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Unique NM Home: Pool with a view

9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago

I just had to share this one. Love the view and it has some other cool touches like the marble in the bathroom. But I guess the price is mainly for the view. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4810432/New-Mexico-home-ranch-hits-market-6-7million.html

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  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    Gorgeous. Roy, NM, however, is truly in the middle of nowhere. On the outskirts of nowhere.

    mom2sulu thanked jakabedy
  • 9 years ago

    How lovely. It is a house for someone who desires the utmost in privacy!

    mom2sulu thanked Bonnie
  • 9 years ago

    Gorgeous. Thank you for sharing

    Saving the link to show my DH..)) will make his day. everything-the style, the view, and especially being in the middle of nowhere lol

    I imagine if if was one hundredth a price he'd be packing right now. and who could blame him..))

    mom2sulu thanked aprilneverends
  • 9 years ago

    Truly marvelous in every way, including the inside decor, of which I don't have a single complaint. Really well done and completely appropriate to the house and the incredible setting.

    mom2sulu thanked ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
  • 9 years ago

    Goodness, I never like the interiors of these Daily Mail-worthy houses- and here we are with one that is spectacular. It is so inviting. I hope Lynn pops over for a look.

    I would have a very hard time living in the middle of nowhere, though. Solitude and nature are good for me in small doses. I am a city girl through and through.

  • 9 years ago

    Who ever wrote the captions for the pictures could use some help. How big is 10,000 square feet? The Canadian River runs for five miles through the 10,000-square-foot Dos Caballos ranch property


    It says in the intro it's 10,000 acres. And this:" a marble island and an iron oven and refrigerator " I didn't see an iron oven or an iron refrigerator. I saw stainless steel. The round pen was described as a place for horses to trot and run and get some exercise. I could have written better descriptive text for this property than the person who did it.


  • 9 years ago

    That is beautiful. All the rooms are so well done. Thanks for sharing. But yes, it seems to be way out, but for someone who wants that and get away from civilization, awesome.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    "Gorgeous. Roy, NM, however, is truly in the middle of nowhere. On the outskirts of nowhere." (LOL) Jakabedy. . . my thoughts exactly! Granted, the views are breathtaking . . . but you have to get there first. And, because of the distance from any real stores, bring everything you need, food-wise, with you, because a drive to get groceries is about an hour away. That gets old very fast, let me tell you! It's a good 2-hour drive to get to any decent sized stores.

    Looking at this pics and reading through the realtor sheet, the main house is built well, using rastra concrete forms, which gives very good insulation. Somewhere on it, they refer to it as a "clay building". LOL! They use solar to heat their water and they have an under-the-floor heating system. We have one, too, and they're wonderful. Water from a long pipeline from Roy is good, but if they spring a leak somewhere along the way, it would be heck to find it. Electricity, too. They don't mention anything (conveniently?) about cell phone, internet and cable service, that I could find. I'll bet it's not great, to say the least. Even here where I live, which is also in a mountainous area, Verizon is the only cell phone service that's (semi) reliable. Cable goes in and out, and fast speed is not available. Out there where Dos Caballos (pronounced ca-BUY-yo-ss) is, ugh!

    10,000 acres, but only 6,980 are deeded. The other 3,110 of them are leased from the state. At what cost per year? They don't mention anything about grazing or grazing rights, if it's available, or in use now. Much of terrain looks unusable except if you're into rock climbing (LOL). I know my own land, and it can be a major undertaking to walk though it without tripping, stumbling and falling. We had to carve out dirt paths to get through it by hand, but out here it's a never-ending project to keep them up. I also know what a major chore it is to keep those ranch roads plowed in Winter. They have an "equipment shed", which I imagine is very much needed to hold a plow. And, as a longtime New Mexico house owner, I can't help but think what a costly PIA it must be to get anyone out there for repairs of any kind, let alone in a timely fashion!

    The house design, to me, looks just ok, although the kitchen is nicely equipped. The infinity pool/spa is very nice, as is it's view. I can't help but wonder if this is Val Kilmer's ranch, as I know he has one here that's up for sale. Or was. All in all, I would love to see it in person, but would never, ever want to live there!

    This one pic they posted, just makes me shake my head. A gorgeous view, but probably not easy to get to . . . let alone worrying about tripping and pitching headlong down that cliff! No thank you!

  • 9 years ago

    Beautiful, but definitely a "get away from it all" home for someone with multiple residences.

  • 9 years ago
    last modified: 9 years ago

    "They don't mention anything (conveniently?) about cell phone, internet and cable service, that I could find. I'll bet it's not great, to say the least. "-exactly!!!! that's the best about it lol!

    joking aside-I could never afford living in such a distant place. i couldn't find enough walking distance even in Orange County CA lol. and of course I'd fall off that cliff..or this cliff..lots of cliffs to choose to fall from..:)

    but it is beautiful. If someone doesn't care..wants to be without whatever he's destined to be without there..if they're healthy enough..if they have help(they probably do if they have 7 mil dollars)- it is beautiful..

    we actually pay money to go on vacations in some distant eco lodges in jungles where the nearest village is an hour in a jeep or something, where's no internet, no AC, no phone, no TV. where one's surrounded by wilderness..oh of course we choose the ones that still have a very nice cook who can modify according to your diet..:) and a very knowledgeable nature guide to tell you about all the snakes..:) that you'll undoubtedly find..

    and of course it's a getaway, it's not a way of life

    but for a getaway-one gets hooked to this thing.."normal" hotels don't cut it for me anymore.

    and such house would be a getaway as well, probably

  • 9 years ago

    The house is gorgeous but I bet the wind really whips around that house. I imagine the river plays a significant role in the price.