Rural PA, $450,000
House, large barn, large shed, large animal lean to, small hog pen, 200 head calf barn on 44 acres. Fencing overall was in poor condition.
All buildings were in fair to very poor condition, no electric to any buildings, but electric did cross a pasture for access, pastures were poor, fields were good.
Again, neither property condition nor costs were the motivating factor, location to our family business was our priority.
The farm we moved off of was better in every way except location, but farming is not our main family income.
The property was offered to other Amish and one other neighbor before we found out about it. No one was interested in paying that much for it in it's condition at that time.
Living on the new farm allows me to spend more time with my family, both at work and at home. The money I invested in this property so that I would have the opportunity to spend more time with my family was well worth it to me. I would have paid more if I needed to so that could happen.
If not for the location, I would not have paid this much for the property. It has taken a lot of time and money to fix up the house, buildings, & fencing, and after three years of work we still have a long way to go.