5641 Schafer Rd, Oscoda, MI 48750

House is 1748 sqft finished & heated, 144 sqft basement, 832 sqft (4-car) garage, workshop. 3 bedrooms, plus office, 1-1/2 baths, kitchen, dining, laundry, great room, fruit cellar, covered dog run, more. Originally built in early 1970s, size doubled in 1986, great room addition & kitchen remodel 1998 with 6” exterior wall studs for energy efficiency with a wood heat stove or propane furnace. Property comes with 4.5 acres with desirable direct-access via platted public subdivision road. You could live on 1 acre and develop the other three acres for sale, or income stream rentals, or an extended family compound. Private mowed 1/2-mile jogging path around the property. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity! Many garage and house items will be left for buyer: furniture, TV and stereo system wired with quad Bose speakers, riding mower, walk behind mower, appliances, commercial freezer, beds, shop tools, portable generator wired for house connect, storage, garden supplies, garden tools, construction supplies, shelving, years of stacked firewood, etc. In addition to a Vermont Castings wood stove that can heat the entire house, there's a forced air propane furnace. Propane tank is privately owned, so no rental fee. This could be turn-key move in for your year round living! Resident taxes on this property about $1,500/yr resident, or a few hundred more for a non-resident. Optional HOA $150/yr for AuSable river boat slip (wait list), $50/yr for canoe/kayak launch. Current owner has done membership for many years - be sure to confirm rules for new property owners; call for contact information. FACTS & FEATURES * Floors are carpet and real hardwood planks over slab and crawl space. * Excellent water quality from an on-site well filtered through 70’ of sand. * Septic tank pumped July 2024. Drainfield bacteria and anti-tree root treatment annually. * Breakfast nook in open kitchen, Dining room, Family room, Laundry room, Mud room / Pantry * Cable ready, internet ready, ceiling fans, double pane windows * Wood stove and propane furnace forced air, owner propane tank so no rental fee * Exterior finished with composite shingles, rubber roof, T-11 siding. Great room addition finished with 6” insulated exterior walls. Eaves design protects siding and windows indefinitely. Entire house was painted in 2023. LIVING House is designed well with simple maintenance. Large dining room, plus room for breakfast table in the open design kitchen. The triple-wide kitchen window looks out over a large front deck. Bedrooms and a full bath with separate tub and shower are along the south side of the house. The house also includes second guest half bath utility room. Cable internet answers any need for telecommute work or VOIP phone and VTCs. Built-in oak bookcase is made from trees harvested from the property. Property is self-sustainable. A Vermont Castings wood stove in the great room is capable of heating the entire house in winter –works with or without electricity or propane. Additionally, a modern high efficiency forced air propane furnace offers convenience when you want. The year-round water well is in a small basement accessible by stairs in the garage – it provides excellent water year round from a 70’ deep well in sand. The basement room allows you to put up food preserves or wine cellar. Garage and well are electrically wired to run on a generator without commercial power or 240v generator if commercial electricity goes out. Outside, a huge garage big enough for 4 cars is augmented with a workshop room, fenced and covered dog-run, and extra large concrete parking apron – more than enough room for all your machine toys, saving winter storage fees. A large cleared fire circle area is behind the garage. Property includes a mulched garden and compost pile. Property abuts platted subdivision road for simple year round access. Private drive takes you to enclave of house, garage, workshop, fire pit, garden, compost. Parking space (concrete garage apron and gravel) in excess of 7 cars, lots of room for cars, trailers, trucks, golf-carts, equipment. Nice neighborhood, yet private woods living on your own homestead! Beach and river access walkable. Additional house development possibilities - perfect for a family compound or a bungalow for aging parents. It’s an easy walk to the beach by Foote Dam Pond. Seven mile drive to Oscoda, 14 miles to Tawas.