Living in the country

[Hunter98]

I've always lived in the country most of my life but the last 4 years I have lived in a subdivision with a HOA. Everything is pretty much great in my life but I'm not happy and miss my space out in the country. I'm about to drive my poor wife crazy begging to move back. In the last couple of days I was offered 44 acres next to my Uncle's place but I'm not at a place in life where we could pull it off unless we sold our home and built another. So basically I'm just beside myself. Can't wait till the day I can leave the yuppy life. Lol

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[bloodtrailer28]

Sell it!!

[DapperDan]

Right there with you.... we are debating buying 33 acres 4 hrs from Houston full of turkey and super nice deer just to have a place to get away.


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[Acameron52]

What's holding you back? Get the heck outta Dodge!

[Electrican]

Sell it and get out there

[jbhunting39]

Same hear. Been in the city for the last 7 years. Bout to go crazy with this many people. The only way I made it the first 5 years was I worked out of state 4-9 weeks at a time. My daughter being in school is the ONLY reason we are still here. Son graduated 2 years ago. Once she's out. Selling the business, renting the house and moving back to ETX.


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[BTLowry]

Never lived in town and have no desire to start

Wife talked about moving to big city one time, told her I would be fine with digging ditches with a spoon rather than living in some city mess for any kind of work
She never mentioned it again, pretty sure she feels the same way now

[txsteele]

I feel your pain. My wife and I bought several acres in the Hill Country that I has electric, septic and a well. Our 5th Wheel is there like a small apartment. I grew up in suburbia and hate the over population that's going on where I'm at now.

Plus I'm anti-social LOL

I'm close to retirement and I'll build my house on my property when I sell my suburban house.

Can't wait!!!!!

[froghunter]

I'm the exact opposite. I've lived in the woods my whole life. I burn through tires and fuel like crazy. Winter time I never see my house in the daylight. If we are out of something like milk, butter, tea ect..... there is no "run to the store". Kids must get on the bus AT 6:05am and get home at 5:20pm or we drive to 3 different schools and 2 jobs. Sports and most school functions require multiple trips to town a day. We have a sacrificial truck that has over 200k miles on it that we do all our running in. No hoa means dogs eat my chickens, neighbor has pigs and goats down wind, dirt road beats the truck apart, trailer houses, tresspassing cows destroy my feeder and it's a 30+ min trip to city limits in an emergency. (At 70mph)

Each side has pros and cons!

[txsteele]

I'm the exact opposite. I've lived in the woods my whole life. I burn through tires and fuel like crazy. Winter time I never see my house in the daylight. If we are out of something like milk, butter, tea ect..... there is no "run to the store". Kids must get on the bus AT 6:05am and get home at 5:20pm or we drive to 3 different schools and 2 jobs. Sports and most school functions require multiple trips to town a day. We have a sacrificial truck that has over 200k miles on it that we do all our running in. No hoa means dogs eat my chickens, neighbor has pigs and goats down wind, dirt road beats the truck apart, trailer houses, tresspassing cows destroy my feeder and it's a 30+ min trip to city limits in an emergency. (At 70mph)

Each side has pros and cons!

True enough.......your scenario is different than mine. My family grew up in the suburbs and both my kids have graduated college (thank God) and they are gone now. I HATE THE SUBURBS!!!!!! Too many people! My acreage calls me daily LOL. I can't wait to leave here and live a slower life. I am pushing 50 YOA though.

[Homer75]

dirt road beats the truck apart, tresspassing cows destroy my feeder and it's a 30+ min trip to city limits in an emergency. (At 70mph)

Each side has pros and cons!

I was in a similar situation, told neighbors if their bulls tore up my fence again WE were going into the cattle business together. I don't miss the going through and tightening screws all the time because of the 5 miles of washboard road from my house to the highway.
But, not as much money in the country vs the city. After retirement wife and I'll be back in the country.

[Hunter98]

I'm the exact opposite. I've lived in the woods my whole life. I burn through tires and fuel like crazy. Winter time I never see my house in the daylight. If we are out of something like milk, butter, tea ect..... there is no "run to the store". Kids must get on the bus AT 6:05am and get home at 5:20pm or we drive to 3 different schools and 2 jobs. Sports and most school functions require multiple trips to town a day. We have a sacrificial truck that has over 200k miles on it that we do all our running in. No hoa means dogs eat my chickens, neighbor has pigs and goats down wind, dirt road beats the truck apart, trailer houses, tresspassing cows destroy my feeder and it's a 30+ min trip to city limits in an emergency. (At 70mph)

Each side has pros and cons!

That's how I grew up, my bus ride too school was about a hour and a half. The road too our property is an oil field road that the county doesn't maintain. I Love it. HOA suck.

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[mjhaverkamp]

I live in the city on 4 acres and my neighbors have 3-4 acres as well, I have properties that are only 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 hours away, I can get away when i want, I have the best of both worlds and am spoiled, I will say this, the taxes suck.

[Pineywoods]

I grew up in the country. It was 3 miles down dirt roads not maintained by the county to get to our house. We got on the bus at 6am and didn't get home until about 4:15pm. "Going to town" was a once a week thing because it was about 25 minutes to a big store. I loved it and I miss it! We are in New Caney now on 2 acres and there are too many people around here for me and it's getting worse daily. Our house is actually on the market now and we are headed up to Polk County and away from the rat race as soon as it sells. It will only be a 35-40 minute drive from my new job I start Monday and a 20 minute drive for my wife to Cleveland ISD. I will trade the drive for living around here any day. My wife just inherited 112 acres and her Granny's old farm house just south of Henderson and it has been calling our name since last year. Unfortunately, we have decided we won't be able to make a decent living up there so we are going to stay down this way until our youngest graduates in 7 years. Then we are East Texas bound!

[Squattingcoyote]

Never enjoyed neighbors peeking over my fence to chat! Got a couple acres now outside of town. Not way out in the country but far enough to feel like it.