Rarely do we have property with the range of potential of this property. The location and setting are ideally suited for a number of prospects. It is very accesible by three gravel roads, and yet has the seclusion if that is a positive for you and/or your group. It is a short 1 to 3 hours from metro area of Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas CIty.

The prospective buyer may be an individual that may want to escape the city or maybe retire to the country and build their dream home. Or the prospective buyer may be a special interest group. The special interest could be a hunting/fishing club, motorcycle/quad-runner/snowmobile, equistrian club, church and/or social group, recreational development corporation - the list continues. The fact is that it could be any number of combinations of several of those groups. Wow! You need to walk this land to appreciate the potential it can have for you. You may want to build your very own Hunting Lodge! We will cover this and more in the following narrative and description.

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The farm is very fragmented, broken into a variety of fields, ditches, terrain, etc. making it ideal for a wide range of uses.

Land Usage

At some time in the past, this it was a large family farm operation with a cow herd, horses, hogs, hay, pasture, row crops and more - all those things that were promenient in the early and mid 20th century. However, the economics of today's agriculture makes that a difficult task. Having said that it certainly has that option to the person(s) that wants to "do it like was done in the old days" and yes there may be very good logic for that level of usage...to escape the big city problems of high costs and crime.

Who are Prospects?

The prospective buyer could be an individual, a development corporation, a not-for-profit corporation of a group with social interest, etc. The "prospect" could depend on the type of ownership. We are not attornies nor financial analysis, therefore the following is intended to be a catalyst to spark ideas. If a multiple ownership is a psooibility, then we would suggest that you get legal advice from an accountant and/or an attorney.

Types of Ownership/Financing?

Limited Liability information

Cooperatives

Planned Unit Development

Forming a NonProit Corp in Iowa

Potential Usage...well that always depends on the buyer with interest. Let's look at some of the suspects/prospects.

Farm and Agricultural Operation
It certainly has that level of potential. There are several acres of pasture and CPR ground. There is land that could be put into hay ground. With pasture and hay ground, that would indicate that a cow/calf or sheep operation could be considered. Hogs could be considered since there is plenty of corn farms in the area that could be a source of corn for feed. There certainly are some ideal locations where appropriate hog housing facilities could be erected. Or some exotic livestock such as rabbits, llamas, emus, buffalo, etc. Or add your choice to the list.

How about an vineyard? There is plenty of areas where grapes would make great use of the topology of the land. Integrate your own winery into this type of usage. Include with the vineyard an fruit tree orchard and a vegetable garden. Set up your own cannery and/or dehydration operation. Dehydration is very easy and extremely popular as a food preservation and there are those that think out of the box and rationalize that this may be important for economical servival somewhere in the future.

There is 100 acres m/l of mature hickory and oak timber that could be considered as a cash crop. It is just one of the many uses and options that exist with this property.

Recreational/Development/Investment
Recreation, in some form, is most likely the best idea as well as the best investment. The ideas included here could be practical for a single group with their own interest or it could be developed with rent/lease/contract to generate income.

Hunting - this area has considerable natural wildlife and game birds; namely deer, turkey, quail, pheasant, rabbit, squirrel, and more. Within the farm, there are areas that could be set aside as perserves, as well as being able to stock certain types of game bird. The interest in a hunting perserve could be for the purpose of leasing, licensing - i.e. offering hunting for a fee. There are certainly a number of locations on the property that could be ideal for a hunting lodge and retreat facility. There are few farms that have this potential for this type of usage at this price.

Fishing - there are several small ponds that were originally used for cattle watering holes and would not be practical for fishing. However, because of the hilly terrain there are any number of valleys that could be evaluated to be ideal for creating a body of water that would be deep enough as well as being a large enough body to be practical for other recreational uses. So not only could the lake be engineered to be practical for a variety of fish, but it could also then be used for canoing, rowboats, paddle boats and other types of boating and water sports. What if then you design that lake to allow for cabins on the perimeter? What a grand setting for family weekends, or rent the cabins for added income.

Horses - maybe your and/or your club has an eqestrain interest. There are several locations that could be layed with an arena and horse barn facilities - all of this for your own members or board horses and to rent facilities for income. The fact that this farm has land that is suitable for hay could provide some or all of the hay that may be needed. Also because of the size and the terrain, there are any number of riding trails that could planned.

Motorcycles/Quad-runners/Snowmobiles/Cross-country skiing - the trails that were mentioned with the horses could just as well be considered for the mechanical "critters".

Indeed a trails systems could be integrated into other uses of the farm, e.g. the perimeter of the orchards, vineyard, lake, etc.

Golf - how'bout a 3-hole or 4-hole or maybe a 9 hole golf course?..or maybe a call it pasture pool! It could be possible. The terrain could certainly make it to be a challenging course.

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