Sonoma County BARGAINS !

Mill Creek Rd. house in Healdsburg on thirty acres for $670,000 (courtesy of Izetta Feeny of Keller Williams Realty).

Are you an artist or woodworker? This place might be for you. Both Angel Creek and Mill Creek flow through this 30 acre parcel. The comfortable 2 bedroom home and a large detached garage/workshop building sit on a rise overlooking the creek. There is plenty of room for outside entertaining and relaxing. There are walking paths to a meadow with a tent platform and room for more.

The house has approx. 1000 sq. f. (2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom). And it is only 17 min from Healdsburg Plaza! 

 

The Tannery Creek Rd in Occidental (courtesy of Cheryl Tennyson of Larry Parks Realty) is slightly larger (1,750 sq.f.) but on a smaller lot (approx. 20 acres). It is offered for $619,000.

If your looking for a special place in the woods you will find it here. At the same time it is close to the town of Bodega on Tannery Creek. It has beautiful hardwood floors in living room and bedrooms and a charming corner fireplace in the kitchen and another in the living room. There is also a game room with a wood stove.

Highway 128 house (courtesy of Benjamin Norman of Coldwell Banker in Santa Rosa) is offered for below $425k! It is 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, approx. 1,350 sq.f. house on 24+ acres.

You can escape the hassle of your everyday weekday life here! According to the agent - this is how your life was meant to be enjoyed! Only minutes away from Cloverdale.

Contact me anytime if you want to find out more about any of these or any other Bay Area Retreats! 

Properties on 20 to 80 Acres in Livermore - Just Reduced!

I would like to bring your attention to a few, very different properties on 20 to 80 acre lots which prices were just reduced.

First of them is Greenville Rd listing, courtesy of Laura Matta of Tucker Associates RE Service.

There are two homes (ranch style) on the 80 acre lot, several barns, out buildings, breeding shed, breeding lab, mare motel, outdoor riding arena and amazing 3/4 mi. racetrack. The price was just lowered by $600,000. It is less than 1 hour drive from down town San Francisco! So, if you were looking for a place to keep your horses this one might be for you.



 However, if you are into horses and wine, another Greenville listing might be better suited for you. This one is courtesy of Gerarda Stocking of Stocking Realty.



The price for this property was lowered by almost $500k. It includes a single story home (approx 1598 SF) 23+ acres w/ 6.25 ac. of Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard, 2 tasting rooms (approx 1380 & 1700 SF), production area, barrel room(approx 1800 SF). It is great for special events, weddings, etc. Maybe perfect for horses. 2nd tasting room has separate driveway & is leased.
 

Marciel Rd estate, courtesy of  Jame S. Shin of Intero Real estate offers LUXURY.




This huge custom estate was built in 2004 and it includes lots of amenities and 4 master suites. Included are multiple spas with sauna & steam showers, game room, radiant heating & heated floors There is central vacuum, 4 fireplaces, 4 car garage. Builder can customize home to fit your needs.


40 ACRES lot offers vineyard, equestrian and helipad possibilities. It is great opportunity recently lowered by $350,000. Only 1 hour drive from down town San Francisco!



Contact me anytime if you want to find out more about any of these very different opportunities.

200+/- Acre Vineyard Estate
Home of Skipstone Ranch
(below $20 M)

Geysers Rd, Geyserville listing, courtesy of Nicki Naylor, Alain Pinel

Exquisite 200+/- acre vineyard estate overlooking Alexander Valley located between Geyserville and Healdsburg. The vineyard yields highly acclaimed Cabernet and Viognier. The 6 bedroom residence is positioned to take full advantage of the property's amenities & stunning views. Surrounding the barn-inspired residence: Swimming pool, pool house, organic gardens, olive grove, 3 bedroom worker's house, green house, 7-stall barn, winter creek & pond.

There is a second unit on the property, currently used as an office. The brand, wine inventory and marketing rights are not included.

6 bedrooms, 7 bathrooms, 8200 sq.f. - so, if you think about retreat not only with gorgeous surroundings, but with your own winery - this might be it!

Two Retreats Close to Downtowns

If you like wilderness of the retreat, but wouldn't mind to be not more than 20 min away from the downtown, here are two retreats for you, one 20 min from downtown Palo Alto and another 15 min from downtown Santa Rosa.

Bear Gulch Rd, Woodside listing, courtesy of Jim Irizarry of Terrace Homes, available for lease, lease with option to buy or purchase:

Have you heard about Bear Gulch in Woodside area? It is the place where supposedly last grizzly was sighted and shot on the Peninsula around 1860. Today, there is a private road along the Bear Gulch from Woodside (R 84) to Skyline Blvd. by the way, once I am on "the bear subject", according to San Francisco Chronicle, bears are back  on the Peninsula! But coming back Bay Gulch Rd is a perfect retreat 10 min drive from downtown Woodside (OK, it is not much of a town) and 20 min from University Ave in Palo Alto. So crossing the gate of the private road takes you back and forth between civilization and wilderness. The area is zoned RM (Resource Management) and there a lot of benefits to this type of zoning!

This 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, approx. 3,600 sq.f  property, adjacent to Wunderlick Park, is situated on approximately 3.5 acres. It offers spectacular views of the bay & nature from practically all living areas.

Warrington Rd, Santa Rosa, courtesy of Karen Roberts, Keller Williams:

This private retreat offers amazing panoramic views and sunsets and is located just minutes from town. This 3000 sq. ft home also works well as a 4 bedrooms / 3 bathrooms home with a 2 bedrooms /1bathroom guest suit. The 23+ acres allows for numerous uses such as horse property, mini ranch, vineyard, etc. It is newly remodeled with an open floor plan and lots of light. It has abundant trees, wildlife, pasture and deed to a natural spring.

 

So, if you like to switch from and to seclusion with ease - these places are for you. 

A More “Remote” Retreat...

Were you looking for a hexagonal house? Here it is:

Where? This unique property on over 40 acres of land I would like to tell you about is 20 minutes from Fort Ross and the ocean but not in the fog (Fort Ross Rd, Courtesy of Joe White of Joe White Office and NorCal MLS). It is slightly over 2 hrs from San Francisco.

Have you ever been in Fort Ross? If not - I strongly recommend. Not only you will experience an amazing and exciting ride along the cost, but discover a wonderful part of California's history. See for yourself:

But about the house. You will not be entirely isolated. It is 40 minutes from down town Guerneville and Russian River and over 1 hr from Santa Rosa. The property is nice, clean, turnkey, offers panoramic views, privacy, 1/3 gentle, orchard, ridge top large redwoods. It is extremely well planned and built with excellent materials. It was built by professionals (copper shakes primary house is in a shape of hexagon). There is also a sleeping cabin and deck, coop for chickens, dogs, guinea pigs. There is a garden and it could be a horse property. Here are more pictures of the house and the property:

I almost forgot to tell you about the price. It all comes below $500,000 (it was around $700k before) plus $533 HOA fee. It is time to discover!

Retreating Not Too Far...

Scotts Valley at Its Best for less than $880k - courtesy of Judy Brose, Century 21 Lad Realty 

If you are looking for a nice 3 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms house 1hr 15 min drive from San Francisco, don't look any further. This Scotts Valley property offers fantastic views across your own valley - a beautiful 26 acre parcel with 2-3 usable acres near home. The house is  full of light and views are from everywhere. There were many upgrades done to the property since 2006.   Over 500 sq. f. addition was placed over the garage and can be accessed from home. It is only 12 minutes from Scotts Valley and  30 min from San Jose.

Just see for yourself:

or if you prefer your retreat even closer to San Francisco - please check this one in

A Stunning Contemporary House in Los Gatos Mountains on the 21 acres parcel for less than $1.6 M - courtesy of Nancy Cole, Coldwell Banker

It is a 5 bedrooms, 3 and half bathrooms house with extraordinary views, award winning remodel. Beautifully remodeled 20 x 30 ft. living room which is the most extraordinary focal point of the home, a second level gallery w/art displays overlooks the living room. It also features beautifully remodeled kitchen with slab granite counters,built in refrigerators, abundant cabinet storage and much more. Again, see for yourself:  

Hope you enjoy seeing these properties. Please do not be shy with your comments.

Wecome to Bay Area Retreats

Do you realize that within 1 to 2 hr drive from just about any places around the Bay area you can find secluded homes often on  30-40+ acres of land? Moreover, you might find more than one property on a piece of land. A main house plus a cabin or two or a main house and a smaller, service house. Prices depend of course on specific location and on the type of the property they "hide". You might pay less than $300k for 1500 to 2000 sq.f. homes in Sonoma, Napa, Livermore, Morgan Hill or Monterey areas. Properties with 4000 to 5000 sq.f. might sell for slightly above $1M and of course you can find "luxury treasures" overlooking the Big Sur coast or providing commanding views of Napa hills for several or more millions. In short, you can find a retreat just in any price range you might be looking for. The same about the ambiance, be it ponds, lakes, hills, mountains, woods or winery.

The website is not a formal listing of properties suitable to become your retreat. It is a place to post snippets (pictures, notes or stories) about wonderful properties in, let's call it a Greater Bay Area territory. So enjoy it and if it happens that you are interested in any of the properties shown (and it is still available) contact me and we go from here.

40 acres property in the Napa County with a 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms house for below $350k (courtesy of Nancy Meacham, Pacific Union International)

 133+ acres of pure heaven according to Cyd Greer, Coldwell Banker plus 3,335 sq.f. house in the Sonoma County for below $1,8M (down from $2.9M!)

So, don't wait, jump in! I will do my best to add new properties weekly.