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Your listing will be posted for three months or until you notify us that the property has been sold. Listings beyond three months will be billed at $1.00 per word up to 30 words. 


USA
Bozeman, MT

For Sale. Straw-bale house. View at http://suefrye.com, enter address as 189 Little Coulee. Contact Owner at .

USA
California

For Rent. Straw-bale Home. 2BR, 1700 sq.ft custom bale home, large garden, year-round creek in Sierra Foothills near Wilseyville CA. area. Available for one-year lease as a retreat for couple or small family seeking rural experience in semi-remote area. For more info, go to ecostrawhouse.com, or contact Holly Mines, PO Box 381, Rail Road Flat CA, ph 209.293.5953.


USA
Kansas

Retreat Center Potential! 30 acres, Mayetta, Kansas (near Topeka). Live-in cob cottage while finishing 2-story strawbale with full basement. Solar, radiant heat, propane, rural water, 2 ponds, creek, woods. $210,000. Call 785.246.0860.


USA
Arizona

For Sale.For Sale. 1600 sf strawbale home in Vail Arizona built 2003. 2BR/2BA with attached 2-car garage. Metal R-30 roof, water harvesting, on demand gas water heater. Dual cooling, FAG heating, 2 propane FP, tumbled brick/tile floors, hickory cabinets, silestone countertops. Breathtaking views on 10.88 ac. Listing:
www.tarmls.com - MLS 20812738, $360K - priced below appraisal. Call 520-907-2345.

California
For Sale. Straw-bale post-and-beam custom home 2,860 sf, 4 BR, 2.5 baths, 2-story w/main-level master suite; open floor plan, high ceilings, in-floor radiant heat plus central (propane) forced air; granite countertops, gourmet range, built-in refrig. Built by Quantum Builders, Berkeley CA for artist 5 1/2 years ago on cul-de-sac. Meadow Vista CA, Sierra Foothills, 2.4 acres, irrigation and treated water. Must sell, reduced $625K to $550K. www.SierraWaldorfHome.com or contact Casey Spencer, Keller Williams Realty, Calif R/E license #01437910, , 530.878.9050.

For Rent: Watsonville CA. Clean, well-lit room (BR w/own full bath) for student or professional in custom home. Rent + Utils. Lease. Available August 1. Call 831-818-1274 or email <dmsilvernail@got.net>

For Sale. Bakersfield California. Straw-bale home, open floor plan, 3 BR, 2 Bath + bonus room, office, loft, 2-car garage. Low VOC paint/stain, low-E windows recycled wood and tile, stained concrete floor (no carpet). Low flush toilets, solar tubes in bathrooms. Cupola acts as solar chimney (draws hot air out of building). Freuz Ultra Efficient Air Conditioning Unit (18-20+ SEERS), large covered patio (helps keeps heat away from interior of house during summer). Contact Shay Brandon Burke, Realtor, 661.617.3761 or 818.461.9303 <ShayBurke@WTRealtor.com> www.StrawBalehome4sale.com

Colorado
For Sale. 1.5 miles from downtown Salida, CO. SB home on 2 acre, cul-de-sac lot with water rights for irrigation. Energy-efficient materials and passive solar design. Straw-bale exterior walls; locally milled Douglas fir post-and-beam structure. Natural hand finished plasters inside and out. Open floor plan w/vaulted ceilings, stained concrete floors, cozy window seats, and indoor/outdoor fireplace. Chef-designed kitchen (granite countertops, quarter sawn oak cabinets and stainless steel appliances). In-floor radiant heat, attached 2-car garage. More information at www.solarwisellc.com/Meadowlark.htm Timbo Scursso, Solarwise - Natural Building & Design www.SOLARWISELLC.com <timbo@solarwisellc.com> 719.539.9160.

Montana
For Sale. Move to Raven Ridge, beautiful 2000 sf, 21st century solar-powered home and 32 acres of forest. 2 BR, 1 bath, custom work throughout. Attached greenhouse, orchard. 30 min. to Kalispell, 15 to school. To view go to www.greenhomesforsale.com in Kila; ph 250.358.2660, <kip@netidea.com>

South Dakota
For Sale. 4 BR, 2 Bath, 1782 sf SB home built 2004 w/help/guidance of national experts. All electric, radiant floor heat. Lower maintenance, easier house-cleaning. Never-wear non-skid floor, zero steps, wide doorways, many closets, jacuzzi in master bath. Two-car garage plus shop. Nearly 7 beautiful acres in Black Hills forest near Custer State Park and Wind Cave National Park. Horse barn/hay storage w/two pastures. Extensive photos, video, and detailed descriptions www.GreenHomeHotSprings.com, or Call Lee Alley, 605.863.0806.

Washington
For Sale. A Tumbleweed customer from Curtis, Washington, recently bought a Lusby, only to have her job transfer her to Alaska. After a lot of deliberating, she decided to sell the house. It's brand new and never been lived in. You can purchase it with a cashier's check and drive away with it tomorrow. Has a standing shower, RV toilet, hot water heater, sink, stove, house heater and is ready to be plugged in and lived in. For more information, please email <lusby@tumbleweedhouses.com> or go to the Tumbleweed Tiny House Company's web site www.tumbleweedhouses.com for more information. (There's a video available.)

CANADA
For Sale. Two-level 2340 sf SB home in wooden area, Frontenac, QC, Canada. Open living space, metal roofing, salvage P&B structure and doors. Masonry heater and electric heating. 3BR, 2 bath and office. Pine cabinets with tile countertops. $228K CAN. See www.remax-quebec.com for details, location and contact. ULS: E8103865

For Sale. 3,000 sf straw-bale bungalow located near Kingston Ontario on one- acre country lot. 3 BR, 2.5 Baths, open concept w/large great room and custom kitchen. Custom woodwork throughout, wrought iron hardware and lights. Infloor radiant heat (boiler), ceramic floors throughout and metal roof. Great house, great price! More info and pictures at www.realtor.ca MLS# 102904003007808 or contact Bryan Pollard, Royal Lepage 1.613.283.6666.

 

 

 

 


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