What makes your home a Green or Healthy Home?
Straw bale construction and the use of natural materials throughout the MAIN HOUSE, passive solar heated water year-round for radiant floor heat and all hot water uses, water capturing and re-cycling for green house garden use, active solar power producing electricity and delivering overage into the public grid.Property Description
The MAIN HOUSE is of strawbale construction, stucco inside and out,Neighborhood Description
Property sits in Catron County which is the largest county in NM and a population of 3,700 and around 40,000 elk. Taxes are amongst the lowest in the State. The ranch is on a rural county-maintained gravel road, a State land section sits directly to its east and at the north and east the property abuts BLM land. To the west the property edges along a mountain which divides it from a rural small subdivision that cannot be seen nor heard on the ranch.Market Area
The market is ranches, landowners, public lands, and who wants to live on this ranch is a family wanting to run a B&B, or horse training facility, or move in with in-laws who can live in a gorgeous guest house on a quiet ranch that's only 15 miles from Quemado which offers schools, groceries, gas, hardware, and medical services. For hunters and outfitters this ranch could be a perfect base property to hunt from, Land owner tags available from NM Game & Fish.School District
The Quemado school is very well liked in the community and services grades 1 through 12. The town has a community center and a center for the elderly, offering daily food as well as concerts and entertainment once in a while. The school is populated by rural communities in the area.Community
This community is rural, ranching and retirement predominantly.Location of Home or Land
Rural
Elevation of Home
Mountain
Air Quality
Agriculture in Area | yes |
Industry in Area | no |
Air Pollution in Area | no |
Pesticide Free | yes |
Fragrance Free | yes |
Cleaned with Green Products | yes |
Interior Environment
Heating System | Hydronic Floor Heat (radiant) |
Cooling System | Passive Cooling |
Ventilation System | Other |
Whole House Filtration | None |
Whole House Vacuum | no |
Energy & Water
Energy System | Solar - Photovoltaic |
Water System | Rain Water Collection |
Wastewater System | Septic System |
Construction Information
Construction Type | Straw bale |
Exterior Finish | Stucco |
Interior Finish | Cement Plaster |
Interior Paint | Other |
Floor Material | Concrete |
Roof Material | Metal |
Window Material | Vinyl or Vinyl Clad |
Insulation Material | Other |
Garage / Car Port
Garage / Carport | yes |
Garage Type | detached |
Number of Cars | 4 |
Garage Area | 1500 sqft |