4807 Opal Road , Golden City, MO 64748(Jasper County)

Life in rural America is a good life. It’s a life where things aren’t quite so hectic, where you can trust your neighbors and teach your kids about the real values that made this country great. It’s not a life for everyone, but it’s the only kind of life for many. It’s a place where you can plant a garden, raise some cows and chickens, shoot grandad’s guns, ride horses and ATVs, and watch the wildlife from your back deck with a glass of cold ice tea. About mid-way between Avilla and Golden City, Missouri, you’ll find this fantastic farm. 51 +/- acres offer room to roam, and the home, shop, and additional outbuildings provide a place to hang your hat in style. The 2 bedroom, 2 bath home is a rock solid Sears and Roebuck Catalog home shipped and built in 1928. At about 1,800 square feet, it offers plenty of room for a small family. Numerous updates have made it more modern while preserving much of the home’s character and charm.

A spacious living room offers plenty of natural light as it transitions to the dining area and then the completely remodeled kitchen, with new appliances, a central island for food prep, and beautiful hickory cabinetry. A covered porch on the east end of the home has been outfitted to serve as a utility room and small office, with lots of natural light and an exterior door. The master bedroom features car siding/beadboard walls and a coppered tin ceiling. In 2018, the owners remodeled the bathroom to create a spacious room with a jetted tub, a roomy glass-doored shower, and sliding barn door access to a walk-in closet. Out front, you’ll enjoy countless evenings watching the sunset, entertaining, and grilling steaks from the brand new covered porch. And for those with a need or desire for additional living space, the attic is already floored and could easily be finished out into one long 12x50’ room, or a couple of additional bedrooms. The home was rewired with modern Romex in the 1980s for safety and has been replumbed with PVC and PEX water and drain lines. And for those with an interest in preserving some of the historic character, the home still has its original ¾” tongue and groove oak flooring that could be restored.

Just a short hop from the house is a new shop/garage built in 2020. With 3 overhead doors, it’s set up for multiple uses and has plenty of storage, parking, and workspace. Because no farm is complete without some barns and outbuildings, these are present as well. A massive 50'x80' wooden barn is estimated to be near 100 years old, and is still in remarkable condition, offering plenty of room for stabling livestock, storing grain or hay, and parking tractors and implements. Just across the barnyard is another smaller barn of the same vintage, also in good condition. A 900-square-foot tack shed offers pull-through parking and side room storage, and there’s even a concrete silo if silage feeding is part of your operation. Two more small outbuildings provide even more storage and work space near the house.

The acreage on this property is primarily pasture. It’s been well-maintained with good fencing and a fertilizer program and supports 30-35 bred cows each summer. A 1.2-acre pond provides plenty of water for your stock and plenty of fish for the stringer. Deer and quail are regularly seen, and turkeys have been spotted on the farm as well. Out back is a 14-acre woodlot that’s completely fenced with 2x4” mesh welded wire that’s 4-5’ tall. It was used by a former owner to raise coyotes but could offer containment for most any livestock. Plenty of hedge trees in this lot would provide piles of posts or firewood. This is a great country home and acreage, with too many amenities and features to even list. To learn even more about it, or to schedule a private showing, call listing agent Scott Sudkamp at (417) 321-5427.

Property Features

-1928 Sears and Roebuck Kit home

-Updated plumbing and electric

-Rural water

-New metal roof in 2017

-New vinyl windows in 2017

-Bathroom remodel in 2018

-New gas furnace in 2018

-Kitchen remodel in 2019

-New front porch in 2020

-New shop/garage in 2020

-Wisper high-speed internet service

-Living room is ready for a wood or pellet stove if desired

-Extensive list of additional items available

-Six functional outbuildings

-Stocked pond

-Good fencing

-15 miles from Carthage, MO

-30 miles from Joplin, MO

-50 miles from Springfield, MO

-Jasper schools