HIGH FINISH, MOTIVATED SELLER, COMPLETLEY REMODELED IN 2006

High Finish, Motivated Seller
Completely Remodeled 2006

Appraised at $180,000, April 2008.  Appraisal says with changes house is now effectively 5 years old.   Appraiser recently completed a mrketing survey of the area.   Prices on some properties went up 3-7% and down a little on others.   

Appraiser is William Little, Colorado Realty Reports, 719.657.4748 

Will consider owner carry with substantial down payment

Comfortable, low maintenance 2 bed room, two bath. 1200 sq ft finished space includes studio in detached garage. Energy efficient. Owner planted 600+ trees and bushes Spring of 2007. 4 plus acres, two lots. Second lot is build able and may be sold separately. Second lot would have sold for ~$20K in the last 6 years.  Appraiser says vacant land values have remained steady. 

Complete remodel. Plumbing and electrical entirely replaced. Ceramic tile floors, bath rooms and kitchen, all other rooms mixed red and white oak. Bright, airy kitchen with vintage Okeefe and Merritt stove and white porcelain cast iron sink, double bowl, double drainboard. Hickory faced cabinets. Piano niche in hallway with cast iron radiator in tile niche opposite. T&G blue stain Ponderosa on a 45 in kitchen and larger bedroom with crown molding. First class carpentry work. Finished studio space in garage, 10x23 feet with windows giving views to the mountains. 360 degree views: Sangre de Christos from Poncha pass into New Mexico. Great Sand Dunes National Park due east.

House: R38 in attic, R19 in walls. High grade Milgard windows. All exterior doors insulated steel, all interior doors 6 panel clear pine. Ceder lined linen closet. Louvered bi-fold closet doors. Exterior new El Rey acrylic stucco. New Trex front porch. Framing rough sawn 2x6 native timber, roof site-built trusses. Built 1954. Composition shingles. New 200 amp service. Foundation: crawl space.

Garage: 13 x 23 . Insulated partition wall between garage and 10 x 23 studio space. R30 in attic, R13 in walls. Drywall in garage space. Frost-proof slab: Six inches of gravel, 2 of blue board, 6 mil plastic, and 4 concrete with 5 mesh. Gravel bed is vented to atmosphere. Exterior is T-11 siding. Composition shingles. 125 amp sub panel. Separate circuit for freezer. 220 volt single phase outlet by garage door. Recessed lighting in ceiling. New stainless steel stove pipe for wood burning stove.

Heating system: New 100,000 Btu input Slant Fin boiler with 316 stainless steel indirect hot water heater. Cast iron radiators and base board units. All zones have programmable thermostats. New stainless steel stove pipe for wood burning stove in living room.

Bathrooms: One bathroom has a 42 neo-angle glass enclosure with ceramic tile to the ceiling . The other bathroom has a antique 5' leg tub. Both bathrooms have large windows with excellent views to the south.

Well: Re-drilled in 2004. Depth 112 feet. Water level 57 feet. Pump rate 15 gallon per minute allowed.

Permit allows domestic use and irrigation of 3000 sq feet of garden and lawn and watering of domestic animals. Very good water.

Septic system replaced in 1997.

Trees: Planting surrounds house and garage. 12 species. Planting in depth extends 200 feet along roadway and 200 feet from the common corner to the south as a windbreak. Planting also includes firewood and shade trees to the east and south. Drip irrigation system. Engleman spruce, New Mexico privet, choke cherry, buffalo berry, Russian hawthorn, wild rose, lilac, hackberry, Osage orange, bur oak, golden willow, and green ash. Material on site for garden, fruit tree planting.

Driving times to places of interest: Great Sand Dunes National Park, one hour, Crestone, one hour, Wolf Creek ski area 45 minutes, Poncha Springs hot springs, 1 hour, Joyful Journey hot springs, 45 minutes, major shopping in Alamosa 35 minutes. Easy access to paved road. No mud! Graveled drive. No plowed fields upwind of property. Adjacent to state leased land.

Includes: newer washer and dryer, new refrigerator, kitchen range.

Exclusions: custom curtains in house. Will take bid on curtains if buyer wants them