The Gatlin Property is a chance to own a large cattle property in East Texas with a totally custom Barndominium style building. This property has great fencing, lots of road access, plenty of water, good grass, and improvements in place to operate a top-notch cattle ranch and entertain large numbers of guests. Whether you want to run cattle, roam a huge tract of ground, fish, hunt, ride horses, or whatever, this property can suite your needs!
IMPROVEMENTS: There is a large metal building that serves as the central hub for this ranch. The main footprint of the building is 75x100 ft. It is steel framed, with the beams tied into the concrete slab that was built in 3, 25x100 ft sections. Electricity and air compression has been run all throughout the shop with implement maintenance in mind. Approximately 2,500 sq ft has been finished out downstairs into an office, bedroom, full bathroom, ...
IMPROVEMENTS: There is a large metal building that serves as the central hub for this ranch. The main footprint of the building is 75x100 ft. It is steel framed, with the beams tied into the concrete slab that was built in 3, 25x100 ft sections. Electricity and air compression has been run all throughout the shop with implement maintenance in mind. Approximately 2,500 sq ft has been finished out downstairs into an office, bedroom, full bathroom, and large custom wood-working shop. There is a totally customized stairway leading to the upstairs which is heated and cooled, and an additional approx. 2,500 sq ft. living area, kitchen, bedroom, and full bath. The details put into the finishes will not go unnoticed, and include metal buttons that have designs matching the wood trim, a totally covered wall in a hand-painted scene, tile configurations and design details, and much more. The upstairs also includes an outside grilling and kitchen area with 12 foot wrap-around porch on 3 of the 4 sides.
LAND: From the main metal building, you can drive your tractors and implements to any of the property to work. There is a great set of auction style pens that can be utilized to load a gooseneck trailer or a semi-truck trailer. The fencing is great on this property and includes 5 strand barb-wire on the interior and 5 foot heavy-duty net wire fence along the perimeters.
There is plenty of pasture for the cattle to graze on this property as well as plenty of trees for shade and cover during storms. The terrain has some gentle draws and elevation changes with multiple additional home-sites. The road frontage on this property is incredible with over of a mile of FM 416 frontage and more than 2 miles of county road frontage.
WATER: As with any cattle ranch, water is vital. This place has plenty of good water for cattle and wildlife. There is an approx. 3.5 acre lake, with an additional 10 other smaller tanks. Numerous little draws and run-offs feed these water sources and collect rainwater. In addition, there is community water available, and Im told well water is good and available if drilled.
WILDLIFE: The property is home to whitetail-deer, some hogs, coyotes, bobcats, and all other critters native to East Texas. The lakes on the properties hold good fishing opportunities for bass, bream, and crappie. In the winter, large numbers of ducks utilize all of the water on the property to rest and can be successfully hunted! The large draw of Richland Chambers Reservoir being so closeby only adds to the amount of ducks in the area.
Rare Opportunity to own a large property with close proximity to Dallas or Houston
Great metal building for working the ranch and entertaining large numbers of guests in style
Under an hour and twenty minutes from Downtown Dallas, and only two and a half hours from Downtown Houston
Boundaries as outlined on aerials are approximate and to be verified by survey
Ag-exempt for tax purposes
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