Convinced the wife to move out of the subdivision to some acreage.

[Joe Wiecked]

We made this move 1.5 years ago. Live on 2 acres about 15 miles out from where we used to live. About 2 miles to the city limits of a small town (~2500 people). Love it. It is quiet, I get to do what I want when I want, no HOA, no city zoning, etc...

One piece of advice I have is to look at the deed restrictions before you buy. There may be restrictions on the deed that you will not like. Utility easements may mean you cannot put up a fence and gate. There may be other restrictions such as property appearance set by someone in the past. One of my neighbors cannot have a "non operational vehicle" on the property. The original owner sold a portion of his land and put that restriction on there. They bought it out of foreclosure, but the restriction remains. My property has 0 deed restrictions.

[Joe Wiecked]

4-5 years from it myself. Probably going east to Royce City area at some point.

Coming out near me. Keep going a little farther and I am just NW of Caddo Mills.

[mstng86]

Coming out near me. Keep going a little farther and I am just NW of Caddo Mills.

Nevada?

My aunt lives out there. Its pretty good. you aren't way out in the sticks, but you are far enough out to do what the hell you want.

[Lone Sailor]

4-5 years from it myself. Probably going east to Royce City area at some point.

That whole area is actually booming already. Royse City, Fate, Heath, McClendon Chism, Caddo, Poetry ....

[dblack1]

Congrats! We are working on the same thing, I'm trying to stay under 45 miles from my job which is very challenging considering what I want to buy, does everyone make $200k a year now? Seems like it with the price of houses.

It isn't really just that. You'd be surprised how many people are okay with spending 4 times gross household income on a house. There are a lot of low 100k income households that buy $350k+ houses. Debt to income plays a huge role in this. I actually know a couple who did a conventional on a $500k home and the husband grosses a little over $100k, wife stays at home with three kids. Paid for vehicles, frugal, etc.

[Silverback]

We made this move 1.5 years ago. Live on 2 acres about 15 miles out from where we used to live. About 2 miles to the city limits of a small town (~2500 people). Love it. It is quiet, I get to do what I want when I want, no HOA, no city zoning, etc...

One piece of advice I have is to look at the deed restrictions before you buy. There may be restrictions on the deed that you will not like. Utility easements may mean you cannot put up a fence and gate. There may be other restrictions such as property appearance set by someone in the past. One of my neighbors cannot have a "non operational vehicle" on the property. The original owner sold a portion of his land and put that restriction on there. They bought it out of foreclosure, but the restriction remains. My property has 0 deed restrictions.

He can always get a property attorney to look into amending the deed restriction, it's not a hard process, especially the further out your are, and the more land you have. Much harder in subdivisions, etc.

[GeorgeG.]

My wife is on board with getting out of town a ways, and there are some amazing lots in this area, BUT (big but) we have a 12-year old that needs/wants to be close to her school and friends for now.

For now I'll just live vicariously through y'all, and continue to be thankful for having a corner lot at least.

Are y'all satisfied with her school?

I only ask because if you're not, then don't listen to anyone saying "it's not a good idea to move a teenage daughter" or "they'll have difficulty adjusting at that age". I ran into that kind of flak when we thought about moving back when my daughter was about that age. We ultimately stayed put and dealt with the shitty school that mirrored one out of south Dallas.

[Joe Wiecked]

Nevada?

My aunt lives out there. Its pretty good. you aren't way out in the sticks, but you are far enough out to do what the hell you want.

Nevada is expensive as hell. We looked at 2.5 acres there. It had the power run, septic onsite already and water run. Had 2 small ponds on it with plenty of trees, but they wanted $52,500 for the land. By going East another 10 miles, we got 2 acres with just as many trees (grouped on 2 sides of the property instead of random around) for $23,000. Had Septic, power and water already as well. Less than 1/2 the price for only .5 acres less. We also have the option to buy as much of a 102 acre field that surrounds us as we wish for $3500/acre. Josephine is better, but again pretty expensive. Once you pass Josephine and cross into Hunt County from Collin, the price drops dramatically. The County tax rate is also less.

[Joe Wiecked]

He can always get a property attorney to look into amending the deed restriction, it's not a hard process, especially the further out your are, and the more land you have. Much harder in subdivisions, etc.

Yes, of course. Most people don't think to check for this prior to signing at closing. I wouldn't have if someone didn't tell me.

[mstng86]

My dad moved all the way to a little place called Celeste. I would like to live in the country, but damn that was way the hell out there.

[Baron Von Crowder]

Yes, of course. Most people don't think to check for this prior to signing at closing. I wouldn't have if someone didn't tell me.

Thanks for the heads up, I wouldnt have thought about that.

Not that this place will be available in a few months( hell it might be, who knows) but one I saw has a gas well on the back side of the property. From what I can tell, it's included in the sale. I would have figured it would be owned by the gas co that operates it. Am I reading that wrong, or would I end up leasing an acre to the gas co?

[Rreemo]

Congrats DJ - you are going to love it! My wife was sort of the same back when I first started wanting to move outside the city, but eventually after dealing with the horrible people, politics, and crime in our old community...she got onboard. Hard to believe, but it's been almost 9 years now and we both can't believe we stayed there as long as we did.

I'll tell you, there's really something to be said about no traffic, no city taxes, no HOA, and especially no fucking snobby assed people!

...and I can hunt Dove a stone's throw from my house.

[Big A]

Congrats! We are working on the same thing, I'm trying to stay under 45 miles from my job which is very challenging considering what I want to buy, does everyone make $200k a year now? Seems like it with the price of houses.

Yet when I browse the DFW housing market for shits & giggles, everything looks so "affordable," as compared to properties here in NorCal. Which is still NOTHING compared to the bay and SoCal. It's all relative.

That's awesome!

It took me a while, but I was able to convince my old lady to move to the mountains with me. We're planning to move to Lake City, CO this summer. It's going to be a major lifestyle change, and I'm stoked.

<--Jelly

Are y'all satisfied with her school?

I only ask because if you're not, then don't listen to anyone saying "it's not a good idea to move a teenage daughter" or "they'll have difficulty adjusting at that age". I ran into that kind of flak when we thought about moving back when my daughter was about that age. We ultimately stayed put and dealt with the shitty school that mirrored one out of south Dallas.

She's in a good school, and her dad lives relatively close. There has even been mumblings of having a second child, so it may be a while before this dream is realized.

[Joe Wiecked]

Thanks for the heads up, I wouldnt have thought about that.

Not that this place will be available in a few months( hell it might be, who knows) but one I saw has a gas well on the back side of the property. From what I can tell, it's included in the sale. I would have figured it would be owned by the gas co that operates it. Am I reading that wrong, or would I end up leasing an acre to the gas co?

You would own the land, but the gas company has rights to to access it at any time. You cannot block their access or type of vehicle from accessing. You can fence off the rest, and limit them to the area where the easement is, and there is not really anything you can do with that portion of the land. You still pay the taxes on the land. I looked at a 3 acre piece that had an oil pipeline under the rear portion. The only way to the portion was the main driveway, right past the house. The good news is the price per acre was less on these properties.

Technically a 2 lock system would work for a gate (you have 1 lock and they have the 2nd). However the workers are generally less motivated to relock the gate than you are. In the end, we chose to not deal with an easement. The savings just wasn't worth it to us.

[zachary]

My wife and I love living in the country. We live about 15 miles west of Shreveport on a subdivison with 5 acre lots, square foot minimums, and houses have to be so far off road. It is an amazing place. We are currently looking for more land for a bit more privacy though. Nothing beats country living! Takes 20 minutes to get to and from work downtown. For us can not beat it!