Check out this beautiful farm home on 38.7 acres for sale just outside of Melrose on a paved road! This 4 bedroom/2 bathroom home built in 1959 has been updated with renovated bathrooms & kitchen and has been well-cared for and move-in ready -and yet has kept the true character of the original farm home, including hard wood floors. There's an oversized rear screened in porch that extends the living space with a charming swing & sitting area that leads you to the back area where all of the outdoor amenities are waiting for you! There are 5 total outbuildings - which include a 3600 sq ft workshop/garage with electric & water, a 10 stall barn with tack area with electric & water, a covered boat storage/garage and 2 other smaller covered open buildings that could also be used for storage for equipment or hay. The property has 2 ponds on it, is fully fenced and cross fenced, has approx 26.7 acres of timber (planted pines that are mature enough to be cut and sold), 7 acres in pasture land -which also includes 4 cows that can remain with the property to help out with your agricultural exemption status. This land is a hunter's paradise and there is also target/shooting berm that has been set up for improving your marksmanship! As you enter this property which front directly off CR 219A, there is an automatic gate, giving you additional privacy and security for your home and property. Other things to mention about the home - there is an attached, covered carport, an interior laundry room which includes a washer & dryer that remains with the home, the home has a metal roof that was installed in 2016, 2 HVAC units - one for upstairs and one for downstairs, the home's crawl space has recently been cleaned and has Alpha foundation liner and a dehumidifier under the home, newly installed gutters and the well pump and bladder was replaced in 2021. If you are a hunter, a farmer, a horse enthusiast, or just someone who wants to live in a place with room to roam and enjoy nature, this property could be for you! Also it is only 30 minutes to Gainesville, 40 minutes to Ocala, about an hour to Jacksonville and only 15 minutes to Keystone Heights or Starke and 5 minutes to the public boat ramp to beautiful 6,000 acre Lake Santa Fe!
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