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Posted: 11/7/2015 5:34:34 PM EDT
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No water.
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Posted: 11/7/2015 7:17:18 PM EDT
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No water. A well isn't possible in those locations? |
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Posted: 11/7/2015 7:28:08 PM EDT
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...or electric without going solar. When I was in my late 20's I went on a land hunt. I had always lived on a postage stamp in a city and wanted to have a few acres to play with. I bought 5 acres in Rachel and have found one thing I never expected. It is impossible to get anyone to do any work in rural areas. I have damn near had to beg people to take my $100 bills to do simple digging with a backhoe. The well took forever to find someone competent and the septic too. Rachel has electric so that was one worry I didn't have to have. Everything when owning a big piece of land is expensive...it cost me nearly $1500 to just barb wire 5 acres with a gate...I wouldn't even wanna think what your talking about would cost...it would be out of my range. If I had to do it again I'd probably buy property with everything done...well...septic...electric...fenced but I will admit that's the 46yo me talking...it has been fun going from a piece of bare land to having someplace that is a get away from the city on weekends
Sorry for the run on paragraph...I'm on my phone Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/7/2015 8:49:35 PM EDT
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...or electric without going solar. When I was in my late 20's I went on a land hunt. I had always lived on a postage stamp in a city and wanted to have a few acres to play with. I bought 5 acres in Rachel and have found one thing I never expected. It is damn near impossible to get anyone to do any work in rural areas. I have damn near had to beg people to take my $100 bills to do simple digging with a backhoe. The well took forever to find someone competent and the septic too. Rachel has electric so that was one worry I didn't have to have. Everything when owning a big piece of land is expensive...it cost me damn near $1500 to just barb wire 5 acres with a gate...I wouldn't even wanna think what your talking about would cost...it would be out of my range. If I had to do it again I'd probably buy property with everything done...well...septic...electric...fenced but I will admit that's the 46yo me talking...it has been fun going from a piece of bare land to having someplace that is a get away from the city on weekends Sorry for the run on paragraph...I'm on my phone Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I can sympathize with you. When we first moved to our little 4 acre plot and had to get work done that I didn't have the equipment to do, it was literally like pulling teeth. I would call maybe fifteen people. Three would return my call and one would actually come out to the house- if I was lucky. I've learned to network myself as much as possible and to use friends of friends since they're most reliable and willing to help. |
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Posted: 11/7/2015 11:10:18 PM EDT
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A well isn't possible in those locations? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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No water. A well isn't possible in those locations? We hit water at 80 feet...we dropped the pump to 160...that cost 10k...I can't imagine what some people pay when they hit water at 800 feet. Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/8/2015 8:52:16 AM EDT
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I have a few acres up on Mt. Charleston and getting people to do work up there is a pain in the ass. I couldn't imagine how tough it'd be out in the middle of no where.
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Posted: 11/8/2015 11:15:43 AM EDT
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I have a few acres up on Mt. Charleston and getting people to do work up there is a pain in the ass. I couldn't imagine how tough it'd be out in the middle of no where. More info please? Did you buy or inherent it? Is there anything on it like a well? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/8/2015 1:49:26 PM EDT
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It's cheap for suckers. Look at Rye Patch and Golconda those properties we8 sold as primed real estate and look at how many people live there.
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Posted: 11/9/2015 12:31:22 AM EDT
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More info please? Did you buy or inherent it? Is there anything on it like a well? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have a few acres up on Mt. Charleston and getting people to do work up there is a pain in the ass. I couldn't imagine how tough it'd be out in the middle of no where. More info please? Did you buy or inherent it? Is there anything on it like a well? Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile I have about two and a half acres about 1/2 way up Kyle Canyon Road off Scottie Ave. It has power, a well, and an 1800 square foot manufactured home on it. It does have some improvements like corrals etc. We bought the place as a foreclosure a few years ago with the intent of maybe building a house up there but I doubt we will wind up doing that. We just rent the house out now. |
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Posted: 11/16/2015 12:36:53 PM EDT
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Accessibility is the other issue. Friend's husband has property from his grandpa. Takes some off-roading to get to it.
Also, even a section of land doesn't do much here. Will be challenging to get a permit for an ag well, especially in PeCo. Takes a lot of acreage to support stock, without supplemental feed. |
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Posted: 11/16/2015 4:58:26 PM EDT
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Accessibility is the other issue. Friend's husband has property from his grandpa. Takes some off-roading to get to it. Not to mention a section of land being landlocked with no county easements.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/16/2015 8:33:45 PM EDT
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Not to mention a section of land being landlocked with no county easements.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Accessibility is the other issue. Friend's husband has property from his grandpa. Takes some off-roading to get to it. Not to mention a section of land being landlocked with no county easements.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile From the description of many of the allotments for sale, the perimeter of each property is noted as an easement, essentially the early beginning of a county road. |
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Posted: 11/17/2015 12:22:01 AM EDT
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From the description of many of the allotments for sale, the perimeter of each property is noted as an easement, essentially the early beginning of a county road. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Not to mention a section of land being landlocked with no county easements.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile From the description of many of the allotments for sale, the perimeter of each property is noted as an easement, essentially the early beginning of a county road. In most of those properties the closest thing to a road is likely to be a cow trail, or a game trail. On the plus side, property taxes are low. Very low. I suppose it all hinges on what you intend to do with the property. Pershing County talks pro-growth, their actions don't always match up. Oh, and do your research on the county itself. They do tend to be fiscally responsible, but the commissioners are tightwads and there are a lot of roads that are not county maintained. |
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Posted: 11/17/2015 1:32:21 PM EDT
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I went up to my house on the mountain over the weekend and some a-hole stole the propane tank. Another hazard of rural living.
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Posted: 11/17/2015 2:15:27 PM EDT
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I went up to my house on the mountain over the weekend and some a-hole stole the propane tank. Another hazard of rural living. That's the hazard of rural living next to a city of 2 million people that most are on SNAP, EBT and alot of other acronyms.... Posted Via AR15.Com Mobile |
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Posted: 11/17/2015 3:23:09 PM EDT
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I went up to my house on the mountain over the weekend and some a-hole stole the propane tank. Another hazard of rural living. That is one factor holding me back from a second home/vacation home. Too many people feel entitled to things that aren't theirs. |
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Posted: 11/19/2015 12:09:43 AM EDT
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That is one factor holding me back from a second home/vacation home. Too many people feel entitled to things that aren't theirs. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I went up to my house on the mountain over the weekend and some a-hole stole the propane tank. Another hazard of rural living. That is one factor holding me back from a second home/vacation home. Too many people feel entitled to things that aren't theirs. When you live an hour or so from a city with 2 million people you might get some random thieves. If you lived in Austin you might get more hunters/off roaders looking for directions or advice about where critters are. |
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