The Duff Family believes God is leading them to relocate after living 15 years in the Oakland area. Therefore, we have our home and our business/building up for sale. We bought the home 15 years ago and renovated it. The original house was built around 1900.
In the beginning, we had the house raised up and built a new basement (poured between extruded polystyrene panels), then re-wired and re-plumbed the house. We then slowly and completely remodeled it, step-by-step. Why are we moving after all that work?! Only God could make us do that! We love the quietness and natural beauty of living in the country.
We bought a building in Oakland and started a fitness center 4 years ago, first remodeling the big room for the fitness center. We opened it in Sept., 2004. We have had a lot of fun running it, exercising and getting to know the people in Oakland better.
There is also an apartment and an office that are rented.
Then we remodeled the room on the north, adding a bathroom and kitchen. We have lots of ideas of what could be done with this room, but since we’re planning to move, we’ll leave that to the creativity of the next owner, as we pass the baton. So far, we have used the room for exercise and dance classes and sporadic events.
The basement is not finished, but is 2 big, long rooms (25’ x 100’ each) with a nice concrete floor. It would be great for some kind of manufacturing, storage or internet business. We’ve also considered a recreational business, like slot cars or a recording studio.
So, there are existing streams of income with room for more with this building.
We are offering a significant discount if someone wants to purchase both of them!
Buy as package
Buy together, our
Mainstreet, renovated business/building
+ 5 acres and large farmhouse for
A Discounted Price!
See Below for details.
Contact us:
Gary and Sheri Duff
Home Phone: (402)685-6603
Fitness Center Phone: (402)685-5630
Email: garyduff@surfbest.net
Home for sale
Duff Acreage: $140,000
We live on a quiet established acreage in rural, eastern Nebraska
Location:
7 miles SW of Oakland, NE, population 1,350
12 miles SE of West Point, NE, population 3600
25 miles N of Fremont, NE, population 26,000
60 miles NW of Omaha, NE, population 810,000
Roads:
3.5 miles (gravel) West of NE state Hwy 77, 3.5 miles South of NE state Hwy 32
General:
Renovated, traditional farmhouse with 5.2 acres, extensive grove of trees on north and west; 2006 property taxes -$1000
New foundation & full basement, poured concrete walls between insulated forms (1993)
New septic system (2005)
New 300' well (2003)
Replaced roof, sheeting & shingles (2002)
Reinsulated (1993)
Most windows replaced
All wiring, electrical service, and plumbing replaced in 1993
2-car detached garage (just northwest of house)
Several fruit trees (peach, apple, apricot, pear) and nut trees (butternut and Carpathian English Walnut)
House:
Three Floors:
1. Main floor (-800 sq. ft.): dining room, living room, kitchen, (total 45 x 16) (electric
stove, new refrigerator, reverse osmosis system), pantry, library (11x11) with built-in
floor-to-ceiling shelves. Outside the square footage: mud room (back entry porch facing west),sunroom facing south(9 x 19), screened in porch facing east(7x21),
2. Upstairs (-650 sq. ft.): two bedrooms, (both 11x11), "craft or sitting room" (16 x 12),small bathroom, storage room
3. Finished basement (-800 sq. ft.): three bedrooms (10 x 14, 13 x 14, 13 x 10), familyroom (14 x 18), storage room, 50 gal. electric water heater (2003), new pressure pump(2007)
Main heat: wood-burning stove on main floor, supplemental electric baseboard heat in bathrooms; propane tank with line to house; AC-window units
Outbuildings:
Barn (cir. 1920s)
Corn Crib (space for vehicle)
Animal shed
Neighbors:
4 families within 3/4 miles
Business for sale:
Business/Building in Oakland, Nebraska: $120,000
Recently remodeled; 50' W x 100' L; with large storage area and work room in basement. On main street in a beautiful and thriving small town; brand new electrical service, AC; certified according to Fire Code and accessibility.
Main Floor:
South half:
Small, front office (currently rented by a telephone company)
Small, certifiable kitchen
Open room, currently used as a dance studio
North half:
Fitness center
One bedroom apartment (very clean, w appliances); currently bringing in rental income
Back parking area with back porch
Fitness Center (www.seeworthyfitness.com)
Operating for 3.5 years
24-Hr access system (cards w bar codes)
10 pieces of hydraulic resistance equipment
10 interval stations
2 treadmills
2 exercise bikes
1 eliptical
Cable TV
Soda vending machine
Front desks/ small office
Changing room
Bathroom
Possibilities for the south open room:
Coffee shop/bakery/ice cream shop
Antique shop/craft shop
Book store
Party/dance room
Jewelry store
Dollar store
Office
Possibilities for the Basement:
Factory
Internet services
Recreational business (recording studio, slot cars, etc.)
The discount for purchasing both the business and the acreage is a bargain at:
$240,000 for acreage and building/business
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