Acreage @ MindSay 
Price: $155,000 MLS #749659 (202-846)
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
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BEAUTIFUL AND SPACIOUS DW/MH: Homes of Merit, Shore Manor model, 4BR/2BA with Florida room, carport and workshop on a well landscaped .57 acre. Home sits on entire end of block with roads on 3 sides. Interior is awesome. Central to all amenities including the historic Suwannee River and Natue Coast Greenway. You must see this to realize the value for the asking price.
Price: $87,500 (202-859) MLS 748915
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2
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CBS COMMERCIAL BUILDING: Well constructed and well maintained 2,640 sq. ft. commercial building on 1+ acres. The desirable depth lends itself to many applications. Extra septic tank and power in back could be utilized as well. Building with 10' ceilings encompasses an office, bathroom, showroom and shop area. Traffic volume is heavy on this 4-lane highway.
Price: $300,000 (101-997)
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AFFORDABLE WATERFRONT: Beautiful 1.07 acre Suwannee River lot on paved road with well. May or may not accept septic tank. Great for weekend camping getaways.
Price: $35,000 MLS #750419 (220-011)
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PROPERTY ON MAIN HWY 349: 3BR/2BA Mobile Home with built-on additions, totaling approximately 1,472 sq. ft. living space. 6.5 gorgeous acres, 60' x 90' pond with Koi. 5th Wheel with utilities.
Price: $175,000 MLS #749110 (220-001)
Call for more information: 463-3621 or email Lois.
2.38 ACRES LAND IN INDIAN OAKS SUBDIVISION: Old Town, FL Permanent homes in this nice quiet area.
Price: $35,000 (220-009)
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2 ACRES IN INDIAN OAKS S/D, UNIT 2: Vacant land with some fenced-in area, 24x36' MOL used as a pen.
Price: $35,000 mls 750245 (220-006)
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NATIVE TREES: Beautiful 5 acres with a variety of trees. Will make a beautiful homesite. MUST SEE!
Price: $74,999 (218-Marty) MLS #749832
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ON THE SUWANNEE RIVER: 1 acre MOL in Gilchrist County. Gorgeous view of the river. Seller will pay for a site evaluation to detrmine if property is buildable.
Price: $80,000 MLS 749376 (202-851)
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FULL SERVICE RESTAURANT: Very clean and well equipped family restaurant. High traffic count, 4-lane highway. New charbroil steak pit, pizza oven. Also 28' x 80' 4BR/2BA Skyline mobile home living quarters.
Price: $325,000 MLS #749343 (1-1000)
Bedrooms: 4
Baths: 2
Call for more information: 352-463-2621, or email Verna.
WATERFRONT ELEGANCE - Beautiful Suwannee River waterfront home in Gilchrist county. Pleasing open concept with 1888 sq. ft. heated area and 2576 sq. ft. area under roof. Multi-level party decking and a floating dock all in excellent condition. The home is CBS with shingle roof, plaster walls. 3BR/2BA with an attached finished garage. 125' on the Suwannee and a depth of 300' Built at ground level as the property does not flood. One of the best properties on the market. A must see!
Price: $395,000 MLS 748884 1-998
Bedrooms: 3
Baths: 2
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I really don't want to see my home town from the air anytime soon. Really.
Reason being?
It seems like each and every plot of productive farmland sold gets slathered with houses within three weeks. Quite depressing. The whole area is starting to look like a giant suburb. I'm seeing fewer and fewer pastures and more and more real-estate signs popping up every morning that I ride the school bus.
I thought I was getting away from that when I moved from Seattle to the country. I didn't expect suburbia to follow me. The thing that really gets to me is the fact that land prices have skyrocketed, meaning only rich Californians can move in. They don't mind at all if this turns into a giant parking lot.
There is a solution of sorts, though not a very permenant one. It's called a buyers excise tax. It's where one-half of one percent of the money made by selling property or houses gets pooled together and is spent on purchasing development rights from existing farms, ensuring that they stay in agriculture forever. The tax, called Proposition 1 goes on the ballot this year for my county.
Honestly now, there's no liberal plot to destroy America in this idea. It even ties into core Republican values.
Which is why it made absolute perfect sense that the Washington State Realtors' Association dumped 85,000 dollars into fighting this plan.
Why oh why does my Japan trip have to be now of all times. Just when I need to fundraising for my foreign exchange program, I learn that the B.E.T. campaign has been all but financially tackled. We can possibly pull this off, but I might actually have to miss a few practices in order to go doorbelling.
The most ironic thing is that Port Angeles, the real battleground for this initiative, has nothing to do with farming OR selling homes. In fact, the Buyer's Excise Tax will probably have no effect the people there whatsoever. However, the word 'tax' just seems to have a negative air around it.
I met the guy who was in charge of this whole campaign last night at a barn dance his business was hosting. He's tired. Too tired. The poor man has been working on this since March AND has been managing a farm plus his organic food store. He even said himself that it's his final push. Hell, it's probably our last chance anyhow.
Sequim valley is loosing about a thousand acres of prime farmland a year. At best, the B.E.T. will save about 1500 acres of land over the course of 10 years. Not a whole lot, but that'll be one thousand more acres of land that we know will never be diverted away from agriculture.
So my plea for everyone who reads this is to know your local initiatives. Know them, and change the world you live in.
One acre at a time.