Enjoy country living with all that goes with it--- while still convenient to shopping and city amenities. The property is very conveniently located within three miles of Sanford, MI and 5+ miles of Midland, MI. It has several hundred feet of paved road frontage on a priority school bus route. It has electricity, township water, natural gas and high speed cable on site. The home has 3 Bedrooms and 1-1/2 baths on the main level (1696 Sq. Ft.) and a finished/divided basement (1216 Sq. Ft.). The main floor living room, kitchen and dining room are one "great room" with cathedral ceiling. The home has two high efficiency gas furnaces. The basement furnace allows precise control of basement heat as well as under floor heat to the main floor living room. The basement also has egress windows and over sized window wells. All furnace and hot water equipment were replaced when gas was made available less than seven years ago. A large general purpose/workshop building (2660 Sq. Ft. W 480 Sq. Ft. Loft storage area) is adjacent to the house. The building is fully insulated and finished w dry wall w a high efficiency gas furnace. There is 110 and 220 volt wiring within the building for shop equipment. It has central garage type doors at the north and south ends for drive through access for cars and equipment. The building also has a full bath (shower) and office. There is a large, whole complex, 20 KW emergency generator located next to the house. The barn (2500 Sq. Ft.) has two finished horse stalls plus two unfinished w a finished, insulated, electric heated tack room. Attached to the barn is a 60' X 70' lighted riding arena. There is also an approx. 75' X 120' corral adjacent to the barn. There are pastures with electric wire fences and "temporary" fences surrounding the barn. There is a 24' X 18' (432 Sq. Ft.) stand alone garage/pavilion located near the pond and general purpose building. It is located approx 20' from the pond and close to where the above ground pool pad was located. There is also a fenced in mini-orchard, mini-vineyard and garden w raised beds. The above takes up approximately eight acres. There are also approximately three acres of undeveloped land that could be used for additional pasture, if desired. There are many "extras" on this property that are not listed. Please click on the Virtual Tour for more photos and an important message.