NOW SELLER FINANCING: 50% down

7% interest, monthly payment around $500, lump sum payoff within 5 years, split all closing costs and buyer pays for escrow account to track payments: 10-acre Lot 400 has breathtaking views from its SW corner and from a natural clearing adjacent to that with flat building sites providing incomparable seclusion, ideal for building that getaway cabin. Elevation of 5500 means access would be seasonal via ATV-4x4-snowmobile using Lightning Ridge Trail. Cool summer breezes, bountiful wildlife (pictured) make this a most desirable property at about one hundredth of price per acre compared to nearby Gallatin Valley and Bozeman. Retired FWP biologist says 750 head of elk reside in the area, not counting migrants. Electricity is via solar, wind, propane, generator or a combo. Rainwater collection system off of a cabin roof would be a least expensive way to go. PUBLIC LANDS lie 1.5 mi NE and SW; PUBLIC RIVER LANDS are 8 mi drive where entire river can be fished legally or where one may watch migratory waterfowl or upland game birds being chased by eagles.

Montana has a little known regulation called non-qualified Ag land such that if connected acreages add up to 20+ acres with the same owner of record, property tax per 20 acres is about the same as for 10 acres; accordingly, as of June 2023 Lot 398-399 with a well is for sale searching Realtor.com with #378991 & Lot 396 is for sale searching with #379009; see last picture here for configuration. Suggested route is Pole Gulch Rd, to Spring Valley Rd, to Skyline Rd, to Lightning Ridge Trail. To generally navigate there, Buyer/Realtor may buy a 3x4 black & white map of Ponderosa Pines for about $8 at Selbys Bozeman, UPS Store Belgrade or Main St Office Three Fo rks if reminded that they were given a digital file of it by this listing Broker/Surveyor-Mapper. The latter recovered & flagged the SW & SE property corner monuments, & observed GPS coordinates on them, to be viewed amongst pictures. Conifer timber cover has been burnt by a wildfire covering this 10 acres, State forester estimates 10 years for regeneration Distance to I-90 is 40 min, to international airport is about 60 min away in good weather. Google Earth the SW corner near best cabin build site - at 46.03111, -111.32027

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Water Features: Seasonal

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Road Access: Seasonal Access

+ Land Info

Lot Size Acres: 10.02
Topography: Mountains
Lot Size Square Feet: 436471

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View: Farm Land, Meadow, Mountains, Rural, Southern Exposure, Stream, Creek, River, Trees, Valley, Wooded

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Association: No
Calculated Total Monthly Association Fees: 0

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Annual Tax Amount: 456.00
Source Listing Status: Active
County: Gallatin
Directions: Use GPS coordinates in visuals.
Tax Year: 2021
Ownership: Full
Source Property Type: Land
Possible Use: Recreational
Area: 4TP - Three Forks - Ponderosa Pines
Source Neighborhood: Ponderosa Pines
Parcel Number: RCE20580
Subdivision: Ponderosa Pines
Zoning Description: NONE - None/Unknown
Property Subtype: Vacant Land
Lot Number: 400
Source System Name: C2C
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Listed 2022-07-23
$79,900
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Manhattan High School is a public high school located approximately 11.8 miles away.
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Three Forks Elementary School is a public elementary school located approximately 14.5 miles away.
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Three Forks 7-8 is a public middle school located approximately 14.5 miles away.
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