Notice: This property is offered for sale by the owner. The help of real estate brokers is neither solicited nor desired. If you are a real estate broker (unless you're interested in buying it for your own personal use), you will save yourself a lot of time by looking elsewhere.
Fact Sheet
65 Long Pond Rd.
Southwest Harbor, ME
 

The Home
  • Situated on quiet Long Pond Road. To see a map of the property, click here.
  • Custom built in 1991 by owner.
    • One bedroom, one bathroom, with provisions for two more bedrooms in the basement 
    • Area
      • dwelling - 1510 sq ft
      • basement - 840 sq ft
      • garage - 672 sq ft
  • Ranch style house (28' X 32') with native white cedar shingles and tilt sash therma-pane windows. 
  • 12" of insulation in attic and fully insulated walls.
  • single flu 8' x 8" block chimney with brick above the roof line.
  • Weil-McLain hot water boiler with five zones (apartment, garage, basement, first floor, bedroom).
  • Both house and apartment are separately wired for telephone and cable TV.
  • Broad Band Internet service is available (Time Warner Road Runner).
  • Ashley wood stove in basement - will heat the whole house - to see it, click here.
  • Town of Southwest Harbor public water, private septic (1000 gal tank - last pumped in 2004) with 20' x 40' leach field installed in 1991.
  • Full walk-in daylight basement with finished ceiling and walls.
  • Large bathroom with shower, washer and dryer, and ventilator fan.
  • One bedroom on the first floor with native white cedar tongue and groove walls.
  • Smoke detectors installed throughout the building.
  • Open living space for Kitchen/Dining/Living Room areas.
  • Living Room has V-joint white pine finish on walls.
  • Breakfast bar in kitchen.
  • Gas range and gas dryer - two 100 lb propane tanks.
  • Ample closet space in both the bedroom and bathroom.
  • 10' x 20' pressure treated deck on the west side of the house with view of Western Mountain in Acadia National Park - for several pictures, click here.
The Garage/Apartment
  • Attached 24' x 32' two story heated garage with 10' x 8 ' remote overhead door and sink and running water.
  • One bedroom furnished rental apartment above garage accessible through separate entrance and enclosed staircase.
  • Current tenant has a month to month lease and pays $600 per month. The landlord pays for the tenant's heat, but the tenant pays for all other utilities.
  • 220 volt electric service (Bangor Hydro) with separate meters and disconnect for apartment and house.
  • The apartment has a separate electric hot water heater.
  • For various views, click here.
The Grounds
  • Well maintained lawns and grounds set well back from Long Pond Road.
  • Numerous spruce, maple, and pine trees on property.
  • Maintained raspberry patch.
  • Maintained garden plot.
  • Outdoor clothesline.
  • 16' x 12' storage building with electric hook up.
  • Easements obtained for slight encroachment of shed and driveway on neighboring property.
  • Located two minutes from Acadia National Park mountain hiking trails and gravel fire road system.
  • Five minutes from Long Pond and Echo Lake public swimming beachs.
  • Eight tenths of a mile from the Public Boat Launch on Long Pond - salmon, togue, and brook trout fishing.
  • Two minutes from the Southwest Harbor Transfer Station.
  • Two miles from Southwest Harbor Village Center.
  • Fire hydrant located 200 feet from the house.
  • Black top round turn driveway for access to house and garage.
  • Separate black top driveway for apartment.
  • For various views of the grounds, click here.
Current Annual Expenses
  • Homeowners Insurance - $502  
  • Town Water - $246  
  • Electricity - $645 per year @ $.17232 per kwh 
  • Heating - Fuel Oil, $1,312.44 plus any wood burned
  • Propane - average annual usuage is four tanks per year @ $60 per tank.
  • Property Taxes - $2,372.18
Interested?
Send an E-mail to the Owner via us. Please use subject "SWH Home" and be sure to include your phone number. Feel free to ask questions. We'll forward your E-mail on to the Owner and he will call you or send you an E-mail directly.  Click here.

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