There's a version of Hill Country life most people only imagine. Here, on 72 acres between Bergheim, Bulverde, and Cordillera Ranch, it's already built - waiting behind a locked electric gate, and closing each day with a view of your own private pond catching the last light of dusk. Everything in between is yours to build a life around. The 5,200-square-foot main residence anchors the property in stone and quiet confidence, built to gather a family for generations rather than just a season. A separate 2,074-square-foot guest home means there's room for everyone - grandparents for the holidays, friends for the weekend, or a private retreat for extended family without anyone underfoot. But it's what's beyond the front door where this ranch truly reveals itself. Slip into the free-form, flagstone-decked pool tucked beneath a canopy of mature live oaks, then dry off at the outdoor stone fireplace and wet bar as the sun drops behind the hills. When the party moves indoors - for game day, a holiday gathering, or just another Saturday - the nearly 2,900-square-foot "Man Cave" is ready, complete with its own full kitchen and bathroom, doubling as guest quarters, a workshop, or simply the best-kept entertaining secret in Comal County. This is working land as much as it is a retreat. Fully fenced and cross-fenced with multiple turnouts, a barn with interior horse stalls, and an arena already in place, the ranch is built for horses, livestock, or both. 6 water wells, including a windmill and 2 solar wells, many water storage tanks, troughs, and a stocked pond keep the land, and the lifestyle, self-sufficient. Wander the wooded acreage at dusk and you'll find a hunting blind and feeder already in place for anyone who'd rather spend an evening in a deer stand than in front of a screen, plus a charming stone bunkhouse tucked among the oaks for the overflow crowd. Every detail here was built for the way life actually happens on a ranch, mornings on the porch, afternoons on the water, evenings around a fire, and enough land and privacy behind that gate to make all of it feel like it's yours alone. Properties like this rarely come up in this corridor. Once you've walked it, it's hard to imagine wanting anything less.

Listing courtesy of Michael Schultz of Keller Williams Heritage michaelsellstexas@gmail.com;michael@mlsluxurygroup.com


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