#acreage

Still no takers. The 1850 octagonal fairy tale house in Irvington, NY has been taken off the market again, but Zillow kept the listing up, just in case. The 7bd, 3ba, 8,400sqft home is worth $3,594,700.

had a california king for a few nights as a hotel upgrade and jesus christ everything else has been lame since then, ill tell ya what.

felt like a land owner in that mf.

I did not choose where I lived carefully. My girlfriend at the time saw the house, loved the house, decided we could afford the house annnd suddenly, we owned a house with 6 acres. She left 6 months later.

It just so happens we got (I got) lucky. We are a short commute to larger cities, the county is rural but spread out and populated with people who work in larger and cities or own local small businesses that employ the local citizens.

My advice is find and area with a doable commute to a larger city because jobs are easier to find, more resources tend to be available and people are less isolated. Make sure wifi, clean water, propane for heating and electrical is readily available on a stable grid, healthy well.

Make sure your fences are well build and your neighbor is not an obvious ass hole. (messy, dogs, livestock or kids running wild). If there is a junk yard in the yard next door or broken fences, run down house and barn, take a pass and keep looking. Age is one thing, clear neglect of his property is a good glance into how he might behave. And if it is close by, those conditions can affect your home and yard. Think rats, fleas, dangerous dogs, sick cats infecting yours or kids getting into things.

Living on gravel is cheaper because suburbanites want hard surface. I am one mile from a highway giving me privacy but that small stretch of gravel made my home more affordable, less affected by traffic (except during harvest) and pretty easy to navigate except in the worst of snow storms.

It is completely possible to be a visible lesbian in a rural setting but learning about the locals and the political climate can help. Don't wait for the perfect plot of land, just one you fall in love with and can afford, then make it your home.

A cold commentary on class divides and capitalism. The golden rule in effect -- the golden rule, of course, being -- he who owns the gold, rules.

But Lodge Industries now tip toes around "who owns the mountain". It is not a good look.

IG historicalhomes - Isleboro, Maine Built in 1917.

12 bedroom, 6 bathroom, 7,000 sq. Ft., 4.4 acres