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<blockquote data-quote="Cross-7" data-source="post: 1356910" data-attributes="member: 24538"><p>Had a 4 hour drive today for an early start to the work week in the morning </p><p>Many years ago I wanted to quit my job and ranch for a living. </p><p>I was broke and couldn't find a bank that'd loan on land. </p><p>I could buy a car or house easy but nobody would loan me money for land. I always thought that was stupid as a car deprecates and a house could be trashed. </p><p>I always thought land would have been a safer loan.</p><p>Anyway there came up a place for sale that was rough and sandy with poor access that nobody wanted to buy. </p><p>The guy owner financed it to me and I was in heaven for awhile. </p><p>Then it became too small and I wanted more.</p><p>I had some equity now after having this place, equipment and cattle, but nothing was available close to home. </p><p>I fiund a place a couple hours from home that I liked and sold the first place.</p><p>It wasn't but a couple years of being away from my wife and kids took its toll so I sold it and made a little on it and bought place closer to home, but it became too small. </p><p>I wanted to quit my job and ranch for a living.</p><p>I got the place bought right and prices for land in the area were on the upswing.</p><p>It was a good hunting place so I priced it pretty high. </p><p>Finally some hunters and I worked a deal lower than my list price but I come out pretty good. </p><p>I now had a little something to work with, for a poor working man that is , so I went shopping. </p><p>I still didn't have enough to buy a big place like I wanted but there was a place 7-1/2 hours away that was good sized and it'd carry more cows per acres than where I was. It had a few issues so was priced where it fit my budget. </p><p>I pretty much emptied my pockets getting the place but it was a long ways from work and home. </p><p>I partnered with my neighbor on some cows. He looked after the day to day things in exchange for grazing his share of the cows. </p><p>I liked to have wore out a pickup running back and forth. </p><p>I was gone from home all the time and felt like when I was off work I had to be at the ranch. </p><p>Things went south at home. The partner deal with my neighbor wasn't working. I couldn't look after cattle and work my job too. </p><p>Leasing wouldn't make a dent in the payment. </p><p>It needed some water improvements and to buy out a neighbor that bordered it that would connect it to a good county road. </p><p>I didn't have what it was going to take to get that done. </p><p>I had no choice but to sell it</p><p>I justified it in my mind by thinking I do the next one bigger and better. </p><p>I looked the world over and didn't find the big ranch I promised myself. </p><p>I needed a place to land as I was living pretty hard, so I got a little place with plans of flipping it when a big place came a long or putting several little places together. </p><p>Somewhere a long the way I've either become lazy, lost ambition, beat down and defeated. I don't really know. </p><p>I've got to where I enjoy not having the responsibility of cattle and making it pay. </p><p>The little place doesn't take much of anything. I can hang out, piddle with a few cows, sit in the shade and take it easy. </p><p>When it's time for work I can leave with no worries </p><p>I'm right back to the way it was when I bought my very first place </p><p>I do feel guilty that I failed or given up and quit</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cross-7, post: 1356910, member: 24538"] Had a 4 hour drive today for an early start to the work week in the morning Many years ago I wanted to quit my job and ranch for a living. I was broke and couldn't find a bank that'd loan on land. I could buy a car or house easy but nobody would loan me money for land. I always thought that was stupid as a car deprecates and a house could be trashed. I always thought land would have been a safer loan. Anyway there came up a place for sale that was rough and sandy with poor access that nobody wanted to buy. The guy owner financed it to me and I was in heaven for awhile. Then it became too small and I wanted more. I had some equity now after having this place, equipment and cattle, but nothing was available close to home. I fiund a place a couple hours from home that I liked and sold the first place. It wasn't but a couple years of being away from my wife and kids took its toll so I sold it and made a little on it and bought place closer to home, but it became too small. I wanted to quit my job and ranch for a living. I got the place bought right and prices for land in the area were on the upswing. It was a good hunting place so I priced it pretty high. Finally some hunters and I worked a deal lower than my list price but I come out pretty good. I now had a little something to work with, for a poor working man that is , so I went shopping. I still didn't have enough to buy a big place like I wanted but there was a place 7-1/2 hours away that was good sized and it'd carry more cows per acres than where I was. It had a few issues so was priced where it fit my budget. I pretty much emptied my pockets getting the place but it was a long ways from work and home. I partnered with my neighbor on some cows. He looked after the day to day things in exchange for grazing his share of the cows. I liked to have wore out a pickup running back and forth. I was gone from home all the time and felt like when I was off work I had to be at the ranch. Things went south at home. The partner deal with my neighbor wasn't working. I couldn't look after cattle and work my job too. Leasing wouldn't make a dent in the payment. It needed some water improvements and to buy out a neighbor that bordered it that would connect it to a good county road. I didn't have what it was going to take to get that done. I had no choice but to sell it I justified it in my mind by thinking I do the next one bigger and better. I looked the world over and didn't find the big ranch I promised myself. I needed a place to land as I was living pretty hard, so I got a little place with plans of flipping it when a big place came a long or putting several little places together. Somewhere a long the way I've either become lazy, lost ambition, beat down and defeated. I don't really know. I've got to where I enjoy not having the responsibility of cattle and making it pay. The little place doesn't take much of anything. I can hang out, piddle with a few cows, sit in the shade and take it easy. When it's time for work I can leave with no worries I'm right back to the way it was when I bought my very first place I do feel guilty that I failed or given up and quit [/QUOTE]
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