DESCRIPTION
Located within the Medina School District the Ladapapeep Ranch is a manicured ready-to-move-in 55 +/- acre estate for sale in Medina County. This property offers its buyer a very nice country retreat or short commute into San Antonio. The paved entrance road winds through the gently rolling terrain featuring beautiful views. Plentiful mature oak trees dot groomed pastures for grazing livestock and wildlife. A wet-weather creek runs the length of the property into a good size fishing tank. This tank provides ambiance behind the 2,300 +/- SF ranch-style custom-built home with an in-ground swimming pool and two waterfalls. Also on the property is a barn with a workshop and a 1,200 +/- SF trophy/entertainment room that has an apartment. The headquarters is elegantly landscaped, irrigated, and well shaded.
LOCATION
Outside of San Antonio 20+/- miles between Castroville and Hond...
Outside of San Antonio 20+/- miles between Castroville and Hondo in the unincorporated community of Dunlay, Texas, named after a train conductor.
LAND
The property is mostly level with gently rolling pastures for grazing, two of which are maintained. The third pasture is adjacent to an off-property grain field that attracts Dove, and a fourth pasture is kept native for wildlife to have a cover. The wet weather draw has many live oak trees. The property is easily drivable in almost any type of vehicle. The property is under 1-D-1 agricultural use
IMPROVEMENTS
The many improvements along with the labor of love make this a unique estate. There is a paved road that runs through the middle of the property and secluded in the back end of the property is where you will find the picturesque headquarters consisting of a residence, barn with a workshop, swimming pool, game room, fishing tank, and a wow treehouse. The 1992 three-bedroom/ two-bathroom custom-built home is 2,348 +/- SF with metal roof, front and back porches home have tile and hardwood throughout with an updated kitchen and master bathroom. The headquarters area is encompassed by a beautiful sprawling irrigated yard dressed in many flowers, shrubs, plants, and huge pecan trees. The Boars Den is a 1,200 +/- SF (40x30) game/trophy room with a kitchenette and apartment along with an additional covered front porch of its own. The 2,400 SF +/ - (60 x 40) metal barn has an enclosed workshop, The Keith Zars custom in-ground pool and hot tub with two waterfalls (recently updated) is the center showpiece along with and a one +/- acre fishing tank. There is a small set of cattle working pens, three functioning water troughs, and four pastures with permitter being high fenced on three sides. Domestic water is provided by East Medina Special Utility District and is used for the water troughs and both houses. The 6 cased 1,400 +/- Edwards water well produces about 80 +/- GPM and will convey with several acre-feet currently used to irrigate the lawn and maintain the fishing tank as needed. There is a huge custom-built treehouse built up in several of the large oak trees overlooking the fishing tank that is impressive for all ages.
WILDLIFE
The mostly high-fenced property hosts wildlife native to the area consisting of whitetail deer, quail, dove, songbirds, fox, squirrels, raccoons. A buyer interested in completing the high fence could stock the ranch with the exotic game of your choice and improve the Whitetail herd.
WATER
Domestic water is provided by East Medina Special Utility District and is used for the water livestock troughs at both houses. The 6 cased 1,400 +/- Edwards water well produces about 80 +/- GPM and will convey with several acre-feet currently used to irrigate the lawn and maintain the fishing tank as needed. A one-acre stock tank is fed by the wet weather draw. A non-working windmill is on the property in Escondido, which could add a third water source.
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