December 12, 2012

  After many email correspondence with the realtor and starring at a computer screen looking at property picture after property picture... A property in North East, Tennessee stood out over the rest. A small tract, only 5.05 acres in total. Yet the tract had been partially cleared, with a seasonal creek, good southern exposure, and at least 2 tillable acres. (2012 spring ad picture below)

  We were happy to find the property asking price surprising affordable. To the degree my wife and I have compared it to the similar cost of not eating out twice a week and saving the money for a few years. I have heard many people complain that purchasing land to homestead is not within their grasps, due to budget constraints. Although this may be the case for some, if you can afford to eat out and have a large pizza once or twice a week, you can afford a small tract of land.

  On December 12th with a Tennessee or bust mentality, my wife and I loaded up in the truck to make a spontaneous four hour drive. It was an adventure to say the least. The old 160,000+ mile ford truck we have fondly nicknamed Bruiser didn't let us down. Believe or not we averaged 16.91 mpg on the old tired 302 V8.

  After arriving we instantly knew that this was the tract we would call home. We were tired from the trip, yet were excited to explore our future homestead. The property had great access with a paved road, it had a roughed in drive way, cleared homesite, and a nice second growth forest in the back with a seasonal creek.

  We spent two hours exploring the property. The property was clearly marked with yellow survey stakes and the trees on the property line were spray painted. After a short conversation, we decided to purchase the property. We left the property the same day to make the four hour return trip home. We ended up driving a total of nine hours in one day and covered over 520 miles. We ended up closing on the property the following week.

  Click Here <---- Youtube video property teaser.

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