grandpaul
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Looks like we have a buyer for the 4-acre ranch with my shop/garage, and the NEXT step up will be 10 acres with a BRAND NEW "Barndo" (Barn / Condominium).
With the influx of frustrated blue-state residents coming to Texas and the land of opportunity, prices near Austin are thru the roof. So, I can "cash out", and buy a much bigger place a few miles further out (the ONE disadvantage), and start from scratch with an ALL NEW even more spacious building with creature comforts like a water well, septic tank, livable space that even the wyfe won't mind "camping" in, etc.
If all goes to plan, the garage will be kinda like the nicer ones you see in pictures with checkerboard floor, neat, tidy built-in cabinets, and a nice kitchen for hosting BBQ dinners, etc.
In Texas, 10 acres means we can shoot high-powered rifles, and actually hunt without undue concern for stray bullets (within reason). "Room for a pony" (as the Bucket Woman might say), PLENTY of room to fly the ultrailight, and even carve out a nice dirt track for a couple of 4-wheelers!
What a blessing to think it all started with my parents giving me a .8 acre lot for my mobile home back in 1979; if all the pieces fall into place, it will mean even-trade all the way up that ladder...
With the influx of frustrated blue-state residents coming to Texas and the land of opportunity, prices near Austin are thru the roof. So, I can "cash out", and buy a much bigger place a few miles further out (the ONE disadvantage), and start from scratch with an ALL NEW even more spacious building with creature comforts like a water well, septic tank, livable space that even the wyfe won't mind "camping" in, etc.
If all goes to plan, the garage will be kinda like the nicer ones you see in pictures with checkerboard floor, neat, tidy built-in cabinets, and a nice kitchen for hosting BBQ dinners, etc.
In Texas, 10 acres means we can shoot high-powered rifles, and actually hunt without undue concern for stray bullets (within reason). "Room for a pony" (as the Bucket Woman might say), PLENTY of room to fly the ultrailight, and even carve out a nice dirt track for a couple of 4-wheelers!
What a blessing to think it all started with my parents giving me a .8 acre lot for my mobile home back in 1979; if all the pieces fall into place, it will mean even-trade all the way up that ladder...