Nevada City, California

Water rich private healthy 158 acre forest! By a gorgeous recreational lake with hiking and mountain biking trails. Close to Nevada City, with an off-grid solar powered eco house. Fenced extensive organic gardens. Income producing and tax benefits!
Green HomeOff the Grid
$930,000Asking Price (USD)
$1,580Annual Property Tax
$300Annual Utility Cost
1,754Square Feet
3 / Beds / Baths
158.0 acresLot Size
2010Year Built
Green HomeProperty Type

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Purchase Price ($)Down Payment
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Loan Amount
$744,000
Annual Interest Rate
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Loan Term (years)
Monthly Mortgage Payment
$5,355.84

What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?

Hebel block construction 8" autoclaved areated concrete walls. This house breathes, slowly exchanging air, yet it could almost be heated with a candle. It feels great...sleep deeply and wake up refreshed. EMF free. Warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Double pane windows. Solar power, well water, on septic. No utility bills. The water heater (on demand) and the oven use propane, refills every 2 years. Back up baseboard heater. Organic gardens, livestock housing, electric fencing. Gardens are fully irrigated with well and creek water. Grower friendly area.

Property Description

This is an extremely private property with no close neighbors. EMF free (tested) Craftsman/modern style Hebel block construction (Bau-biology, designed to ground and enhance the human energy system) with 8" thick autoclaved aerated concrete walls; stained concrete floors downstairs, pine floors and ceilings upstairs, Earth tones of brown, light Mocha and pale orange. European plaster walls, gourmet kitchen with granite counters, Blue Star range, huge stainless steel farmhouse sink in a great room setting. High ceilings, a top of the line wood stove, and clerestory windows for extra light. Custom glass doors inside and out. Three bedrooms, kitchen/living/dining great room and a large loft area. Garage has 1800 s.f. including a 900 s.f. open upper story with lots of light (yoga?dance? music?). Root cellar, mature orchard .Two fenced organic gardens (large, very large), and a greenhouse. Additional storage unit. Solar power (off grid) with a redundant battery system. This is a modern, efficient, easy to use and maintain solar system. Above the poison oak line and below the heavy snow line. All on a piece of property that is amazingly flat for this area and that has mature timber.The land is valuable for the timber board feet alone. The property tax number isn't a miss-print; that's one tax advantage of owning land zoned for "Timber Production". Another huge tax advantage are farm write-offs for 20 years without having to show a profit. If you need tax deductions, look here. If you want to build your dream home there are many locations to build on and the current house could be converted later to guest or worker housing. Pens and buildings for ducks, chickens, or goats, and very large garage/shop. Excellent growing climate and fertile soil, year round creek irrigation and 2 wells.Green grower friendly area. Owners may carry at 6% with $500K down, financing available through Umpqua bank.

Neighborhood Description

High end neighborhood. Million dollar plus homes on enormous lots. Easy lake access, property is bordered by lake on one side, National Forest on the next , large properties over 100 acres each on the other 2 sides. Lush trees, valuable timber and their value keeps growing every year. Zoned TPZ for (amazing!) farm tax write-offs. Property tax is under $1600/yr. Very little undergrowth due to tall trees. South face for lots of light and very level ground for the Sierra Foothills.Old gold mine!

Market Area

Nevada City is a beautiful and charming Gold Rush era town with great restaurants and a vibrant cultural scene. Eclectic community with roots. Close to skiing and hiking...you could hike or mountain bike for miles from your own front door. It's unusual to get enough snow at this property to snow shoe but 30 minutes puts you into terrific terrain. Tahoe and Reno are 2 hours away. Scotts Flat lake has sailing, fishing, and water skiing as well as canoe and kayak rentals. Annual sailing Regatta.

School District

Nevada County has some of the best public schools in California and an unusually wide variety of charter and home school offerings. As a home school parent, I can personally vouch that the programs are excellent. Sierra Community College has a campus in Grass Valley. University of Reno is 2 hours away and has in-state fees for Nevada County residents.

Community

It's fast becoming known as an "arts destination" for artists, music and film. Strong sense of community and inclusiveness to newcomers. A strong "green" identity, with an intentional 75% food sufficiency in the county and numerous organic farms. A moderate "herbal culture" as well as more traditional cultural activities. The annual Wild and Scenic Film Festival draws international crowds, as does the Celtic Festival and World Music Festivals. We love our County Fair. Tourist destination.

Location of Home or Land

Rural

Elevation of Home

Mountain

Air Quality

Agriculture in Areayes
Industry in Areano
Air Pollution in Areano
Pesticide Freeyes
Fragrance Freeyes
Cleaned with Green Productsyes

Interior Environment

Heating System
Wood Stove
Cooling System
Passive Cooling
Ventilation System
Other
Whole House Filtration
None
Whole House Vacuumno

Energy & Water

Energy System
Off the Grid
Water System
Well
Wastewater System
Septic System

Construction Information

Exterior Finish
Masonry
Interior Finish
Cement Plaster
Interior Paint
Other
Floor Material
Concrete
Roof Material
Metal
Window Material
Metal Dual Glazed
Insulation Material
Other

Garage / Car Port

Garage / Carportyes
Garage Typedetached
Number of Cars4
Garage Area1800 sqft

Contact Seller

Listing ID : 19673