Property Description

The Complete Package - Comfortable country living, temperate micro climate, great schools, solar electricity, inexpensive water, bountiful irrigated pastures and great views. This Ballard country ranch is situated on 4.37 acres and ideally located above the quaint township of Ballard with beautiful valley views, level land and within walking distance to the oldest and most charming school in the county. The Country-style home features 3 bedrooms, 2 ½ baths, open great room living with wood burning stove, family room with built-in TV cabinets, office with executive built-ins including second phone line and cable modem, plus plenty of French doors for access to the inviting wrap around porch with hot tub. The home has views of the pastures, apple orchards and the fabulous surrounds of central Santa Ynez Valley. Attached but separate from the home is an incredible shop/ storage barn with a separate upstairs guest quarters plus a 4-car garage with room for an R.V. and farm equipment, or utilize this space for your car collection or as an artist’s haven. For the equestrian enthusiast or aspiring farmer, there is a 2-stall horse barn opening to paddocks and irrigated pastures with plenty of room for additional center aisle barn. There is also a nice sand arena for training. Of course, no Ballard farm would be complete without the hen house and walk-in apple/wine cooler room! This property is a gem that awaits either wine country weekenders or city slickers seeking a more bucolic lifestyle without giving up the luxuries of life nearby. With the existing state of the art dual solar system your electricity is virtually free. Now offered at a phenomenal price for the savvy investor or future retirees, this home could also make a charming wine country vacation rental with room for a fulltime caretaker. $1,595,000