252 Bog Rd, Troy, ME 04987

This property is FSBO and is in excellent shape but is being sold "as is," with no warranties expressed or implied. It’s a converted camp (originally built in the '50s). It’s solid, but has quirks as can be expected from such a structure, so it’s priced accordingly! Cash offers preferred, or pre-qualified, conventional financing. This is a small homestead-in-progress in Troy, Maine. We’re moving out of state for work and must sell! Asking just $70,000 for functioning homestead with lots of upgrades and huge potential! LOT: - 2.5 acres, ~2 acres cleared, ~0.5 wooded acres - Excellent S/SW exposure for growing over most of the cleared property - Entire lot is gently sloped for excellent year-round drainage HOUSE - 720 sq ft, 2 bd/1 ba - Main living space ~560 sq ft, clean, comfy year-round and smoke-free - Front room (former sun porch, fully enclosed) ~160 sq ft used as Storage/Cellar/Mud Room, etc. - Open Kitchen/Dining/Living Area - Approx. 1950s construction, post foundation (converted camp) - Vinyl Siding - New Roof (installed 2017, 40 yr shingles w/ full ice & water shield) - New (2016) Heat Pump (Mitsubishi mini-split) - Direct-Vent Propane Heater (Rinnai) - New Roxul insulation for ~R45 in attic - New (2016) Generator Backup (Predator, 7000W cont) - Refrigerator and new (2016) gas range included - Detached Shed, ~110 sq ft - Standard single-phase electrical service from CMP (100A), circuit breaker service panel - 70 ft drilled well (10 gal/min) with new (2016) pump and new (2016) 22 gallon pressure tank. - 2016-Inspected septic tank (1000 gal concrete) and drain field - MANY maintenance upgrades to make a former camp livable year-round - Some furnishings can be included, if desired. - Includes Haier "mini washer" as the house has no W/D hookups. GARDEN - ~ 3600 sq ft area, fenced and mulched in wood chips - 800 sq ft (in 25 4x8 beds) of no-till raised beds with drip irrigation - Only OMRI-listed products used in a "beyond organic," no-till practice - Space/hookups for future washing station - "Mini Greenhouse" a custom 7x15x7 vented greenhouse (coming soon!) CHICKEN YARD - ~200 sq ft bio-secure run w/ cedar timber frame construction, rigid metal/polycarbonate roof, and 1/4" hardware cloth walls & apron - ~300 sq ft "Garden" attached to run with cedar posts, woven/welded wire walls and aviary net roof - Custom-built coop for 8-9 chickens w/ walk-in access, four nest boxes w/ external access, electricity, overhead light, water spigot, removable roosts, easy clean-out doors, and internal feeder/waterer - Four (re)movable Windbreak/Weather Shields to protect run from harsh winter storms w/o having to wrap the run in plastic annually - If backyard chickens are not in your plans the run can easily be re-purposed and the modular coop can easily be broken down and removed. LOT AMENITIES - Second driveway for easy access to majority of property - Leveled, elevated trailer pad at second driveway - Two ~2000 sq ft mini "fields" for growing soil building crops, green manures, garden mulches, straw, cereals, etc. - Plenty of open space with good exposure/drainage for more "fields," and/or tunnels for market gardening, and/or fruit trees - John Deere L110 riding lawn mower is included (well maintained, shed-stored) - Perfect location to build garage/shop on SE corner of property - Roadside driveway requires no mechanized plowing in winter - The popular Carlton Pond recreation/waterfowl production area is just 1/2 mile down the road! - Only 15 minutes from the MOFGA Common Ground Fair Grounds! - Only 20 minutes from Unity College This is the perfect place for someone looking to start a small, sustainable homestead or small market gardening operation! Excellent water source (test report available) and solar exposure allows for a lot of flexibility in growing arrangements and energy budgeting.