Is this Lincoln farmhouse the ‘Margot Robbie of houses?’ Take a tour
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- Sheppard called it the most effortlessly beautiful home in Placer County.
- The roughly 18.2-acre estate listed for $3.75 million went into contract in five days.
- Property includes a 4,828 sqft main house, guest house, pool house, and barn.
Behind the gated entrance off Virginiatown Road near Lincoln sits the type of bright white farmhouse with black shutters that makes drivers slow down and stare.
“This is a Southern home — we’re calling it the most effortlessly beautiful home in Placer County,” listing agent Jaydee Sheppard said. A beat later, she found a bolder comparison to drive home the point: “It’s effortlessly beautiful. It’s the Margot Robbie of houses.”
Robbie is a Hollywood star known for such unforgettable roles as Barbie in “Barbie,” Harley Quinn in “Suicide Squad” and Naomi Lapaglia in “The Wolf of Wall Street.” Sheppard’s listing — the “Margo Robbie” of homes — is being marketed as a rare, multi-structure estate on 18.2 acres in Placer County.
Talk about star power. Listed for $3.75 million, the property went into contract within five days. Multiple offers came in above asking price, Sheppard said. The sale is pending.
Sitting at 2905 Virginiatown Road just outside Lincoln, about 30 miles northeast of Sacramento, the main house measures 4,828 square feet with six bedrooms and four bathrooms, and is paired with a guest house adjacent to a covered porch and large outdoor fireplace, a pool house and gym building, and an expansive, two-level “event barn” — the sort of compound that tries to balance magazine-ready luxury with the everyday rhythms of a family ranch.
Comfortable, large, impressive
The estate doesn’t feel like a trophy home built to intimidate, Sheppard said.
“It’s very comfortable, not extravagant in a way that there are columns and big gaudy marble and big finishes,” she said. “It’s just so homey, but it’s so luxurious, the best of the best finishes, and it’s not overly huge, yet it’s large and impressive. People come down that road, and they are completely blown away.”
In her telling, it’s the kind of place that looks staged even when it’s simply lived in.
“This one just looks like it’s from a movie,” she said.
The main house features an iconic wrap-around porch. Inside, a chef’s kitchen was remodeled in 2024 with a high-end appliance package that includes four ovens, a seven-burner Hallman range with Italian brass trim and a pebble ice machine.
“This house was made for a family and for entertaining,” Sheppard said.
Sheppard framed the roughly two-acre pond that stretches across the back of the property as both a visual anchor and a lived-in amenity. The family built a bridge over an arm of the lake.
“A lot of homecoming pictures were taken on that bridge,” she said.
The estate also carries horse-property potential, though it isn’t an active equestrian operation today. Sheppard said there is a barn, along with the kind of infrastructure buyers look for — round pens, tack rooms and an area that could be used for stables — giving the next owner room to lean into a more traditional ranch setup.
Two large garages hold 11 cars, a purpose-built hobby space with climate control, epoxy floors and an oversized bay that can swallow an RV or boat. Sheppard also pointed to the workshop side of the equation, which includes custom cabinetry.
Full-size sports court
Outdoors, the property’s recreation runs from resort to racket sport. The grounds feature a pool with a waterfall, a hot tub, and a lighted, newly resurfaced full-size sports court — the kind of lineup that turns an ordinary weekend into an all-day hangout.
The pool house reads less like a cabana and more like a dedicated wellness wing. Sheppard said it’s finished with rubber flooring and includes a sauna and steam shower, offering a true separate-zone place to work out, recover and reset without ever stepping back into the main house. Next to the pool house, the guest quarters are described as a miniature version of the main residence.
The property’s storybook charm extends to a handcrafted greenhouse the owner built himself for his daughter’s wedding, one of several family projects that dot the grounds.
The property’s big beautiful barn with a loft doubles as both an event center and practical storage. With a caterer’s kitchen and full bathroom, the event barn has served for everything from church parties to family weddings to a skating rink. There is even a room with lockers holding roller skates, in case a fun occasion calls for scooting across the floor on wheels.
Housing market analyst and Sacramento appraiser Ryan Lundquist said properties like this occupy a thin slice of the region’s real estate world, which is why they can draw attention far beyond Placer County.
“This is a home that checks all the boxes for someone who is looking for an estate with privacy and all the extra stuff people tend to crave such as a pond, ADU, tennis courts, and barn,” Lundquist said in an email. “This home will appeal to locals wanting a baller estate, but it’s also something that might catch the attention of out-of-towners to see the value the Sacramento region brings.”
For out-of-town lookers who hail from the San Francisco Bay Area, Lundquist offered a striking comparison. Some 0.2% of all sales in the Sacramento tri-county region in 2026 have exceeded $3 million, whereas 24.4% of sales in San Francisco have closed above $3 million, he said.
“I realize we are talking about two completely different locations, but it’s incredible to compare how far $3 million goes in the Sacramento region compared to what you can get in the Bay Area,” Lundquist said.
Multiple offers
Considering the multiple offers on the property, Sheppard’s price point and marketing blitz for the estate may have hit the right notes.
“If you overprice a house, there’s a risk in that, because it could sit on the market,” she said. “You can end up selling it for lower than if you priced it right. But if you price it right from the beginning, the market corrects itself, at least within a good range. Like, if you get in the ballpark, the market will correct itself with multiple offers, but you need to pair that with good marketing.”
Seller Jill Nash says the property’s value is as much emotional as it is architectural.
“For over 25 years, this home has been the center of our family’s world,” Nash said in an email. “We raised six children, we had four of our children get married on the property. We have watched our grandchildren celebrate birthdays and take their first steps.”
She ticked off the day-to-day joys that don’t show up in listing photos.
“Some of our favorite memories are fishing in the pond, playing pickleball (on the sports court) and just enjoying time together in the pool,” she said.
That idea — a home built to hold a crowd — is central to how Sheppard describes it.
“They built this to really share it with their friends and their loved ones, and they did,” she said. “Three weddings were on this property, seven more parties than I can count … Six kids were raised here, grandkids … so a lot of, a lot of happy memories.”
