Who here owns 5 or more acres?

[speckledhen]

Hicks are fine. I live among them. I prefer them to the ones who came from elsewhere to be here, LOL. Ticks can be taken care of with guineas, which I love. No issues with hicks or ticks.


Here is a link to some pics I posted on the SDWD thread since we cleaned up our view a bit to be year round rather than more seasonal. This is what I'd have to leave if we moved. I love my view. I love my garden, fruit trees, blueberry patch, the coops we built, my privacy, the way the property has no risk of flooding, that storms almost always pass around us, etc., and am scared we wouldn't find a place as good elsewhere in our price range, though with DH's disability and my bad ankle, the steps up to the main level of the house can be daunting at times, though they are not steep.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/384349/sdwd/16110#post_9891044

 

[Happy Chooks]

Beautiful land Cyn. I hope it all works out for you and you can stay there.

 

[chickened]

Hicks are fine. I live among them. I prefer them to the ones who came from elsewhere to be here, LOL. Ticks can be taken care of with guineas, which I love. No issues with hicks or ticks.


Here is a link to some pics I posted on the SDWD thread since we cleaned up our view a bit to be year round rather than more seasonal. This is what I'd have to leave if we moved. I love my view. I love my garden, fruit trees, blueberry patch, the coops we built, my privacy, the way the property has no risk of flooding, that storms almost always pass around us, etc., and am scared we wouldn't find a place as good elsewhere in our price range, though with DH's disability and my bad ankle, the steps up to the main level of the house can be daunting at times, though they are not steep.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/384349/sdwd/16110#post_9891044

I hope things work out for you guys, I cannot imagine being force out of my property by a government that is supposed to be helping me.

 

[speckledhen]

Unlike others, I don't wait for the government to help me. I just want them to leave me alone and let me live my life without trying to take everything away from me and the husband who gave a huge portion of his life for his country.

 

[chickened]

Unlike others, I don't wait for the government to help me. I just want them to leave me alone and let me live my life without trying to take everything away from me and the husband who gave a huge portion of his life for his country.

Are there any tax advocacy groups that are available? Supposedly your state rep is supposed to help you in these cases.

 

[NickyPick]

I've got 18.5 acres that I bought in 2006, inbetween New Waverly & Coldspring Texas. It backs up to the Sam Houston National Forest, so I'll never have to worry about neighbors on that side. I used Capital Farm Credit, since they do house length loans for just land. It's great - they're also a co-op, so once a year, I'll get a dividend check that's pretty much one month's payment. I refinanced in 2009 and doubled the loan amount so I could do some improvements: cut trees (solid woods), dig up the stumps, fence (hog fence plus 2 strands barbless wire), driveway, water well, electric and a pole barn. THAT completely tripled my yearly taxes and the county had recently changed the ag-exemption rules and it now states that property must be at least 20 acres.

In any case, I'm just biding my time until I can afford to build a house. Could be another 5-10 years. I'm in no real rush. I've got a good set up currently - I live with my folks, 20 minutes from downtown Houston, where I work, and they have 4 acres and plenty of room for my horses and chickens. Dad's already stated that when they do sell their house, he's going to move with me. Mom is unsure. She's got multiple myeloma, so doesn't want to get too far from MD Anderson, but she loves country living. So, no one's going anywhere just yet.

My dream is a log home. Not too big, but with a wraparound porch.

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Unlike others, I don't wait for the government to help me. I just want them to leave me alone and let me live my life without trying to take everything away from me and the husband who gave a huge portion of his life for his country.

I agree so wholeheartedly with that statement.


I sure hope everything works out so you can keep your place. It's so beautiful and peaceful looking.

 

[speckledhen]

I agree so wholeheartedly with that statement.


I sure hope everything works out so you can keep your place. It's so beautiful and peaceful looking.

Thank you, Terry.



Quote: I don't know. Every time DH has written his state rep, we get an answer back that bears no relation to the question asked, very frustrating. Would be nice if they had better reading comprehension or maybe cared to slow down enough to really read what he wrote. And he writes just fine, being college-edumacated and everything.

 

[chickened]

Thank you, Terry.



I don't know. Every time DH has written his state rep, we get an answer back that bears no relation to the question asked, very frustrating. Would be nice if they had better reading comprehension or maybe cared to slow down enough to really read what he wrote. And he writes just fine, being college-edumacated and everything.

Or if the rep actually read the letter instead of an aid.

 

[speckledhen]

Exactamundo.