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Termyn8or -> RE: acreage (11/26/2006 8:22:50 AM)
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Are you looking in PA ? It's kinda like OH, alot of what isn't developed is that way for a reason.
Generally, the same old rule applies ; head for the high ground. Not just for the cellular coverage, but for drainage etc. If you want a farm, frequently land at a lower elevation will be more arable, more fertile, but altitude has it's advantages.
At higher altitude you pay as well. All of your structures should be built to withstand high winds, and be very well insulated.
Coincidentally, we were looking at a property in central PA a couple years ago. A bar with apts above and a huge barn. It was near a mountain but the name escapes me at the moment. This thing had bed and breakfast written all over it, and some things had been done in the barn in that direction. It was a few acres and came with the liquor license. Thing is they only wanted $35,000 for the whole kit and kaboodle.
Unfortunately by the time I got the email back with the pics and everything there was already an offer on it, and I guess it subsequently went through. Just as well maybe, too much driving unless we want to give up the peoperty here. Definitely an option though if the business made a nice profit. Actually the bar was all licensed and ready to go, but somebody died or something and they didn't have the people to run it. Why it was so cheap is anybody's guess.
Anyway, just what are you looking to do ? You look at properties high and low, and if you want to farm, you might not want the high, if you just want to build and live there you might not want the low. Also, if these properties happen to be adjacent, buy them both if you can afford it. You can build a house partially on a side of a mountain and there are ways to make it very very energy efficient.
If you can manage to build on the south side of a mountain, you can almost get by without electricity or gas, seriously. Once you get a good piece of the basement under the frost line, paying close attention to the topology of the land and placement of windows, as well as room layout you can slash heating and cooling costs by about 90%. See that's what makes this shit worth looking into.
Of course I would fence it all in and make a nice playground for all our kinky friends. Now that would be cool.
T
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