good for smaller animals, a 70x40 barn for storage, and a 50x120 clear span building for larger animals, machinery storage, etc. The total taxes with veterans exemptions are $3166 and the price is $699,000

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

SOLD

12410 MINI FARM : 3 acre small farm, all surveyed, located on a very quiet road just 4 miles from Worcester, in the I 88 corridor, 16 miles to Cooperstown, and 22 from Oneonta or Cobleskill. Fine area views plus a tiny pond and a small stream. All the land is largely open, mostly in an old hay meadow with fine views, but there may also be some woods. Excellent neighbors who watch out for each other. 263' of road frontage. The 1700 sq. ft. home is handicapped accessible and has a large 15x14' kitchen (with old but serviceable cabinetry), large 20x23.5' L-shaped living room (320 ft2) with some new sheetrock and fir flooring and an enclosed breezeway (7.5x10.5') with new double French doors, plus one small bedroom (7.5x9.5') and a new bath on the first floor. There is another full bath and 3 bedrooms (10x15, 9x15, 15x14') plus a landing room (8x12) at the head of the stairs on the second floor. Upstairs ceilings are low; the rest are 8'. The downstairs bedroom has a fireplace. If you did not need this as a bedroom, the wall could be removed and the living room would then be even bigger, with the fireplace in it. There is an attached 20x23' garage, with room for one car and lots of space for a shop, and a full attic could be added. Or you could use this for additional living space. There is a large new front porch. The laundry is in the basement along with a newer Olson OHA furnace and electric HW heater. It has 100 amp electric, on breakers, fir floors downstairs, paneling and decent-sized closets in two of the bedrooms upstairs. The main part of the home has an old roof and the entire home could use paint, inside' and out, but that is not a pressing need. 185' drilled well, 1000g cesspool. Nicely shaded lawn with a variety of trees including a bearing cherry and many perrenials. There is a large 2 story 52x55' barn. 16' of this is a lean-to addition (looks OK inside) and that part needs a new roof. The main roof is fine. There is a 16x50 silo with a Badger ring drive unloader, 56 tie stalls (not 4') and an old milkhouse that needs work. A non-working overhead door allows vehicular access to the barn. Ceilings are close to 8' high in the barn. $119000. Affordable owner terms offered. Taxes last year were $1749, total. Cheap cooperative electric here.

12396 HIDEAWAY CAMP WITH ACREAGE: Hidden retreat on 112 secluded and bucolic acres is just great! A very pretty  open hay meadow and the vast remainder (like 108 acres) is wooded. The owner reports lots of large trees here -- maple, oak, ironwood, poplar, hemlock, white pine, cherry... 35 acres are in Wetlands and there is a large pond on the property. You will find this a wildlife haven with deer, beaver, fisher, muskrat, rabbits and other small game + herons, owls, turkey, hawks, geese, and ducks plus lots of smaller birds. Lots of large trees, great campsites, utter quiet, yet it is only 40 minutes and 2 stoplights from downtown Albany .

There are three buildings here. A 2 story  car garage whose second story could make an apartment, a one car garage, and a new 12x40' storage buildiing that also could be used for residence. Let me tell you about each. The 2 story garage has a started bath and 2 bedrooms upstairs. The rest is open living space. Sheetrock is finished and painted, but the floors are still plywood and no kitchen is installed. The space downstairs is a very high-ceilinged garage with 2 overhead doors that could be used for additonal living space. There is anew 200 amp entrance, phone, and a new roof. The other garage is one car and has a crushed stone floor. It too is unusually high. The third building is presently at another location, but will be moved here. It looks like a small house, except the main doors are double, 6-8' wide between the two of them. The interior is just plywood. It is nearly new. There is a well with good-tasting water, a septic, and power right there.  The power comes across private land to reach there, so no one is likely to build near you  on the way in. There is 2400' of frontage on a dead end dirt road - this is very private. No one lives anywhere near. Taxes are $1850 and the price has been dropped to $159,900.  Possible owner terms with 30% down to a qualified party. Canajoharie schools and, yes, the Town would plow the road for you if you lived there

12400 PRIVATE AFFORDABLE COUNTRY MOBILE HOME NEAR SIDNEY : This secluded 3 bedroom, 1 bath singlewide mobile home sets on 3.1 acres. This well maintained property is extremely private, yet close to Sidney and Interstate 88.  The home has a new propane furnace and hot water heater.  The taxes are under $1000 and the price is REDUCED TO $48,000

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.  Asking $195,500. Owner terms to qualified buyer with 20% down.

12326 GRAND ESTATE HOME ON 20.5 ACRES: “Third Hill”, as it is known, is located on 20.5 acres at the edge of a tiny village. The original portion was built in the mid 1700's and other sections were added during Victorian times. It has 4500 square feet of living space and was 95% redone in the past 2 years. You will find that Colonial colors dominate and a very old-fashioned feel is in nearly every room. It features new sheet rock, new wiring, new copper plumbing, new insulation, a new 97% efficient gas hot water heat system, and it is wired and plumbed so that an in-law apartment could be installed. There is also a new rubber roof installed in '09 on part of the home and a new roof installed on the rest in '07.   A kitchen floor is being tiled and radiant heat will be installed by the end of March.  Downstairs is a storage room with stairs to a walk-in attic above it, a kitchen, pantry, dining room, formal front hall, a double living room with wood stove hookup, a den, a bedroom and a bath. Upstairs are 2 walk-in attics, 4 bedrooms and another bath. Most floors are painted plank, but a few bedrooms have new carpet. There are many exterior features that give this home its grand feel - curved doors, Victorian curlicues, a curved wraparound porch...There is a good drilled well and a former chicken coop (24x24') that could be used for horses or as a garage or workshop. The estate is unique. It has a bunny ski trail and hooks up to existing snowmobile trails. There are many blackberries, blueberries and black, white and pink currants on the property. There is good hunting for deer and turkey, and maybe even bear.   The land is an attractive mixture of open and wooded. There is frontage on both ends of the property. Taxes are only $1200 and the price is just $199,000. Both are going to make someone VERY happy!

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 $200,000

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.

12320 DANDY LITTLE COOPERSTOWN HORSE FARM ON 27 ACRES: Just 3 miles out of Cooperstown you'll find this gem of a horse farm on 27 pretty country acres with about 8 acres of woven wire fenced pasture, another 8 or so that could be fenced and 8 acres of woods. The farm is bisected by Red Creek and there is a stocked pond for fishing. The 150 year old 9 room farmhouse is in immaculate condition. Downstairs you will find a large slate floored eat-in kitchen, a living room with sliding glass doors onto a large back deck and an attached solarium, a dining room with huge exposed beams and a large stone fireplace, office with built-in bookcases, laundry room and full bath with clawfoot tub. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms and 2 more baths. Most of the floors are wideboard pine planks and there are high ceilings throughout. There is a full walk-up attic and a full partially finished walk-in basement. The home also boasts a new asphalt shingle roof and paint job in 2005, 200 amp electric service, 1000 gal concrete septic, 220' drilled well with sweet water and oil hot water baseboard heat.

The original 2 story post and beam dairy barn has been converted for horses with 9 tall and roomy box stalls and a tack room. Attached is another stable with 10 more box stalls and 6 large pens for a total of 9,000 sq. ft. of barn space. The taxes are estimated to be in the $5,000 range. Cooperstown school district. The owner may consider holding a mortgage with at least 50% down. $595,000 or the farm may be purchased with 15 acres for $495,000

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

SOLD

12999 MULTI- PURPOSE 230 ACRE FARM IN SOUTHERN ONEIDA COUNTY: To say that this farm has many options would be putting it mildly. There are 150 acres of some of the finest cropland available in Central New York . Almost completely Honeoye Silt Loam soil in large, nearly level fields. There are 35 acres of good hardwoods waiting to be harvested with an estimated $40,000 worth of timber and excellent hunting. There are 4 ponds with several other good pond sites. There is enough barn space to raise any type of livestock your heart desires. There is 6400 ft of road frontage on two good paved roads if subdivision is your thing. You should be getting the idea by now. Oh yeah, and no close neighbors. The over 200 year old 12 room Early American home is in overall fair to good condition with a kitchen, dining room, living room, 2 bedrooms, bath and 2 storage rooms down and 2 bedrooms, a nursery and 2 more storage rooms up. The rear of the home (the 4 storage rooms) has not been used in decades and will need considerable work but could possibly be made into an in-law apartment. It has a 2 car attached garage, vinyl siding, 200 amp electric service, a full walk up attic, full concrete basement, an older but well maintained oil hot water heating system, a 2000 gallon concrete septic tank and a 25 ft drilled well with an unlimited supply of sweet water. All appliances are included. The barns and outbuildings are in predominantly decent shape. They include a 2 story drive in 36'x150' dairy barn with 65 stanchions, two box stalls and an addition on the back with 3 large box stalls for work horses.  Also a 30'x30' storage barn with a 20'x25' extension, 24'x48' machinery shed and a 40'x72' 4 bay enclosed pole barn. There is another 2 story drive in 36'x80' dairy barn about a quarter mile down the road. A full line of older but reliable haying equipment (being used this year) is available at extra cost. Total taxes are $8200 with the star program. Madison School District . Asking price is $360,000.

SOLD

12308 GREAT PLACE TO FARM WITH HORSES:  Here is a good family farm in a good location. It has 169 acres with 51 acres of woods and the balance open. One field is a full 40 acres. All has been seeded to grass or alfalfa. Silt loam soils in gently rolling fields. There is 1,438' frontage on a paved road. There is a a stream and the pasture is fenced. Circa 1750 10 room Colonial home is in very good condition and has 3-4 bedrooms, 1 ½ baths, wide plank and hardwood floors. New windows upstairs. On the first floor are kitchen, living room, office, bath, laundry and another room for a possible bedroom. On the second floor are 3 bedrooms and another half-bath. Garage. The post and beam barn is in very good condition and has 57 stalls on 2” Surge pipeline plus 4 box stalls. 550 gallon Sunset flat tank. Patz cleaner with new chain. 18x40 Madison CS silo with Patz unloader surface chain. Two earth sided bunkers. 28x81' storage barn. 28x65 shop. The barn has high ceilings with a drive-in mow. Run-in barn with 40 steel locking headlocks.  Taxes total about $4800. Nice barn to Work in. $295,000

12340 ROAD'S END FARM WITH CIRCA 1880 HOME: Gentleman's farm on a dead end road has what you may be looking for - pond, stream, views, privacy, low taxes (~$2000) with a good home and 56.5 acres of very good land. 50 of those acres are tillable land, meadows, and another 4 are wooded.

The home, built around 1880, has 9 rooms. Downstairs you will find a kitchen, living room, sitting room with a fireplace, dining room, office, laundry and a bath and an attached 2 car garage which is partly finished. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms, one of which is unfinished. Heat is oil hot air and there are 2 spots where wood stoves could be hooked up. Water is from a spring. Floors are vinyl and laminated downstairs and carpeted upstairs. The home is in nice condition, with the exception of the unfinished bedroom of course. There is a small front porch and a very large back porch which is set up for summer/winter use. It has some new wiring and some re-insulation done, and all new windows.

The barn is hip roof; 35x60' with a single story 25x30' L. It is in good condition and has 7 pens, 8 stanchions and room to expand. As it is a bank barn, there is a good drive-in mow. An older pole barn is 24x44' and is in good condition. You will also find a large gazebo and a pigeon coop here. $344,000.  

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12318   CREEKSIDE FARM IS IDEAL FOR VEGETABLE GROWERS:   113 acres in the heart of the Mohawk Valley near Canajoharie has 87 acres tillable with 26 acres of high-fertility creek bottom land, suitable for commercial vegetable operation.  Besides the creek (which is big enough to be canoed), there is a pond behind the barn + another one in a field and a large stream with a beaver dam across the road. A $30,000 investment here was a windmill to generate electricity. It paid for itself in 5 years as extra energy generated was sold to the power company, but now needs some repair, probably a bearing. The previous owner rented the home after he moved, so had no incentive to fix it and the current owner has shown no interest in energy savings. The owners pasture horses here and use part of the 30x60' barn as a run-in. The barn does have 6 box stalls, but they are small and the ceiling is low. The barn is in poor condition.  The large,  3200 sq. ft. modern two story home has a 15x30' living room, 600sq.ft.dining room-kitchen, 1.75 baths, laundry and 4 bedrooms. Lots of closet space here. There is a 10x15' enclosed porch, a 17x32' unfinished back section, and a full, high-ceiling basement. Fireplace + wood stove and all appliances (new range, refrigerator, dishwasher, freezer, washer and drier). Floors are linoleum except in the living room where they are oak (it could use refinishing)  Anderson windows, vinyl siding, good foundation.. The home has been super insulated for electric heat.  All of the rooms are large and bright. There is a circular drive, a good 2 car garage, and some small outbuildings of little worth. There are also the remains of a 30x80' pole barn which suffered a snow load collapse on the majority of its roof.  GREAT NEW PRICE:  $230,000.

12304 FULTON COUNTY FARM:  Small farm, big barns. This farm in Fulton County has over 3100' of frontage on 2 roads and valley views from all over its 52 partly-surveyed acres of fields (35 tillable), pasture, and woodland (~12acres).  A seasonal stream winds through a corner of it and there is long frontage on both sides of beautiful Crum Creek, a DEC stocked 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 the younger birds.  A large part of this has an unusually high ceiling; the stable has 7 and 8' ones. 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. The eyebrow colonial home has been extensively remodeled. Downstairs is a modern kitchen/dining area, living room and den plus a full bath and laundry. Above are are 4 new bedrooms with >11' vaulted ceilings and 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 vinyl siding. There is a new front door and new French doors to a large new 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 and the price is only $289000. The owner is extremely interested in hearing your offers and has directed all all offers be submitted, no matter what they are

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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

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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

12988 ALBANY COUNTY CONTEMPORARY ON 15 ALPINE ACRES: The second highest hill in Albany County is the location of this contemporary home on 15 acres. State land is across the road - you can walk to hunting or fishing as there are nearby lakes (or use your own pond; it has fish, too). Plenty of places for trail riding as well as all the roads are dirt. In fact, the road the property is on is seasonal past their drive. Plenty of peace and quiet here and you can see the ski slopes of Hunter Mountain from the porch. You will find old stone walls, and nice landscaping here. About 1/2 open, 1/2 wooded.

The home was built 26 years ago as an exemplary residence of a local contractor, since retired. It is post and beam, contemporary-styled, with a combination of vinyl novelty and shingle siding. Roofs are mostly new (some staining on the interior was from when the roofs were old in those sections). There are (2) two car garages attached to the home, one of which has upstairs storage. Water is from a 300' drilled well and it is good water. The home has an open interior, with kitchen, dining room, and living room occupying one large open space, with a cathedral ceiling. A family room and 2 bedrooms are off this. There are also 2 full baths, one of which serves only the master bedroom. A spiral staircase leads to a second story loft, now used as a bedroom by the owner's college-age daughter. Floors are plank throughout (although often covered by carpet) except in the kitchen where there is ceramic tile. The cabinetry there is custom pine. Other features are a security system, exposed beams and wood ceilings under the loft area, 2 walk-in attic spaces, a wraparound deck, electric heat (220 entrance), and a wood stove. Included are a one year old dishwasher and gas stove plus the refrigerator (6 years old). This home would easily convert to solar. There is a 12x16' run-in shed for their horses. Taxes are $4300. All offers submitted...Owners are asking $225,00