1254 Blue School Road , Franklin, NY 13775(Delaware County)

Own your own Preserve with this huge acreage property offering so many possibilities to the new owner: awesome hunting, farming, potential for your year-round home, or your own vacation getaway the size of some NYS Forests! There is a 3-story Farmhouse, built in 1904, 2387 square feet with 3 bedrooms and 2 full baths. This house could be your new project as it is in the middle of a full remodel and is being sold "as is," where you could complete the work and live there or rent that out and build your own new home on another part of this very large acreage. The house offers many nice features, including hardwood floors (cherry and oak), an antique cast iron cookstove in the kitchen, and a wood stove in the living room. The remodel work is underway with many new vinyl windows and new sills installed, vinyl siding being installed, a new 200 amp electrical service and a newer steel roof with some rooms completed or near completion and others still requiring work. There are multiple older barns and outbuildings which serviced the original farm. The beauty of this property is its outstanding land, including 7+ ponds, some stocked with largemouth bass, dot the landscape. At the same time, there is a mix of 54+/- acres of open, active tillable fields, some newly seeded, mostly orchard grass and red clover, as well as another 52+/- acres of older ag fields, which could easily be brought back into active tillable fields or utilized as pasture. You could start your own farm operation or lease the land to area farmers for additional income. There is an internal road system on the farm, as well as extensive trails leading throughout the property. Over 360+- acres of woods, some of which are currently in a 480A Forestry Management Program and provide tax relief on the property, while other areas of the woodlot are not in the program, 20 acres of which currently offer mature timber ready-to-be harvested, bringing in an immediate influx of income. The woodlot contains a mix of hardwoods, including primarily oak and maple, as well as some high-quality pine. There are apple trees scattered throughout, which provides an excellent food source for the local wildlife, attracting deer, wild turkey and grouse. This property features diverse terrain, with fields, overgrown meadows, woods and water, creating excellent deer habitat. With this large acreage, the property has the potential to grow mature bucks with dozens of options for hunting access regarding approach and wind direction. There is a small, off-grid cabin located in the back portion of the property, and there are 2 seasonal streams. The land is located on both sides of a newly paved road and is in the Franklin Central School District. Cell service was good when recently walked. Amenities, shopping, restaurants and entertainment are easily accessed within 4.5 miles to the Village of Franklin or 8 miles to Oneonta. World-renowned Cooperstown is just 30 miles away, and Binghamton is only an hour's commute. NYC/George Washington Bridge is 2.5 hours away. There is a lot to offer here; give us a call!