Enjoy Country Living with Class for a GREAT PRICE. This carefully crafted custom home is within view of the Blackwater River and minutes from I10. As you enter the living room you will be dazzled by the gorgeous VAULTED PINE CEILING with exposed beams and the BRAZILIAN TIGERWOOD FLOORS. You will love cooking in the open kitchen which features CUSTOM CYPRESS CABINETS, kitchen aid appliances, and lots of storage- perfect for entertaining or enjoying your family. Outside, savor the solitude on your wrap a round deck and porch, your huge yard landscaped with native plants and view of Wrights Basin. This solid house features 2 x 6 framing, Go Bolt construction, and custom metal roof. This superb home is a MUST SEE!!!! MOTIVATED SELLER!! Reasonable offers will be considered.
Agent Notes: Owner will consider owner financing. All room sizes are to be verified. Interior is almost complete. Thank you for showing this beautiful house.
| PrkingSpc: | 2 | LotSize: | 210X210X210X100 | LotLoc: | Waterview | WatFrnt: | None |
| Acres: | 0.48 | Zoning: | ResSingle | WatFrntFeat: | |||
| PrkingFeat: | 2CarGarage, SideEnt | RdMaint: | County | WaterView: | River View | ||
| DevelopFacil: | WFFeet: |
| Room Type | Lvl | Dimnsns | |||||
| Bedrm:Master | 1 | 19x15 | Styl/Des: | Contemp, Cottage/TwoStory | Cnstr/Sidng: | Frame, Block/HardeePlnk | |
| Bedrm:Additnl | 2 | 15x14 | Roof: | Metal | Floors: | W/WCarpet, Vinyl, Tile, Hardwood | |
| Bedrm:Additnl | 2 | 15x14 | Wat/Sew: | PubWater, SepticTank | Pool: | None | |
| Bath: Master | 1 | 12x11 | Heat: | A/Ahtpmp, 2+Units | WatHtr: | Electric, 2+Units | |
| LivingRoom | 1 | 26x13 | Elec: | CircuitBrk | Cooling: | A/Ahtpmp, 2+Units | |
| Kitchen | 1 | 14x13 | ExtFeatures: | Porch, OpenDeck, OpenPatio, Balcony | |||
| DiningArea | 1 | 14x13 | IntFeatures: | CableAvl, Cathedrl, HighCeilin, Add'lStor, InLndry, W/DHookups, Trackltg, CeilingFn, VaultedCl, RecLite | |||
| Office/Study | 1 | 12x10 | KitFeatures: | ElecStove, Ovn/Cooktp, SelfClnOvn, BnMicro, Dishwasher, Refrigr, Pantry, Island | |||
| Laundry/Utility | 1 | 12x10 | Energy: | DoublePane, CeilFans, RidgeVent, Heatpump, InsulatWal, InsulatCei | |||
| Garage | B | 28x26 | MiscEquip: | SmkDetetr, GarOpnr | |||
| DiningType: | Kt/DiCombo | ||||||
| Mbed/Mbath: 2+ Closet, Ceiling Fan, Downstairs Master Bdrm / Double Vanity, Tile, Garden Tub, Marble, Separate Shower |
I just participated in this sale representing the buyers.

| Property Type: Residential Land |
| MLS #: | 524987 | Price: | $25,740.00 | ||
| Lot Size: | 4.3 acres | Lot Dimensions: | 262X658X450X658 |
Description:
LOVELY 4+ ACRES WITH A METAL BUILDING AND HOME SITE OVERLOOKING A PRIVATE POND. THERE WAS A NICE HOME ON THE PROPERTY THAT BURNED DOWN. WATER METER AND SEPTIC REMAIN ON SITE. GREAT ACCESS ON PAVED ROAD. THIS LISTING IS PARCELL 03-5N-23-0000-0004-0000.
Features
Utilities: Septic sewer system
Lot Features: Wooded, Clear lot
Schools
| Elementary School: | Laurel Hill | Middle School: | Laurel Hill | High School: | Laurel Hill |
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| MLS#: | 514539m | ||
| Status: | Sold | Sale Type: | |
| Address: | 1 BEN'S RD | Acreage: | |
| MOSSY HEAD, FL | MinrlRts? | ||
| Zip: | 32433 | WFFeet: | |
| County: | WALTON | LotAcc: | Dirt/Clay Road |
| MainArea: | 23 North Walton County | ||
| SubArea: | 05 MOSSY HEAD | Zoning: | County, Residential Single Family |
| Subdiv: | METES & BOUNDS | ||
| ParcelID: | 22-3N-20-28000-003-0100 | Lot Dim.: | 138X338 |
| ElemSch: MOSSY HEAD Middle: WALTON High: WALTON | |||
| Dir: | From Hwy 331 and 90 in Defuniak Springs go west on Hwy 90 approx 6 miles to Ben's Road. Turn right. Go approx 450 ft. Lot is on right side of road. | ||
| Legal: | Com NE/Cor of NW4, Thence N 88 Deg 23'24 |
Wooded vacant one acre lot just off Hwy 90 in the Mossy Head area. Buy now for your future home. No build out time, Mobiles welcome. Access to Niceville, Eglin AFB and the beaches via Hwy 285 in Mossy Head.
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| Utilities: | Electric Available |
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| LstOff: | COLDWELL BANKER UNITED REALTORS-CVIEW |
All real estate value is based on the concept of "highest and best use." Okaloosa County has a duty to its taxpayers to exercise this principle in relation to the Island Golf Center land in order to increase the county's tax base if the land is sold or to obtain maximum lease payments if it is leased.
A wrong-way decision could cost taxpayers millions or even billions of dollars in future real estate tax payments or lease payments.
Okaloosa County is not performing its governmental functions if it is not actively soliciting proposals to turn this non-performing asset into a revenue source for county taxpayers.
Okaloosa County probably has other non-performing assets that are not of such high value as the subject property, and which would better serve the Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge and the taxpayers with much less danger of a hurricane wiping them out. I doubt the Island Golf Center property would be a tourist attraction.
"Highest and best use" might be a swimming beach for Okaloosa County residents and tourists. At least this would give the taxpayers a good return on their asset and provide well-deserved recreation for a large number of citizens. The island conference center (another non-performing asset) parking lot could accommodate the "swimming beach" patrons.
- BOB REISENWITZ

While I can see where Bob was coming from to make his point of an unused asset that is just his view with giving less value to the natural resources than I might of and saving habitat was what I took from the story. I would say there are other assets in other locations of Okaloosa County that are not being used to the highest and best use that could result in more dollars in other areas. Take a look at Crestview Main Street for example.There were other points of view that raised other views too.
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whereami wrote: Bob must be a swimmer. BTW, I don't think real estate valuation is based on highest and best use, but rather current use. Otherwise, any house on highway 98 would be appraised based on commercial value, not residential value. Likewise for acres and acres of St Joe development property. 10/27/2009 8:10 AM CDT on nwfdailynews.com |
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grunttgh wrote: So when he says ""Highest and best use" might be a swimming beach for Okaloosa County residents and tourists." He really means "Mr. Reisenwitz: If the County followed your way of thinking we would have no county parks/recreation areas, boat ramps, etc, as all of these properties would be sold to provide revenue sources." interesting 10/26/2009 1:27 PM CDT on nwfdailynews.com |
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daveparisot wrote: Mr. Reisenwitz: If the County followed your way of thinking we would have no county parks/recreation areas, boat ramps, etc, as all of these properties would be sold to provide revenue sources. Even your proposal to use this County land as a "swimming beach for residents and tourists" would probably not qualify as "highest and best use" in the eyes of many of our fellow county residents and taxpayers. The Emerald Coast Wildlife Refuge has requested use of only about three acres of the approx. total 35 acres, and I doubt very much (by the comments made at the County Commissioners Meeting on Oct 20) that any of this land will be sold to the group, but perhaps a low-cost lease. I believe it may be possible to have multiple uses for these 35 acres of County-owned land, but I am not in favor of any of it being sold to developers to build more condos. There are already plenty of those on Okaloosa Island. 10/26/2009 12:49 PM CDT on nwfdailynews.com |
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