CASITA/ARTIST RETREAT. LISTED AS A 5 ACRE PARCEL WITH A ONE-HALF WELL SHARE. ALSO AVAILABLE AS A PRIVATE WELL. ALSO AVAILABLE AS A 20 ACRE PARCEL. CONSTRUCTION NEARING COMPLETION. 80% DONE. OFF GRID. JUST OUTSIDE BISBEE, AZ. HORSE PROPERTY-YES. HAS AN ATTACHED 270 SQ FT BI-LEVEL DECK OVERLOOKING A DEEP-CUT WASH. DECK IS GREAT FOR ENJOYING A MORNING CUP OF COFFEE, AN EVENING GLASS OF WINE, MARVELING AT THE AWESOME COLORS OF A WESTERN SUNSET, OR COUNTING THE UNCOUNTABLE STARS AS THEY TWINKLE ON WHILE FORMING THE SPECTACLE OF THE MILKY WAY GALAXY. TO THE WEST YOU CAN WATCH THE CITY LITES OF SIERRA VISTA BLINK ON. TO THE EAST, NOTHING BUT NATURAL DARKNESS. SOME OF THE BIRDS WE HAVE OBSERVED: SPARROWS, BROWN TOWHEES, HOUSE FINCHES, BLACK-HEADED GROSBEAKS, NORTHERN CARDINALS, NORTHERN ORIOLES, SCOTT'S ORIOLES, TANAGERS, PYRRHULOXIAS, BROWN-HEADED COW BIRDS, CURVE-BILLED THRASHERS, CACTUS WRENS, RAVENS, SCRUB JAYS, HUMMINGBIRDS, OWLS, ROAD RUNNERS, DOVES, GAMBREL'S QUAILS, PEREGRINE FALCONS, RED TAILED HAWKS, TURKEY VULTURES, BATS, AND SEVERAL LGB'S (LITTLE GRAY BIRDS). THE INTERIOR OF THE CASITA IS ONE OPEN ROOM. THE TIN CEILING HAS ROUGH HEWN BEAMS AND WOODEN VEGAS. THE WALLS ARE HAND TROWELED, WHITE WASHED STUCCO. THE KITCHEN IS AN EFFECIENT L SHAPE WITH A 5' PENINSULA. THE CABINETS ARE CUSTOM CRAFTED, BUILT-IN WITH WOOD SLAB DOORS AND DRAWERS. ABOVE THE CABINETS ARE WOOD SLAB SHELVES. THE COUNTERTOPS ARE SATILLO LOOK-A-LIKE CERAMIC. THE FLOOR WILL BE RUSTIC STAINED AND SEALED CONCRETE . THERE ARE 7 OPERABLE WINDOWS PROVIDING EXCELLENT VENTILATION. THE ENTRY DOOR IS ALL GLASS PROVIDING A GREAT VIEW TO THE WEST. THERE IS A 4X4 WINDOW OVERLOOKING THE DECK AND FRAMING THE RATHER IMPRESSIVE HILL TO THE NORTH. THE DECK HAS AN OUTDOOR SHOWER AREA. SHOULD WE INCLUDE A WOOD-FIRED HOT TUB? THE PROPERTY NESTLES IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE MULE MOUNTAINS OVERLOOKING THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS, THE CITY OF SIERRA VISTA, AND THE SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY. NO LANDSCAPING HAS BEEN DONE AS THE TERRAIN HAS BEEN LEFT IN ITS NATURAL STATE EXCEPT FOR CLEARING SOME OF THE OBNOXIOUS WHITE THORNED PLANTS. INCLUDES A CAR PORT/STORAGE SHED. CAR PORT WILL FIT ONE CAR. STORAGE SHED IS 150 SQ FT. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE PROPERTY IS OFF-GRID AND 100% SOLAR. NO UTILITY BILLS! BE GREEN! BEING IN THE SOUTHWEST AREA OF THE U.S. MAKES SOLAR A VERY DESIRABLE FORM OF ELECTRICITY. THE TECHNOLOGY HAS BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO BE DEPENDABLE AND WELL PROVEN. THE WELL IS REGISTERED AND CAME IN A GUSHER. 1055' DEEP AND ESTIMATED AT 15 GALLONS A MINUTE. CRYSTAL CLEAR, ICY COLD, HEALTHY, POTABLE WATER FROM DEEP WITHIN MOTHER EARTH. NO WATER COMPANY BILLS! THE WELL IS EQUIPPED WITH A SOLAR POWERED DEEP WELL PUMP UTILIZING THE POWER OF THE SUN TO BRING THE WATER TO THE SURFACE. WHAT A GOOD FEELING TO BE INDEPENDENT. COOKING, HEATING, AND HOT WATER IS POWERED BY PROPANE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A WOOD FIRED CHIMINEA. THE SPRAWLING METROPOLIS OF SIERRA VISTA (POPULATION 42,000) IS A 45 MINUTE DRIVE AWAY WITH ALL THE SHOPPING A PERSON COULD WANT OR NEED. THE NEARBY CITY OF BISBEE IS A 25 MINUTE DRIVE AWAY AND MUST BE EXPERIENCED TO BE APPRECIATED. AND WE HAVE OUR OWN STARBUCKS. SORRY, NO MCDONALDS. WHEN DESCRIBING BISBEE ONE WOULD HAVE TO BEGIN WITH THE ADJECTIVE 'DIFFERENT', BUT DIFFERENT IN A MOST APPEALING AND DELIGHTFUL WAY. BISBEE IS ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS THE PROPERTY IS SO DESIRABLE. BISBEE HAS BEEN FEATURED IN THE SUNSET AND ARIZONA HIGHWAYS MAGAZINES AND HAS BEEN RATED AMONG THE TOP TEN RETIREMENT DESTINATIONS IN AMERICA. THE APRIL ISSUE OF ARIZONA HIGHWAYS HAS AN ARTICLE FEATURING THE TOP 15 RESTAURANTS IN ARIZONA AND BISBEE HAS TWO OF THEM! CHECK IT OUT. BISBEE SITS NEAR THE MEXICAN BORDER. CHARMING AND HISTORIC IT WAS BUILT NESTLED IN THE MULE MOUNTAINS AND WAS ORIGINALLY A PHELPS DODGE COMPANY MINING TOWN. BISBEE BOASTS A GREAT HISTORIC MUSEUM AND MINE TOUR BUT HAS SHUT DOWN THE COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AND IS NOW AN ARTISTS MECCA WITH WONDERFUL ART GALLERIES AND SHOPS ALONG WITH MANY CHARMING BED&BREAKFAST'S. THE COPPER QUEEN HOTEL IS FAMED AND HISTORIC. YET BISBEE IS STILL A SLEEPY CITY WITH ONLY TWO STOPLITES WHICH ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE DOWNTOWN AREA. THIS PARCEL IS PART OF A 40 ACRE PARCEL WITH PLENTY OF ROOM FOR A LARGER HOME IF DESIRED. CONSIDERED HIGH DESERT THE FLORA INCLUDES PRICKLY PEAR CACTUS, AGAVES, AND OCOTILLO WITH DEER, JAVALINA, COYOTES, AND AN OCCASIONAL BOBCAT OR KUTAMUNDI ROAMING THRU MIXED WITH FREE RANGE CATTLE. THESE ACRES WITHIN THE 40 ACRES WILL EVENTUALLY BE PART OF TWO TO FOUR PARCELS ALL WITH CUSTOM SITE HOMES OF HIGH QUALITY INCLUDING COVENANTS FOR NO NITE TIME LIGHT POLLUTION. FINANCING IS AVAILABLE WITH WELLS FARGO AMONG OTHERS. MAPQUEST DIRECTIONS NOT ACCURATE. PLEASE CALL FOR ACCURATE DIRECTIONS AND FOR AN APPOINTMENT FOR A SHOWING. E-MAIL IS NOT CHECKED ON A DAILY BASIS. PLEASE BE PATIENT. VISIT WWW.BISBEEAZCASITA.COM FOR MORE PHOTOS.