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| The Ice Cream Man |
Also, look at babydoll sheep. Admittedly, I'm a farm boy and would love to have the room and time to put in gardens, fruit trees, maybe some chickens and a pig to help with composting. | |||
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We are on 5 acres and mow with a 22 HP Kubota zero turn in no time. Get a set of noise canceling Bose and cook the tunes. We also have a 30 HP Kubota tractor and an ATV to pull a little trailer and a fertilizer spreader 3 times a year. We buy fertilizer by the ton. I also have a 25 gallon sprayer for weeds. It takes a lot of equipment to make it time efficient. Mike I'm sorry if I hurt you feelings when I called you stupid - I thought you already knew - Unknown ................................... When you have no future, you live in the past. " Sycamore Row" by John Grisham | |||
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| I can't tell if I'm tired, or just lazy  |
Yard work will keep you plenty busy, with the mowing alone, if you have a lot of trees, then picking up sticks and branches and raking will add to your yard time. The solitude and peacefulness is worth it though. _____________________________ "The problems we face today exist because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living." "Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety" Benjamin Franklin | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
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. The more I talk about it, the more I like the idea. Just have to make sure the wife agrees and feel the same way ... My dog crosses the line |
We did that years ago without any regrets. We left the POA and the crowds back in Charlotte and moved to the mountain. We have 5 acres and back up to 3400 undeveloped acres. We killed whatever grass we had. i have to keep the weeds down with limited chemical assistance and we have to blow the leaves in the fall. | |||
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| Go ahead punk, make my day |
Advice? DO IT. We have just shy of 10 acres. Love it. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive.  |
A bunch of acres and a teeny lawn is where it's at. I don't even own a mower, and enjoy all the benefits of natural beauty, privacy, views, and the rest. I doubt I'll ever mow again. | |||
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| I started with nothing, and still have most of it  |
46and2 is correct IMO, I think you will later regret the acres of grass. I live on 12 acres wooded with a pond and creek, and am the envy of all my friends. Look for some wooded land, unless you absolutely need to live in the city. Good luck! "While not every Democrat is a horse thief, every horse thief is a Democrat." HORACE GREELEY | |||
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| Cruising the Highway to Hell  |
I'm on 31 acres and will 2nd this. I mow about 5 acres, get a zero turn mower and have fun. “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” ― Ronald Reagan Retired old fart | |||
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We have 7.5 in the country and we both absolutely love keeping the property up. Not a big deal. We both love to mow. I would suggest a Zero turn if you think you would be pressed for time. We have a zero turn and a tractor for mowing and snow plowing. NRA Life Endowment member Tri-State Gun collectors Life Member | |||
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Most of the responses are about maintaining the lawn or land. Are there not other considerations? I'm not sure what, but things like home defense, trespassers, dumping, wild animals, being more isolated, lack of some services like cable, high speed internet, maintaining a 1/4 mile entrance road, etc. Just wondering. | |||
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| Cruising the Highway to Hell |
The privacy where I am is outstanding. I see wildlife year round, we have trails cut throughout the property, it's like living in the middle of a private park. I can run around stark ass Nekkid if I want and no one is around to give a shit. Not to mention I have my own private shooting area on the property. “Government exists to protect us from each other. Where government has gone beyond its limits is in deciding to protect us from ourselves.” ― Ronald Reagan Retired old fart | |||
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One day at a time |
DO IT... We have 10 acres in Northern CA. Love the life of peace and quite. Good Tractor if you plan on doing any disc or scraping or mowing tall grass Quality Riding Mower for the manicured lawn. A Spray rig for Weeds. Get the well and septic checked first. Pickup truck. Quality Air rifle  Road flares will gas and Kill the gophers in their holes no need to bury them when their already in the ground. Get ready to see the stars at night. It is peaceful and you will sleep better than you can imagine. I'd never go back to the city. Did I say DO IT? ah yes.. do SO!!! | |||
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Everyone has hit the high points. I had 8 acres with a pond and mowed just under 3 acres. My tractor was a Cub 2284- (thought about zero turns at the time but used it for many other things). One thing I did learn, which will vary with the grass type where you live- some places you can get away with cutting the grass every seven/eight days. Where we lived the grass was so thick that if you waited it become a real chore. With a lot of rain it grew really fast, sometimes you had to cut every four days... I really miss having the acreage. | |||
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| Oh stewardess, I speak jive. |
I switched to carrying a 10mm Glorp all of the time as a compromise for four and two-legged critters. Where I am (CO) there are Bears, Mountain Lions, Bobcats, Foxes, Elk Deer, Hippies, and more. Broadband is a challenge. Out here Verizon 4G is best but most expensive, Satellite works but is expensive for what you get, and DSL is "broadband" in name only and intermittent. | |||
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Just from reading your initial post, then this, the one story home and acerage seems like just what you want. Others have touched on the grass to mow but from the photo it's level. I'd rather mow 4 level acres with a rider than 1/2 acre of steep hill with a push mower and weed eater. You have privacy, garden space, and what looks to be a beautiful setting. Assuming the house meets your needs and you enjoy maintaining the property I vote yes buy it! I really enjoy our rural property which happens to be mostly wooded with only 1 1/2 acre lawn and another acre that gets mowed twice a year. We *love* the solitude, relaxing at the fire pit in the evenings, cutting firewood, maintaining the trails, etc. Other people prefer maintenance free living in a townhouse. No car is as much fun to drive, as any motorcycle is to ride. | |||
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| Green grass and high tides  |
We live rural. I hate yard work. Except for the type you can do with a chainsaw "Practice like you want to play in the game" | |||
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Corgis Rock |
Make sure the septic is pumped before you buy. Most places require it. Check the zoning around the property. Can it be rezoned into apartments? I back up to a steep slop and the area is R-1. Lawn. It's August and you have a hot, sunny day to mow. Will that work for you. Where will the grass cuttings, dead leaves etc. go? Check the local requirements. “ The work of destruction is quick, easy and exhilarating; the work of creation is slow, laborious and dull. | |||
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| "The deals you miss don’t hurt you”-B.D. Raney Sr. |
I'm very fortunate. I live in the middle of my 55 acres, share a fencerow with my sister & BIL's 65 acres, and have my mom on 80 acres just across the county road. The only times I have lived in "town" was when I was in college and when the now ex-wife and I first got married. Granted, we have always had cattle. Always. I don't remember a time when we didn't have cattle. They keep the biggest part of the place eaten down and provide a little income. I mow about 3 acres right around the house. Upkeep on the rest of the place takes some doing at times but I enjoy most of it. I value my privacy as well. I can hunt in my place, I can fish on my place, I ride my dirt bike on my place.....I even have a small range. One thing: Be mindful of the land around you. If you don't own it, you can't decide what happens with it. I have known several folks that moved to the "country" and had small places that butted up against the "farmer/rancher that'll never sell"....guess what happens, usually, when the farmer/rancher dies? The place gets sold to a developer and suddenly you're not in the "country" anymore. | |||
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