E1955 Lambs Quarters Ln, Waupaca, WI 54981 - Waupaca County

Built in 2014, this sustainably built house is a 1200 square foot 2-bdrm, 2-bath with shared shower. It is all electric with a 2.5 Kw solar array on the roof that could easily be expanded to cover all the electric needed. It has a new, never used wood stove that could be the only heat source although there is electric infloor heat. This is a future-built house which means that it is built to age in place. There are no steps inside or outside the house. The attached 2-car garage is 24 x 24 with two service doors and a sidewalk around the house to a porch area overlooking the prairie and pasture. The porch is also accessible from the living area. The garage and front door are accessed from the reverse side of the main picture which faces south. The five windows in the living area provide passive solar heat in the coldest weather. All appliances are included: stove, refrigerator, microwave, washer, dryer, and freezer. A heat pump water heater takes heat and moisture out of the air to heat the water acting as an air conditioner in the summer. A slide-by screen door offers great cross ventilation. The kitchen has tile countertops and a lower tiled table with drawer and pull-out bread board for kitchen work at a lower seating level or can be used as a kitchen table for two. The well is shared with two other properties.

On the aerial view it looks like the access to the house is the greyed road south of the house. This is actually grown over with grass and is an emergency road. The access is from the north side of the house with a like road that goes through the trees from the northeast corner of the lot up to a 24x16 foot concrete apron in front the two car garage. The road is hidden from aerial view by red pines.

This house is built with sustainable materials and low VOC paint. The siding is fiber cement and the roof is metal. Windows are Marvin Ultrex with fiberglass frames. There is plenty of storage in the laundry/mechanical room. A 7 x 7 safe room and cold storage is built to FEMA standards for storm protection. A mudroom/pantry has a utility sink which is wonderful for washing pets, children or anything unwieldy to lift off the floor. Up to this point this house has been used as a rental with the last rental being a Veteran in a wheelchair. The only utility bill is electric. Fiber optic cable is brought to the house and just needs installation for internet, TV, and landline phone. Past bills for electricity are available. Local source for wood is available. Landscaping is natural with pine trees lining the driveway. Monthly homeowners fee covers plowing and private road upkeep. Recycling and garbage pickup are available for a monthly fee or can be taken to the recycling center in Waupaca for a cost/bag fee. There is all the beauty of living in a country atmosphere with very little in the way of maintenance or landscaping needed.

This house oversees a 30-acre pasture used for grassfed cows and sheep. This pasture has no development rights so no house will obstruct the view. Owner who is selling is living next door so you will get honest information. Another sustainable home is available in same development. Get your own financing or both houses are offered on a land contract to an individual who is qualified by a financial institution for a lower priced house at todays rate with 20% down. Will make every effort to adjust land contract rate to meet the approved payment including taxes, insurance, and HOA fees. Access to the pasture is adjacent to this property on an easement. Neighborhood is rural but within 10 miles is a State Park, excellent library with many educational programs, fire and ambulance services and shopping areas. Wonderful festivals year round. The City of Waupaca has a 6000 population base with surrounding townships comprising a 15,000 population. This house is in Dayton Township. Stevens Point and Appleton with cultural and educational opportunities are both within a forty-five minute drive. The Midwest Renewable Energy Fair, oldest in the country, is also nearby. Best of all worlds in Wisconsin.