How much land do you have?

insanecoder · 07-12-2016, 09:01 PM

Dunno why you'd want 50 uncleared acres.
If yo have 50 cleared acres you better be rich enough to have hired hands to maintain it.. thats alot of work

1MOREMOD · 07-12-2016, 09:03 PM

Go in the woods and shoot stuff would be my first thought

Joekerr · 07-12-2016, 09:29 PM

Because treed acres requires no upkeep and you can make trails and stuff for riding and what not through it. Plus it's beautiful to be surrounded by trees.

Cleared is just a lot of work and boring to be looking at wide open dull flat space of land.

And also to do a little target shooting!

PoorLurker · 07-12-2016, 10:36 PM

I would like to have acreage that includes trees and a hill.

Mountain bike park please.

Mr Tonka · 07-12-2016, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by PoorLurker

I would like to have acreage that includes trees and a hill.

Mountain bike park please.

According to my tree survey, i have 117 trees on my lot and part of the lot is under water. Sadly, no hills.

ASBSECU E93 · 07-12-2016, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Joekerr

I think having 50 treed acres would be nice. But if it was 50 cleared acres then I don't know - I think it would be a little boring, no?

Err...maybe a small cleared portion for the house and perhaps a dirt track for drifting or something...the rest treed.

This.

Acreage is fine, but maintenance/upkeep for acreage in a typical yard setting is a NIGHTMARE.

Ideally - horses and other farm animals accompany land of any size. I have 5 acres and had a donkey and a couple goats to keep everything managed. My parents have about 15 acres and horses. We both keep the house fenced Ina small area and let the animals manage the bulk of the property.

ASBSECU E93 · 07-12-2016, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by finaloption

acres?

more like sq ft

X2, takes me 12 minutes total to mow the front and rear yards together. No interest in a large piece of land as this would mean I would have to move out to the middle of nowhere and I enjoy being able to walk to a number of things and a quick drive to downtown.

My property is 11 miles from downtown of the 3rd largest city in NC.

Rural living with Urban amenities

ASBSECU E93 · 07-12-2016, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

3,600 sq ft lot here in New Orleans and 1 acre just outside Asheville NC...

You live where I moved from (Wayne's-Vegas), right??

kscarrol · 07-13-2016, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

You live where I moved from (Wayne's-Vegas), right??

No, the rush of people moving in to be near Master Rick drove real estate values too high for me!

We're actually in Arden, just south of Ashville....

ASBSECU E93 · 07-13-2016, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by kscarrol

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Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

You live where I moved from (Wayne's-Vegas), right??

No, the rush of people moving in to be near Master Rick drove real estate values too high for me!

We're actually in Arden, just south of Ashville....

12 Bones and NEO Burrito FTW!!!

Master Rick

John 070 · 07-13-2016, 10:44 AM

I have often lost track over the years and have this distinct feeling that peasants have built upon it. I simply do not have the time nor resources to have them expelled, as most of the time I am dealing with matters of great consequence

UncleWede · 07-13-2016, 11:27 AM

My city spot is 1/3 acre, but big enough to have chickens/turkeys in the back.

I am tertiary (to my parents) on the family trust that includes 20 acres in Montana that abuts BLM forest and includes a river, as well as 2 acres in the southern sierras near Lake Isabella.

When I retire, I want some partially wooded acres with alpacas and some chivos.

natedog7700 · 07-13-2016, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by sea6speed

Acres???

A builder just paid $725K for a 7500 sq ft lot a few blocks from me.

That sounds depressing! Lol

EALm4 · 07-13-2016, 12:01 PM

Pretty much nothing here. Just a 1430sq/ft condo

MKSixer · 07-13-2016, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

This.

Acreage is fine, but maintenance/upkeep for acreage in a typical yard setting is a NIGHTMARE.

Ideally - horses and other farm animals accompany land of any size. I have 5 acres and had a donkey and a couple goats to keep everything managed. My parents have about 15 acres and horses. We both keep the house fenced Ina small area and let the animals manage the bulk of the property.

+1
The main piece of family land is 10+ acres in the city on which my parents home is built. As someone stated earlier, relatives either die or we buy them out and it is now worth a high 7-figure sum of money. Similar tracts in the area have been turned into neighborhoods with zero line lot houses at $350K+.

My dream is 5 acres in the city with a warehouse-garage for the cars complete with lifts and full tools. Ah well.

JasonCSU · 07-13-2016, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MKSixer

+1
My dream is 5 acres in the city with a warehouse-garage for the cars complete with lifts and full tools. Ah well.

Damn, I want that dream too!

M_Six · 07-13-2016, 02:23 PM

Our lot was originally a full acre, but the east end of the lot abuts a farm road and has 90ft of grass between the road and the trees. The woman who had the house built was worried that the grass strip may have ended up being a dumping area and she didn't want the responsibility for it, so she had the plot redrawn so she only owned to the edge of the treeline. The guy who owned all the land before selling off the plots retained ownership of the 90ft strip of grass. Then we bought the house 8 years later. About a year after we bought it, the guy plunked a garage/storage building on the strip of grass without talking to us about it first. I would have paid for the land just to keep it clear, since that garage is now visible from our house most of the year. Too late now to do anything about it. So we own like .92 acres or thereabouts.

sea6speed · 07-13-2016, 05:08 PM

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That sounds depressing! Lol

Less so since I bought my house at the bottom of the market a few years ago. Prices are up 75% since then. Not so good for new buyers though.

Benedict1957 · 07-14-2016, 12:01 AM

1.5 acres but the vast majority of it is untouched land that I have no interest in maintaining or developing further. It's total wilderness. My wife wants to clear away some of the trees and build an outdoor tennis/basketball court but I think it's a colossal waste of money and I'm having none of it. If either of my children were avid tennis players then I'd be on board, but that's not the case. My wife certainly doesn't play. It'd function more as a status symbol for when she has guests over which is one of the worst reasons to waste money on anything.

Bear in mind we are in Texas so acreage is not quite as expensive as you'd find on the two coasts.

ASBSECU E93 · 07-14-2016, 09:56 AM

kscarrol - I was back in town for the last Asheville C&C....I should have reached out to you! I came back to make sure Master Rick's peep's stayed out of my house in Maggie Valley (

) and brought the E93 M with me. One of my former co-workers bought a RC-F and we hung out together...

kscarrol · 07-14-2016, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ASBSECU E93

kscarrol - I was back in town for the last Asheville C&C....I should have reached out to you! I came back to make sure Master Rick's peep's stayed out of my house in Maggie Valley (

) and brought the E93 M with me. One of my former co-workers bought a RC-F and we hung out together...

Would have gone but we're back in NO. The land in NC is just an empty lot for now... We'll build on it in a few years.

Lol @ keeping master rick's peeps out! I wonder if anyone has googled master Rick Waynesville yet...

John 070 · 07-14-2016, 11:22 AM

Just a general question, why do folks post highly personal info on the web for strangers to see, down to the exact location of where said land might be located? Kinda of like say you have a YouTube channel, why do some actually show where they work and where they live? Aren't there like all kinds of weird a** stalkers and psychos on the internet?

View Poll Results: How many acres do you own?
less than 1	58	48.74%
1-1.99	15	12.61%
2-3.99	8	6.72%
4-7.99	7	5.88%
8-14.99	3	2.52%
15-49.99	5	4.20%
50-250	5	4.20%
251-1000	1	0.84%
over 1000	2	1.68%
a billion acres	15	12.61%
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07-12-2016, 09:01 PM	#23
insanecoder Banned 1411 Rep 3,211 Posts Drives: 340isDrive Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast USA iTrader: (0)	Dunno why you'd want 50 uncleared acres. If yo have 50 cleared acres you better be rich enough to have hired hands to maintain it.. thats alot of work
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1MOREMOD - 11822 Rep 23,186 Posts Drives: Race car-> Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: check your mirrors iTrader: (5)	Go in the woods and shoot stuff would be my first thought
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Joekerr Banned 7935 Rep 1,923 Posts Drives: 2017 Audi S6 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	Because treed acres requires no upkeep and you can make trails and stuff for riding and what not through it. Plus it's beautiful to be surrounded by trees. Cleared is just a lot of work and boring to be looking at wide open dull flat space of land. And also to do a little target shooting!
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PoorLurker Custom User Title 1139 Rep 675 Posts Drives: a bicycle Join Date: May 2015 Location: Orange County, CA iTrader: (0)	I would like to have acreage that includes trees and a hill. Mountain bike park please.
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07-13-2016, 10:44 AM	#33
John 070 Lieutenant General 1731 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	I have often lost track over the years and have this distinct feeling that peasants have built upon it. I simply do not have the time nor resources to have them expelled, as most of the time I am dealing with matters of great consequence
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UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18525 Rep 9,432 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	My city spot is 1/3 acre, but big enough to have chickens/turkeys in the back. I am tertiary (to my parents) on the family trust that includes 20 acres in Montana that abuts BLM forest and includes a river, as well as 2 acres in the southern sierras near Lake Isabella. When I retire, I want some partially wooded acres with alpacas and some chivos.
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EALm4 Colonel 3386 Rep 2,009 Posts Drives: SO 16' M4 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Baltimore iTrader: (1)	Pretty much nothing here. Just a 1430sq/ft condo
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M_Six Free Thinker 19528 Rep 7,556 Posts Drives: 2016 MB GLC300 4matic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Foothills of Mt Level iTrader: (0)	Our lot was originally a full acre, but the east end of the lot abuts a farm road and has 90ft of grass between the road and the trees. The woman who had the house built was worried that the grass strip may have ended up being a dumping area and she didn't want the responsibility for it, so she had the plot redrawn so she only owned to the edge of the treeline. The guy who owned all the land before selling off the plots retained ownership of the 90ft strip of grass. Then we bought the house 8 years later. About a year after we bought it, the guy plunked a garage/storage building on the strip of grass without talking to us about it first. I would have paid for the land just to keep it clear, since that garage is now visible from our house most of the year. Too late now to do anything about it. So we own like .92 acres or thereabouts. Attached Images __________________ Mark markj.pics "Life is uncertain, eat bacon now." -UncleWede Last edited by M_Six; 07-13-2016 at 02:29 PM..
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Benedict1957 Enlisted Member 47 Rep 35 Posts Drives: 2008 E90 M3 Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: TX iTrader: (0)	1.5 acres but the vast majority of it is untouched land that I have no interest in maintaining or developing further. It's total wilderness. My wife wants to clear away some of the trees and build an outdoor tennis/basketball court but I think it's a colossal waste of money and I'm having none of it. If either of my children were avid tennis players then I'd be on board, but that's not the case. My wife certainly doesn't play. It'd function more as a status symbol for when she has guests over which is one of the worst reasons to waste money on anything. Bear in mind we are in Texas so acreage is not quite as expensive as you'd find on the two coasts. Last edited by Benedict1957; 07-14-2016 at 12:25 PM..
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John 070 Lieutenant General 1731 Rep 14,825 Posts Drives: 335i cpe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: ZSP/ZPP/ZCW iTrader: (0)	Just a general question, why do folks post highly personal info on the web for strangers to see, down to the exact location of where said land might be located? Kinda of like say you have a YouTube channel, why do some actually show where they work and where they live? Aren't there like all kinds of weird a** stalkers and psychos on the internet?
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