5.03 Acres in Mineola, TX - $625,000

A perfect waterfront retreat. This home is a perfect retreat from the everyday demands of life. Whether this is your full time residence or just your weekend home, when you are here, you will find both privacy and tranquility. This home is located on over 5 wooded acres, on Lake Catherine, a 15 acre private lake. Here you will find peace and quiet nestled back in the woods. Lake Catherine is fully stocked with bass, crappie, catfish, blue gills and all of the other usual suspects. You can enjoy catching fish either right off of your dock or in your boat. How green is your thumb? Out here its pretty easy being a master gardener with rich, sandy loam soil and your own irrigation system where the water comes right out of the lake. If you enjoy being out in nature, then you will love it here. You can sit out on your deck and watch a huge variety of birds that come to this property. There are bald eagles, hawks, hummingbirds, Cardinals, Bluebirds, Blue Jays, Doves and Mockingbirds just to mention a few. You can also watch deer, fox, raccoons and other wildlife cut across your back yard on their way to the woods. Just as soon as you step inside this home you will immediately notice the quality of workmanship. It has an open floor plan, high cathedral ceilings with exposed engineered beams, lots of down lighting, ceiling fans and a wood burning stove that can heat up the entire living, kitchen and dining areas on those cold winter nights. The kitchen is wonderfully designed for entertaining. It has granite counters, a massive breakfast bar, a gas cook top, gorgeous wood vent-a-hood, stainless steel appliances, lighted walk-in pantry with built-ins and a dining area. You have an enclosed patio area that leads out to a wide open deck that overlooks the back yard and the lake. This home has one of the best utility rooms, with lots of storage, a sink, folding area, room for an extra refrigerator or freezer and a convenient shower right next to the garage so that you do not track all of the outdoors indoors. This home is almost 3300 sq feet with 4 bedrooms. Each bedroom has its own bathroom. Other amenities you will find in this home include a 10 foot, solid walnut front door, Pella triple pane windows with hidden blinds and beautiful crown molding can be found in most of the rooms. No money was spared on the insulation. Energy efficient foam insulation was used in this home and nowhere is it more evident than in the attic. When you have too many guests that have shown up, you can always put them in the guest house. It is trimmed out in rough cedar on the inside and has recessed lighting, ceiling fans, a kitchenette and bathroom. It has a fantastic covered porch looking out over the lake. The porch has cathedral ceilings trimmed out in bead board, recessed lighting, ceiling fans, flagstone steps and a gorgeous, dry stack, wood burning fireplace. With all of this, how could you not want this for your very own?