Overview
Description
Rancho Santa Maria offers one of the highest elevations from the Red River to the Gulf of America. This impressive 79.46-acre estate delivers exceptional privacy, abundant wildlife & remarkable enhanced natural settings. Entrance features a private mile-long drive, solar security gates, & a second secured gated entry with intercom. Highlights include a professional maintained 10-acre, 40' deep stocked bass freshwater lake, beautiful 100' TREX lighted dock w covered gazebo overlook beautiful lake with lighted fountain. Enjoy the 1-acre stocked pond in a beautiful park-like recreation area. Swim or float in recent rebuilt salt swimming pool & spa, drive golf balls on driving range, & jog or walk the one-mile private road through hardwood forest, native Texas grasslands with wildflowers. The one-story well maintained brick residence features 10' & 12' ceilings, natural brightness with 60 Pella windows & doors, marble fireplace, lovely wood stoves, renovated kitchen with Italian tumbled marble walls, 3 lg Sub-Zero refrigeration, recent Jenn-Air appliances, & durable boreal honed crème marble floors. High rated Mueller GalvAluminum flat roofing of home & garage with lightning rod system. Excellent 1000' deep freshwater well, professional tested & maintained, chemical free & delicious provides all water needs for drink, cook, sprinklers for organic gardens, orchards, & swim pool refills. A huge 100Kw Generac diesel generator professional maintained quarterly assures tremendous peace of mind, in addition to the newly buried fiber optic services to all estate communications needs provides support for off-grid living for many months. Improvements include roomy two 4-car brick garages & two 1,545 sq ft guest houses never lived in, each with 3-bedroom, 2 bath, porches, & Lopi wood stoves. Texas Wildlife Exemption granted to current owner who enjoy very low carrying costs, $3500 year prop taxes, $8000 Allstate prop Ins. No HOA, PID, PUD, MUD, TIF fees. Welcome to Paradiso.
Mortgage Calculator
Estimate only — contact a lender for actual rates and terms.
Rooms
- Primary Bedroom
- 19 x 18 / 1
- Bedroom
- 13 x 15 / 1
- Bedroom
- 11 x 13 / 1
- Primary Bathroom
- 19 x 11 / 1
- Living Room
- 16 x 22 / 1
- Kitchen
- 16 x 12 / 1
- Dining Room
- 11 x 22 / 1
- Bonus Room
- 28 x 24 / 1
- Breakfast Room Nook
- 14 x 12 / 1
- Office
- 21 x 21 / 1
- Utility Room
- 10 x 8 / 1
- Appliances
- Double Oven, Dryer, Dishwasher, Electric Cooktop, Electric Oven, Electric Water Heater, Disposal, Refrigerator, Washer, Wine Cooler
- Interior Features
- Decorative Designer Lighting Fixtures, Double Vanity, Granite Counters, High Speed Internet, Kitchen Island, Open Floorplan, Pantry, Paneling Wainscoting, Cable Tv, Walk In Closets
- Flooring
- Marble, Tile
- Laundry
- Washer Hookup, Electric Dryer Hookup, Laundry In Utility Room
- Window Features
- Skylights, Window Coverings
- Fireplaces
- 1 · Great Room, Living Room, Wood Burning
- Heating
- Central, Electric, Fireplaces
- Cooling
- Central Air, Ceiling Fans, Electric
- Utilities
- Septic Available, Underground Utilities, Water Available, Cable Available
- Architectural Style
- Contemporary Modern, Detached
- Construction
- Brick
- Roof
- Other
- Foundation
- Slab
- Exterior Features
- Awnings, Courtyard, Dock, Garden, Uncovered Courtyard
- Patio / Porch
- Awnings, Deck, Patio
- Pool
- Gunite, In Ground, Outdoor Pool, Pool, Pool Sweep, Salt Water, Water Feature
- View
- Water
- Waterfront
- Boat Dock Slip
- Security
- Security System, Security Gate, Smoke Detectors
- Levels
- One
- Stories
- 1
- Garage Spaces
- 8
- Attached Garage
- No
- Covered Spaces
- 8
Schools
- Elementary
- Summit Hill (Howe ISD)
- Middle
- Howe (Howe ISD)
- High
- Howe (Howe ISD)
Location
Price & Status History
| Date | Event | Price |
|---|---|---|
| 8/1/2026 | Listed for sale Source: NTREIS #21322361 | $5,700,000 |
Nearby Properties
Listed by Connie Goodrich · Keller Williams NO. Collin Cty
Source: NTREIS · MLS#: 21322361
Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed. The data relating to real estate for sale on this website comes in part from the Internet Data Exchange (IDX) program of NTREIS. Real estate listings held by brokerage firms other than Sirka.com are marked with the IDX logo and detailed information about them includes the name of the listing brokers.
© 2026 North Texas Real Estate Information Systems, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
