This Catskill Country Home Comes with 75 Acres of Land + a Pond, $299,000

  |  June 28, 2017

After a pending sale fell through in November, this property has just been re-listed on the market a few days ago. But we have a feeling it won’t be on the market for long. Here’s why: Built in 1850, the 1770-square foot home is in good condition, includes three bedrooms, two full baths, and an attractive interior with hardwood floors, a living room fireplace, formal dining room, exposed ceiling beams, and lots of natural light to keep things bright.

There are other reasons we predict this house will get snatched up in a hurry…75.2 reasons, to be exact, because that’s how many acres are included with this property. One of those 75.2 acres is filled with a pond, and call us corny romantics, but we can’t help but imagine sitting in a row boat on that pond on a July evening…or ice-skating on it in the winter. According to the listing, the property used to be a farm but is now filled in with forest, which is perfect if you want seclusion but don’t want the hassle of tending land. Taxes aren’t even atrocious—$4846 for school, $1901 general. For a 75-acre parcel of land, you’d be hard pressed to find lower taxes for a comparable property south of here…unless you’re interested in Sullivan County.

Located about 15 minutes from the village of Catskill to the south and the village of Athens to the north via the I-87 Thruway or Route 9W.

747 Green Lake Road, Catskill (Gary DiMauro)

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