This property in Berkshire, Vermont is ready to live in. It’s also ready to build on while you live there. Already constructed is a large, heated workshop/garage with upstairs storage/living space suitable for a business, workshop, garage, tool or equipment storage. All this is ready to go on day one.

The workshop/garage was built by the previous owner, with a high ceiling, insulated walls, ceiling, and insulated garage doors. Heat comes from a large pellet stove that holds five days’ worth of pellets, five bags. One room of the upstairs is insulated and heated by the pellet stove below. A long work bench and storage shelves line the long side of the workshop with wood storage racks throughout the space. Previous owner was a carpentry contractor who milled his own wood from the land, dried the milled lumber under cover, planed it in the workshop and built furniture there. Also suitable for a auto mechanic.

The fifteen acres of land is a mix of sugar bush and pasture with a large lawn dotted with apple trees. The previous owner set out fifty taps in a gravity tubing system. Many more taps available. Wild mature apple trees dot the entire pasture area and deer feed on the apples from fall into the winter. The previous owner watched them stand on their hind legs to grab the upper apples and the crunch was heard from the house. Large groves of blackberry bushes also dot the pasture area.

There is a beautiful view of Jay Peak due east of the property. It serves as a mountain henge with the sun rising directly over Jay at the spring and fall equinoxes. A swath of the forest has been cut so that Jay is visible from the kitchen windows in the house.

There is a building spot for a house attached to the workshop/garage. The previous owner planned on building that house while living in the renovated mobile home that has been extensively expanded, insulated, and newly sided. All original mobile home windows have been replaced by modern Low E double pane windows. A hot tub with its own room, wall of windows, and huge skylight above is included. It is in operation now.

The carpenter contractor owner is happy to complete additional renovations and finish the siding. The entire roof is new metal roofing, installed by the owner. The master bedroom has an owner built bed with storage beneath included along with owner built bunk beds in the other bedroom. An owner built desk with storage is included in the office, which could serve as a third bedroom.

All appliances included: stove, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, dryer, and woodstove. If you decide to build a house, this provides space to live in while building and serve as mother-in-law separate apartment after. Included is a mudroom, and greenhouse growing area.