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$400,000 / 3br - 1340ft2 - Secluded 10 acre Mini-Farm 6 minutes from Springfield (Battlefield)
4539 W Farm Road 174, Battlefield, MO 65619
4539 W Farm Road 174 near Republic Road
3BR / 2Ba
1340ft2
available now
open house:
saturday 2026-05-16
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3 Bdrm, 2 Bath, Central heat and air on 10 acres with 1.5 acre fenced just 6 minutes from Springfield. This woods surrounded mini-farm is perfect for those who love country living and privacy but also want to be close to Springfield (near FF and Republic road)! You can feed any farm animals you would enjoy (horses, cattle, lamas, goats, sheep, calves, large dogs, etc.), as the 1.5 acre pasture is just 10 feet from your deck, which allows a pleasant downhill view of your kingdom! The Spacious Master Bedroom with a large double sink bath, garden tub and separate shower, makes for happy living. There are 2,000 feet of walking trails throughout your forest hill-side (that could be bike or 4-wheeler trails).
You are just 1 mile South of the Wilson Creek Greenway Trail; 6 minutes from the new Target Store and Walmart Super Center in SW Springfield. 2 minutes from McDonald’s. All while living in the seclusion of woods surrounded privacy.
The pasture and the 25 X 30 foot garden allow you to grow your own food! It is a prepper's paradise. Great investment / building potential: although you have the ultimate in secluded privacy, the area has expensive homes. A multi million $ home was just built 2 blocks away.
Financial overview of 2 different ways to buy:
1. Buy It Now Price = $400,000
2. Rent to Own Option = $2,500 / mo rent with $25,000 down through a purchase option, which reduces $1,000 with each month's rent, leaving a balance of $339,000 at the end of 3 years, REGARDLESS OF INFLATION! AND I’m paying the taxes and insurance until you buy it (as I have less capital gains tax with this procedure).
Call or text my cell phone (Paul Brock) for more information and a showing appointment (I'm not good about checking my e-mail); OR just drop by the open house between 1:00 PM and 2:00 pm on Saturday 5-16-26, BUT WEAR TRAIL WALKING CLOTHES & SHOES, so you can explore the land! Thanks!
Features:
• 3 bedroom 2 bath central heat and air with city water.
• 1.5 acre pasture for your favorite animals + a separate area for up to 20 chickens.
• Fantastic Location, especially for this degree of privacy.
• 10' x 20' shop/storage shed with electricity.
• 7.5' x 10' metal shed and an in-ground storm shelter.
• 25' x 43' garden.
• Beautiful new home building sites with giant trees (you don’t have to wait 40 years for shade).
• Bonfire party area.
• An additional open field area for equipment or visiting RVs dry camping.
• A 12 by 24 grow-house (or other uses) with electricity, heat and a/c.
• A dedicated storm shelter.
Lease Purchase Details (#2 above): Our goal is to divide between us the enormous profit a realtor and bank takes, giving you a prime 10 acres with a small payment and amount down, while giving my wife and I some income during retirement. We are committing ourselves to give you up to 3 years to complete the purchase so it will allow you plenty of time to organize your finances, or improve your credit rating so you can get a lower rate on a bank loan.
$27,500 at signing (first month's rent of $2500 + purchase option fee of $25,000). The entire $27,500, plus $1,000 of each month's rent, goes toward paying down the purchase price during the 3 years of the lease. Although you have the right to buy it at anytime during the 3 years, at the end of month 36 the purchase price would be $339,000 (400,000 – 25,000 purchase option – 36,000 from the 1,000 allowed for each month of rent). We want you to have increasing motivation to complete your purchase, while giving us some income during retirement. An additional advantage to you is that during the lease I pay the home's insurance and taxes. Your main advantage (besides land in this fantastic location) is that you lock in the reducing purchase price regardless of inflation! If you've had credit issues this gives you time to recover while knowing you have the right to ownership and you're not just throwing away rent money. To make sure I'm being clear, you are planning on buying this property. Just like with a bank loan, there is no refund of any of the moneys paid.
COMPARABLES (CMAs):
In 2020 we sold 10 acres across the street and one block East (they built the blue house) for $25,000 per acre. With prices having risen, we figure this 10 acres is worth at lest that plus the Farm House, sheds and grow-house, and fencing to be worth $150,000. Which is how we came up with the $400,000 price (250,000 for the land + 150,000 for the infrastructure).
Also, there are 5 acre lots right across the street from the SE corner of this Homestead, that sold for $184,900 EACH, They have a beautiful entry way and paved drive, BUT instead of owning a 10 acre Farm and an entire hillside, with the ultimate in nature surrounded privacy, you would just have a large yard in a subdivision. and if choosing to build a new house, you wouldn’t have the convenience of having a home nearby while you build. Plus, with ours, you own a hill top with fantastic views and sunsets; whereas the (competing) 5 acre lots are down in the valley.
YOUR FINANCIAL ADVANTAGE:
To both our advantages, we are basically dividing up the enormous profit a bank and realtor takes. We don't care much about your credit rating (we are upset about what the recession and medical debt has done to so many good people). But we must have evidence of good income and at least the $27,500 (option # 2) to sign the contract (we want someone serious about owning, not just renting).
Although, if it's to both our advantage, we may choose to extend the lease purchase option in 3 years, but we are not committing to do so. This leaves us free to be retired, while giving you the many options to make money with this land. For example:
• If someone knocks on your door offering you a $100,000 more so they can build a million $ home, you get the profit!
• Self-build a new home on another section of the land.
• Raise your own healthy food, &/or sell it at a Farmers' Market.
• OR just enjoy living on this beautiful secluded land while it continues to go up in value.
With Springfield's rapid expansion, it's possible this land may greatly increase in value. We know of a couple whose 10 acre farm became surrounded by Austin, and they sold for 9 million! As Springfield is a more stable market we don't anticipate that, but we could see it easily doubling in value. If we were young, we would be hanging on to it.
Call me if you have any questions, (I rarely check my e-mail) Thanks, Paul Brock.