88 ACRE PRIVATE & GORGEOUS WORKING FARM IN RITCHIE CO WV

This 88 acre "Simple Dream Farm" is a rare find of a working farm that offers a family the opportunity to live out the ideal, country lifestyle. This working farm is ready to go in all phases: the gorgeous home, the barns, outbuildings, the fenced pasture, ponds, the fenced gardens, orchards, chicken coop, etc. All you have to do is move in and start farming from day one. The 2,900 sq. ft. stunning and spacious home (circa 2004), is situated on a knoll overlooking some of the farm and the surrounding WV hills. The dwelling offers quality, custom built construction with 2" X 6" walls, oak doors and trim. The first floor is composed of a living room with a gas log fireplace and adjacent dining room, both with beautiful hardwood floors. The bright kitchen has nice wood cabinets and an adjoining breakfast nook. The master bedroom is on the main floor with a spacious master bath area and French doors that open on to the side patio. There is also an office that could be used as another bedroom, a half bath and a utility room on the first floor. All things that are necessary conveniences can be found on the first floor. The oak staircase leads to the second story which has 3 bedrooms and a full bath. The attached 2 stall garage has been enclosed and serves as a large multipurpose room / storage room / mudroom and could be easily opened to use as a garage by a new owner. One can relax and enjoy the quiet sounds of nature on a covered front porch overlooking the ponds and much of the farm, a covered side porch and a large patio (34' X 44') constructed of pavers on 4" of concrete and complete with a hot tub (1 yr old), a fire ring, landscaping lights and a gas hookup. The home is accented with stamped concrete sidewalks and driveway. The home is equipped with a 20kw whole house gas generator. The Sellers will convey the unlimited FREE GAS RIGHTS. There are 2 stocked ponds on the property, one about 1/2 acre and the other about a 1/4 acre. The farmland is composed of approximately 22 acres of pasture & meadow, with another 5 acres open with the remainder wooded. There are 10 paddock areas with 9 fenced and water stock tanks to each fenced paddock. This is designed for rotational grazing. The barn (30' X 54') has electric, and comes complete with a loading chute and has a 4,000 gallon water tank that gravity feeds the paddocks. There are 2 additional metal buildings (24' X 32') that have multiple uses with their own electric meter, water storage tanks and a 14kw gas generator. The garden area has a 7' deer fence, its own irrigation system fed by storage tanks. The orchard has a variety of trees: apples, peaches, pears, plums. There are also blueberries, blackberries, black raspberries, strawberries and 225 asparagus roots. Within the fenced garden area is a nice chicken coop and small, solar greenhouse. The hunting is excellent on the farm. As you turn up the 4/10 mile driveway, you can leave the rat race behind and not have to worry about even seeing neighbors or people driving by. The farm is less than 20 minutes to Harrisville, Rt. 50 & Smithville, 45 minutes to Parkersburg and an hour to Clarksburg. If you are ready to unpack and begin living the simple, country, farm life, then this is the place for you. For additional photos or information, please contact us. The Sellers are willing to sell equipment & livestock at an additional price. The Sellers have requested that this farm be shown BY APPOINTMENT ONLY and NO DRIVE BYS. The Sellers have REDUCED THE PRICE on the "Simple Dream Farm" to $400,000.00.