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Attaboy, Dave. Thanks for the laugh. Just remember, there will come a day that you'll be able to laugh about it. Today's my day.Let'sgoflying! said:Tips? BUY LOW SELL HIGH.
(just buy whenever you see me selling!!)
larrysb said:This is probably in Dave Siciliano's alley.
I've had the urge to aquire real estate ... for some time now. ... My wife just rolled her eyes. ...and how does one get educated on such things?
True (except for broadband), but so what?Jim Chumley said:You may have to put in a well for water. That could get expensive.
You will probably have to use a septic tank for sewer. Be careful of what you flush.
Forget broadband internet access.
Plan to drive a ways for groceries and take cooler(s) when you go.
Jim
You got drivethru at your bank? Big time, Dave!Let'sgoflying! said:I like Bob's description, here is ours:
Nearest stop light....90miles
Our idea of a traffic jam... more than two cars in the drivethru at the bank.
Murder? ..... one 'crime of passion' about every 10 years.
AND we get wireless broadband!
gkainz said:I grew up in a town of 2000 people in SD - the only drive thru was when old man Davis hit the gas instead of the brakes in front of the feed store!
gkainz said:You got drivethru at your bank? Big time, Dave!
I grew up in a town of 2000 people in SD - the only drive thru was when old man Davis hit the gas instead of the brakes in front of the feed store!
I bought some land, had a house built, and moved out to the "rural suburbs" about 13 years ago. Well and septic are no big deal. I've had the well pump replaced once which was fairly expensive but not nearly as much as if I had been paying a water bill all those years. You have to be a little careful but not unreasonably so about the septic.Jim Chumley said:You may have to put in a well for water. That could get expensive.
You will probably have to use a septic tank for sewer. Be careful of what you flush.
Forget broadband internet access.
Plan to drive a ways for groceries and take cooler(s) when you go.
Jim Chumley said:You may have to put in a well for water. That could get expensive.
You will probably have to use a septic tank for sewer. Be careful of what you flush.
Forget broadband internet access.
Plan to drive a ways for groceries and take cooler(s) when you go.
How to get educated? Better listen to your wife.
Good luck,
Jim
From where I'm sitting, you ARE halfway to Kansas!Everskyward said:(snip) People don't visit me either because they think I live halfway to Kansas.
You've visited, at least...Anthony said:HA! I think I want to live in a place like that some day!
Coincidentally, I previously lived in Arvada so I know what you mean! It's a good 1 + 15 away... in good traffic.gkainz said:From where I'm sitting, you ARE halfway to Kansas!
good traffic ... I think that's gone the way of the dinosaur. I think I begin to see "good traffic" somewhere near Chugwater, WY heading north on I-25. I'm near 58th and Indiana, so as long as I can stay out here on the west part of town (and not fight the ski traffic up and down the hill) traffic is generally ok, I guess.Everskyward said:Coincidentally, I previously lived in Arvada so I know what you mean! It's a good 1 + 15 away... in good traffic.
gkainz said:You've visited, at least...
Custer, SD
Summer:2000 residents and 10,000 tourists
Winter: 1200 residents and 8 lost tourists
Dave Siciliano said:It's hard to tell you where to start.
fgcason said:Is there a sensible way to search for land that's a little off the beaten path?
fgcason said:That's my #1 big problem right now.
Is there a sensible way to search for land that's a little off the beaten path?
fgcason said:That's my #1 big problem right now.
Is there a sensible way to search for land that's a little off the beaten path?
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Suggestions?
wsuffa said:A lot of rural land is NOT listed in the MLS.
Nothing, but nothing, takes the place of local knowledge in the search. In any rural area, there are brokers that specialize in vacant and farm land. Not all of them put information on the internet. I'd also check the local paper (often online) for the locales of interest.
The guy that sold me my property made a business of picking up huge tracts of vacant land at auction, clearing the title, replatting (5 acres to 150 acres, depending on location), and then selling the land. He was a broker in a nearby city that started doing this for a living. He did advertise in the Washington, DC and Richmond newspapers....
fgcason said:Instead of generic realtors who are into turning houses around, it sounds like I need to figure out how to find someone like your broker.
I'm very new to this land hunting game and in a bit over my head some days...like all of them.