Frame home – 2 bedroom, 1 full bath, kitchen, dining room / living room combination, large sunroom, front entry room.  The front entry room has two new insulated windows and a large insulated French door that makes moving furniture into and out of the home simple.  Roof is painted metal (“pro-panel), windows are vinyl clad, double glass-insulated.  The furnace is forced air and is less than 5 years old.  The furnace, hot water heater and kitchen range are all propane and may be converted to natural gas.  In January of 2009 the living room / dining room were remodeled.  This work included adding a large exposed overhead wood beam and hand carved “spiral cut” posts. The home was completely re-stuccoed with high quality colored stucco in October 2009.  At that same time, extensive work was completed to re-insulate around all exterior windows, a new service door was added to the attic and a new service door was added to enter the crawl space underneath the home.  In January of 2010, the home was completely insulated with R-   insulation between the floor joists, underneath the home.  A 500 gallon propane tank is part of the property and may be serviced by any supplier that the home owner chooses.     

Appliances – built in dishwasher, counter style micro wave, range less than 5 years old, refrigerator / freezer 3 years old and washer/dryer combo less than 5 years old. 

Kitchen – ceramic tile counter tops with solid wood cabinets.  Windows facing to the east and north.  Stainless steel sink with garbage disposal and under the counter water filter.   

Flooring – large Spanish-style tile in kitchen, dining room, front porch, hall-way and bathroom.  Carpet in both bedrooms.  Vinyl floor covering in washer/dryer closet.  Indoor / outdoor carpet in sunroom.   

Patio – A large covered patio is attached to the north side of the house and is situated on a concrete slab.  It has a metal roof and is made of hand carved “spiral-cut” posts and rough lumber.  It is an excellent outdoor eating and entertaining area.  It works well to store firewood during the winter months.  The covered patio area was built new in October of 2009. 

Yard – Large, fenced yard with Cedar trees, Juniper trees, Ponderosa Pines, apple trees, peach trees and native cottonwood trees.  Grass is native buffalo grass and is low maintenance and very durable.  Separate garden area with rose bushes and Hollyhocks.  Railroad tie flower beds on east and west side of home.   

OTHER IMPROVEMENTS

Carport / shop – The property has a single car carport / shop combination.  The shop was completed in October 2008.   It is has a concrete floor, new insulated windows, walls and ceiling are insulated, a new insulated metal door, florescent lighting, is wired 220V for a welder or large air compressor and has a wood heating stove with new metalbestos piping and a metal painted roof.  An all weather, packed gravel road leads from the county road up to the carport and residence. 

Outbuildings – There are three outbuildings on the property.  The first building is a wood sided, shingle roof storage building used to store gardening tools and equipment.  The next building is a 10 ft x 20 ft metal ocean cargo container with a wood / metal floor.  It is waterproof and very secure.  The last building is a large, two stall pole barn.  It is wood frame with rough lumber exterior and metal roof.  It is excellent for animals and hay storage and has both water and electricity to it.   

Corral – There is one pipe corral that is designed to be used with the pole barn. 

Fencing – The property perimeter fencing is a combination of barbed wire and woven wire typical of rural properties in the area.  The corner posts are oilfield pipe set in concrete.  A portion of the fencing near the entrance way and home is three rail pipe.  Gates into the property are large enough to accommodate wide vehicles or farm equipment.

Electricity – electricity is provided by the Springer Electric Coop.  Outages are rare and response is very prompt.  There is one automatic security light on the property next to the carport. 

Heating – Forced air propane furnace less than 5 years old.  Living room has a black metal and nickel plated wood stove with metalbestos piping and a kiva fireplace that has a BIS, high efficiency fireplace insert with rheostat and blower.  The kiva fireplace with BIS insert were installed new in January 2009.  In the calendar year 2009, the home required 301.3 gallons of propane at a cost of $620.49. 

Cooling –  6 multi-speed ceiling fan / light combinations.

Telephone – Phone service is provided by Baca Valley Phones.  There are phone jacks in the kitchen, living room and both bedrooms.  High speed internet service is available through Baca Valley and costs around $40 / month.  Regular dial up service is available for $20 / month. 

 Septic – 1,250 gallon concrete tank installed new in June of 2008.  Large leech field all state approved and inspected. 

Television – Direct TV antenna with wiring into the living room.

 Mail – The home is serviced with rural mail delivery under the Maxwell Postal District.