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We just closed on some property we sold. We paid of course, the real estate agent's commission, our portion of the taxes(county, school, city) for January thru May 3rd, owners title insurance closing fee to title company, and document preparation fee. We did not pay for the survey. Our's was...

Land is expensive, especially if it is closer to a city like San Antonio. Just keep looking, you will find it. We took a less expensive route by being willing to remodel the house. Not the kind of house we are use to, but it had great bones. Would I have build one, if we had found the perfect...

You are welcome. I know you will find your dream country home and love it. Your kids will love it too. It is a little bit of adjustment, not being able to run to the stores on the spur of the moment, but it helps the budget.

As far as using gray water, our house was built like that. Depending on where your washer is in the house you buy it might be easy to do that with the washer also. For the rest of the house you would need to do a plumbing reroute, which could be expensive. Regardless, you will need a plumber...

Wow, that is good to know about Guineas.

LMK17, as far as your well running dry, we put in a water catchment system on an 680 sq. ft. cabin . It was 5000 gallon storage tank that if it the it overflowed went into another 1500 gallon tank. Sometimes they both overflowed. It cost $8000. for the catchment system, but was well worth the...

My Husband's grandma froze milk and kept it in the freezer. It actually works.

We keep a bleach in a squirt bottle. I don't remember who told us, but it takes the sting out of scorpion bites. We keep sticky boards under the bed to catch scorpions. We also have them spray for scorpions every quarter. Someone said they don't like the smell of lavender. I don't know this...

I plan on getting guineas. I don't know if they kill them, but they will alert you to them. We wear snake boots too. When you pick up a bale of hay, don't just pick it up, roll it or tilt it forward. Snakes will get between the bales, and you can get bit if you just pick it up. I also like rat...

Exactly Bruce, that was why I was worried when LMK17 was considering this piece. I have looked at more than my fair share of properties, and when they only have pictures of the outside that is always a red flag. Another thing that worried me was it had been sold I think 4 or 5 times since 2003...

;) Actually with the right filters, you can actually filter out the radionuclides. Frost Heave sounds bad. Here the foundations will shift due to clay. It is called Black land farm. Termites, I guess stay active more year around here. We don't get snow much here or freezes. Do you have to fix...

Misfitmorgan, actually that second one at one time may have been a pig farm. lol So, it is very possible it could have been a manure lagoon. Here we test for everything. Foundation problems are big problem. Termites are too. The home inspectors here will tell you if they think you might have a...

If we were buying either one of these as an investment property, it would be the first one. I would offer $415,000. as a starting point after finding a real estate agent to represent me, depending on their opinion. The house is valued at $198,000 approximately. If the land is worth $156,000...

2730 County Road 232, Floresville, TX 78114 is a mobile home built in 2003. This property was last sold for - in 2015 According to the Floresville public records, the property at 2730 County Road 232, Floresville, TX 78114 has approximately 2,356 square feet, with a lot size of 29.19 acres...

Okay, let me clarify Misfitmorgan. I am not talking about stock tanks like you are talking about stock tanks. To me, stock tanks are ponds. Also, since my husband and I currently have 4 properties, I do know what I am talking about. We do investment properties. My friend owes a real estate...

LMK17, wells are expensive. Before we sold our cabin in Leakey, we checked into it. $17,000. There is also the pump house, filter system, and pump. I think you have some good options. I think the pecan orchard is a plus on the first one. Our friend has a small pecan orchard, and makes about...

Oops hit wrong button. So much fun realizing what a small world it is. We probably all met at one time or another, and just never knew it.

Oh my, it is a small world indeed. I think his name was John. I always called him Mr. Coleman. I just know that he had cattle, and my grandmother worked as his housekeeper during the week. In the summer, he allowed me to stay there with her in her bedroom. She had weekends off. He was very...

It will be quite the sight when he steps in manure, Muck or Bogs on. I spent the summer with my grandmother who worked at Mr. Coleman's ranch. Her own little home came with milk cows, chickens, guinea fowl, peacocks, and a mean horse named Charlie who liked to sneak up on people and bite them...