The Home Improvement Thread

Oswego

n00b
You can't never time the market.

Umm, the price of land never goes down, unless your buying land near a newly discovered superfund site.
True, but if you buy cheap undeveloped land in a small town you can minimize risks and maximize proffits by developing it yourself. Meanwhile hopefully that town grows and develops around you.
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
True, but if you buy cheap undeveloped land in a small town you can minimize risks and maximize proffits by developing it yourself. Meanwhile hopefully that town grows and develops around you.

There is no such thing of cheap undeveloped land anymore here...
Unless your buying some desert out West.

 

Anathollo

Armorall is my choice of lube
Staff member

Oswego

n00b
I'm not looking for a farm nor any pastures or fields.

When I say undeveloped I mean not even a driveway culvert. No fields. No nothing. Maybe some old school timber trails and I don't even want them. You add a driveway and the value goes up immensely cause the rich can get their Audi into the lot
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
I'm not looking for a farm nor any pastures or fields.

When I say undeveloped I mean not even a driveway culvert. No fields. No nothing. Maybe some old school timber trails and I don't even want them. You add a driveway and the value goes up immensely cause the rich can get their Audi into the lot

lol, I was thinking Land Brover before I read Audi.

Here in Texas, you dont buy any type of land greater than 10acs that doesn't already have some sort agricultural, timber, wildlife exemption, cause it takes 5 years to obtain that and you will be taxed at the highest amount until the exemption kicks in. Taxes on my 50ac is $251 year (that's with some minimal improvements; well, barn, shed etc.). I'm still waiting on the county appraiser to review my 1D AG application/transfer, site visit, they are backed up with the amount of sales. I just happened to speak and visit with them yesterday. Without exemption probably $5k
 

Oswego

n00b
This is the kinda stuff I'm looking for. Sounds very similar to yours regarding taxes. 160 acres for less than 100k and $500 yearly taxes

 

Oswego

n00b
I'm pretty well versed in riparian rights and water issues because of my mom's marina. Not a lawyer but more knowledge than the average citizen
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
This is the kinda stuff I'm looking for. Sounds very similar to yours regarding taxes. 160 acres for less than 100k and $500 yearly taxes


Sister n law lives in central ME, I have considered purchasing some summer time land up that way as well.
 

Oswego

n00b
Sister n law lives in central ME, I have considered purchasing some summer time land up that way as well.
It's not close to there but the US/Canadian border is littered with cheap land. 100 acre rectangular parcels for 50k. Considering the state of our nation quick egress north might not be a bad escape plan, especially in winter lol
 

Oswego

n00b
Canada has even cheaper land but they are smart and make it difficult for foreigners to buy their land out from under them. I looked into it for about a week but the juice wasn't worth the squeeze. I could afford an entire island up there.
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
It's not close to there but the US/Canadian border is littered with cheap land. 100 acre rectangular parcels for 50k. Considering the state of our nation quick egress north might not be a bad escape plan, especially in winter lol

Just north, into Canada, look at demographics...
 

Taco Loco

Tired and Lazy, married to ‘The Laundry Fairy’
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Silverback

Lima Gulf Bravo Foxtrot Juliet Bravo
Yep.. Canada is fucked.
 

AlienXtx

Nignog
They keep coming up this way maybe they will empty out their country and we can bum rush it and take over and let them have the US lol
 

Oswego

n00b
Yep.. Canada is fucked.

Hu? What's the new media hype?


I like the look of their demographics much better than ours, especiallythe percentages. They only import the educated. And the immigrants they let in are more educated than the citizens. We do the opposite.

What am I missing?
 

balakay

BabyMax
Have a plumber coming tomorrow to look at the shower drain in the master bathroom. Think my p-trap is bad. Hopefully they don't bend me over too far.
 

tex

That's Mr Asshole to you
wishful thinking for sure. They are probably just getting caught up from the work associated with the freeze.
 
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