Country Home for Sale near Piper City, IL

Country Home for Sale by Owner - $159,000

1334 E 2600n Rd, Piper City, IL, 60959

The house seen from the driveway.	The view from the front patio to the East.
This house is on a country lot that is just under 2 acres. There are many mature trees, making it a beautiful place in spring and summer. Although the house needed many updates when we bought it in 2002, we fell in love with the park-like country setting and decided to buy and renovate the house. Now almost 7 years later we have finished fully renovating every room, and we can proudly say the house is just as beautiful as the property. All the woodwork including trim, doors, and hardwood floors has been restored to it's original beauty. The house has been updated to modern standards with new wiring, windows, insulation, drywall, siding, roofing, and central air. We love the house and planned to live here indefinitely, but as we've gotten more involved with a church 35 minutes away we've finally decided to move there so we can be closer to our church and friends. Here are some of the details: About the house: 3 large bedrooms (14 x 15, 13 x 14, 14 x 12) and 1 bathroom upstairs with a whirlpool tub Kitchen (17 x 11), dining room (17 x 13), living room (15x16), 2nd bathroom, office/den/bedroom (12 x 13) on the main floor Total of 2,152 square feet of living space Solid maple kitchen cabinets Ceramic tile floors in kitchen and bathrooms Toy room, entry room, and laundry also on the main floor Restored wood trim, doors, and hardwood floors throughout Built in 1904 (we found that date and a builder's signature on the back of a piece of trim) Half of the basement is finished and carpeted (office / kid's play room space) Detached 2-car garage (pole-barn style, not renovated) New central air New 20x20 cedar deck Paving-stone patio Propane furnace, water heater, and stove DishNetwork dish and wiring installed Verizon DSL internet available Although we have finished all major renovation and the living spaces are completely done, there are a few older-house quirks and some loose ends that we haven't gotten to yet that we will be happy to honestly point out. For example we planned to put new gutters on the house this summer, and one of the original wood spindles on the uniqued curved staircase has been missing since we bought the house. (We always figured we'd get a duplicate made by a woodworker one of these days.) About the location: Lot is 1.93 acres Surrounded by corn and soybean fields Siberian elm, Norway spruce, maple, mulberry, catalpa, and sycamore trees on the property. About 2 miles from the town of Piper City Located in Ford County, Tri-Point school district. 45 minutes drive south of Braidwood, 1 hour from Joliet, 2 hours from Chicago. About the transaction: Asking $164,500. We're listing this by owner so you can communicate and negotiate with us directly, and we can both save a little on real estate broker fees. The house is available to occupy at closing. Call us at 815-686-2705 (daytime, ask for Mark), or 217-781-2422 (evenings and weekends). We'd love to talk with you or show you the house.
The patio and side entrance in 2008, the day we finished building it.	The entry room as you come in the door from the patio. Washer/dryer space, laundry sink and coat closet are behind the folding doors.

The kitchen. Cabinets are solid maple. The dishwasher, stove, and microwave above the stove stay with the house.	Another view of the kitchen, the dining room is visible through the door.

The dining room.	Main-floor bathroom.

One corner of the living room.	The other side of the living room, looking into the office.

This room is next to the living room. We use it for an office. Could also be a main-floor bedroom.	Upstairs bathroom. Whirlpool tub with jets and heater.

Bedroom 1.	Bedroom 2.

Bedroom 3, Master bedroom. Yes, it has a red theme going on right now.	The hallway and stairs area upstairs.

You could call this a sun room or breakfast room. It's on the front of the house, facing south.	The cedar deck.

Again, please feel free to call us at 815-686-2705 (daytime, ask for Mark), or 217-781-2422 (evenings and weekends). We'll be happy to answer any questions you have.