Intro
Mountain properties in Northern California don’t come up often with this kind of land-to-house ratio. The home at 4110 Red Fir Loop in Weed, California is a modest 2-bedroom craftsman priced at $549,000, but the real story is what surrounds it: just over ten acres of private, forested land roughly thirty minutes from Mount Shasta. It’s the kind of listing that asks a clear question up front — do you want a house, or do you want the setting a house sits in?
Property Overview
Built in 1995, the home measures 1,624 square feet across two levels with 2 bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms, and a half bath. Construction is craftsman-style on a slab foundation with a metal roof — a practical combination for a rural, tree-heavy site. It came on the market on April 17, 2026 through Wahlund & Co. Realty Group, listed on SMLS as MLS# 26-1718, with a list price of $549,000, or about $338 per square foot. The tax-assessed value sits at $414,321, with annual property taxes of $4,574.
What You Are Actually Getting
Inside, the layout leans toward livable rather than luxurious. There’s a pantry and breakfast bar in the kitchen, double vanities in the bathrooms, and a mix of tile and vinyl flooring throughout. Skylights and double-pane windows bring in a lot of natural light, and the home has multiple living areas — useful in a smaller footprint when you want a guest space to feel separate. A pellet stove anchors the main living area, backed up by a heat pump, a wood stove, and mini-split cooling. There’s no central air, which is worth noting for buyers used to ducted systems.
The standout interior feature is a custom-built sauna, which fits the overall retreat-oriented vibe. Outside, you get a deck, boat parking, and a private gravel-and-dirt road approach. Utilities are a mix of public electric, a backup generator, and well water — again, typical for the area, but buyers coming from city infrastructure should budget for well maintenance.
Land and Location Breakdown
This is where the listing gets more interesting than the square footage suggests. The sale includes the 5-acre homesite plus a separate 5.1-acre parcel with its own APN, for a combined 10.1 acres. Having two legal parcels — rather than one larger lot — gives you meaningful flexibility: you could hold the second parcel as a buffer for privacy, build on it down the road if zoning allows, sell it off separately, or keep it as a long-term investment hedge.
The setting is forested and secluded, with mountain views and the kind of quiet that ten acres tends to produce. Weed sits at the base of Mount Shasta, and this property is a short drive from year-round outdoor recreation — hiking, skiing at Mt. Shasta Ski Park, fishing on the Upper Sacramento, and access to both Shasta-Trinity and Klamath National Forests.
Monthly Cost and Ownership Considerations
The listing’s estimated monthly payment of $3,293 assumes standard financing and will vary with your down payment, rate, and insurance. Add the $4,574 annual property tax (roughly $381/month), well and septic upkeep, generator servicing, and the realities of rural road access in winter, and the true monthly carry is higher than the sticker number suggests.
The property is also marketed as short-term-rental eligible. If you’re considering it as an Airbnb-style income property, verify Siskiyou County’s current STR rules and any HOA or deed restrictions before underwriting the numbers — short-term rental regulations have been tightening in a lot of California counties.
Pros and Cons
Pros: Two legal parcels totaling 10.1 acres, proximity to Mount Shasta, a practical metal-roof build, a usable 1,624 sq ft floor plan, a sauna, and clear flexibility as either a residence, retreat, or income property.
Cons: Only two bedrooms limits resale appeal for traditional families, the $338/sq ft price reflects the land more than the house, well water and a generator mean more owner responsibility, there’s no central cooling, and gravel-and-dirt road access can be a real factor in winter and fire season.
Final Verdict
At $549,000, 4110 Red Fir Loop is not a cheap house — it’s a lifestyle property that happens to include a reasonable home. If you’re comparing it to a typical tract house at the same price, the math won’t flatter it. If you’re comparing it to ten acres of private, forested Northern California land with a livable craftsman already on it and a detached parcel you could develop or divest, it reads very differently. The right buyer is someone who wants the setting first and the square footage second — a second-home buyer, a remote worker looking for quiet, or an investor building a small short-term-rental portfolio near Mount Shasta.
Agent and Listing Info
Listed by Josiah P. McElroy (530-859-5093) and Valentina Chang (530-859-3166) of Wahlund & Co. Realty Group. MLS# 26-1718 (SMLS). On market as of April 17, 2026.