kevin evans

So I'll preface this with the fact that I'm just now beginning the marketing of my home & land, so please know that I'm just a guy with a great spot for sale, and will do my best to provide as much information as possible in the ad & in communications to be up front & clear about this property, but I'm not a real estate expert & any eventual sale would require legal/real estate assistance by both parties.

This 4.98 parcel was purchased with my former partner as we were set to build our own small homestead & permi farm.. but lives change, people move onward, and now sadly it's my turn to take flight. This is a GREAT spot & the bones to make a wonderful homestead for those not afraid of a little labor.

I can be reached at 503.875.4557

What is being offered is a parcel that I believe is technically 4.98 acres in Toledo Wa, Lewis County. It's not a modern & upscale place, and by the mainstream market can & should be considered a "fixer", but a VERY livable one.. the fixing up is only for taste, it's 100% ready for living, which I currently do.

The home itself is what can only be described as a double wide with a few additions as well as a permanent & relatively new composite roof. The home is NOT on a concrete foundation & therefore I don't think is attractive to large bank lenders, but I'm not certain. It's a 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom.

It's located on a creek that flows year round, and becomes quite a river in winter months. 1/2 of the acreage is for the most part flat & grass covered, while the other half is over a small cliffside with foot access to the forested river bed. If hiking trails & cool forests to relax in is on your list of potential properties, this may be worth taking a look at.

In addition to the house, there is a GIANT century old barn that could easily fit five or so 18 wheelers side to side & have them fully inside from front to rear, but obviously there are structural posts in the way of actually parking rigs in it! It does need work done to make it fully enclosed, as only 75% is walled in, the other 25% are exposed to the elements (but covered by roof)

It has an awesome well that was just completely refurbished with a new pump, so the water is top notch!

And in the name of not wasting time.. here is what is WRONG with the place..
The septic is bad. I've still not yet had a full investigation done as to what is wrong with it, or what the costs of remedying it. As a young single guy, I've gone many years using an alternative/composting toilet.

That is about the only "major" issue I can really state, but again the house isn't brand new so if modern is what you're after, the current house may not fit the bill.

I'm available most days of the week to show it, but would require at least 24 hours notice.
Property taxes are in the range of $800 per year.

Alex Love wrote:If all goes according to plan, we will shortly have cash on hand to buy land. We will be moving forward with on the ground hunting this summer (late August or early September). A few people have expressed interest in collaboration (even if you are not in a cash position, that doesn't mean collaboration is out of the question ... legal structure to be determined), please private message me if you remain interested as we would be open to meeting in person while we're "in the [western Washington and Oregon] neighborhood."

Hi there alex... i'm actually brand new to this forum & just happened upon your post somewhere else... depending on where you may want to end up, I could potentially have an option for you. My ex & I had partnered up a couple years back & found ourselves in your exact situation. We actually had liquidated almost all that we owned and had our van & trailer packed to head east to the georgia/virginia region after 2 solid years of coming up empty for pacific NW land we could afford/want. Long story short, I had flown to georgia to look at a place & she called & set get back NOW! We landed a 5 acre piece in Lewis county washington (I know, not "the" best natural building option so far as counties go) Anyway, this 5 acre, was actually a 20 acre spot before the old fella passed & they divided off 15 & 5. We purchased the 5 with a trailer & 100 year old MASSIVE barn.

So the other 15 acres sits. They had it for sale for a few years then took it off the market. The basic story is there is 1/2 of it that is pretty much an old growth forest that buts up to a year round creek.. it's a full on river in the winter. It's set on 2 tiers kind of, steep cliff to river basin. It's got a pond on it.

Anyway, if you'd like to chat & get more details let me know. You'd be looking at property butted up to a 35 year old newly singled guy building massive hugelkultur beds, building trails through the forests & eventually taking my cobbing skills & building myself a new seasonal home. The big game plan is to get my spot set up as a place where natural building teachers can come & host workshops. Part of the plan is a giant barn kitchen to do all cooking on site for intensive week long trainings.