How many of you here own your own land and how much do you own?

[bullshark]

Father and I are looking for 100-185 acres marble falls, burnet with two acres for separate homesites and the rest bow hunting. It's fun to look but haven't found the gem yet

[bullshark]

Same here dadio, mine has worked for everything he has got, I live on the land and i make sure people know that it is HIS 95 acres, even though he has said this will be yours someday. I still want to buy my own, to set an example to my kids that just because something is/or gonna be handed down to you don't you go sitting on your arse thinking you got it made!

That's very admirable and rare these days. Too many people I know live for their inheritance nowadays

[mykidsdad]

Quarter section in Coke County. Closed on the place in October of last year. It has been an absolute joy to have.

[Silent Assassin]

Phillip is doing it the way I would do it if I had the time

When I get some time, I'll start a thread about expenses.....

For now, I'll just say, we have invested or committed to spend about as much as we spent on the land and it's only been about a month.......

Two years' time of blood n sweat. It didnt happened overnight! I dont have magic wand in my arsenal.

You are right about expenses, time, gas, and all the advils!

Tractor with front loader and bush-hog are on my next list of purchase. Then I can do everything! Mostly by hand, chainsaw, my truck and tow straps! Lol

[TransPecos]

We bought 35 acres in Brown county 5 years ago. Already had a beat up single wide with water electric and septic in place. That saved me a lot of cash. It is a lot of money just to keep the place up but I love my kids having a place to go on the weekends. The country lifestyle is disappearing quickly.

[30-30]

My parents bought two tracts east of Dallas in 2007. One is just over 100 acres of 100% wooded bottomland and the other is 50 acres of mixed upland pasture/cedar. We started out with nothing on the larger place and just an old barn and water/electric at the gate of the smaller one. Now we have a nice little cabin on the smaller place and some roads, blinds and a couple of feeders on the larger place. Land takes a lot of money and time to maintain but owning it is a great feeling (according to Dad).

[holdem]

Is there a happy ending here? Sounds like a country song.

2nd verse. Now live on 1 1/2 acres closer to town, 15 min. from fishing lake, deer in the back yard, newer model with low mileage and totally debt free.

[captainsling]

We have 10 acres out side Madisonville that we bought 2 years ago. Raw timber land with deer running through it. Financed on a 15 yr note and payment is less than half of my wife's truck payment. Paid that off this month so will be payin that toward the property to have it paid in 5 more yrs. Wanted to buy while we are young to have later on when we really have the $ to put into it. For now I will get it fenced by the end of the summer and hunt it until we do something like a cabin or finish out a metal building.

[60 Deluxe]

Where is your 160 acres?

On FM 2662 west of highway 277 a couple of miles

[zztex]

My dad owns land that I don't falsely claim to be my own. Maybe it will be someday though.

I see what you did there

[M16]

I have 1850 plus a few acres. I inherited 100 acres and bought the rest on my own. Three of the places have weekend homes. Six seperate places. The smallest is 20 acres where I live which is inside the city limits. It's like living in the country. I'm considering selling some of the smaller places and adding on to the bigger ones. Keeping up with four homes is a pain. It was fun when I was younger and full of **** and vinegar. It's also a pain deciding where to hunt.

[Stan R]

Where'd you buy?

Madisonville, I have a thread in the DIY section.

[slicktricker]

I have 1850 plus a few acres. I inherited 100 acres and bought the rest on my own. Three of the places have weekend homes. Six seperate places. The smallest is 20 acres where I live which is inside the city limits. It's like living in the country. I'm considering selling some of the smaller places and adding on to the bigger ones. Keeping up with four homes is a pain. It was fun when I was younger and full of **** and vinegar. It's also a pain deciding where to hunt.

Wish I had that dilemma of your last sentence.

[SCREAMINREELS]

We sold 38 acres. nothing like owning own place but with it being small the hunting can change drastically in a few years. neighbors effect you a lot. we put the money aside and will buy more when the times right/have more money we wont buy anything under 100, prefer 150-200 unless itz a place were gonna live on primarily. then we want aleast same size we had. problem was that was in Centerville and couldn't live there. no work.

[hoythunter02]

We sold 38 acres. nothing like owning own place but with it being small the hunting can change drastically in a few years. neighbors effect you a lot. we put the money aside and will buy more when the times right/have more money we wont buy anything under 100, prefer 150-200 unless itz a place were gonna live on primarily. then we want aleast same size we had. problem was that was in Centerville and couldn't live there. no work.

Good point Jake, I too have thought about the amount I'd be able to purchase and needs to be closer to the 100 acre range. I go round and round with these things in my head.

Get me on that lease with you and I'll be able to keep my sanity for a while longer.