This property deserves an A – not only for its signature A-frame style, but the fact it offers a multi-use property. Situated on some of the highest elevation in the area, this three-bedroom, one-bath home at 731 W Hlavka Road, Maple City ($480,000; MLS #1911550) could be a vacation home or a family home, even – wait for it – a horse home as well. That’s right, it includes a horse barn and room to roam and graze – ten acres in total. It’s also got other outbuildings, a two-car garage, a fireplace, and did we mention the horse barn? You will need to provide your own horse, of course.

It was built in 1971, with interesting use of wood and stone inside. And the A-frame style with its bevy of windows allows for plenty of light to flood the interior. It’s not perfect, as there are some renovations needed. But the acreage (both wooded and open areas), the location a half mile from the national lakeshore and 20 minutes to Traverse City, and its many possibilities make it enticing.

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