Our recent survey led to a discovery of a secret place where no one on earth owns, our very own Bermuda triangle of sorts. We’ve mentioned the plot is old, and in the original deed we found out that it was part of 210 acre farm that was divided roughly 3 ways amongst the farmersContinue reading “Bermuda Triangle”
Category Archives: forever home
Survey Says?
When one buys a home, one gets an inspection; when one buys land, one gets a survey… and you get what you pay for. We hinted in a previous post that we thought we had purchased 67 acres, based on the last known survey. However, we knew it was important not to have blind faithContinue reading “Survey Says?”
“Jack” Pot
Our realtor and lawyer recommended a few local surveyors and perc testing companies; but even with leads in hand, this next step proved more difficult and time consuming than anticipated. The few vendors that actually answered our calls informed us that the sheer volume of home and land purchases during the year had outpaced allContinue reading ““Jack” Pot”
Not Your Average Conditions
What IS a contingency: condition(s) that either the buyer or seller (or both) must meet for the sale to go through. Expanding on the deliberation of our offer details in the previous blog, we must not forget to review the contingencies we asked the sellers to meet before closing. Why? Well, to put in perspective,Continue reading “Not Your Average Conditions”
Wait for it…
The housing and land market continued to be on fire throughout the fall with no signs of slowing and yet everything told us to pause and hold fast. We made the decision to wait until after November 3rd before making any major movement financially. This was the first exercise in patience in the process andContinue reading “Wait for it…”
The Future is Financed?
Raw land purchases are usually a ‘cash is king’ proposition and we were prepared, to an extent, because of savings and “Crunching the Numbers”. However, before parting ways with a large amount of savings, we had other concerns to mull over. One obvious factor was the land was more than twice the size of whatContinue reading “The Future is Financed?”
Into the Woods
Over the course of the fall we took 2 more trips (more prepared than just flip flops) to the property to explore the woods and get a better understanding of the land and possible journey ahead. Through early September into late October we saw two different landscapes: a lush forest in late summer and aContinue reading “Into the Woods”
Leave it Better
In our present day every ounce of trash can be properly disposed of. Over the past few weeks our family has picked up hundreds of pounds of garbage on roadsides in our local town; and more recently on our property where we found 11 tires and filled 4 garbage bags with roadside trash. When campingContinue reading “Leave it Better”
Prospects
Sometimes you think you know exactly what you are looking for in a property until you come across what you didn’t know you wanted. This has been true in both of our home purchases where we have a list of what we want but are turned sideways when the unexpected fits perfectly into what weContinue reading “Prospects”
Crunching the Numbers
I was grounded, not in the no TV no hanging with my friends type of grounding, but grounded back to the reality of needing to make sound decisions (with real information) as a family about our future. Since the beginning, my wife has encouraged financial stability and health, not because we were good at it,Continue reading “Crunching the Numbers”
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