Unrestricted 20 acres, Removed but not Remote - $699,000

Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:6:39 GMT

3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2 car garage, on a 871,200 sq.ft. lot
20 Acres, hilltop beauty, lake and panoramic Hill Country views, timeless Texas style single story white stone home of casual simplicity, huge workshop, pavilion and peaceful privacy. Unrestricted acreage with unique potential for creative ideas to be developed. A second septic and electrical service are already in place to build a guest house or other building of 2500 square feet. It currently provides visitors with RV conveniences. Removed but not remote, 8 miles to the Hill Country Galleria at 620, 25 miles to Austin's downtown food, fun and music, easy access off Hwy 71W, adjacent to the upscale Travis Settlement area. Unrestricted acreage possibilities include a place for wine tasting, a spa, an art or yoga studio, a writing retreat or music venture, a horse riding ring, a restaurant, a green building business, vintage cars, furniture making or whatever you can dream for the future. What is your unique endeavor that needs a wonderful Texas hill country setting with inspiring views near Austin? The comfortable understated custom home was built in 1994 with attention to details for quality, tasteful choices and a low maintenance objective. Designed with the concept of "The Not so Big House" and aging in place, there is smooth handicap access and special air conditioned storage off the garage. Enjoy entertaining on the big deck with the big view. Based on green building, energy conscious ideas, the home includes a standing seam metal roof which reflects heat away and provides rain water collection for daily use. Imagine the pleasure of a rainwater shampoo and shower. Bring your solar ideas, they will fit right in. The unique beauties of this countryside will captivate you and invite you to contemplate the simple pleasures of life. Wake up to a hilltop full of sunrise with a daybreak of promise and another day to smile. Enjoy wide open spaces promoting creative energy, let the breezes lift your spirits, the drifting white clouds evoke tranquility, the moonrise invite you to linger and relax, the first star of the evening bring you your wish, the big sky full of stars bring you perspective. Follow the path to the spring in the arroyo, jog your own hilly country trails, enjoy a life of solitude or gather your friends and family in a compound. Or design a reason for customers to visit so they will discover a convenient but real Texas Hill Country experience called the Lomita de Alegria, the Little Hill of Happiness. See the Photo Gallery on the left for 68 pictures of details. MLS #5521198. LUXURIES long lasting, white stone walls, standing seam metal roof high ceilings, walls of windows, French Doors 2 master suites, one is an office now library with room enough for a grand piano huge kitchen island with 2nd sink, granite counters stainless appliances, big pantry stone inside accent wall entryway plantation shutters tile floors except bedrooms air conditioned storage room off garage (10' x 15') with silver storage whole house vacuum, potting sink in the garage 3 full bathrooms many built-in cabinets and bookshelves covered back porch with ceiling fan, tile floor easy to convert the tiled part of the deck to a sun room Lake Travis Schools SPECIAL FEATURES workshop is 30' x 40' for car restoration, sculpting, metal or woodworking pavilion is 36' x 75' with asphalt floor that once housed 11 horses 2 8500 gallon rain tanks have roof washers, filtration, ultraviolet light additional rain collection possible from the metal roofs of workshop & pavilion 2 separate septic systems, 2 electrical systems to build another building 861.89 feet of Bob Wire Road frontage, 1.9536 % tax rate, no city codes or tax recent Trane HVAC, propane for range & fireplace which also burns wood handicap access, room to roll into master big closet, bidet, separate shower ramps on the deck and garage for wheelchair or walker tensioned slab foundation on rock, pre-treated for termites, hurricane straps well for irrigation and backup, 345 ' deep, the water level is 190' wrought iron fence and gate with lighted stone pillars an old pond excavation and dam still exist various attractive building sites are available oak covered rolling hills down to an arroyo with a spring

Deluxe Duplex, Dripping Springs Acre, Country View - $325,000

Tue, 1 Feb 2011 21:13:41 GMT

6 bedrooms, 4 baths, 4 car garage, on a 43,560 sq.ft. lot
Deluxe Duplex in Dripping Springs on an Acre with wonderful Hill Country Views and Peaceful Privacy. Upscale Legacy Trails luxury homes neighborhood of acreage lots within walking distance to the prized Dripping Springs Elementary school and a very short drive to shopping and sports facilities in Founders Park. Texas style single story stone construction with a metal roof for energy efficiency. Big country porch for shade and sunsets, large deck with gate and seating for viewing the sunrise, moonrise and the lovely star-filled sky in private wooded backyards. High vaulted ceilings, built-ins, fireplace, concrete floors, breakfast bar, walk-in closet, private potty room, dual vanities, big utility room, pretty tile kitchen back splash and bathtub surround, fancy light fixtures and light sconce, lots of storage. Let the rent really help with your payment ($1400) by living in one side and renting out the other side or your Mother-in-Law could be over there, close but not too close, sound proofed between units by 2 double garages. 290 West to Dripping Springs, right on Ranch Road 12 to right on Goodnight, right on Loving Trail. Near Founders Memorial Park with a pool and playground. About 1 mile to 290 W and only 24 miles southwest of downtown Austin. Enjoy the ambiance of a small town where you can know folks but with the advantage of having Austin's fun, food and music nearby. Click on the photo gallery on the left for lots of pictures. MLS #7658969.

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