TweetThe Urban Rural Fringe is Often a Homesteading Sweetspot
In case you have not be paying attention for the last 15 years, news flash, homesteading is once again very popular. From tiny urban homesteads (sue me Dervaes family go for it!) to mid sized small acreages to properties with a “back 40” and everything in between.
Why? America and much of the modern world is starting to realize how hollow what we call “progress” really is. They are realizing that a house that eats up 30% or more of monthly income while giving nothing back as a status symbol, doesn’t really make your life better.
Our nation was founded as a nation of homesteaders, again from big to small properties but almost every American not so long ago was using their land to provide for them. I feel we are returning to that mind set, at least a large number of us are. Today we look at finding that right property, what to look for, how to evaluate it, how to approach things so you don’t get in over your head or make costly type one errors.
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Everything I said about buying property in the BOL episode applies here
A quick update on a listener who was willing to walk away and what happened
What is the difference between a home and a homestead
Homesteads produce vs. consume your resources
Homesteads are multi functional
Homesteads are generally planned for long term ownership
Homesteads are created by their owners, not a “builder”
What to look for in a homestead
Size, its up to you but think hard about this
Locations
Urban/Suburban
Urban Rural Fringe (sweet spot)
Rural
Remote
Thinking about food production
Don’t be married to large numbers of livestock
Consider home scale animal solutions
Quail
Rabbits
Chickens
Ducks
Food production from plant sources
Annual gardens
Perennial plantings
Mushroom production
Consider your lifestyle
Working a job
Working from home
Home based business
Full time homesteader/homestead business
If you want freedom, define it
No HOAs
Check, double check, codes, zoning, laws
Evaluate the neighborhood with a critical eye
Economics
Things you almost always pay less for if they are already there
Outbuildings
Ponds
Fencing
Roofing
Almost all infrastructure
Things you tend to pay more for if they are already done
Carpet
Paint
Kitchens
Bathrooms
Things you should usually not get into your head
Additions
Removing walls
In the end, you can do this almost anywhere, define your dream
Resources for today’s show…
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Homestead – Bruce Springsteen
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