$575,000

A RARE OPPORTUNITY! WELCOME TO THE COUNTRY AND YOUR OWN PRIVATE 5 ACRE OASIS WITH THE MOST BEAUTIFUL, SERENE SUNRISES AND SUNSETS WAITING FOR YOU! SYCAMORE SCHOOLS AND JUST ABOUT A TEN MINUTE DRIVE TO DOWNTOWN SYCAMORE! THIS PROPERTY HAS SO MUCH TO OFFER YOU WILL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE ON VACATION EVERYDAY! WHERE TO BEGIN? LET'S START OUTSIDE! The 36 X 72 outbuilding has a 30 X 36 shop with overhead door (which can also be used as a 3+ car garage) and the 36 X 42 entertainment portion of the building has a wet bar, kitchen set-up, loft, 1/2 bath, and an overhead door and man door. This is the perfect place to entertain your family and friends, have a wedding, reunion, watch sports...so many options! There's more... The atrium doors will take you onto a 50 X 30 deck surrounding the 18 X 33 oval above ground pool, complete with heater and pool equipment! Great views of the two prairies and tree lined parcel from the pool deck! The 40 X 60 second outbuilding with overhead and man doors will be a nice home for your animals or allow for great storage and parking! There's also a 20 X 20 shed with fenced pasture, plus an invisible fence around all five acres, and plenty of parking! This park-like setting contains 63 species of mature trees and shrubs, rain gardens, mesic and gravel prairies, a pear, plum, peach, and apple orchard, perennial flower gardens, and two silos! Altogether 150+ species of Illinois prairie and woodland species! Grab your beverage of choice and reminisce with family and friends around the 20' radius brick-lined fire-pit! NOW LET'S MOVE INSIDE... The 8 X 32 covered front porch will be the perfect place to welcome your family and friends and there's plenty of room for your table and chairs to enjoy your morning coffee/tea while enjoying the sunrise! Enter this 3 bedroom, 2 1/2 bath home to find a foyer with entrance closet and a spacious living room large enough to be a living/dining room combo! Step into the 3-season room with abundant windows. You may just want to grab a good book and relax or take a nap here or step out onto the large patio and enjoy your surroundings in the beautiful outdoors! The eat-in kitchen provides plenty of space for your dining set as well as a breakfast bar, and ample cabinetry and counter space to prepare all of your favorite meals! Off the kitchen is the laundry room complete with washer, dryer, sink, two closets (one currently used as the pantry closet), and access to the 2-car garage with bump out storage area. The primary bedroom has a walk-in-closet and attached bathroom with a shower. Two more nice-sized bedrooms and a full bath with tub/shower complete the first floor. Let's check out the basement... Extremely spacious family room with a 2.5 X 24 closet for storage with built-in shelving, another large room for exercise, hobbies, office or whatever you wish, as well as a 1/2 bath, and another storage room with new exterior access. The home and entertainment/shop outbuilding are both 2 X 6 construction. Home has 200 AMP service, entertainment/shop outbuilding has 100 AMP service, and second outbuilding has 100 AMP service. UPDATES/IMPROVEMENTS: New steel roof and new exterior basement access door (2023), entertainment outbuilding 1/2 bath, kitchen set-up, wet bar, and electronic door opener (2019), well pressure tank and water heater (2017), pool (2016), water softener (approx. 8 years ago), re-roofed entertainment/shop outbuilding and new furnace and central air (2014), well approx. 400' deep (2002). Great location located on a hard surface road only 10.7 miles to I-39, 8.8 miles to I-88, and 23 miles to I-90. THIS PROPERTY OFFERS SO MUCH LIFE AND FUN IN A TRULY PEACEFUL, QUIET, AND BEAUTIFUL SETTING! AN INVITATION TO YOUR NEW HOME...