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<blockquote data-quote="marksmu" data-source="post: 635007" data-attributes="member: 9219"><p>I dont think it was so much of a bind, as the fact that what he was offering is not what the city folks want to buy. They want ponds/lakes, a nice grassy field with hills, and big oak trees, etc...and they want to buy it, the way its pictured in their head. Im a big picture person, I enjoy improving the land, and starting from nothing....When we bought, much the ranch was barren old rice fields...levys up and everything, 100% flat the water was not draining out of the fields, and it looked terrible....The whole ranch had less than 100 trees on it and most are in one small corner...rice fields fallow for 3 years with the levys up and nobody mowing, or maintaining just looks bad. Bean trees, and chinese tallo trees everywhere...very little good grass to be found.</p><p></p><p>We got it on the cheaper side for sure, but if your willing to put the work into the place to make it look like people what people buying want, you can drastically improve it. Fortunately for me I enjoy this type of work so the place is coming along. IKE was a huge setback - lost nearly 7 miles of fence, but were getting back over that with the help of our neighbors as well. Its one day at a time, and eventually I will have a place Im proud to say I made from nothing.</p><p></p><p>Now- 2+ years later we have a 77Acre DU pond, that drains 2 fields to capture their water, 2 improved 100Ac pastures, 1 coastal bermuda 1 bahia....the remaining 500+ acres we have maintained, but mostly lease to my neighbor who has more cows than he could ever graze...but eventually I hope to have a herd that will fill the whole place myself....but its one step at a time. Im in no hurry b/c its not my primary job.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="marksmu, post: 635007, member: 9219"] I dont think it was so much of a bind, as the fact that what he was offering is not what the city folks want to buy. They want ponds/lakes, a nice grassy field with hills, and big oak trees, etc...and they want to buy it, the way its pictured in their head. Im a big picture person, I enjoy improving the land, and starting from nothing....When we bought, much the ranch was barren old rice fields...levys up and everything, 100% flat the water was not draining out of the fields, and it looked terrible....The whole ranch had less than 100 trees on it and most are in one small corner...rice fields fallow for 3 years with the levys up and nobody mowing, or maintaining just looks bad. Bean trees, and chinese tallo trees everywhere...very little good grass to be found. We got it on the cheaper side for sure, but if your willing to put the work into the place to make it look like people what people buying want, you can drastically improve it. Fortunately for me I enjoy this type of work so the place is coming along. IKE was a huge setback - lost nearly 7 miles of fence, but were getting back over that with the help of our neighbors as well. Its one day at a time, and eventually I will have a place Im proud to say I made from nothing. Now- 2+ years later we have a 77Acre DU pond, that drains 2 fields to capture their water, 2 improved 100Ac pastures, 1 coastal bermuda 1 bahia....the remaining 500+ acres we have maintained, but mostly lease to my neighbor who has more cows than he could ever graze...but eventually I hope to have a herd that will fill the whole place myself....but its one step at a time. Im in no hurry b/c its not my primary job. [/QUOTE]
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