Well the wife and I have been looking for a house to live in. Like many people in this process you have the ideal vision of your house and then you usually settle for what you can find closest to it.

Ideally we were hoping to find a house that was built on some acreage that butted up against some state, or national forest. We wern't interested in square footage in so much as we wanted seclusion, privacy, and a lack of cookie cutter developments in our area. Ideally the house would sit in thinned woods, with heavy thick woods lining the perimeter, and a cleared area for gardening and star watching.

Well we pretty much found what we were ideally looking for. We managed to find a house on 10 acres that's surrounded by both a state forest, a national forest, and a wildlife management area. The land and the house itself is close enough to what we want to almost be exact.

So wish me luch that all goes through. We qualify for the mortgage right now the hope is that the house won't have any major problems in the inspection process.



Keeping my fingers crossed.
Jerry <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" />

Good luck, Jerry. Those are worthy goals. I once had a Popeye's Chicken move into my back yard! Good God! Now there is a marsh behind me and my neighbors are as close as they will ever get. I only have a little over 3 acres, but I love the peace and seclusion. May Odin (or whatever name you call him by) bless you.

Good luck Jerry, I think most of the yard will want to come visit you! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />

Good stuff Jerry!

::fingers crossed for ya::

First time home buyer? (if not then skip)

our first home purchase 9-yrs ago we were all Scared.. we sweated all the little stuff.. got all Wound up! and it was only $89k! shooot.. some Car payments are higher than that now!

Real estate market took off like a Rocket here shortly thereafter.. sold that house for $150k just a Couple years later! (coulda got > $250k NOW but don't look back!)

Anyways.. wife & I decided to build a New house on 1 acre of land.. oh that was an Experience to say the least! we made Lots of compromises.. wasn't *the* Dream house of all our dreams.. but we made out nicely.. have the Big backyard that we've always wanted, etc. and we didn't sweat it this time! took things in stride.. tried to relax thru the process (took 11-months to build! ::sigh::)
And everything worked out just fine!
We built this house for $160k, refi'd a year later it appraised at > $250k, my neighbor (which has exact same model) Just refi'd months ago and these houses appraised at > $350k.

So Real Estate is ALWAYS a Good buy!
you won't be sorry!
so hang in there bro.. before you know it.. you'll be in.. raising a glass of wine w/ your wife.. and enjoying the house <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Congrats on the house & good luck!

hope all goes well.

I truly wish you success in your house venture! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> My wife and I went through similar emotions when we decided that we had enough of Illinois and started looking for a home with acreage in Missouri. We found an old farm, and after living in a very small home for ten years, we were able to build a new home - in the middle of a hayfield! I hope you find as much happiness as we have! <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/thumbup.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Tom

Yeah, it's our first house. I've sold a home before, but never bought one. The mortage process is an eye opener for sure.

The house is all brick, unlike a lot of what you see in florida (mobile homes). It was almost entirely renovated with pretty much everything new. It's enough square footage for us and the dog which is all we really want anyway.

The worst of it, the qualification part is really over with. Now it's just a matter of making sure the inspection process goes through. So hopefully within two months I'll be posting from a new cave.

Well since you only live about an hour from me, then I'm pretty much in your backyard, or swamp if you will.

All the best luck my fingers are crossed. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crossfingers.gif" alt="" />







Bors

Sounds like a nice place. I hope you get it!


Our property used to be an alfalfa field. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Good luck!!!

WOW, sounds great. The ideal place to hold a chopping fest.

Best of Luck

Dan