Your Own Family Homestead

Start with the aerial view, which is oriented north; my description and the photo labels will make more sense. You have 12-1/4 acres clear field, and it is very productive land. I grow hay, and pull 30 to 40 tons annually. At the northwest corner of the field, 2-1/4 acres is wooded, providing privacy from the next field over. To the east of the field is a nice little pond, about 1/5 of an acre, nestled in the edge of the 6-3/4 acre pine forest. A small road provides an additional means to exit the property to the east, in addition to the nice gravel paid easement road that I use with large farm equipment. Understand, I'm not a realtor; I am the land owner and farmer and user of the land. I know it well. I'm only listing this property because I have seen some incredible sales go on around me, and want to see if there is actual interest at this price level. I have no need to sell it, and won't sell for less than what the market will bear. That said, this would make an excellent homestead or family compound. Your absentee neighbors to the north and south is a landowner that rents for agriculture. The woods on your west are lower, and owned by the large local farmer who buys everything he can, apparently to just hold. There are two neighbor families on the northeast, one a small farmer and the other a small business owner. They are fine, hardworking folks, but one family owns barking dogs. If you don't like that, 200 feet of fence and a nice automated gate solves the problem. In case you're wondering, no, I will not owner finance this purchase. However, ArborOne is an outstanding agricultural lender, and this tract meets all qualifications. The clear land all perks, and I can get a copy of the USDA soil survey map for you. Obviously, you would also conduct all of your own testing during the examination period of a sales contract. I'm happy to show it and walk it with you, but let's only do that if you have the income and credit score to actually buy it or finance it with your bank or ArborOne.