Pool Home with Orchard for Sale in Adolfo Calle, San Rafael, Mendoza, Argentina

Private Auction - Lovely Pool Home with Orchard & Gardens

PRIVATE AUCTION: 3-Bedroom Home with Garden & Fruit Orchard Under Netting: US$75,000 Opening Bid - Deadline May 22, 2006

Two Miles from the Center of San Rafael, Mendoza

UNDER MARKET VALUE: This seller is looking for bids beginning at 225,000 pesos (US$75,000) in order to get a quick sale prior to May 22, 2006. She reserves the right to cancel the auction prior to deadline should she receive an acceptable offer. Offers should be sent by email. Winning bid is subject to a 3 percent commission in addition to purchase price.

DETAILS: This is a very well-kept 3-bedrooom, 2 bath pool home with wrap-around veranda totalling about 2,200 square feet and ready to move into. Property size including the orchard is 6,000 square meters (about 1.5 acres). The expansive garden includes numerous roses and ornamental flowers, pines, poplars, willows, ornamental flowering shrubs, etc. There are some interesting little details that other houses don't have. For example, the property is well-fenced with separate security for the orchard, and the pool pump is also on an alarm system for when the owner is absent, and the the sprinkler system is operated from a switch in the house, not from the pump outside, which is the normal method here. The house is on a paved road.

AMENITIES INCLUDE:
* Sprinkler System
* Pool (15 x 26 feet) with pump, motor and filtration system
* Alarm System
* Direct TV
* Argentine Parrillada (Barbeque)
* 60-square-foot Outdoor Untility Shed
* 2 Stoves, including one antique wood cooking stove
* Refrigerator
* Microwave
* Kitchen table and chairs
* Free-standing china cupboard
* Wood Shelving Unit
* 2 Portable A/C Units with Humidifier
* Small wood-burning stove
* Washing Machine
* Lawn Mower
* 2 Gas Wall Heaters
* Natural Gas, city water and electric serving the house

INCOME-PRODUCING ORCHARD: There is a orchard of approximately 350 trees under netting, with the option of watering by canal (with irrigation rights) or by well with water under pressure. The owner used the fruit for personal use, as well as canning, etc. The remainder she sold this year to a local fruit stand for 1,500 pesos (about US$500). Fruit variets are listed below.

* Peaches
* Pears
* Apples
* Apricots
* Almonds
* Plums
* Cherries
* Olives
* Raspberries
* Pomegranates
* Seedless Grapes
* There are also young figs and walnuts not yet producing

CARETAKER IN PLACE: There is an excellent gardener who works on the property four to five days per week, taking care of the grounds and the orchard. He receives 400 pesos monthly (US$135/month) and his wife also does housekeeping when needed for 20 pesos per day (US$7).