Airehead Posted October 23, 2017 Share #1 Posted October 23, 2017 Wella t least we put an offer in on some land. I hope the take it. I hope they don't. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digital_photog Posted October 23, 2017 Share #2 Posted October 23, 2017 17 minutes ago, Airehead said: Wella t least we put an offer in on some land. I hope the take it. I hope they don't. But is there enough room for the runway? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Razors Edge Posted October 23, 2017 Share #3 Posted October 23, 2017 If you had bought the farm, you wouldn't be posting here. Duh. Tom 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 23, 2017 Share #4 Posted October 23, 2017 When you buy the barn that goes on the lot make sure that you pour a gravel pad to the side of it and have a 30 amp hook up and water nozzle thingie right there. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted October 23, 2017 Share #5 Posted October 23, 2017 1 hour ago, Parr8hed said: When you buy the barn that goes on the lot make sure that you pour a gravel pad to the side of it and have a 30 amp hook up and water nozzle thingie right there. I second this! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 23, 2017 Share #6 Posted October 23, 2017 4 minutes ago, UglyBob said: I second this! And while you are at it, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, you should make a nifty little 4" tie in to your septic system that comes up over by where the water nozzle is. And a fire pit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted October 23, 2017 Share #7 Posted October 23, 2017 It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UglyBob Posted October 23, 2017 Share #8 Posted October 23, 2017 1 minute ago, Parr8hed said: And while you are at it, if it wouldn't be too much trouble, you should make a nifty little 4" tie in to your septic system that comes up over by where the water nozzle is. And a fire pit. They need at least two hookups and spaces. I have a portable fire pit under the motor home. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 23, 2017 Share #9 Posted October 23, 2017 If you're planning to build on this land, DH has some plans she may be able to lend you. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted October 23, 2017 Share #10 Posted October 23, 2017 I think airhead has bigger plans for this land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far Posted October 23, 2017 Share #11 Posted October 23, 2017 1 hour ago, UglyBob said: I have a portable fire pit under the motor home. That's an interest place to keep it. I had a coworker whose travel trailer burned down to the axles on I-10 outside of Pensacola. I wonder if that was the reason?? (Actually, it was a short in the batteries and the manu gave him a new t/t) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 24, 2017 Share #12 Posted October 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, 2Far said: That's an interest place to keep it. I had a coworker whose travel trailer burned down to the axles on I-10 outside of Pensacola. I wonder if that was the reason?? (Actually, it was a short in the batteries and the manu gave him a new t/t) Propane seems to be a big culprit in this sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far Posted October 24, 2017 Share #13 Posted October 24, 2017 Just now, Parr8hed said: Propane seems to be a big culprit in this sometimes. Nuthin like two large propane tanks going up on the side of the interstate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 24, 2017 Share #14 Posted October 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, 2Far said: Nuthin like two large propane tanks going up on the side of the interstate. Turned on and powering the fridge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted October 24, 2017 Share #15 Posted October 24, 2017 11 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Propane seems to be a big culprit in this sometimes. Propane language really burns me up. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share #16 Posted October 24, 2017 5 hours ago, Digital_photog said: But is there enough room for the runway? Yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share #17 Posted October 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Parr8hed said: When you buy the barn that goes on the lot make sure that you pour a gravel pad to the side of it and have a 30 amp hook up and water nozzle thingie right there. Absolutely if it means I can spoi G and Em. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share #18 Posted October 24, 2017 2 hours ago, maddmaxx said: It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. Perfectly said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share #19 Posted October 24, 2017 We are thinking a small house and a big barn--- paved drive and 30Amp for the guests who don't want to sleep in the house. Tim said that instead of a house warming party, he wanted a breaking in the new house party. I'm not sure he knows exactly what he said. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2017 Share #20 Posted October 24, 2017 2 hours ago, Kirby said: If you're planning to build on this land, DH has some plans she may be able to lend you. I am asking the smarties around here to help me. I know very little. HAHA 52 minutes ago, Airehead said: We are thinking a small house and a big barn--- paved drive and 30Amp for the guests who don't want to sleep in the house. Tim said that instead of a house warming party, he wanted a breaking in the new house party. I'm not sure he knows exactly what he said. I love it. Keep us posted. Any contingencies? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share #21 Posted October 24, 2017 No contingencies and hopefully an easy cash sale for the land. would it be wrong to build this before this?? Before this?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 24, 2017 Share #22 Posted October 24, 2017 5 minutes ago, Airehead said: No contingencies and hopefully an easy cash sale for the land. would it be wrong to build this before this?? Before this?? No, I LOVE that barn. Many, many people do that around here. Buy the land. Buy a tractor to maintain land and build a pole barn to put the tractor in. Depending on how nice the barn, many people move into the barn while they build their house. Some just casually forget to built a house and just build another barn. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 24, 2017 Share #23 Posted October 24, 2017 10 hours ago, Airehead said: Absolutely if it means I can spoi G and Em. We keep talking about getting up that way. Funny how a little 30 amp plug in would give us an excuse to drive up there! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 24, 2017 Author Share #24 Posted October 24, 2017 I wont be living in the barn but I may be training in it before the house is done. I'm going to include an office with heat and running water. It will have windows out onto the training floor so you can watch in warmth. The training area will have less heat--- maybe the radiant stuff in the ceiling-- not sure yet. Your 30Amp will be right near the side door of the barn. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 24, 2017 Share #25 Posted October 24, 2017 17 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: No, I LOVE that barn. Many, many people do that around here. Buy the land. Buy a tractor to maintain land and build a pole barn to put the tractor in. Depending on how nice the barn, many people move into the barn while they build their house. Some just casually forget to built a house and just build another barn. My father built a barn, parked his trailer inside it, and lived in the trailer while he finished some of the interior space as living space. Now he lives in the living space of the barn. I believe the tax people don't know the value of his improved property. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 24, 2017 Share #26 Posted October 24, 2017 17 minutes ago, donkpow said: My father built a barn, parked his trailer inside it, and lived in the trailer while he finished some of the interior space as living space. Now he lives in the living space of the barn. I believe the tax people don't know the value of his improved property. that is very common around here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirby Posted October 24, 2017 Share #27 Posted October 24, 2017 This sounds wonderful! I love seeing the plans of the forumites come to fruition! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted October 24, 2017 Share #28 Posted October 24, 2017 Twice I built our horse barns before I built our house. We can live anywhere. The horses need either their own barn or stabled. We had 3 or 4 horses at the time. Stabling fees would have been as much as a mortgage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Random Ungulate Posted October 24, 2017 Share #29 Posted October 24, 2017 Why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2017 Share #30 Posted October 24, 2017 4 hours ago, Airehead said: No contingencies and hopefully an easy cash sale for the land. would it be wrong to build this before this?? Before this?? Gorgeous. Clearly above our price range. We are just going to do a little rock work for accent only. Love the decorative gables and standing seam metal roof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx Posted October 24, 2017 Share #31 Posted October 24, 2017 How about just living above the Barn? It's good enough for the Swiss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 24, 2017 Share #32 Posted October 24, 2017 2 minutes ago, maddmaxx said: How about just living above the Barn? It's good enough for the Swiss. Great idea. We're gonna live in a big garage. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share #33 Posted October 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Gorgeous. Clearly above our price range. We are just going to do a little rock work for accent only. Love the decorative gables and standing seam metal roof. Don't forget that land and houses are inexpensive in our area--- then taxes are too high. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 25, 2017 Share #34 Posted October 25, 2017 16 minutes ago, Airehead said: Don't forget that land and houses are inexpensive in our area--- then taxes are too high. I don't know much about your taxes. Ours run about 1300 a year for our little 2 bedroom. I think it is 1000 sq ft, if you include the little sunroom at the front. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share #35 Posted October 25, 2017 7 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: I don't know much about your taxes. Ours run about 1300 a year for our little 2 bedroom. I think it is 1000 sq ft, if you include the little sunroom at the front. Does that include schoo taxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 25, 2017 Share #36 Posted October 25, 2017 52 minutes ago, Airehead said: Does that include schoo taxes? Yes, and it includes school taxes too. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted October 25, 2017 Share #37 Posted October 25, 2017 5 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Yes, and it includes school taxes too. Wow. I guess I am forced to move to Delaware for the lower property taxes if I ever retire. I think it is aboot the only place in the mid-Atlantic with affordable taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted October 25, 2017 Share #38 Posted October 25, 2017 23 hours ago, donkpow said: My father built a barn, parked his trailer inside it, and lived in the trailer while he finished some of the interior space as living space. Now he lives in the living space of the barn. I believe the tax people don't know the value of his improved property. This post is encouraging fraud. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 25, 2017 Share #39 Posted October 25, 2017 10 minutes ago, pedalphile said: This post is encouraging fraud. Only if you are inclined. There are no words of encouragement in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted October 25, 2017 Author Share #40 Posted October 25, 2017 9 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: Yes, and it includes school taxes too. On our current house with 5 acres we pay about 700 a month in combined school and property taxes. It hurts, hurts bad. We do happen to live in the village with the highest tax rate in the county. That hurts too because we get nothing but road services and a lot of grief. Unfortunately the new land is in the same village. We should move to Delaware. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted October 25, 2017 Share #41 Posted October 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Airehead said: On our current house with 5 acres we pay about 700 a month in combined school and property taxes. It hurts, hurts bad. We do happen to live in the village with the highest tax rate in the county. That hurts too because we get nothing but road services and a lot of grief. Unfortunately the new land is in the same village. We should move to Delaware. I read that as 700 a year. I thought that was pretty good? Then I re-read it. Ouch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder Posted October 25, 2017 Share #42 Posted October 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Airehead said: On our current house with 5 acres we pay about 700 a month in combined school and property taxes. It hurts, hurts bad. We do happen to live in the village with the highest tax rate in the county. That hurts too because we get nothing but road services and a lot of grief. Unfortunately the new land is in the same village. We should move to Delaware. WOW!!! Glad we live in the country in Montana. Even with 2 houses (one a double wide) and 350+acres our taxes do not come close to yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted October 25, 2017 Share #43 Posted October 25, 2017 700 a month? How tight are we gonna get squeezed, before we all pop? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie Posted October 25, 2017 Share #44 Posted October 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Dirtyhip said: 700 a month? How tight are we gonna get squeezed, before we all pop? The East Coast really sucks for property taxes. Except Delaware, but it just sucks in general. (It does have some good wineries and breweries though, so you can spend the saved tax money to drown your sorrows for having to live in Delaware. ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder Posted October 26, 2017 Share #45 Posted October 26, 2017 18 hours ago, sheep_herder said: WOW!!! Glad we live in the country in Montana. Even with 2 houses (one a double wide) and 350+acres our taxes do not come close to yours. Granted our houses are small and nothing fancy with the stick house being 1,300 square feet or smaller and the other a double wide. We just received our tax bill today, and I think our total bills run less than $2,500. We get dinged pretty heavy for insurance, but that is life in the country where there are no fire hydrants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn Posted October 26, 2017 Share #46 Posted October 26, 2017 22 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: We get dinged pretty heavy for insurance, but that is life in the country where there are no fire hydrants You live in a dry area. Around my area most of the farms have ponds with pond hydrants (not sure what they are called but a large pipe goes from an intake in the pond out to the road for easy hookups by the fire department .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pedalphile Posted October 26, 2017 Share #47 Posted October 26, 2017 23 hours ago, donkpow said: Only if you are inclined. There are no words of encouragement in place. Well, you didn't mention that you informed the relevant authorities, so I stand by my original statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted October 26, 2017 Share #48 Posted October 26, 2017 3 hours ago, pedalphile said: Well, you didn't mention that you informed the relevant authorities, so I stand by my original statement. That's not what you said though. You said I was encouraging fraud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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