817 And 825 N. Lucas St, Columbus, NM 88029

Possible sale pending at this time 11-21-16 Property includes main house and studio apartment. Some photos are of main house, some show studio apartment (casita in Spanish) and one shows the small workshop.  Main house and casita have 1 bedroom and 1 bath each. Each has separate water, sewer and electric hookups and separate meters. Both have LPG gas ranges, main house has LPG water heater, studio apt. has under counter electric water heater. Both are steel frame, super strong, super insulated, straw bale construction. Double pane windows, solar heat source from south facing sun room/solarium/atrium. There are entryways on main doors for extra insulation from heat and cold and a small wood stove in the living room. Living room could be partitioned to make extra room. The office could be made into a spare bedroom. The property is on the edge of town with city water and sewer. All ceramic tile floors and counter tops. Can be winter home or year round. Perfect for people who are caregivers. We were caregivers for my mother the last ten years she was alive and having separate units worked extremely well. The caretaker for us may want to stay. That has worked out very well for us as non full time residents. Close to Mexico for dental, medical and pharmaceuticals at reduced prices. Has large percentage of area residents who are pilots and vintage aircraft aficionados.. Multiple private airstrips. Columbus is the birthplace of the USAF. Lots of service help available at reasonable prices. Good highway to Walmart, supermarkets and shopping in Deming, NM. High speed internet, cable TV or satellite dish, cell phone reception and landline telephone. Low maintenance property with drought resistant, flowering desert trees, shrubs and cactus. Roof gutters are plumbed for watering shrubs, trees and plants arounf the house. Has a small workshop and full hookup RV site. RV site has separate gate/entrance. We had nice summer and winter gardens. The winter gardens were sunken with gardeners plastic row covers. The water would condense on the inside of the row cover during the night and freeze when it was cold enough, then thaw and drop back into the gardens during the day, saving both water and labor. No earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, if it snows it's gone in a few hours, well staffed and stocked local library with free computers and access to the high speed internet. Has a small arts community.