42.8 Acres of Recreational Land with Home for Sale in Logansport, Indiana

On the market for the first time in four decades is a unique property in Logansport, Indiana. The property has a rich blend of soil types and habitats, including more than 3.5 acres of ponds, almost a half mile of Spring Creek frontage, and additional flooded acreage subject to beaver activity. About half the area is established woodland, and the tillable land has been abandoned for over 10 years. The entire parcel is a wildlife sanctuary. The home is a 2,000 sq ft 2-story, 3-bedroom, 2-bath, with a large dining area, office, and mudroom. It includes a 26' x 26' unfinished basement with a storage room fully plumbed for a third bathroom. The floors feature ceramic tile, red oak, mill-run hickory, and carpet. Over the years, there has been an ongoing effort to make the home more efficient and earth-friendly. Insulation has been added wherever feasible (including foam on the inside of the foundation), and all windows are dual pane and flashed with aluminum. The house is sided with vinyl and has a 50-year standing seam metal roof with clog-free gutters. An 8.8kw solar array provides nearly 100 percent of electricity needs. The home operates as total electric, and the array generates power for the buildings as well as an electric car, electric utility cart, electric riding mower, and batteries for an assortment of yard and power tools. Mitsubishi ductless mini split heat pumps were recently installed for heating and cooling. The gas meter is still in place, and there are two natural gas furnaces and central AC units that can be put into service if needed. The home is supplementally heated by a highly efficient soapstone wood stove and includes two functioning fireplaces-- one each in the living room and main bedroom. Every kilowatt hour of energy generated by the solar array is recorded and sold to the DC market via a contract with SRECTRADE. The contract (no longer available in IN) is transferable and has generated more than $42000 to date. Not only is the utility bill for the property essentially zero, but every KWH produced is converted to cash before it's ever used. There are two 30'x30' organic gardens, established asparagus, rhubarb, horseradish, and strawberry beds, fruit trees, an 8'x 8' root cellar, a wood-fired sauna, 12'x36' hoop house, a 4'x4'x6' cinder block smokehouse, a 30'x60' pole barn, a bank barn with attached 12'x36' lean-to and 30'x40' pole barn, a shop, a chicken house (currently used as a garden shed), and a composting outhouse (complete with ceramic tile!). Outside the kitchen's sliding doors are a deck, brick patio, and boardwalk leading to a second deck at the pond edge. This is where you entertain friends or enjoy your morning coffee while taking in the seasonal changes of the pond. In spring, the geese fuss over nest sites while wood ducks and hooded mergansers vie for nest boxes. Muskrats feed on cattails and water iris at the pond edge. As the water warms, fish carve out nests, and you consider a refreshing dip in your own private swimming hole. A small dock with a ladder allows easy access. In autumn, the cattails ripen, and the bald cypress trees literally glow, and when the snow falls, there's a view worthy of a postcard outside your window. A fresh fish dinner can be almost guaranteed. Even with occasional visits from river otters, the fishery here remains incredibly productive. A mess of spunky bluegills is available virtually anytime the mood strikes. If you're a birder or enjoy birds at the feeders, this property will not disappoint. More than 50 species of songbirds come to visit or nest. During periods of snow cover, be on the lookout for wild turkeys scavenging below the sunflower feeders. Bald eagles and ospreys soaring overhead or in trees overlooking the pond are not unusual. In summer, the pond is sporadically visited by great white egrets. Green herons and great blue herons are regulars. Great horned owls and screech owls nest here. During migration, the ponds attract a variety of waterfowl and shorebirds: swans, cormorants, bufflehead, scaup, teal, and others have stopped by. If your interest is deer hunting and your focus is meat, the question is not if you'll bag a deer but when. There are trophy deer here, and fine bucks have been taken even when venison for the freezer was the chief objective. The house is not visible from the road, and neighbors are out of sight. It's quiet, and the place provides a strong sense of privacy. You can live here comfortably with a low carbon footprint surrounded by a rich variety of wildlife while enjoying the magic every season provides. This is a rare find and a great place to call home. For more details and a private showing, contact Land Specialist Andrew Malott at (574) 225-2699.

Property Features:

• 2,000 sq. ft. home featuring 3 bedrooms & 2 bathrooms
• Walk out deck overlooking a pond
• 3 ponds totally 3.5 acres
• 8.8kw solar array providing nearly 100 percent of energy needs
• Every kilowatt hour of energy generated by the solar array is recorded and sold providing over $42,000 of income over the last 14 years
• Two organic gardens
• 8' x 8' root cellar
• Wood fired sauna
• 12' x 36' hoop house
• 4'x4'x6' cinder block smokehouse
• 30' x 60' pole barn
• A functional bank barn with attached 12' x 36' lean-to and 30' x 40' pole barn
• Small workshop
• Chicken house currently acting as a garden shed
• Composting outhouse
• Great fishing
• Good deer and morel mushroom hunting
• Spring Creek frontage