417 County Road 60Gatesville, TX 76528Price: $999,500

Private Central Texas country living on 18.5 acres at 417 County Road 60 near Gatesville, with 29 additional acres available separately that includes a year-round fishing pond. Set behind a private gated entrance on a quiet, low-traffic county road and surrounded by bigger rural landholdings, this polished country ranchette offers the privacy and breathing room many buyers seek without giving up convenient access to town. Wide-open Texas skies, slow sunrises, and pasture sunsets set the pace. The 3,100 SF custom home offers 5 bedrooms and 3 baths with vaulted and beamed ceilings, warm wood details, a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace, and a kitchen with custom cabinetry, granite, center island, double ovens, gas cooking, pot filler and walk-in pantry. A large upstairs bonus room, two HVAC systems, two tankless water heaters, covered outdoor living, outdoor kitchen and private pool create an inviting setting for everyday life and entertainment. The land is fully cross fenced for horses, goats, sheep, a few cattle, gardening, or a hobby farm. Two barns include a spray-foam horse barn with five stalls and room to add three more, rubber mats over concrete, automatic waterers, fans, timed lights, built-in feeders, and a wash rack, and horse stocks, plus four paddocks and three stalls with 40-ft runs. Water spigots throughout property, barn, and 30x40 shop with 120V-240V power. A greenhouse adds another use. Morning coffee faces open pasture. Gatesville handles daily needs; Waco-Baylor, McGregor and the SpaceX corridor, Temple-Belton, Killeen-Fort Hood, Stephenville, Austin, and Dallas-Fort Worth stay within a practical drive. Schedule a private showing and ask about the extra 29 acres while they are still offered separately.