Land and Home For Sale Near Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage

A neighbor of Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage is selling 80 acres with a 4 bedroom home and we would love to find a buyer friendly to the community. The asking price is $240,000. We can potentially help find friendly loans or help put together multiple parties to collaborate.

Dancing Rabbit is located in northeat Missouri, in Scotland County, 3 miles from Rutledge.

Contact Info

If you have interest or would like more information contact us at landforsale -[at]- dancingrabbit.org.

The House

• Built in 1915-1917 as a church and moved to this site about 5 years ago.
• Open floor plan with 1 bedroom in a loft with a half bath. Second bedroom on main floor with full bath including whirlpool tub.
• Original hardwood floor, beautifully refinished
• Beautiful Stained Glass window
• Cathedral Ceilings (literally)
• Wrap Around Deck
• Full kitchen with island. Appliances included
• Walkout basement with second kitchen, two bedrooms, and full bath plus laundry room
• Insulated with 24 inches of blow in cellulose in ceiling, and cellulose in 5 inch wall cavity. Owner noted that house is somewhat drafty
• Utilities currently run about $100/month
• 50 gallon water Heater, Gas forced air furnace, central air conditioning
• Exterior is vinyl siding added after house was moved
• Roof is in need of repair, or owner may replace roof with metal roof before sale
• Could easily be set up as a duplex - Dancing Rabbit would provide a steady stream of potential renters
• Shed/garage - 25 x 36 feet

The Land

• 82.5 acres of rolling hills
• 64.8 acres usable agricultural land
• Pond - 1 to 1.5 acres - stocked with fish. Pond is ten years old.
• 47.1 acres in CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) until end of 2011 - These acres can't be farmed or built upon while in the CRP but earn an income from the government (about $3000/year). Potentially could be re-enrolled in 2011 but depends on whether the program is available which is determined in the annual Farm Bill and won't be known until 2011.
• 12 acres is being hayed by a neighbor which brings in about $500-1000/year
• Land could be leased for hunting for an income of about $3000/year
• Annual taxes on land and house $500-800/year
• Land of this type in our area has generally been selling for $1250-1500/acre.

Map Notes: Land for sales is outlined in black. Red area is Red Earth Farms. Blue area is Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. You can zoom the map here or see more info and a larger map

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