969 Marple Rd, Winchester, VA 22603

Storybook horse farm for sale! This perfect 6.9-acre place looks like it could be right out of Anne of Green Gables. It’s located in a quiet country setting near Winchester, Virginia. As you pull through the wrought-iron gates at the entrance, you notice a little rust on them. The place needs some TLC, you think, and you’d be right. But for the right buyer it’s an opportunity. The winding paved driveway leads you through flowering trees and overlooks a perfect little pond with a flowing dam. It’s decorated with multiple charming outbuildings, a dock with built-on gazebo, a walk bridge over the creek, white board fencing, and plenty of spots for fishing. You can see the shapes of some huge lazy bass and koi just waiting for you to show up with some fish food. Back toward the house you notice tall shade trees up on the hill for a perfect setting. There’s a large garage with plenty of room for a workshop and storage, and even has a little apartment setup. All around the farmhouse and trees are beautiful rock walls and landscaping that needs freshening up but you can tell it really used to be a looker. The farmhouse is big and rambling with more than 3000 square feet of living space and two stories. There’s a large wraparound porch with room for your rockers, you notice. Inside is a quaint kitchen with honey oak cabinets, plaid accents, tile flooring, and a big bay window. It needs updating but you could live in it tomorrow as long as your horses are taken care of, right? You explore the downstairs with its large dining and living rooms. Someone really took pains to make this place nice once upon a time, with lots of heavy brass hardware and built-ins that add character. The hardwood floors are still in excellent shape and the stairs are too. Upstairs are a large master suite with walk-in closet, three additional bedrooms, and an additional bathroom. The place just keeps on going! Speaking of your horses, you take off down the brick flagged path through the paddock to the barn. It’s perfect, with two horse stalls, an office, some work space, a spot to park your tractor, and lots of storage space for hay upstairs. You decide this just might be the place you’ve been looking for. Now all you have to decide is whether to hire the seller to do all the updates this home needs, or do it yourself. Since they’re a class A contractor that just might be a good choice, and you remember they can even finance it on a long-term mortgage! You pick up the phone and start making a deal. Because when you are imagining, you might as well imagine something worthwhile.