Looking to start your own homestead? No need to work for years to establish the perfect place! While this property has been an equine/cattle ranch for decades, this is a ready-made and operational homesteader’s paradise! A completely renovated 6-bedroom, 3-bath home, with an attached 3-car garage, deck, and a securely fenced play area, sits on 48 acres of lush rolling hills that are fence and cross-fenced, have a pond full of fish, a vegetable garden and established fruit trees. A portion of the Cache River is flowing through the corner of this idyllic property in Union County, IL. This should be enough to make any sustainable family or rancher excited…but there is much more! This property is home to a solid oak barn that hosts several livestock stalls and a loft for hay storage, complete with adjoining holding pens/paddocks. Just across the drive is a 30×41 solar-powered guest lodge with full kitchen and open-beamed ceilings, surrounded by 12’6″ covered porches on 3 sides. The masterfully designed, temperature-controlled greenhouse is also solar powered. The lodge, greenhouse, and barn are serviced by a deep well, while the home has public water. And for those who want to work from home or simply enjoy the latest released movie in the home theatre room, the home and guest lodge have fiber-optic internet service. If you are looking for a luxurious home but also want to have the ability to be self-sufficient, this one is it!