3175 US-41

Jennings, FL 32053

2 bed, 2 bath, fixer-upper with a big spare room/office--in paradise! This home needs minor cosmetic repairs and a remodel, but its bones are great, it's location is prime and rare, and it has significant new essential infrastructure: New well pump and superstructure with lined metal tank that will not rust (2023); New metal roof on shop (2022); New Whirlpool side by side stainless refrigerator (2022); New 3.5 ton Goodman HVAC w/heat pump and programmable thermostat (2022); Two large and aesthetically pleasing gently rolling septic mounds with a big tank; All new double vanity in master ensuite bath with all new plumbing and Armstrong flooring (2022). New vanity that matches is staged and waiting to be installed in the second bath. There is an electric range and stove, a dishwasher, a microwave, and working Maytag washer/dryer set. There's a big barn with three stalls big enough for draft horses. If animals are to kept there, it will need siding repairs but it's great for storing equipment now. There is a shed row stall of about 10' X 10' in fine condition. The land is perimeter fenced with the exception of 2.5 acres of woods on the north, and ALL supplies needed for cross fencing with electric rope fence are on site and included--with a 10k volt fencer to keep in even long haired wooly animals and keep out bears. Wildlife like turkey, deer, hog, and foxes are frequent visitors to the property. Well and septic ensure no utility bills but electricity. If desired, the property can be conveyed with a small flock of Emerald Spalding peafowl, all hand raised and docile. Their feathers and their seasonal calls are enchanting, and they are all that's needed to qualify for my agricultural property tax exemption which keeps my annual tax bill below $600. No need to pay to keep big animals in order to keep your agricultural exemption. The supplies needed to do the few repairs are on site and staged in the house and the shop. The grounds around the house are lushly landscaped and mostly mature. Spring and Fall here are glorious. Winters and summers are gentle. The area around the house is shady and inviting--great for summer days looking out over the field of wildflowers. There is also a field of crimson clover for the bee hive that comes with the property, if wanted. The land is at 150 feet in elevation and sloped gently to the northwest to a .25 acre spring fed pond full of fish and crayfish. Inland location insulates you from hurricanes, rising home insurance bills, and crime in a rarely available piece of old Florida in an area rich in culture with the Madison Blue Spring just 13 miles away. Groceries, doctor, dentists, vets, hardware, malls, restaurants, schools, pubs and entertainment are all just a few minutes’ drive away and everything is cheaper here. There's nearly no crime. Neighbors are polite and stay out of each other’s business but are friendly and approachable. Placed between the Hamilton County seat of Jasper, 8 miles south, and Lake Park, Georgia, 8 miles to the north, it is on the US Hwy 41 thoroughfare which all the locals mostly use for erranding. It is in a special development district with tax incentives to develop a business and is very rare for these reasons. First, being 80 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico and 95 miles inland from the Atlantic, it is not only insulated from hurricanes but it is in a hole in the national historic tornado map--which is a real plus when buying home insurance. It is a rare mid-sized piece of land in this area which is mostly small lots or huge tracts owned by a few life-long locals, all eager to add this tract to their own collection. It is very private. The house can't even seen from the road. The land is organic. It has had no pesticide or herbicide used on it in over twenty years. It's very quiet and the night sky still sports magnificent views of the Milky Way and lightning bugs, serenaded by the Whippoorwill's calls, cicadas singing, and tree frogs chirping. I have loved this place but I am 65 and a writer on a production schedule, so I haven't the time or energy to do the repairs/remodeling work, but I am in no hurry. I know that in a few months’ time, I’ll be able to get more than I am asking now, even in as-is condition in which I am selling. Were all the work done, I could ask substantially more. Everything is here except paint, so expenses to remodel will be minimal (paint) plus the handyman's time. Don’t tarry. Take this rare opportunity to escape the rising coastal waters, hurricanes, crime, and high home insurance rates to claim your piece of vanishing old Florida before its gone for generations. Once my neighbors, who want to buy this land see this advert, if they offer me my asking price it will be sequestered in one family’s vast expanse of land for generations to come. Bring your family and get food self-sufficient on your own idyllic small family farm now. Add some solar panels and you are off grid and totally independent—and yes! Highspeed internet is readily available!