12780 Chatter Brook Dr

Catharpin, VA 20143

EQUESTRIAN ESTATE FOR RENT***Open Houses this Weekend. Saturday 8/19/23 and Sunday 8/20/23 10am to 2pm each day.***Fantasy Forest is a scenic 21-acre equestrian property on historic Bull Run Creek dividing the property into two counties with riding trails. It is close to shopping and restaurants in Gainesville, Haymarket, and Manassas.THE RESIDENCE, BUILT IN 1986 is carefully situated to fit into the surrounding landscape. The 5,305 finished square foot home has 4 bedrooms, 3 full baths, and 2 half baths. There is plenty of room for entertainment with a layout designed for easy flow, one enters a 2-story front hall that leads to a large living room with a gas fireplace and built-in display cabinet. The comfortable family room contains a wood stove, a spiral staircase, and built-in bookshelves along one wall. The family room opens into a large year-round glassed-in porch that overlooks the Bull Run Mountains. The formal dining room is off the kitchen. The large eat-in kitchen has beautiful custom Alder cabinetry and granite counters giving plenty of workspace. There are two sinks, a Wolf stove, a separate Wolf wall oven with a microwave and warming drawer, and a wine cooler. Skylights afford extra light in the kitchen. Attached is a large 2-car garage that leads directly into the kitchen for easy access. In addition to the finished floor space is a 1,708-square-foot unfinished basement with its own access and workshop.The primary bedroom on the first floor features a cathedral ceiling with stairs to a cantilevered office space with built-in cabinets and bookshelves. There is a see-through gas fireplace that can be enjoyed from the bedroom or the spacious and luxurious bathroom. A large walk-in closet offers many custom-designed storage, including a window seat and an island counter with a marble top. The large laundry room, conveniently located on the first floor, provides more storage and counter space or might be used as a hobby/craft studio.Two of the large upstairs bedrooms share a bonus family room. The fourth bedroom is contained in the upstairs apartment with its own small kitchen and bathroom, outside access, and balcony and staircase.OTHER IMPROVEMENTS include a 2-bay brick equipment garage that offers plenty of space for tractors/zero turn/gator and ample workshop space. The equestrian facilities include a 3-stall barn with a tack room, indoor parking for a 2-horse trailer, and a large loft with storage for 400 bales of hay. Each stall has its own paddock. The property is fenced and cross-fenced with world-class Centaur fencing and a turnout shed on approximately 7 acres of pastures. In addition, there is a large indoor riding arena that sits unobtrusively next to the barn and an outdoor grass-riding ring, plus ample trails through the woods on either side of Bull Run Creek. The Manassass Battlefield trails are a short trailer ride away.THE ANIMAL-FRIENDLY HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION has a quarterly fee of 413.12 which includes trash pickup.This homes multitude of special features calls for an on-site visit.BASIC LEASE TERMS are $6,750 per month on a two-year lease, month to month thereafter. A security deposit in the amount of one month's rent, good credit history verified by a credit check, and references are required.