Sanders, AZ 86512 - Apache County

Apache County is a beautiful area in northeastern Arizona.

The area offers great weather, a clean and healthy rural lifestyle, affordable property, and access to a wide range of recreational opportunities. Sports enthusiasts appreciate the close proximity to world-class fishing and hunting available on state, federal and Indian reservation land. The White Mountains and Mogollon Rim areas offer the widest range of activities and sports that can be found in Arizona. These areas abound in world-class hunting, fishing, and camping. There are trails for hiking, biking, horseback riding, and off-road vehicles. There are many lakes and streams for fishing such as Show Low Lake and Lyman Lake, offering trout, bass, catfish, walleye, and other game fish. Many state record fish have been caught in the White Mountains lakes and Apache Reservation lakes. Hunters come from all over the world for the great opportunities to hunt elk, deer, antelope, turkey, bear, mountain lion, and javelina.

Among the very many areas of interest in Apache County are Apache-Sitgreaves National Forest; Petrified Forest National Park; Canyon De Chelly National Monument; Casa Malpais Archaeological Park And Museum; Lyman Lake State Park; Sunrise Ski Resort; Monument Valley Navajo Park; Wheatfield Lake; Navajo Nation Museum; Spider Rock; Window Rock Navajo Tribal Park; Pueblo Of Zuni; Apache County Historical Society Museum; South Rim Drive; White House Ruins Trail; Casa Malpais; and Canyon Del Muerto.

Apache County is tiny house friendly. They have a progressive tiny house building code and are reputed to be reasonably flexible. There are no restrictions on RVing and camping in Apache County. Only about 13% of the land in Apache County is privately owned. The rest is Native American land and publicly owned land.

This is a fantastic approximately 1 acre property (353' x 123.5') that truly allows you to have your cake and eat it too. It is Lot 147 in Arizona Park Estates, New Sanders Townsite. This is about 16 miles west of New Mexico.

It is in Sanders, which is an unincorporated area in Apache County. Lot 147 is in a peaceful area and yet is less than half a mile from US Highway 191. Even better, the interchange at Interstate Highway 40 is only about three quarters of a mile north along 191. You can enjoy peaceful rural living, and yet be just a few minutes from all of the amenities in Sanders, which include a school system, Basha's Grocery Store, Dollar General, Family Dollar, gas station/minimart, health centers, auto repair and towing, restaurants, a rodeo arena, and the legendary RB Burnham Trading Post. And your proximity to Highway 191 and Interstate 40 gives you high speed egress to just about anywhere you might want to go. Holbrook is about 53 miles west on the interstate, and Albuquerque is about a 177 mile drive to the east.

You will enjoy rural living, being extremely close to small town charm and amenities, and have highway access just a few minutes away.

The platted road along the north side of the property, Murray Lane, was graded in long ago and has become overgrown because nobody has been driving on it. You might want to re-grade it for improved access, or you can leave it as it is. This property is off grid with no available utilities, but electricity is only about 425 yards away if you want to check into running power to the property. Apache County has no camping and RV restrictions, you can stay as long as you like. You can build a residence and enjoy local living, or just occasionally visit to RV or camp while enjoying the many natural, historical, and cultural attractions of the region. There is no requirement to build, you can just hold the property for investment if that is what you want to do. There are no HOA fees.

With an initial payment of only $294 ($99 down payment + $195 document fee) we will finance the balance for as little as $86.49 per month over 7 years. Instead of financing, you can choose to buy the property outright and receive a 10% cash discount.