We got it!!!!

So we put in an offer on the aforementioned "one" and they said yes! Me and the hubby couldn't believe it. It actually happened on Wednesday, but the appointment making and legal checks have taken up most of my time! The lawyer signed off on the purchase agreement, the inspectors will be in on Wednesday and soon, but not quite soon enough, it'll all be ours. (Unless there is an unforeseen catastrophe, that is.) I have been full gear ahead on figuring out floor-plan changes, picking tile and bath tubs! I will admit, when the hubby called me and told me they had accepted the bid, I cried (from happiness of course) and my head hasn't been on straight since! I am worried to jinx it all by making it facebook official, so we've kept it slightly low key. I never realized how long it takes to actually close on a house, or how much money it costs! Well wish me luck everyone, and I will keep you posted. Just glad to be one step closer to a farm!

A Second Look

So we went out to the previous mentioned property a second time, this time with my parents, and I thought I was in love with the place the first time we saw it. This time we spent a bit more time looking at the house, which could be in a TV special entitled "Paneling of the 70's." My mother, the remodel queen, was armed with a tape measure and graph paper. We followed her through the house, room by room until we came up with a master plan to make the house our home. Satisfied that the work was something we were up to, we continued out into the land. Last time we walked from the front of the property to the back. This time we walked approx 1/2 of the land, through the woods, over the creeks and back into old cow pasture. It felt like I had come home. Rather than the usual thrum of activity in my head of ideas on how to make the farm work, I simply felt at peace and, well, happy! The realtor is drawing up the paperwork right now for our bid. Our fingers are crossed! I really hope this is the one!

Farm Search

My husband and I have been looking for a farm for what seems like forever, but only seriously looking for about four months now, complete with a Realtor.  I thought now was a good time to start documenting the search, and hopefully the trials and errors of starting our very own farm.

Here is some of our back story...

I have always wanted a farm, and my DH has always wanted land. The reality of our situation was about 1/4 acre of shady clay and a house we had bought with the hope of flipping it. I will just say this, It is HARD to remodel a house when you and your significant other work 60 bizarre hours a week each.... and those hours don't match up with each other! Long story short, we are deep down country folks stuck in the dreaded Suburbia. 

As I have longed for the rural farm life and the release from the bonds of emergency services, I have made several "improvements" to the property. I planted a vegetable garden among the 4 shade trees that choke nearly every bit of sunshine from touching my hard, immovable clay. I finally decided on raised beds made from repurposed plastic decking from my mothers house. The garden actually performs surprisingly well. I obtained 6 cute little chicks, and a few weeks later traded 4 baby roosters for a 3rd baby hen. We have had the girls for 3 years now and they still lay great. I have gotten a rotary composter. It is too small, we have pet rabbits and the litter pans fill the composter far too fast. I look forward to the day when I can use up all those composter tutorials I have hoarded throughout the years and determine which is the very best before settling on a big pile I will move around with a tractor.  

So what, you may ask has sparked this sudden rush to the blog? I think we have found the one. Now anyone who has known me for more than 5 minutes can tell you that this is not a new development. I am pretty sure I have thought I found "the one" nearly every time we have ventured out with the realtor, and even once before we had him at a house that wasn't on the market..... but I digress. I have found enough of "The One's" close enough together now that the end truly has to be near. Is 50 acres with a house and barn really too much for a girl to ask for? Well I hope not, this last one doesn't have power lines, random gullies, or tenants that refuse to be evicted, so we shall see. We have a list of questions to send and another bid to make, hopefully this time the owner says more than "no." I am beginning to think that counter offers are also too much for a girl to ask for. Stay tuned for further developments!