Flatheadyoungin
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Woo hoo!
We've been dealing on this 40 acres since last Feb. and now we have a closing date.
Long story short....
This is some of my old stompin' ground. It's one of those pcs. of ground that you don't know who really owns it and everybody seems to use it (not saying that it's right).
When we used to leave my grandparent's at Christmas, I'd drive real slow past this place, point and tell my wife, "We're gonna live back there, someday." I was really only dreaming. I thought it would never be for sale and if it were, I'd miss it or couldn't afford it.
Well, I just happen to find it on the county auditor's website and noticed that the guy lives out of town. Thinking that I could get a good deal, I called him to see if he would be interested4rested in selling it. He told me he hadn't thought about it and that he'd get back with me. Little did I know, his nephew is a realtor. So, he wanted market price for it. I didn't get a good deal, but we had saved up some and was willing to pay the extra amount.
Our plans:
build ourselves
cut some poplar trees, let them dry, mill them and frame the house
geothermal, coal/wood
plant as many walnut, maple, cherry and red oak trees as possible for our kids and grand kids
maybe some "other" stuff like ginseng, etc.
and just to hack out a happy existence and to give our kids some options when they try to get their start in life
I will take pics of the before and after bush hoggin/work/clearing the road, etc.
I was a little scared about the economy, but to tell you the truth, we owe on our current home.......I'd rather let the bank come and get it and live in a shack on this property- where we can be self-sustaining- than try to ride it our where we are now.
I'm ready for the task!
edit: two pics attached
the one with red lines, shows where the old road used to be
We've been dealing on this 40 acres since last Feb. and now we have a closing date.
Long story short....
This is some of my old stompin' ground. It's one of those pcs. of ground that you don't know who really owns it and everybody seems to use it (not saying that it's right).
When we used to leave my grandparent's at Christmas, I'd drive real slow past this place, point and tell my wife, "We're gonna live back there, someday." I was really only dreaming. I thought it would never be for sale and if it were, I'd miss it or couldn't afford it.
Well, I just happen to find it on the county auditor's website and noticed that the guy lives out of town. Thinking that I could get a good deal, I called him to see if he would be interested4rested in selling it. He told me he hadn't thought about it and that he'd get back with me. Little did I know, his nephew is a realtor. So, he wanted market price for it. I didn't get a good deal, but we had saved up some and was willing to pay the extra amount.
Our plans:
build ourselves
cut some poplar trees, let them dry, mill them and frame the house
geothermal, coal/wood
plant as many walnut, maple, cherry and red oak trees as possible for our kids and grand kids
maybe some "other" stuff like ginseng, etc.
and just to hack out a happy existence and to give our kids some options when they try to get their start in life
I will take pics of the before and after bush hoggin/work/clearing the road, etc.
I was a little scared about the economy, but to tell you the truth, we owe on our current home.......I'd rather let the bank come and get it and live in a shack on this property- where we can be self-sustaining- than try to ride it our where we are now.
I'm ready for the task!
edit: two pics attached
the one with red lines, shows where the old road used to be
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