General Farms

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 $100000. 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.

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.  It's a rare find for  only $119,000

12390 TASTE OF YESTERDAY 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. Another 20 acres of fenced pasture with a creek running through will provide for your livestock if you wish to go that route. 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. Asking price is $325,000.

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. 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 anew 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 farm has been appraised at $435,000. The owners have given a considerable discount and are offering the farm at $390,000

12378 CLASSIC BRICK VICTORIAN: Great old 1860 brick Italianate home for sale on this 50 acre farmette. There are over 20 acres tillable, and another 15 or so is in pasture, and 20-25 are wooded. The wooded land is steep and the open land is gently sloped. This is located less than a mile from a small town, had good views, and frontage on two sides of the road. There is a small pond and a bit of frontage on a large creek. The home as 2410 square feet of living space, an attic to die for, and a slate-floored basement. It is classic - double curved front doors, center hall with a wonderful old staircase + a servant's staircase, the ornate soffit supports that characterize these homes, large windows, sliding oak pocket doors, high ceilings, plank floors... Downstairs are an 18x18 living room and a dining room of the same size, joined by the pocket doors (has a bay window too), a 17x18' country kitchen, a full bath and a bedroom. Upstairs is an attic room, and a small suite of three rooms that has been used in the past for a tenant, but would convert back to bedrooms easily. There is another full bath here and a rudimentary kitchen. Floors are either refinished pumpkin pine or have been painted colonial colors. The home has oil hot air heat, a new rubberized roof (2001), 200 amp electric, a 100g concrete septic, and 4 dug wells. There is a new 3 car garage and a 36x96' barn, Gothic arch styled. You can drive into the mow and turn a tractor around in there. The stable below has 3 box stalls and room for 124 more. There is also a small shed attached and the original milkhouse to use for tack. The following machinery is available at fair market value: IH Hydro 84 tractor with loader and chains, IH 424 tractor, IH H tractor (wide front end), 6' mower, McCormick baler, NH256 rake, Kuhn tedder, flat bed wagon. $3800 taxes.

12392 ADIRONDACK LODGE, SNOWMOBILE RETREAT  OR HUNTING CLUB , This is the place…. Bordering the Adirondack park this is a beautiful native log cabin on 15 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 15 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.

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12357 GENTLEMAN'S FARM WITH LARGE POND: 30 acre gentleman's farm is just outside Utica ( Madison Schools ) and is selling at a price that may surprise you - $185000 (and taxes are only $3500). It will not last long at this price!  The 100 year old farm home has completely been redone, new roof, new vinyl siding, new windows (3 of them are octagon), new electric & plumbing, new furnace, you name it. There are 9 rooms, with a living room, dining room, kitchen, bath, bedroom, office and storage rooms downstairs. On the second story are 3 more bedrooms. All new appliances (stove, dishwasher, refrigerator, washer, drier, + a woodstove) and they all stay with the property. The living room has hardwood floors. Elsewhere else (except the kitchen and bath), they are carpeted. It is located on a quiet country road, surrounded by attractive farms, and has decent views, with a pleasant shaded setting with a circular drive. There is a drilled well. The land is divided equally between tillable hay land and pasture. The pasture has new high tensile fencing and is divided into paddocks, all with water to them.  The terrain has only gentle slopes. In the barn are stored 2000 bales of hay.  There are 2 ponds here, one of which is large; the other was recently built for swimming. The main barn, a dairy in a previous life, has a hard-base barnyard - no mud. It is 36x110', and is of post and beam construction. There is also a small block former milkhouse, now used as a shop.  If you want more land, there is an additional 10 acres adjoining that could be purchased. If you need minor changes in the home or barn, the owner, who is a contractor, will be willing to consider accommodating these changes for you. He wants this property sold and is willing to entertain reasonable changes to suit you in order to make a difference. $185,000

12389   RANCH HOME WITH LAKE RIGHTS : Quiet country ranch set on 2 acres located on a dead-end road. The property is 500 ft from Goodyear Lake and has deeded lake rights.  The home is 1382 sq. ft. with 8 rooms- 2 bedrooms,  2 full baths, den, kitchen and open floor plan for living and dining. There is and enclosed porch.  The heat is LP gas and the furnace is only 2 years old. The flooring is carpet and parquet in the den, master bedroom and hall. All the appliances are fairly new and are included.  The house has real redwood siding and a metal roof. Paved circular driveway, a carport for two vehicles, a 10x20 garage which can be used as a shop or for a small car, 2 garden sheds. The lawns are very nicely landscaped with trees and perennials. This property is close to Cooperstown or Oneonta for easy shopping or hospitals.    Taxes are $803 total with Star. Price is $139,900

12374   MAINE FARM WITH OCEAN VIEWS: Mainely views here on this 82 acre farm in northern Maine - you can enjoy 180 degree views for 25 miles. See the St. Croix River Valley, Quoddy Bay, the Bay of Fundy, Canada, and Campobello, Deer and Navy Islands. This is a fairly remote area, with clean surrounding properties, a perfect getaway. Your nearest neighbor is a campground, yet the trendy art community of Eastport is only a few miles away. The land is one nautical mile deep and has 366' of road frontage on a quiet paved road. (In the back, it gets suddenly wider and is 737' wide.) Yes, it has been surveyed (but not pinned). There are 25 acres here in hay meadows, ~30 in pasture and ~30 of deep woods (some timber value, they participate in Maine 's Woods Wise program). There is a vernal pond in the woods and in the open areas you will find good garden soils, the best in the area, the neighbors say. You will find planted asparagus and raspberries here, along with grapes and elderberries, and a new orchard of 10-12 trees, ready to bear cherries, pears, peaches as well as apples. There are also mature apple trees. The land is all organic, though the owners have not taken steps to certify it as such. The buildings are located on the highest portion of the property - at 300' elevation. Low elevation and proximity to the sea gives this area a better growing season and milder temperatures than you might otherwise think. This is a good location for wind generators and lack of zoning in the Town makes them a real possibility. The breezes keep away the bugs, too. While the home is certainly habitable, it does not begin to do justice to the location. Someone with strong and definite ideas of how they want their home to appear could live there while building a larger and more modern home in a nearby location. Or, you can finish the project the owners have started and use it and be happy there. They have put in new sills, new vinyl windows, new 100 amp electric, new HW heater and water pump, insulated it, and plan a new roof for next season. Downstairs, there is a formal entrance (needs work), a kitchen with the original stamped tin ceiling, an office which could be used as a bedroom (has new carpet), a pantry, an old bath, dining and living rooms. The hand-hewn beams of this 200 year old home are exposed in the living and dining rooms. Floors are old and are maple. Up a small stairway (typical of homes in this area) is a large upstairs with one finished bedroom and 2-3 other rooms which have not been finished. The home has always been humble, yet proud, and has 1100 square feet with two chimneys (one for the gas furnace, one for the woodstove), stone-lined dug + a drilled well, and white vinyl siding. Inside is a Garland professional 6 burner/double oven stove which the owners could make available. The barn has been restored where needed and has new sills, walls and roof. It too is very old and only needs some new siding on one part to complete the restoration. It is used for hay and goats and is 40x60', of post and beam construction, and is gambrel roofed. It has a threshing floor, room for 4-5 cows, 2 draft horses and smaller livestock. There is also a 15x25' shed (new sills and roof) used for goats and chickens, as well as a small pig pen (6x10', now used for storage as their pigs are pastured). A handmade antique hay wagon (no wheels) is stored in the barn, a beautiful old thing. But there is also modern machinery available if you want to farm it - a nearly new JD 5410 tractor with 4WD, a #540 loader and cab (2600 hours), a newer JD 525 rotary disc mower, newer Frontier RR`1012E rotary rake, a JD 336 baler and a flat bed hay wagon. You will find lots of hay land to rent for free - and it is very nearby too. If you want to go whole hog (pardon the pun), you could buy their pigs, sheep, chickens and Jersey cows. Guess the taxes here.... Can't ?? No wonder - they are $666 - TOTAL, & FOR THE YEAR! This is not New York , folks. The price, however, is a New York price, a low $268000. The machinery would add an additional $44000. Due to its location, the owners will be showing it. They are moving to be nearer to aged parents. Call us for further details, for pictures and maps, and to set up an appointment to see this unusual find.

12396 12396 Hideaway camp 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 is $195000. Possible owner terms to a qualified party. Canajoharie schools and, yes, the Town would plow the road for you if you lived there

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12366 INEXPENSIVE CREEKSIDE GETAWAY: Cozy 4-5 Bedroom Home on a lot approx. 58X240 Overlooking the East Canada Creek. Shared Well, Two Driveways. Great Views of the Creek.. Needs updating.

For the price , fish from your backyard, bring the whole gang to snowmobile and enjoy the outdoors. Super area for hunting. The home is quite liveable, has a good furnace and is structurally sound. There is even a snowblower that comes with it. Close to thousands of acres of State forest, snowmobile trailsand a country store is just down the road. $25000.

12360 COMMUTER'S HORSE FARM WITH ARENA : Handyman's horse farm: for $237,500 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 $237,500

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. 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 $219,000. 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

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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

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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.

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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

12345 DELAWARE COUNTY PRIVATE GETAWAY:  Starter or retirement 14x70 mobile home on 1.5 acres located on a dead-end town road.  The home has 2 bedrooms, 1 bath and open kitchen and living room and is in good condition.  The heat is propane hot air. There are new windows and a pitched asplalt shingled roof.  The owner just installed a new well pump and pressure tank.  There also is a two car garage with a concret floor. A small storage building is also included. The total taxes are $1025.00 without Star and the price is $60,000

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.

12344 VERSATILE OTSEGO COUNTY 265 ACRE FARM: You can do it all here: hunt, fish, hike, ATV, snowmobiles or even try your hand at raising some stock, all within 20 minutes of Cooperstown . There are roughly 60 acres of tillable land here with 120 acres of mostly hardwoods and the rest pasture. The woods were last logged in 1999 and there is currently estimated to be $35,000 worth of timber there again, value of which should more than double in 10 years. The tillable ground and pasture have not seen chemicals or fertilizers for over 10 years so the farm will easily qualify as organic if you wish to go that route. Some of the best hunting in the county can be had here for deer, turkey, grouse and even pheasants that wander over from the neighbors where they are stocked by the state. There is great trout fishing in the year round stocked Wharton Creek that wends through the property for over a mile. The owner currently keeps a small herd of beef cattle here in the approx 36'x70' two story stock barn which is in very nice shape. There is also a 40'x60' enclosed steel pole barn on a cement slab. The home is a cute 2 bedroom, 1 bath ranch in move in condition with a stone fireplace and hardwood floors throughout save for ceramic tiles in the updated kitchen. It has a dry basement and all internal systems are go. There are fewer and fewer farms of this size on the market with each passing year--nail one while you still can. Asking price is $495,000. May be purchased with less acreage. Owners considering all offers.

12304 FULTON COUNTY FARM : Small farm, big barns. This farm in Fulton County has over 1400' of frontage on 2 roads and views from all over its 11+ surveyed acres of pasture. A seasonal stream winds through a corner of it. The post and beam main barn, a former dairy , is 70x115' and has 53 cow stalls, plus 25 more for young stock. 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 that have not been used recently. There is also a 32x40' machine shed/shop. The eyebrow colonial home is being remodeled now. Downstairs is a modern kitchen, living room and den plus a full bath. Above are 4 new bedrooms with 11' vaulted ceilings and the beginnings of another 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. Right now they are painted plank. In addition, the home has been mostly rewired, has been fully deplumed and has a new roof and siding. The combination oil wood hot air furnace is older but still heats the home. It will be replaced in a few months if no one buys the place first! There are 2 drilled wells. Here: the one by the barn serves the home and the one by the home serves the barn, but it has sulfur. It also serves land being retained by the owners. Taxes are estimated at $3300 and the price is only $239000. The owner is interested in hearing your offers. More land (up to 52 acres total) could be made available, provided it was at the right price - or he might be willing to lease to you.

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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

12996 CAPITAL DISTRICT 7 BEDROOM CIVIL WAR ERA FARMHOUSE ON 93 GORGEOUS ACRES: The potential of this property near Coeymans Hollow, less than a half hour drive south from downtown Albany , is limited only by your imagination. The 3,600 sq ft well maintained 7 bedroom, 2 bath home will please most anyone. The place is solid as a rock and drips of yesteryear charm and character. The entire home has been completely renovated. There are 2 front porches to while away a summer evening and there are 10 ft ceilings throughout. It has all new storm windows, a new oil fired steam heating system, a 200 amp electric service and a new 1000 gallon septic tank with 300ft of leach. It sits behind a circular driveway about 120 ft or so off of a secondary state highway in a quiet and private neighborhood that is convenient to everything. Another 650 sq ft outbuilding with it's own power, heat and septic could be transformed into a workshop, office or apartment. The land consists of 93 acres with about 60 acres of mixed hard and softwoods and 40 acres of pasture, meadows and cornfields. Wildlife of all kinds abound and there is literally everything here that someone could want in a property; stunning views of the Catskills, an old apple orchard, several streams, stone walls, several miles of groomed trails big enough to drive on and excellent hunting. It would be an ideal spot to establish a B&B, a horse farm or your very own nature preserve. This is one of the few remaining larger acreages left this close into the capital district. It is only 10 minutes from the NYS Thruway, 1 mile from a golf course and an hour from the Saratoga racetrack. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity and will not last long. Located in the Ravena-Coeymans-Selkirk school district. Total taxes are $4400. Asking price of $595,000. 

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 $225,000

12987 LANE'S END GENTLEMAN'S FARM: Beautiful, private country setting for this 140 acre farm located in southern Otsego County . The farm is within an easy drive of both Oneonta and Cooperstown . The buildings are nestled at the end of your own 800 foot private driveway. The 140 acres is gently rolling and consists of 60 acres tillable cropland with 40 woods and the balance in pasture. There is 1,600 feet of frontage on a county road. The home is a country cape with 12 rooms consisting of eat-in kitchen, living room, family room, bath and office downstairs with 4 bedrooms and 2 nd bath up. The kitchen has beautiful Woodmode cabinets. Dishwasher, oven and range are included. The main dairy barn was milked in last year. It has 97 stalls and measures 40x250'. The three silos are 20x60, 16x50 and 16x40. There is also a 32x60 pole machine shed, a 30x40 two story carriage barn and a 30x50 heifer barn with 25 stalls. A new 40x60 shop was used to display and repair machinery that the owner sold. The taxes are $4,474. This farm would also be ideal for horses or beef. It has good hunting and views and the setting is irreplaceable. REDUCED TO $365,000

12339 RV/JS/DM VILLAGE HOME WITH A NEW INTERIOR…….$55,000

This village home has had EVERYTHING done to the inside in the last 2.5 years, but from the outside, it looks old. There is new wiring, new electrical entrance, new plumbing, new replacement windows (18 of them, all large), new flooring (vinyl and/or carpet, except in one room), new kitchen, new baths, new insulation, new 3 zone oil hot water furnace, new hot water heater, new oil tank... On the outside, they have only paved the drives and added a carport. The home has natural and old fashioned woodwork (it is of Italianate design and is over 100 year old), lath and plaster walls and ceilings, all of which are in very good condition.  There is a double living room (part of which is used a a bedroom now - a few minutes work and it will be back to original with no damage done), sun porch, dining room, kitchen and a full bath downstairs and 3 bedrooms (one of which is used as a living room now), a small storage room and another full bath on the second floor.  Attached to the home where the garage used to be is a large workshop and a back porch area. The lot is 50x45' (no more lawn cutting!), the neighborhood solidly middle class, and the village charming. Taxes are $1500.

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12995 HALCYON HILL FARM: Don't know what Halcyon Hill Farm is? It is a beautiful residence and small farm, with wonderful views of the Schoharie Valley , long frontage on the Schoharie River plus a pond teeming with fish; with all the privacy anyone could wish for. There are about 100 acres here (survey not finished) and about half of that is tillable, in one big field, right behind the barns. Another 15 or so is side hill pasture, surrounded by white board fence (pressure-treated lumber used). The remainder is wooded land. Soils are gravel and silt loams and the land is presently used by a neighbor. Plus, it is all within an easy commute to the Capital District or to an Amtrak station. The schools are the county's best.  

Picture this setting: high, overlooking the river and valley side, and accessed by a paved drive up and through the woods which turns into a circular drive. Landscaping has many huge locust (flowering) trees, plus a smaller assortment of fruit and other shade trees, beds of perennial flowers, and a level lawn.  

The home is 3000 square feet, built 20 years ago by the owner to replace the original home. No expense was spared to make this one nice. There are 10 rooms plus a full attic, full dry basement and an attached and insulated 2 car garage. You can heat via oil hot water, electric or you can reconnect the solar heat system. Windows are all Andersen Window walls. Downstairs, you will find a formal dining room which has wainscoting, office, kitchen (JennAir range, oven, refrigerator, dishwasher included - many of which are fairly new), family room, sun room, a bath, and a living room which has a stone fireplace with a pink heart-shaped rock at its center. Most of the downstairs has plank floors. Upstairs are 4 bedrooms, 2 baths (one serves the master bedroom alone), and a bedroom-sized cedar “closet”. One bedroom has an outside door to a second story porch. This is covered by a roof supported by 2 story columns in the front. In the basement, there is an unfinished security room, a fruit or wine cellar and a canning kitchen. Water is from a spring, a drilled well and there is also a dug well on the premises.

There are 4 principal barns, all roughly similar size. One is 48x48' and another is 24x36'. All but one has massive support beams and the oldest is believed to have been erected before the 19th century as it exhibits the Dutch style of barn building. Like the house, they are all painted white, with black trim. Inside is storage for machinery, hay, a run-in shed for beef or heifers, and 6 box stalls for horses. There is water to the main barn and also a 14x40' silo. In addition, there is a 30x36' three bay machinery shed, a farm workshop, hen house, and 2 tool sheds.

The last building here is a guest house. It has an eat-in living room (kitchen cabinets have been removed, but the connections are still there), one bedroom and a new bath. Taxes have yet to be determined.  

Halcyon Hill is priced at $399000

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12961   PRIVATE LANE 'S END FARM WITH COMMANDING VIEWS: Located with beautiful views and at the end of a dead end paved road, this Eastern Montgomery County farm is sure to delight. This looks like a farm is supposed to look. There are 82 surveyed acres, all open, with high tensile fencing and cross fencing. 60 are tillable. Included are 2 lots separated and also surveyed. (Another 2 lots are used by the farm and could be purchased from another owner.) It is presently used as a purchase feed dairy operation but could easily convert to other uses. In the yard, you will find pear and apple trees and a few large Black Walnuts. Next to the yard is a large double pond and an in-ground swimming pool. There is a new well that produces a huge quantity of clean water. The home is a traditional Early American , with a modern kitchen. dining and living rooms as well as one bedroom, a bath, and a laundry downstairs and 2 more bedrooms and a new bath upstairs. There are also a 2 story storage room, and 2 porches, one of which is enclosed. The woodwork is original, and the downstairs floors appear to be fir. (The interior has recently been repainted, but the floors could still use refinishing.)There is a newer oil furnace and oil-fired hot water heater, and a second septic system and water line that goes to a new (not quite finished) 14x40' “portable home” in which the owner resides. He would like to continue his tenancy here after the sale, but this is something that we can talk about.. The stove and dishwasher are included, other appliances negotiable. Outside is a double throw switch for a generator. The main barn is 35x206', with a large “L” and it has 67 tie stalls, a room for calves, 1000g bulk tank, tunnel ventilation, mow conveyor and 2 silos (18x50 and 14x32). There is also a paved barnyard. There is a 40.5X90' tool shed with an enclosed and heatable shop, paved floor and frost-free waterer. It has been used for machinery, livestock, and feed & bedding storage. Another barn is 28x55' and has been similarly used, also with water and electric. $4600 taxes. Don't be afraid here to offer what you want to pay. He will not be insulted and will take every offer seriously. REDUCED TO $299,000

12928    LANE'S END FARM IN THE MIDDLE OF AMISH

If you are willing to do some minor cleanup and finish the remodeling, there is huge potential here. This 96.8 acre farm is located on a  short dead end road with  absolutely spectacular views to the south, right square in Amish country. 70 acres are tillable and are rented to a cash crop farmer. These are high quality soils, all in soybeans and corn now, and have all been tile drained. The remainder is pasture. There is a seasonal stream and long road frontage, all with easy access and wonderful views.  The home is brick, and has  Federal lines. The owners claim it is 200 years old. It has 12 rooms, 5 of them bedrooms and there are 2 baths as well. Much of the home has been rewired, many new windows installed, and new insulation added. Most walls have been stripped and sheet rocked (but not mudded), and there is a new hot air furnace plus a wood stove. New septic and 2 good wells, sothe basics are taken care of. The woodwork is original throughout and it has pine plank floors, a gracious stairway, and a double curved window front door. Ceilings are 10' downstairs and 9' above. An attached garage is used for storage. Downstairs are a dining room, kitchen, living room, sewing room, bath/laundry, bedroom and a large storeroom. Upstairs are 4 more bedrooms, 2 more store rooms and another bath.  The original servant's quarters is structurally sound but is only used for  family storage now and would need total inside remodeling before it could be lived in. It would add another 3 rooms to the total used now. The barn was once a dairy freestall and is 80X152'. Snowload during the winter caused a collapse of a large section of the roof.. There is still an 800g bulk tank here (needs work) and there was once a double 3 side-opening parlour. You'll find a 25x85 Harvestore and a 30x62 concrete silo. A 40x80' shed serves as storage and shop. It has a walk-in cooler in it as well as 200 electric. There are no neighbors anywhere near except his daughter who has a modular home on a tiny lot - she would be willing to sell (the lot or the home, either one, and she will be fair on the price) as well if someone needed her place. There are 2 neighboring farms for sale at nearly 3 times this amount. And nearby I have 81 and 116 acre tracts fronting on the Mohawk River whose owners want $3000/acre. Taxes are $6000 and the price $319900.

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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