Paradise Hills Ranch

Ranch Description

View a video of this property here Let the name speak for itself, Paradise Hills Ranch is the perfect ranching and hunting property, or simply enjoy the natural beauty of the rolling hills and abundance of resident wildlife. Situated in the pristine Snell Canyon, Paradise Hills Ranch is much more than a working ranch, it offers top notch hunting of Mule Deer, Turkey, predator and of course Elk, which all roam the hills of this very well maintained property. The Paradise Hills Ranch log home is flat-out amazing, perfectly located at the top of the highest point in the region with many amenities including, a detached Cleary building with living quarters, a second outbuilding to house equipment, and lastly the park which sets below the Cleary building. This park is the ideal place for the kids to spend the day exploring. Paradise Hills Ranch is the love of the former owner who spent countless hours thinking of how to design the true paradise right here in Nebraska. Income Potential 55 pair Legal Description All 35-11-28 582.65 A 7B PV MR Taxes A note from the owner Located on Snell Canyon RD. It's 15 miles from either the Maxwell and Brady exits on I-80. Paradise Hills was a work in process from the time we purchased it in 1997 until Bob's death in February 2015. His handprint is everywhere. It was a desolate, virgin piece of land and with his vision and hard work turned it into Paradise Hills. I don't think you'll find another property as unique as this one. The only convenience on the original land was a windmill that worked for a few years, then quit. Power All electric with McCook Public Power except for propane for fireplace in house & heater in barn near the house. We always had good service with Mpp. Solar operated gate at ranch entrance. Log house The house was started in 2003 and finished in 2004. It is full scribed large logs. It has a peaked roof with large windows in the front or west side of house. Because of a corrupt builder we ended up in a lawsuit over the logs and poor workmanship of the house. After spending a huge sum of money the house is as it should have been from the start. A complete log home restoration was done by Heartland Log Crafters of Crete, NE in 2011. The roof was replaced before the restoration and has commercial grade fire retardant shingles. Gutters were installed at that time. The windows on the west side of the house were covered with a tint in 2008 to help with glare & heat from the windows. It does a good job of controlling glare etc but the greatest asset is that birds never realized how close we were in the house. The windows look like a mirror on the outside. If black sunflower seed is provided in the large feeder on the front deck, many kinds of birds flock to feed. House information The house has a great room that's living and kitchen area with 20'ceiling to the high peak. There are two bedrooms down stairs, one bath and a sun room that was added on in 2012. It could be used as a bedroom as well. There is a loft with two sleeping sides with a divider in between. A vanity and sink are on each side. We used one area for sleeping and the other was my office and a small space I made into a library. The loft and one bedroom has commercial grade carpet. The living room/kitchen/bath has natural slate flooring. One bedroom & the sunroom have tile floors. The house has a heat pump & air conditioning. There are ceiling fans in each room. The house has a septic tank and large drain field. Kitchen appliances stove, refrigerator, dishwasher, microwave and mini pop fridge will stay with the house. I had shelves installed for display that were built above the closets in the bedrooms for books as I had no place to put them. Eventually my little library nook came about in the loft. It was interesting to learn how to create space in a small house. Deck & Retaining wall The composite railing and deck is on three sides of the house was installed in 2011. It replaced a treated wood deck. In 2013 we added the new retaining wall for the perennial hill in back of the house. This is commercial grade poured concrete purchased from a business in Plattsmouth. They provide for many areas in the Lincoln & Omaha area. This addition alone was Barn Built by Cleary There are large electric powered doors on each end of the barn. There are two work benches. Bob built the smaller one for me one Mother's Day so I can use it for my gardening. We purchased recycled shelving from the Distribution Center in North Platte for this barn. It provides an unbelievable amount of storage with shelves 4' deep and 12' high. There's also a long tube type propane heater to take the chill off on cool or cold days. Guest Quarters The guest quarters was built on one side of the barn near the house in 2007 so we had room for guest. It covers the west side of the barn and is approximately 63' long by 13.5' wide. It includes a combined living/kitchen area, one bath, two bedroom areas and a loft above one bedroom that holds a bunk bed & one twin bed. Great place for kids. Ceiling fans are in each room. One bedroom has tile floors as it was built as a working studio. From this room there is a large deck on the west side of the barn. Both bedroom areas have a wall of closets. The living/kitchen area has tile floors as does the bath. The center bedroom & loft has low nap commercial grade carpet. The guest quarters has heating & air condition a separate septic systems from the house. Kitchen appliances stove, refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave are included. Small refrigerator for summer is in the barn. There's a storage deck on top of the guest quarters for great storage. It was super insulated in 2012. There are large electric powered doors on each end of the barn. There are two work benches. Bob built the smaller one for me one Mother's Day so I can use it for my gardening. We purchased recycled shelving from the Distribution Center in North Platte for the this barn. It provides an unbelievable amount of storage with shelves 4' deep and 12' high. There's also a long tube type propane heater to take the chill off on cool or cold days. The Park In 2008 Bob discovered the small valley behind the barn by the house. After weeks of clearing the lower sections of trees and cutting down trees, the Park was born. There are a number of trees we planted down there, including an apple tree. Bob built a real tree house in the park for the granddaughters, it's one of a kind. After he finished building it, he picked a leaf off the tree, took it to the paint store and said he wanted that color of green to paint the tree house. We purchased commercial grade slide and swing equipment that attaches to the tree house. There is also a trampoline. Bob decided he should build bunk beds in the tree house. They are slabs of wood that are held up with chain from the ceiling. In the guest quarters are four sleeping bags for the bunk beds. A good size paver stone patio was laid in the park it's great for entertaining friends. Birds In the spring birds migrate to this area Large numbers of barn swallows come back and nest on and near the house. We never discouraged them because we enjoyed watching them and the babies they produced. It was always amazing, one day they showed up in spring and in early fall disappeared until the next spring. If the feeder on the front deck of the house is kept filled with black sunflower seeds the birds will flock to it and they will provide hours of entertainment. Trees & landscaping We planted large numbers of hardwood trees in the areas around the house. The lower slop in front of the house was covered in cedar trees Bob decided to clear the trees so we could see up the valley to the north of the house. Another huge job but them we planted all spring blooming trees so it wa