Posted: 3/5/2026 11:56:09 PM EDT
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10 acres in Leakey Texas Went to look at this land in a very pretty part of Texas. The price is t bad for the area and the view is outstanding. We live about an hour away near San Antonio. There is a lot of rock though and the grade is rather steep. I’m still waiting on the well survey as my final decision. This is speculative and would default to a retirement home if we can’t turn it into a STR and weekend getaway. Price was cut by $30k down to $90k. No knowledge of building a home on uneven land or on limestone. Does anyone have advice? |
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It’s one thing to buy 10 to 40 acres for hunting and weekend getaway. It’s another thing entirely to build a home on it. It seems more common in Texas to place a single wide trailer on a property add a porch and shed and call it done. As you age the elevation changes that make this picturesque won’t be user friendly. My SA friends seem to pick Canyon Lake or Rockport. I grew up there. If you want it to hunt throw a 50 K offer at it and let the offer expire then a few days later throw the same 50K offer at it they may take it. Note here if neighbors run cattle half the fence cost is on you. How is the road access - don’t buy a land locked property. Any ponds creeks or potential pond sites that some dozer work could create? There are a lot of factors. Talk to neighbors if possible. Look at this one also Marble Falls |
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Originally Posted By HuntFishGunCar: 10 acres in Leakey Texas Went to look at this land in a very pretty part of Texas. The price is t bad for the area and the view is outstanding. We live about an hour away near San Antonio. There is a lot of rock though and the grade is rather steep. I’m still waiting on the well survey as my final decision. This is speculative and would default to a retirement home if we can’t turn it into a STR and weekend getaway. Price was cut by $30k down to $90k. No knowledge of building a home on uneven land or on limestone. Does anyone have advice? Building on limestone is something easily overcome in populated areas with heavy machine access. I think the biggest issues you'll have building out there is hauling in material and getting access to someone with heavy machinery to chip down the limestone. Your builder will want to excavate through the uneven rock and build a (mostly) level foundation site. They will be able to handle the slope via additional concrete. Building out there will definitely be doable, but power will have to come in overhead and your foundation will likely have to be pretty tall to accommodate plumbing. Probably going to pay a premium due to the remoteness. I hunt that area quite a bit. The deer aren't great... but, there are Audad, pigs, Axis and other critters that make it worthwhile. |
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I know exactly where this is at. I have a family friend with a 17,000 acre ranch North of Leakey. Welcome to the awesome fun when packs of Harleys without pipes blast by during motorcycle season. It's a popular motorcycle route known all over the US. Expect most of the summer to be temps over 100. You are not going to be hunting anything on 10 acres and the land around you is most likely part of somebody else's hunting lease. The land is ALL rock, there are reasons people live in the valleys and not on the hilltops. You will not be able to dig a water tank or septic without a jackhammer or rocksaw. If there isn't power already, running it to your house is going to be pricey. I'm surprised somebody drilled a well, that cost a pretty penny. A lot of folks truck their water in as well flow tends to be minimal and erratic. Check it VERY carefully. Water quality might be all right but then again it may be brine or heavy with gypsum. On the bright side, you don't need to lay in a driveway. It's already rock. There is nothing in Leakey except gas stations and seasonal biker bars. The taco trailer is decent. Everything you need (including all building materials, equipment and contractors) is going to have to come from either Kerrville or Uvalde/Castroville. No doctors, no hospitals or emergency rooms, volly ambulance out of Leakey. I suggest a lifeflight insurance policy. Just about everything store wise is tourist oriented around the parks and RV operations down around Campwood. There was a motel, but it went bust almost 15 years ago. The drive thru beer barn is year round.  To give you an idea, here is the Twisted Sister's motorcycle route. Link ETA. One thing I forgot to mention. From the drone pics you are RIGHT on the road. Keep in mind, there is unimproved road frontage and a goodly bit of what you see might not be buildable. Also, you have to get access permission from the govt and that may not convey from the previous owner. (If they ever applied at all) |