The Waldo Estate

The Waldo Estate is a 168 +/- acre estate in the heart of Mineola, Texas. It is a well-watered estate featuring a nice mix of cleared fields and dense forestry with well thought out improvements. The ranch offers a unique blend of city convenience and countryside serenity, with the charming town square and local restaurants just a 5-mile drive away as well as a 3 minute drive from the airport. The property is surrounded by pine and hardwoods and features 7 year-round ponds that support a healthy fish population. You enter the property through a private electric gated entrance, on a winding paved driveway that meanders through well-groomed landscaping and cultivated blueberry fields meticulously maintained.

The main house is a modern-farmhouse style, boasting 4,500+/- square feet of living space and offering panoramic views from its perch on a hill above the ponds and blueberry fields. The property holds water in several areas, inviting an abundance of wildlife. Other improvements on the property include a 2-car garage, main house barn, guest house, screen and covered patio and kitchen outbuilding. Additionally, there is a Main HQ with a media room, Chef kitchen, living room, office, 2 bth, 3 utility rooms, covered porch, walk in coolers and more. Next to the HQ is the storefront/ bar, green house, storage barn, (2) 7 ton silos, 3000+/- square foot hay and livestock barn and a storage building.

The Waldo Estate offers a stately residence and a potentially profitable investment or development opportunity, including but not limited to short-term rentals and weddings. This multi-use property would be ideal for those seeking a permanent residence, weekend retreat, recreational, agricultural, horse or cattle property.

LOCATION:
The Waldo Estate from Mineola is North on HW 37 S. Pacific St toward E Broad St. 5 miles North then right on Co Rd 2482 for 0.3 miles.

TERRAIN:
The Waldo Estate comprises 168+/- acres with the bulk of the property having county road (CR 2482) frontage boundaries. The tract is gently rolling with elevation ranging from an approximate low of 350 ASL to an approximate high of 400 ASL. This approximate 50 feet of elevation change offers a variety of terrain throughout the property that made construction of multiple lakes possible. The property is open to wooded with a mixture of improved pastures, dense blocks of mature native timber. The wide variety of terrain and diversity of open to wooded areas enhances the recreational attributes that the current owners have enjoyed for many years.

IMPROVEMENTS:
Main House (4500+/- sqft): 4 BR, 5 Bth, Office/library, 2 living rooms, dining room, bar, 2 kitchens, porch, balcony, brick oven

2 Car Garage (800 +/- sqft)

Main House Barn (2800+/- sqft) A/C and plumbing capable

Guest House(1100+/- sqft): 1 BR, 2 bth, kitchen, living, utility room, 1 balcony, 2 screened in porches

Screened and covered patio and kitchen (2000+/- sqft)

Main Estate HQ: (3500 +/- sqft): media room, master chef kitchen, office, 2 bth, 3x utility storage rooms, covered porch, walk in coolers…

Storefront/Bar: (1500 +/- sqft) 1bth, 1 utility room, covered porch

Green House

Storage Barn

Silos (7 tons each)

Pole Barn/Hay and Livestock Barn

Storage Building

Four sets of working pens

Backup generator

Chemical-free estate

WATER:
7 ponds, one water well, county water

MINERALS:
Surface only

*ONLY QUALIFIED BUYERS PERMITTED FOR SHOWING APPOINTMENTS*