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Living Room looking east (winter)

Remodeling to the house should be completed soon.

AS OF June 22, 2009:

This is an attempt to answer some of the questions I have been asked about the house.

The Casa is "for sale by owner."  (Juan Galan is a pseudonym I use sometimes when writing.)
I made the decision to sell and put it on Craig's List it is not listed with a realtor yet. If I do list it I will have to raise the price to cover commission.

I have spent quite a few years building the house--some alone and some with help.
A while back my knee went out. That and a weak back are making it more difficult to do the work necessary to finish it myself. I have lived very comfortably in the house for ten years.

Wireless Internet is now installed.

I'm asking $115,000* for the house (this price is negotiable, depending on factors such as: amount of completion at the time of purchase; whether the purchase is cash or "owner financed"; etc).

*THE PRICE WILL GO UP SOON AS THE SEPTIC SYSTEM IS COMPLETED.
Mainly the work yet to be done is: 

Click here for a (very) rough floor plan.

More interior photos on the site soon.

Heat is by passive solar and a wood stove. There is a small propane heater in the new bathroom. I have left for extended times in the winter and the house plants have survived on the passive solar alone (temperatures around 0 F).

The house is almost 800 square feet.

There is a tank house and next to it, a covered pavilion—which would be fairly easy to convert to a studio/office, maybe a bedroom.

The house has one bedroom which is a combination studio/bedroom with a queen size loft and a small Mexican chimenea (freestanding fireplace). It has a space to hang clothes. A clothes closet is being built as part--but separate from--the new bathroom. There is another small sleeping loft (or storage space) next to the kitchen.

The bathroom is "in process" and the septic system will be finished in the spring (or ASAP, if sold soon). I have been using a "sawdust flush" composting toilet. The bathtub is large with a shower. All greywater is designed to go to trees and plants

The hot water heater is an Aqua Star propane on demand. I have installed an efficient propane refrigerator. The kitchen stove is a small trailer-type propane 3 burner with oven. The kitchen and dining space are separated by a bar. The living and dining area are separated by a partial wall with an arch.

There are two water holding tanks. One is about 3000 gallons and is in the tank house. The other is 1500 gallons and is freestanding. Roof collection for snow and rainwater is about 890 square feet.

The house would great for someone who wanted to do a little finishing work themself, but , if not, there are several neighbors that do natural building--it would just cost a little more.

I have been asked about the possibility of getting a mortgage. I have heard that a mortgage here might be difficult, but haven't checked it out—getting a personal loan might be better.

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For more information on buying this property email JuanGalan [at] TresOrejas [dot] com.

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