4.5 Acres in Socorro, NM - $780,000

Comments: This property offers it all! 4.488 acres total with 3 irrigated acres of permanent pasture, a main home, a separate 3 story house that includes a separate apartment with kitchenette, bathroom, and garage with washer and dryer hookups. The entire property is fully fenced along with mature landscaping. It also offers a modern steel hay barn and tack room with attached paddocks, including horse pens with steel pipe fence, and an insulated fully equipped workshop. This gorgeous property also has an insulated detached garage with lots of storage space, a greenhouse, orchards, gardens, a patio with pond and two custom built steel carports. This is an excellent opportunity to own a peaceful, quiet, well developed horse property that offers additional income opportunities, all just a few minutes from town!

Improvements:

The beautiful main house is 1440 square feet. Built with RASTRA block built in 2000 and includes a walled patio that is 650 sq ft. The cozy custom-built home has two bedrooms and 2 baths along with passive solar power. It consists of 10-foot ceilings, custom interior plaster, exterior acrylic stucco, and insulated aluminum- clad wood windows. Along with radiant floor heating, exposed rough cut ceiling beams, and custom wood cabinetry!

The second house is a 3-story wood frame home, built in 1976 and remodeled in 1990. The first floor consists of an apartment bedroom, kitchenette, bathroom that is 392 square feet. Along with a first-floor garage, laundry, and storage. The second floor has a separate entrance and consists of a kitchen, dining area with living room, as well as a bathroom totaling 784 square feet. The third floor consists of a bedroom with closet and utility room at 560 square feet.

The 3 acres in permanent horse pasture has recently been laser leveled and planted with Teton Tall fescue in Spring 2023.

- Two grid-tied, net metered, photovoltaic systems (1600 watts) with 48 V UPS backup generator

- Workshop is 24x40, insulated, LED lights, 110/220V, wood stove, ceiling fans, air filter; built in 1997 (960 sq ft)

- Boathouse detached garage is 16x24, insulated, 110V (382 Sq ft)

- Hay Barn and Tack room is 18x34, 110V, concrete floor, sliding bay doors. (612 Sq ft)

- Pumphouse and yard storage is 12x12, 110V, insulated. (144sq ft)

- Greenhouse 8x10 (80 sq ft)

- Carport #1 24x48 (1152 sq ft)

- Carport #2 22x24 (528 sq ft)

- 2 permitted septic systems on property both pumped in 2023

- 2 propane tanks, one is owned and the other is with Pinnacle

Water

The property consists of both city water and a privately owned well. The well is 80 ft deep and can produce up to 40 gallons per minute. It is equipped with a submersible pump. The Irrigation has Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District water rights, and the owners are in the process of applying for pre-1907 rights with the NM office of State Engineers.

Orchard

100+ mature trees, including apple orchard, pecans, various fruit, fig trees, etc.

Elevation

Approximately 4,585 feet

Annual Taxes

Total taxes in 2022 were $2,093.38.

Schools

The closest elementary school is 2.5 miles from the property.

The nearest high school is approximately 4 miles away.

New Mexico Tech is an undergraduate and graduate university specializing in science and engineering education and research.

Area Attractions

There is nothing better than fresh New Mexico Chile produced in the rich farmlands of the Rio Grande, and the Socorro area has many local family farmers who raise more than five varieties of green Chile.

-Bosque del Apache offers unique bird and wildlife viewing opportunities.

-Box Canyon is a popular site for camping, hiking, and rock climbing.

-City of Socorro rodeo, sports complex, parks and recreation provide leisure activities for the entire family.

-Escondida lake park offers fishing and camping, RV hookups, tent sites, bathrooms and potable water.

-Night Sky Stargazing at the observatory on the New Mexico Tech campus.

-Fort Craig, established in 1854, was one of the largest and most important frontier forts in the West and played a crucial role in Indian campaigns and the Civil War.

-The Garcia Opera House is located at 110 Abeyta Avenue West in Socorro, NM. It is a National Historic Site and is owned and operated by the Garcia Opera House Foundation.

-Flanking the Plaza in Socorro's historic district, the beautiful Isidro Baca Park honors Socorroans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

-The Joseph R. Skeen library has 600,000 books, periodicals, government documents, microforms, maps, videos and computer files on the northeast corner of the Tech campus.

-The Very Large Array (VLA) comprises 27 radio telescopes in a "Y" pattern spread across the plains of San Agustin 50 miles west of Socorro.

-The spectacular Macey Center houses art of all kinds. Home to the New Mexico Tech Performing Arts Series it is host to live performances from national acts which hail from all over the country.

-Enjoy golfing at the golf course of NM Tech, sporting an 18-hole championship layout of rolling hills, dramatic elevation changes, and dynamic views of the Rio Grande Valley.

-Hike and explore the photogenic San Lorenzo Canyon. Located north of Socorro on I-25, exit 163 in San Acacia.

-The San Miguel Mission historic church is located a few blocks from the Plaza, the original mission was built between 1615 and 1627.