187 Shore Rd, Perry, ME 04667

A very tasteful, open plan 3 BR home custom built in 2005 with great water and nature views, lots of charm, trees and privacy, a total of 5 (five) acres and views of the bay. A full two-story with finished, walkout basement, sauna, jet tub, two-level deck, 3 1/2 car garage on a quiet side road. Comfortable year-round living in a great area intended for minimal maintenance. You get a lot for the money. This home features three large bedrooms, including an over-sized master bedroom with private bathroom. One of the bedrooms was used as a dressing room with two closets and opens through double doors directly to the main bathroom with a large tiled soaking bathtub and shower. The first floor kitchen, dining and living rooms are only partially partitioned for a spacious, open living area. It also features a good sized den/office with double doors. A large pantry, closet and lavatory off the laundry area/mud room connect to the kitchen and side door to the back dooryard and garage. A 16'x16' partially covered top deck opens off the dining area and connects to a lower 10'x12' deck and then to the back yard. A dry, finished basement opens to the back yard through sliding glass doors and has a built-in sauna and large, stainless jet tub. It also has another office with a separate entrance to the back yard that is directly accessible from the driveway. A large mechanical room/workshop also offers plenty of storage. Cozy radiant floor heating for four-season living. The house sits on five wooded acres with two small ponds and a great tobogganing hill. It is also listed for sale with the adjacent 30 acres with shorefront and that additional parcel can be acquired for additional cost. But if you don't want all that land, you can have the house and five acres at this asking price. Fir, birch and pine trees coexist gracefully with grass lawn and stone walls. It sits back from Shore Road about 350 feet and is quiet, peaceful and private. Asking price is $239,000. Zillow erroneously lists the purchase price at $189,000 but that is the price originally paid for the LAND alone. The lot improvements, septic, house, garage, landscaping, etc. were in addition to that. The bank that refinanced us in 2010 appraised the home with five acres at $281,000. This very solid home is a very good value at the asking price. The land and house are in the town of Perry in Washington County, Maine which has a highly desirable, small K-8 public school with an option for Washington Academy for 9-12. Perry is the gateway to the quaint but vibrant city of Eastport, the most easterly city in the U.S. Eastport boasts an active arts center, many great restaurants, active fishing fleet, full service grocery store, library and many other amenities for full time or seasonal living. Across the pristine and majestic Passamaquoddy Bay are Lubec, Maine and New Brunswick, Canada (just 20 minutes away by seasonal ferry). South on Route 1 takes you to Machias and Lubec, north takes you to Calais. It's a great area to live in or just enjoy for vacations. The University of Maine has a four-year college in Machias machias.edu (with a special curriculum for 50+ as well) and the Cobscook Community Learning Center www.cclc.me offers great programs for all ages. If you like lobster, clams and fresh fish, you'll love this area. It is the true Down East experience.