Country Living at its best! Gated access home less than 20 miles to downtown. Bring your cows, chickens, horses, goats, etc... Create your own Green Acres! 8.28 acres of paradise. 3 fenced pastures, a 4 stall barn and chicken coop ready for your livestock! This is an elevated home with an open floor plan featuring beautiful wood floors in the living area, dining room and hallway. The kitchen is perfectly laid out and equipped with a huge butcherblock topped island ideal for food prep, laying out a delicious buffet, 3-person eating space all while being able to view the fireplace with gas logs, the television or socializing with family and friends. There is a gas range, built-in microwave, French door refrigerator, flat panel dishwasher and beverage refrigerator that is built-in to theend of the island. Oh, and did I mention the one of a kind, walk-in pantry!!! This room has so many cabinets, storage and an upright freezer. There is also a door that leads out to the front porch so you can take the groceries straight in to the pantry. The dining room is adjacent to the living area and is flanked with windows running the length of the room. There is a door that leads out to the porches- yes- multiple porches! There is a massive screened porch, a small grilling porch off of the dining room and a lower sitting porch that leads to the side yard and the barn. There is beautiful bead board in the hallway that leads to the bedrooms and bathrooms. The hall bath has a tub/shower unit, good sized vanity and has been freshly painted. Both secondary bedrooms have new carpet and have been painted. The owners bedroom features a coiffured ceiling, wonderful natural lighting, walk-in closet and an ensuite with a double vanity and beautifully updated shower with a glass door and plenty of niches for all of your soaps and shampoos. There are 2 options for the main laundry room. One is directly off of the owners bedroom with its own private entrance from the garage and the other is down stairs between the garage and the ADU. Speaking of ADU, this home has one downstairs with a separate entrance, bedroom, bath, kitchen, living room and laundry area (this property is in a flood zone, so please check with your insurance agent for coverage options for this area- FYI this area has not flooded during the sellers ownership 10+ years ). There is also a large 2 car garage with workshop area on the ground level. Now go outside and enjoy the yard, the pastures and the wooded area that gives you the privacy and space that you have been looking for. Welcome Home! This is a must see!