Meadows Place
This is the “Biggest bang for your Buck” Trophy Deer hunting is SWGA
- 99 +/- acre High Quality recreational Property Grady County, GA
- 50 +/- acres in agriculture. Can be rented or converted to wildlife
- Three Ponds - 1.5-acre Pond, 1-acre Pond & .85-acre pond
- Borders 2,885-acre Refuge on Tired Creek for 1 mile (only duck hunting allowed twice a week)
- Entire western and northern border is Grady County Lake Authority
- Main House - 2,200 +/- sq ft 4 BR, 3 BA with covered back porch, garage, saltwater pool & pool house
- 1,640 +/- sq ft Guest House & a 1,680 +/- sq ft Rental House
- Tyson Equipment Barn - Large Enclosed 30x30 Shop with two automatic doors along with a lean-to
- Located in a Belt of Fertile Farmland with exceptional Whitetail genetics
- This has the potential to be one of the best small recreational properties in SWGA
- Beautiful Rolling Topography
- 2,100+ feet on Highway 112, Located North of Cairo, GA
- 30 min to Thomasville, GA & 30 Min to Restaurants in Tallahassee's Bradfordville
- This is a property has a Recreational and Income Combo
Bordered on One Side for a Mile by the 2,885-acre Grady Lake Authority which contains the 960-acre Tired Creek Lake.
The Game Flow is Exceptional.
Meadows Place is a 99 +/- acre high-quality recreational property in Grady County, GA. It has 3 ponds, beautiful rolling hills, 50 +/- acres in cultivation, a barn, three homes, income potential, and is bordered by the 2,885-acre Grady Lake Authority. This is an exceptionally high-quality property North of Cairo. It is in a fertile belt of land; this property offers the perfect blend of income and recreation. Just 30 minutes from shopping and dining in Thomasville, GA, and 30 minutes from shopping and dining in Tallahassee’s Bradfordville, this is an amazing opportunity to own a top-of-the-line recreational property with dual benefits.
“This property has an income and recreational combo that I rarely see. There are three homes on the property. The two smaller ones can be rented. If the dry-land agriculture fields were planted in Perennial Peanut this would provide another source of both income, as well as be great for wildlife. I started planting Perennial Peanut over 30 years ago on my place and love it.” - Jon Kohler
“The small house currently rents for $1,050 a month. The White House is expected to rent for $1,200 and the brick home is expected to rent for $2,500. That amounts to an amazing amount of income on this size investment.” - Jon Kohler
The game flow is exceptional. Meadows Place is bordered for a mile by the 2,885-acre Grady Lake Authority which contains the 960-acre Tired Creek Lake. There is no hunting on that land; duck hunting is allowed during the season, but only on Wednesdays and Saturdays during certain hours.
“Basically, what you have here is a situation where in the past almost all of the non-productive, lower valued hardwood bottoms were purchased and added to the adjoining Lake Authority. Leaving 100% the best, most productive 99 acres.” Jon Kohler
“The 2,885 acres of Tired Creek Lake Authority acts like a modern-day refuge allowing trophy whitetail bucks to reach full maturity. With the entire western and northern boundary of Meadows Place being essentially a state park, it allows a smaller property like this to hunt 10X its size.” - Jon Kohler
There are three ponds and a dock for fishing. The part of the property that is currently under agriculture could easily be converted into great deer habitat, making this an incredible deer property given the neighborhood. This would be a fun, sexy recreational property if taken out of agriculture and used for recreation. I predict that this property will soon be regarded as one of the premier smaller estates where one can consistently harvest trophy whitetail and enjoy guaranteed excellent spring gobbler hunts.
"I really see the vision of what this property could become because of the unimpeded wildlife flow from the adjoining refuge. It would be fun and easy to convert the 50 acres of agricultural lands into world-class wildlife habitat without losing its income potential. One could plant the edges in Georgia Switchgrass, add some shrub structure, then add contours of Perennial peanut hay for income and nutrition. I would plant two dove fields in the middle.” - Jon Kohler
“As a trophy deer hunter myself, I see an enormous opportunity here. This area is already noted for exceptional whitetail genetics, great nutrition, and a general hunting ethic to “let them grow." When one adds to this property bordering a refuge, 50 acres of prime agricultural land can easily be planted into exceptional habitat. Planting wildlife-friendly crops like Perennial Peanut hay and other food sources could very easily make this one super cool small investment recreational property.” - Jon Kohler
Meadows Place has three homes. The main house is approximately 2,200 +/- square feet with 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a large garage. It has a large covered back porch overlooking a saltwater pool with a pool house. The guest house is 1,640+/- square feet with three bedrooms and two baths. The third home is 1,680 +/- square feet with three bedrooms and one bathroom. There is also a large Tyson equipment barn with a 30x30 enclosed shop with two automatic doors, along with a lean-to.
“I would continue to rent one of the homes for income. The main home is a classic old-school ranch style. It has great bones to it and would make a great camp or lodge.” -Jon Kohler
This property represents a rare opportunity to own a versatile property that combines recreation and income potential.
“Bordering Tired Creek Reservoir and all the great fishing, as well as the three ponds on the property itself truly makes this a year-round recreational property.” - Jon Kohler
This is a remarkably interesting property. In the past, the Grady County Lake Authority purchased most of the hardwood bottoms and leaving the most valuable fields and uplands essentially bordering a State Park.” - Jon Kohler
Grady Lake Authority Borders as Refuge
“When valuing this property what is so interesting to note is that the “fat” has been cut out leaving only the highest quality land. When comparing “apples to apples” a typical SWGA property in this area will have about 25% wetlands or lesser valued land factored into to the overall price per acre. This one does not. If this were an Angus ribeye it would be graded as USDA Prime... When one considers it borders a refuge it would be graded like a $95 Wagyu Ribeye.” - Jon Kohler
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- 30 minutes to shopping and restaurants in downtown Thomasville, GA
- 30 miles to Tallahassee’s Bradfordville area
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