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| ProgressiveHomemaker |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 1:51:33 PM
Realtor.com and the like are letting me down for the most part. It is very difficult to tell if a place allows keeping of "farm" animals. Just because a place offers a few acres does not mean it will allow "agriculture."
Is there a better way to look for farm land? I am interested in a small place of 3 acres or more. I would not mind being caretaker to many acres, if most of it is wooded. I do not have designs on a commercial property. I just want my own little hobby farm where I can try my hand at self-sustainability with some bees, chickens, roosters, goats and a cow. Maybe a good work horse too, or a donkey.
Thanks for any leads.
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 22 2012 : 7:17:09 PM
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Originally posted by txbikergirl
I wanted to give you a hint about finding rural property with dsl... find something within 10-15 miles of a rural school. So you are looking for small rural towns, with schools of only a couple of hundred kids... the government has given grants all over the place to get high speed internet into school - and then the neighbors benefit as the telephone company will make it available to as many people around as possible to make more money.
Wow, the property I'm going to look at in a couple weeks is like 4 miles from a rural school. Hmmmm. 
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
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"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| txbikergirl |
Posted - Jan 22 2012 : 4:33:53 PM
I wanted to give you a hint about finding rural property with dsl... find something within 10-15 miles of a rural school. So you are looking for small rural towns, with schools of only a couple of hundred kids... the government has given grants all over the place to get high speed internet into school - and then the neighbors benefit as the telephone company will make it available to as many people around as possible to make more money.
we got lucky with this, we all of a sudden had dsl available at our rural vacation home so was able to make the jump to fill time living here - it wasn't until later that we found out why we got lucky with the availability of dsl in an extremely rural area... yep, the school down the road got it through a grant and then all of us in a 10-15 mile radius got it as well.
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Originally posted by ProgressiveHomemaker
You guys are wonderful! You have given me lots of good sites to poke around. dusky, I sent an email to the realtor on that cute 6 acre place to see if it offers high speed internet as we need one for hubby's work-at-home job.
I welcome any more ideas for sites to browse or links to properties for sale. Keep 'em coming!
Right now I am going to focus on selling my place first. We own a small .25 acre suburban homestead in SW Florida. It's a nice place, but we've just outgrown it.
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 21 2012 : 5:33:11 PM
Rachell,
Someone on the homesteading site I found the listing for the little dairy farm on actually went to see it in person today and this is what they said:
Went to look at this place today.
The house is as advertised. Its a 1930 well built, well maintained. The construction is solid, all rough sawn oak floor joists and rafters.The electrical has been upgraded to include a ground. The plumbing is copper, right down to the 6' drain pipes. The roof has recently been done in steel. The house will stand a long time. It is however a farm house built in the 30's. A time when the day was spent outside working. There was not a large arsenal of electrical gadgets on the counters of the kitchen. When this house was built we did not have blenders, bread makers, mixers, coffee pots, expresso machines rotisserie cookers. There is no counter space for any of this. In fact all the rooms are small and separated. They do however have 9' ceilings that makes it feel cosy not confining. You would need to be creative to find room for the wide screen's and racks of Stereo and AV equipment.
The house is nice, well built and very liveable. It is quite capable of doing just what it was built to do.
Now, my hubby does have a penchant for large plasma televisions... but who keeps racks of AV equipment around???
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| artfulsister |
Posted - Jan 19 2012 : 7:51:05 PM
Wonderful resources! Rachell thanks so much for asking the question, and thank you every one for all the great links! I too am having a difficult time figuring out how to find my farm.
Hugs,
Terri
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 6:28:27 PM
Oh yes, i forgot about those-- they work really well if you don't have a whole of of activity. You can get a decent connection anywhere you have 3g or 4g cellular service. If you only have one computer, but you have a smartphone, you can use an app called "tetherberry" and it's a one time $50 fee. If you have an unlimited data plan and only one computer to connect it's a fantastic alternative for FREE mobile internet.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Calico Hen |
Posted - Jan 17 2012 : 12:57:58 PM
Rachell, we recently moved on our farm which is in a valley surrounded by trees and the house has a metal roof. Getting internet was no easy task! We had all the different companies out here-satellite, dsl, etc and everyone had a reason why their product would not work for us. Finally we got an AT&T hotspot! It works great, the box is small and sits in the corner of one of the windows, we picked it up at the store and came home and plugged it in. Easy and the best thing is it is the cheapest of every option we looked at. |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 12:23:41 PM
http://www.landsofamerica.com/land-for-sale/43-acres-in-Howell-County-Missouri/id/1019496#
http://www.landsofamerica.com/land-for-sale/10-acres-in-Texas-County-Missouri/id/1003740
http://www.landsofamerica.com/land-for-sale/25-acres-in-Morgan-County-Missouri/id/982614
Oh, and try looking on http://www.morealestate.net/, I see lots of nice places there and it lists their zoning to include (or not include) livestock.
You might try a website called "findyourspot.com"-- its a test designed to zero in on your most important criteria and give suggestions of "perfect" towns to move to. I found it to be incredibly accurate.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 11:31:23 AM
You may or may not have access to DSL or Cable (depends on the lines) but you might also be able to check for wireless broadband. That is becoming a lot more common in rural areas as a feasible high speed. It's not as fast as DSL, but it's acceptable, and anywhere you're in line of sight of the dish (usually located on a mountain or water tower) you have good speed.
I've only been looking in Missouri because I think it's a best match for my own family, but I will dig out some more of the dreamy looking farms I've found to share.
Do you have any favorite features or wants?
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| ProgressiveHomemaker |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 08:21:34 AM
You guys are wonderful! You have given me lots of good sites to poke around. dusky, I sent an email to the realtor on that cute 6 acre place to see if it offers high speed internet as we need one for hubby's work-at-home job.
I welcome any more ideas for sites to browse or links to properties for sale. Keep 'em coming!
Right now I am going to focus on selling my place first. We own a small .25 acre suburban homestead in SW Florida. It's a nice place, but we've just outgrown it.
Life's short. Make today count. |
| tangledthreads |
Posted - Jan 16 2012 : 06:36:20 AM
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Originally posted by Dusky Beauty
Rachell,
I've been passing this one around, it's a beautiful piece of heaven for someone, especially if they only want a smaller tract of land. http://www.unitedcountry.com/HistoricProperty/Missouri/Stover%20Missouri-24055-08050.htm This is a lovely 1930s house, iconic big red barn, and 6 acres.
Oh, my, goodness, that is an adorable home and with 6 acres..I want to move to MO!
Here is another website to search...
http://www.homesandland.com/
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| Dusky Beauty |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 7:45:29 PM
Rachell,
I've been passing this one around, it's a beautiful piece of heaven for someone, especially if they only want a smaller tract of land. http://www.unitedcountry.com/HistoricProperty/Missouri/Stover%20Missouri-24055-08050.htm This is a lovely 1930s house, iconic big red barn, and 6 acres.
Great sites to hunt farms on are UnitedCountry.com and Landsofamerica.com. Both are multiple states, and geared towards people of a rural mindset, and primarily livestock preferred properties..
If you can choose "your dream location" you can start checking the local craigslist for some nice "by owner" listings.
"The greatness of a nation and it's moral progress can be judged by the way it's animals are treated." ~Gandhi
http://silvermoonfarm.blogspot.com/
"After eating an entire bull, a mountain lion felt so good he started roaring. He kept it up until a hunter came along and shot him. The moral: When you're full of bull, keep your mouth shut.” ~Will Rogers |
| Farmtopia |
Posted - Jan 15 2012 : 4:03:00 PM
Hey Rachell....it's a toughie, I've looked around for years. In some cases, I think the best thing to do is actually decide on a few areas you like and actually call a few REAL ESTATE OFFICES...why?
3 acres, in various areas, have different zoning ordinances and you'll never know unless you deal with the folks who are actually there. Example: My fiance and I were looking at land in both upstate NY and PA several years back. Well, guess what? We go to two different real estate agents in NY and 3 acres pretty much is NEVER zoned agricultural in that area, except for horses. The idea is that the area making up the 3 acres is still supposedly close enough to your neighbor that it's a noise nuisance (Im guessing roosters?), so several areas actually enacted ordinances to never zone agricultural.
Meanwhile, in PA, we were delighted, if not shocked, that there were barely ANY zoning ordinances on properties of over 2 acres in Eastern PA. This may be different as you get closer to Philly or Pittsburg, I don't know. You could keep any sort of animal there, although you needed a permit for more than 10 dogs (I'm guessing people were trying to set up too many kennel situations). So there is a big difference.
I don't know which state you might be looking at to farm. A few suggestions: try the classified sections of farming magazines such as Hobby Farms and GRIT...they both are online by the way...so try looking there as they do list properties for sale, at times.
There's also Landwatch..not sure if it's much better than your tries already, but give it a shot: http://www.landwatch.com/
If you like old houses with some farm land, this site has, at times, some land and old homes: http://oldhouses.com/
And then the ever classic site for all farm properties: http://www.landandfarm.com/
Good luck!
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