Sell the high-risk stocks and buy some solid ground—they ain’t making this stuff anymore! Rarely does a property come on the market in our area that boasts 200+ acres, and rarer still a property as richly varied as this one. Most of the acreage is heavily wooded, with large stands of maturing hardwood trees, carefully documented in a comprehensive timber survey. According to the owner, the property will be ready for a select cut in approximately 12 years, with an estimated net-to-owner value over $150K in today’s dollars. In addition to all surface rights, this property also conveys with mineral right intact (ATO), with one leased well currently in (modest) production, and any future gas/oil production paying out at 1/8th gross. But that’s just the dollars and cents assessment. The real beauty here lies in the land itself. Once home to Hopewell Indians, it’s no wonder this rich and fertile land has remained attractive to Native Americans, settlers and farmers alike. Included here is rich bottom land that’s skirted on one side by the Hocking River, currently leased out for corn production while also allowing great river access for fishing and camping. The rest of the property offers hundreds of acres of pure enjoyment, with rock walls and ledges, rock caves and “lean to”s, all linked by a series of old logging roads and trails. The upper elevation offers acres and acres of…get this…flat ridgetops! Check out the topo maps and you’ll immediately appreciate the easy-access that joins one hilltop spine to the next. As for home sites, they are abundant here, with easy-access straight off the main paved road to an old abandoned barn that will gladly offer up her old sandstone blocks and timbers for re-purposing by the next owner. Another home site offers even easier access and includes an already-approved septic plan. Or build your driveway and head up, up, up to some of the finest ridgetop sites in all of Ohio, with grand sweeping views of the river and valley below, and even a stocked ridgetop pond. It just doesn’t get any finer, wherever you might choose to live on this land. And finally, did we mention the deer on this property? And the wildlife? If you are a hunter and a trapper, you’ll think you’ve died and gone to heaven, with dozens of great sites for food plots, and even more for strategically-positioned tree stands. What are you waiting for? This. Is. It.
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