My wife and I have been casually looking at houses lately. We looked at a very intriguing property yesterday. It consists of a small 2 bedroom house, a barn, a chicken coop, and two shed/workshop structures. The owner even built a jungle gym fairly recently. The property itself is incredible, 15 acres on a hilltop with stunning views. All within our expected budget.
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The house.
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Chicken coop.
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Barn
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Looking from the house to the workshop/shed
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Workshop/shed
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jungle gym
The catch? It's "off the grid". Electricity is supplied by a wind generator, some solar panels, and two diesel generators. Other appliances are run off of a propane tank. Water is sourced from a well on the property and there is a septic system. In addition it is in the boonies and would effectively double my 30 min commute to 1 hr each way.
There are some serious drawbacks but wouldn't it be worth it to live in the woods with not a neighbor in sight? I could build a DS course, a pump track and some dirt jumps. My wife could have all the animals she wants (she used to live on a farm and is just as excited as I am about having some land).
Any monkeys have experience with similar setups? Am I crazy for even considering this?
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The house.
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Chicken coop.
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Barn
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Looking from the house to the workshop/shed
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Workshop/shed
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jungle gym
The catch? It's "off the grid". Electricity is supplied by a wind generator, some solar panels, and two diesel generators. Other appliances are run off of a propane tank. Water is sourced from a well on the property and there is a septic system. In addition it is in the boonies and would effectively double my 30 min commute to 1 hr each way.
There are some serious drawbacks but wouldn't it be worth it to live in the woods with not a neighbor in sight? I could build a DS course, a pump track and some dirt jumps. My wife could have all the animals she wants (she used to live on a farm and is just as excited as I am about having some land).
Any monkeys have experience with similar setups? Am I crazy for even considering this?