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<blockquote data-quote="Engler" data-source="post: 1258802" data-attributes="member: 4110"><p>What is you "job" in the service? What are the odds that you would/could be sent to who knows where for a period of time? I know that my wife doesn't mind doing chores for a day or two, but I don't think she would be super excited to do them every day for months on end. IF you were to relocate to either KS or TX would/could you be close to either of your families? With little kids having grandma and grandpa within a short drive is priceless sometimes. Additionally having family to help take care of the stock while you are deployed might be an easier sell than a good neighbor. I know that good people are everywhere and you can make friends that are closer than family sometimes, but it takes time. </p><p></p><p>I know nothing or dang close to it about any of the 4 potential places that you listed as far as farming/ranching, but how many dollars will it take to get set up per animal you could run? I know that if you get aggressive here in Iowa you can get close to an acre per cow, all the sudden taking 10k ground and putting it in to grass doesn't look too bad when compared to somewhere that you need 30 acres of $500 ground to run that same cow. To the same point, if you either get transferred or after retirement decide that you want to relocate what is the resale value of what you build? I would guess that the stuff within 100 miles of DC is going to be the highest by some margin up front, but will probably have the highest value for the long term. I would guess that the market would be softer for the cattle in the VA area vs. others listed for what that matters.</p><p></p><p>The FSA has programs where vets receive preferred treatment. I know that dealing with them brings in a whole set of other problems, but if you can get money cheaper there than what you can from conventional banks it will help with the bottom line. No matter where you land make friends with the old boys at the coffee shop/feed store/gas station-wherever they go every morning to exchange lies, err information. Many of them are vets and most will probably want to see you succeed. They will have forgotten more about the local lay of the land than what you can learn in 20 years of busting your hump. Learning from their mistakes is a whole lot faster, easier and cheaper than making them yourself.</p><p></p><p>What do you want to do when you get out of the service? I know that you said CO has options for post military jobs and I would assume that DC would have some as well. I know that a lot of us on here that are weekend farmers/ranchers would love to do it full time but the regular paycheck every 2 weeks allows us to keep the wolves at bay while we try to build something. Last, but certainly not least, what does your wife want to do? As the old saying goes, if momma's not happy, nobody's happy.</p><p></p><p>Good luck and thanks for what you do for all of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Engler, post: 1258802, member: 4110"] What is you "job" in the service? What are the odds that you would/could be sent to who knows where for a period of time? I know that my wife doesn't mind doing chores for a day or two, but I don't think she would be super excited to do them every day for months on end. IF you were to relocate to either KS or TX would/could you be close to either of your families? With little kids having grandma and grandpa within a short drive is priceless sometimes. Additionally having family to help take care of the stock while you are deployed might be an easier sell than a good neighbor. I know that good people are everywhere and you can make friends that are closer than family sometimes, but it takes time. I know nothing or dang close to it about any of the 4 potential places that you listed as far as farming/ranching, but how many dollars will it take to get set up per animal you could run? I know that if you get aggressive here in Iowa you can get close to an acre per cow, all the sudden taking 10k ground and putting it in to grass doesn't look too bad when compared to somewhere that you need 30 acres of $500 ground to run that same cow. To the same point, if you either get transferred or after retirement decide that you want to relocate what is the resale value of what you build? I would guess that the stuff within 100 miles of DC is going to be the highest by some margin up front, but will probably have the highest value for the long term. I would guess that the market would be softer for the cattle in the VA area vs. others listed for what that matters. The FSA has programs where vets receive preferred treatment. I know that dealing with them brings in a whole set of other problems, but if you can get money cheaper there than what you can from conventional banks it will help with the bottom line. No matter where you land make friends with the old boys at the coffee shop/feed store/gas station-wherever they go every morning to exchange lies, err information. Many of them are vets and most will probably want to see you succeed. They will have forgotten more about the local lay of the land than what you can learn in 20 years of busting your hump. Learning from their mistakes is a whole lot faster, easier and cheaper than making them yourself. What do you want to do when you get out of the service? I know that you said CO has options for post military jobs and I would assume that DC would have some as well. I know that a lot of us on here that are weekend farmers/ranchers would love to do it full time but the regular paycheck every 2 weeks allows us to keep the wolves at bay while we try to build something. Last, but certainly not least, what does your wife want to do? As the old saying goes, if momma's not happy, nobody's happy. Good luck and thanks for what you do for all of us. [/QUOTE]
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