Alternative Energy Homestead Property - Near National Forest

Location:  This is a very unique property that is located on the Western edge of the Ouachita National Forest in a beautiful valley setting on the northern slopes of the Winding Stair Mountain Range.  The property is 1.5 miles west of the 1.5 million acre Ouachita National Forest Area, which provides excellent hunting opportunities for whitetail deer, eastern wild turkey, black bear, wild hog and other small game as well as access to an impressive network of ATV, hiking and horseback riding trails that are operated and maintained by the US Forest Service.  This property is located 3 miles from the West entrance to the Talihina Scenic Drive, which is a National Scenic By-way in south-eastern Oklahoma and extreme western Arkansas spanning a 54 mile stretch of road traveling down the top of several mountain ranges.  Near-by towns include Talihina, Hochatown, Broken Bow and Poteau.  This property is about a 3.5 hour drive from Dallas, Texas. 

Physical Address: 39210 Wren Lane; Wister, Oklahoma 74966

GPS Coordinates: 34.87253, -94.94219

Deed Restrictions: There are not any Deed Restrictions for this property.

Services to Property: This homestead has the following systems in place.

Solar System: The solar system consists of two arrays of solar panels with a rated capacity of 9.8 KW, (2) EG4 Dual Inverters (model XP 6000) with 12 KW rated capacity and (2) self-heated EG4 wall hanging batteries rated for 560 watt-hours at 48 volts and a total capacity of 26,880 watts.

Rain Water Harvesting System: 

• At the shop building there are (2) 2500 gallon water storage tanks and a RainHavest Systems 3 stage pre-filtration system consisting of a 20 micron pleated filter, 5 micron pleated filter and a 1 micron carbon block filter, 120V pump and a RainFlo RF4-10C 10 GPM UV disinfection system that provide water to the house. Note: the shop building will collect 850 gallons of rainwater per 1” of rainfall.
• Additionally, at the home there is (1) 1500 gallon tank and (2) IBC totes that collect rainwater from the solar building.  Note: the home and solar building will collect 670 gallons of rainwater per 1” of rainfall.

Propane Gas: There is a 500 gallon propane storage tank on the property that is plumbed into the house.  Propane gas is used for the kitchen stove, wall furnace and on-demand hot water heater

Septic System: The home has a conventional septic system  

Property Access:  The property is accessed by turning off US Hwy 271 and traveling 2.1 miles down an all-weather dirt road with recorded public easement.  There is a nice pipe entrance gate off the public road with roughly 600 ft of private gravel drive leading to the homestead.

Land:  There are 10.08 acres of land surrounding the homestead.  The land is level to gently sloping and mostly covered with a nice mix of mature timber that is native to southeastern Oklahoma including a diverse variety of oaks, hickory, elm and eastern red cedar with a nice scattering of mature native shortleaf pine.  There is a nice cleared area around the home and shop that could be used for raised bed gardens and a green house. There are locations where a pond could be constructed which would serve as a year round source of water for livestock and local wildlife.

Home:  There is a nice custom built home that was completed in 2023 containing roughly 1,288 Ft2 of heated and cooled living space with 1 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom, sleeping loft, kitchen and living room. The home is well insulated with the walls and ceiling having open cell spray foam (R-value of R3.5 per inch) and the floor having closed cell spray foam (R-value of R-6 per inch). The home has two Midea window ac units each rated for 8,000 Btu/hr and one Rinnai propane wall furnace rated for 20,700 Btu/hr.

Shop Building:  There is a well-constructed shop building that is 24 ft wide x 30 ft long with concrete slab, electrical wiring and lighting. The shop has a 3 ft walk through door and a 16 ft x 10 ft overhead door. There are (3) windows for natural lighting.  There are 10 ft x 24 ft sheds on each end of the shop.

Solar Building: There is a well-constructed 6 ft wide x 8 ft long building with concrete slab foundation that houses the solar inverter and batteries.

Agent’s Comments:  This is a very well thought out and designed alternative energy homestead located in the beautiful mountains of southeastern Oklahoma.  The current owners have poured a ton of work into this homestead property and it is completely set up for the new owners to start enjoying from day one of ownership.  Don’t miss this chance to embrace the off-grid homestead lifestyle that you’ve always dreamed of and experience the benefits of self-sufficiency, privacy, financial freedom, adventure, a healthier lifestyle and creative freedom.  Escape the ordinary and discover the extraordinary in off-grid living!!