We have actually been lucky enough to have 3 of our married children and a few babies live in the garage apartment till they grew out of it. We now have the space to share so we thought we'd give Airbnb/VRBO a try. We've had 6 weddings on the property, and it's a fun place for the children to visit. Now that we have a pool, weddings aren't as convenient. The entire 5 acres is fenced and gated. We have huge lush trees, many fruit trees, and lots of wildlife, and we are located just barely outside the city limits of College Station. We have tons of privacy and parking. We have the cutest hen house with hens, 1 rooster, 5 white ducks, and 2 peacocks that free range on the property and think they own the place. We have a black lab puppy, Pepper, that roams the property.
The property is secure with perimeter fencing and two 9-foot entry gates with security cameras with keypunch entry codes. The pool, lake, and dock are also fenced for child safety. The entire property is contoured so that the runoff from rain goes directly into the lake and the overfill spills out to Mule Creek. The lake is stocked with bass, sunfish, bluegill, tilapia, and catfish. We regularly see turtles, a variety of cranes, wild geese and ducks, and beaver. There are bobcats and coyotes in the area but our property is now completely fenced.
We like to garden. We have fruit trees with pecans, figs, apples, plums, peach, and pomegranates. All the Live oak, Crepe myrtle, Pine, Vitex bushes, Double Knockout Roses, and Purple Althea also called the Double Rose of Sharon, Mapel, and Cypress were all planted by us. We call the property Willow Run Estate because the subdivision is Willow Run, no matter what we do, the Willow trees continue to present themselves even when we pull them out!!!