Cabin for Sale

Realtor link:

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/36297-E-Bestline-Ave_Sutton_AK_99674_M79953-15121

Link to Facebook page that has more pics than I uploaded here. I only added 10, there are more than 25 on the Facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/Wolfwoman.Alask...6784&type=3

Please message me here or on Facebook with comments and questions! Thanks!

This is a 635 sf cabin, on .29 acre (just over 1/4 acre) corner lot, located in Chickaloon, Alaska.

There will be quite a few usable items left with the cabin to get you started:
*11 5-gallon gas cans
*Assortment of 4 and 5 gallon water jugs to haul water
*5 or 6 20lb Propane tanks - some already filled
*2 100lb propane tanks
*King size pillowtop bed
*8 drawer dresser
*Ice chests
*Dining table corner nook with bench and chair
*5000w Generator that needs work, possibly just a switch or a breaker - also has a battery for the electric start
*Fenced area with steps for dogs which can be a back/side entry
*Handicap accessible ramp into the house for main entry - ramp can easily be removed so you can use the stairs instead.
*2 1/2 cord of wood seasoned and ready to burn
*Wood stove is a Blaze King Princess installed with 5 feet of single wall black stovepipe and then double wall the rest of the way up through the ceiling with spark arrestor on top.
*Chimney Sweep brush outside

Additional information:
*4 miles in on a year round maintained dirt road
*No water or electric. Power thru generator, battery or solar (you provide)
*Phone and high speed internet are available through MTA
*Cell phones will work if you add a Micro Cell to your internet otherwise you can occasionally get 1 bar in various places on the property.
*Cabin is 15 years old
*Floors, walls and ceiling insulated with R24
*All walls are either T&G or Cedar, with a few areas of paneling. No sheetrock.
*Floor tile in living room area has a few pieces that need replacing.
*Some wall and ceiling areas were not completed on the inside, could be finished to your liking
*Wildlife in the area include moose, bears, migratory raptors, coyotes, fox, wolves and many various birds.
*King mountain can be seen out the front window, and Castle Mountain is in the back
*1-4 hours drive from salmon fishing and dipnetting
*30 Miles to Palmer, 40 Miles to Wasilla, 80 miles to Anchorage.
*Taxes are approximately $425 per year
*Game Management Unit 14A
*Showers and water available 7 miles away at RV Park

Outbuildings:
*Canvas covered chain link dog kennel shed (used for storage)
*Pallet barn that is approximately 15' x 13' (used for a rabbit barn)
*Stick built shed that is approximately 7' x 8' (used for chicken coop)
*Generator Shed
*Outhouse

If that was only 29 acres instead of .29!!

lol The price wouldn't stay the same tho...

Here you go, dreamers. Let's see how many pony up, eh?









let.s

AV, right? lol

My problem is getting the wife to bite on it. I've tried several properties that I've liked and the answer is always no from her.

Why the 'no' - if you can determine why she doesn't like them, maybe you can go forward?
I'm a wife, I've lived here a long time.

You are one of a kind, Bonnie. Most here know that.
Does the price include the kerosene heater? That could be a kicker.

if i ain't living in alaska already i'd buy it and move there, i got me lots of country and a home already

Not sure if that's a compliment or an insult!! LMAO!

There is a propane heater that will be left here, we use it for quick warm ups...lol
Other than that, no other heaters except the wood stove!

She doesn't like cold. But most of the stuff I've looked at is farther out in the bush. Maybe if I keep it a little closer to town and the road system I could get her to bite. If not, I can always send her to florida for the winter

Why is it transferring via quit claim deed versus traditional deed? Around here it is very hard to sell property with just a quit claim, banks will not lend money on them. Is that natural in Alaska?

Cash only.

Nice place.

No answer? Are quit claim deed the norm in Alaska?

Hi,
Quick claim deeds are not at all unusal in Alaska. Lots of properties with buildings that are not in a town would be very hard to get a bank loan on. For example where I live we have no fire protection with in 15 miles so you cannot get hoome owners insurance where I live. That would stop a bank right there. However you can still buy for cash but you might want to go thru a title company if you can. but in a word quick claim deeds are quite common here.

For what it is worth - some companies do offer insurance on remote homes/cabins - if you insure it as a second home under your main home owners insurance. Many will not insure if it has a wood stove and many only offer fire insurance, or limited coverage. But some do offer full policies. You have to shop around and often bundle all your policies with the same company ( home, vehicle, life, boat, etc, ).

It's how I bought it and the easiest way to sell without using a realtor and tons of fees and %s.

Sorry, I've been busy packing and getting ready to go - we leave Monday. Yes, it's a very normal way to sell things here.


Many will also not insure a home/cabin without a foundation - this is on 12sx12s (or larger, can't remember, it's been years since I looked at time) sunk into the ground.

All that aside, this would make a great weekender or hunting/trapping cabin.

Definitely. Chickaloon has a fire service, but I know how it (doesn't) work and I refuse to pay $200 a year for it.

Boy, wish I had the cash. Looks like a great place

The reason you can have issues with a Quit Claim deed over a Warranty Deed is that a Quit Claim transfers ownership in the property but does not certify from the seller to the buyer that it is free of all claims or liens. A warranty deed does this, so that if there does arise an issue, the buyer can go back against the seller. Usually, a warranty deed is provided when there is also title insurance involved, that backs the seller in case there is an issue. Quit Claim deeds are usually used in private party sales in Alaska. From personal experience, I would not buy a piece of property where the buy/sell was not handled by a title company to make sure I owned it when all was said and done. You wouldn't buy a car without getting the title, why would you spend that kind of money on a piece of property and not make sure of the same? My 2 cents.

I can see why many financial institutions in the lower 48 may not like a Quit Claim when doing mortgages due to the long history and possible inability for a title insurance company to research and to certify there was never an issue down the line. Alaska is a fairly young state and so the ability for the title company's to research the title to a property is pretty easy. Having a quit claim somewhere in the line doesn't cause as many issues here. But I have seen a few that have had issues and you had to go through a quiet title judicial process to get full ownership of the property.

-TJ

Top Jimmy, not an issue here. I knew the guy that built the cabin, and I bought it cash Quit Claim Deed from him 14 years ago. It's pretty easy to research property in the Mat-Su Borough as well, just have to go to their website and type it in. Additionally, I think you can see liens on the property on the Borough site as well. So - all someone has to do it LOOK. Really quite simple.

I have bought several properties via a Quit Claim Deed (QCD). It can actually be to the buyers advantage if you do your research. Properties conveyed with a QCD can usually be bought at somewhat of a discount since the seller is not warrantying the title. In other words the seller is selling you what they may or may not own. For example: I could legally sell you Trump Tower with a QCD, and when you found out that I had no legal ownership interest in TT you would have no recourse.

When you find a property that is for sale, and the owner wants to transfer possession with a QCD, simply go to a local Title insurance company and get a preliminary commitment to insure title. They will conduct a title search to ensure that there are no outstanding liens or other encumbrances against the property. Common liens are for child support, labor or mechanic's liens, divorce judgements, etc., other encumbrances could be things like mortgages and other unpaid notes that were secured by the property.

A more complicated sale might involve a property that was never properly severed from the public domain, or more likely the records of patent were never recorded properly. Or maybe one of the previous sales from years ago was never recorded. However, if it's obvious the current owner is the legal owner, the title can usually be cleared up by going to court and suing to "quiet title". That means anyone other the the alleged owner who thinks they have a legal interest in the property has the opportunity to make their claim of ownership. If no one shows up to make any claims the court then grants a quiet title judgment. Sometimes a title company will require this before they will insure a property with a clouded title.

Purchased some timberland here way off the road in the boondocks via qcd. When I sold the timber I had people coming out of the woodwork saying they were descendants of the estate that have never been
settled. These people were great-great nieces and nephews. The man I purchased the land from had been paying taxes on the land for 47 years. After the lawyers were paid I almost broke even. Alaska may be different but I would never purchase property in the lower 48 via qcd again.

^^^^^^^
That is a perfect example of the need to have a title company perform a title search and insure the title. You could have still purchased it through a QCD and been protected if you had title insurance.

Bonnie,

The borough tax site does not have all the history of the property, or list every lien. You are better to go to the DNR website and view all the transactions there. And even then, they might not have everything, as they don't go back and add all the paper transactions from pre computer days in the state. As VA Beagler points out above, you can have issues with heirs, native allotments, land that was staked for several different programs under the feds, etc., in Alaska.

You can get a title prelim from a title company for $250. It doesn't insure the transaction, but it is what they provide when you want to get title insurance. The state sets the minimum cost of the prelim, and for most smaller transactions, that is the cost of the insurance, as they credit that fee to the insurance.

Also, the seller doesn't have to pay for it if they don't want to. All of these things are negotiable between the buyer and seller.

-TJ

Good point!

Ok, no longer quit claim deed
.. Listed thru a realtor. Here's the link:
https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/36297-E-Bestline-Ave_Sutton_AK_99674_M79953-15121

Are the roads kept in the winter? I had 3 or so more other questions that I've just forgot.


Ok. Do you get a bunch of snow.

Is a snow machine a must?

Yes, roads are maintained.
No, a snowmachine isn't needed.
Snow depends on the year...1 foot to 8feet or more ...lol

Is it decent moose hunting in the area?

PS we still have the great coyote hats you made for me and get compliments every time we ware them.

Lots of moose in the area. Friend had 10 acres just a few miles up the road and he took a moose every other year, could have taken one every year but didn't need to.


Great to hear about the hats!

Its awesome,im too old and feeble now

Thanks
We loved it there.

Still for sale, now thru a realtor:

https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/36297-E-Bestline-Ave_Sutton_AK_99674_M79953-15121

Please make all further inquiries about this to PMs