Jan. 8—CHATFIELD, Minn. — While man’s best friend might be a dog, Adam Levy expands the list to enjoying coffee with a view of their kids and horses on his family’s property.
Levy said “there’s a peacefulness” to the property’s 19.55 acres between Rochester and Chatfield. They raise cow horses, about two foals every year, on their hobby farm. Cow horses are often used to herd cattle.
“There’s a creek that runs through the back of the property with some mowed trails and it’s just a cute little place to go on a ride or to go on a nice little hike or walk,” Levy said. “Once you start walking in the back you definitely … feel like you’re away from the road back there.”
Both Levy and Realtor Bob Stalberger with Whitetail Properties Real Estate said the property along U.S. Highway 52 is more than the pasture and red home people see from the road. Levy added the location has easy access to Highway 52 without gravel roads. He is a co-owner of Next Generation Gun Dog Training and Fireside Pet Lodge about 1 mile from the home, which is also near Hillside Nursery and Hillside Premium Pet Boarding.
“I would say it’s a deceiving property, that there’s a lot more to it from the inside and from the back of the property,” Levy said about the property at 12827 Highway 52 SE. The 4,072-square-foot home is listed for $680,000.
While raising their cow horses, Levy noted the mowed trails with wooden bridges over the creek are calming places to ride.
“I jump on and I can get lost for a five- or six-hour ride just going down the road,” Levy said.
The horses have one fully fenced-off pasture with two additional pastures on the property. The acreage includes hunting for deer and turkeys, Stalberger and Levy said. Stalberger is also representing a La Crescent home with 1,100 acres, which is believed to be the largest property sold in southeast Minnesota in more than 27 years, the Winona Daily News reported.
“It’s set up with pasture for horses. Someone could turn that into cattle if you want to. There’s a round pen for riding as well. You (have) a whole barn that could be used for birthing cattle or having dogs,” Stalberger said. “You have the ability to raise cattle or sheep or any number of small animals out there with pretty good ease.”
“We completely renovated most” of the four-bedroom and three-bathroom home built in 1985, such as new wood floors throughout the main level, Levy said. The layout includes two bedrooms in the basement, one bedroom on the main level and a “master loft” on the upper level. He said the area has the master suite, a “huge bathroom,” a walk-in closet and office space.
Some of his favorite rooms include the dog room, or man cave, and the front room filled with sunshine on the main level.
“We put up lean-to where we have a hot tub underneath but it’s a nice … big deck area off the back,” Levy said. “There’s a deck off the master bedroom that you can look at the property from, which is nice.”
The view of the valley, and their horses and dogs, are constant enjoyments.
“The house, the acreage fits a lot of different potential buyers,” Stalberger said. “Someone that wants to be in the country and just wants to be able to enjoy nature or someone that wants to hunt out their back door. Someone that wants to be in the country and has the ability to run their small business from their homesite.”