is that in the same area? I think there was a huge bust down by the big pond closer to Mount Aukumn a number of years ago. Farm and people long gone nowI have just gotten home from signing the real estate offer paperwork for a different piece of property. This parcel is 8.28 acres and has been on the market well over a year. I have driven by this place on occasion in the normal course of travels around the area, and always admired the wrought iron fence & gate, but I wasn't looking for property then. I've also seen a Black Australorp ranging freely in the driveway of the property on the other side of the road.
Today the broker and I heard a rooster nearby whilst we checked out the property.. She went back to her office to get the offer paperwork ready to sign tonight.
My contractor friend happened to call me a bit after the broker and I separated; I invited him to meet me at the prospective new Chicken Farm for a good, long walk-around. After all, he will be building the coop and doing other projects for me. So, now, he already knows what repairs need to be made on the shed and one room cabin and its attached deck. The coop and run comes first, though.
We discovered evidence of a long gone, possible marijuana grow way off on the other side of the currently dry stream bed. The broken sections of white PVC pipe and valves obviously once connected to the well led us to it. Dunno if the grow site was still on the same piece of property or an adjacent parcel, as we do need to have the parcel corners clearly identified.
The sellers are "motivated." I am trying not to get too excited. I like this location, the property and the situation much better than the one which fell through at the beginning of this week.
The seasonal stream on the parcel I'm hoping to buy is part of the Spanish Creek watershed system but further upstream and outside of Showcase Ranches. 
