126 Orchard AVE La Porte, IN 46350

Welcome to your own private retreat just minutes from town! This beautifully maintained 4-bedroom, 2-bath ranch home sits on 5 peaceful acres offering the perfect blend of privacy, nature, and convenience. Located within walking distance to Stone Lake and directly across from wooded parkland. The home features a spacious layout with multiple fireplaces, a large attached heated 2-car garage, and a long driveway with plenty of parking. The kitchen opens to a stunning veranda overlooking the property -- the perfect spot for morning coffee, outdoor dining, grilling, or relaxing while taking in the panoramic views. Enjoy even more outdoor living on the brick paver patio with plenty of room for a firepit and entertaining area. The property is truly a gardener's dream with established perennials throughout, ensuring something is always in bloom. Enjoy your own backyard harvest with organic raised garden beds featuring an automatic watering system, along with returning food crops including blueberries, cherries, strawberries, rhubarb, asparagus, horseradish, lemon balm, and even morels! Outside, you'll find two additional outbuildings with electricity plus a large pole barn ideal for storing an RV, boat, equipment, or all your recreational toys. The acreage offers endless possibilities for hobbies, gardening, entertaining, or simply enjoying the peace and quiet of nature. Some additional updates include a remodeled primary bathroom, added 4th bedroom, updated powder room with new toilet and sink, kitchen and family room can lighting, new microwave, dishwasher, washer and dryer, reverse osmosis system, water softener, well pump and tank, whole-house water filtration system with UV sterilization, WiFi-connected garage door opener with camera and battery backup, and four new boiler circulating pumps. A rare opportunity to own acreage, privacy, and a beautifully updated ranch home in a convenient location -- come experience everything this one-of-a-kind property has to offer