[Cob] Land

[rainbow at rainbowolf.com]

www.hartcountyrealty.com offers some nice parcels, the details of which can
be found on their website.  They serve south central KY, around the Bowling
Green / Munfordville area.  Some parcels have barns.  Most have springs or
branches.  Given the area I'd imagine all of them have rocks hahaha
[sorry -- warped sense of humor].  Few building codes.  For $8,000 he'll
even put you a 'starter' 20 x 24 log cabin on the property, so you have a
place to crash while building your own.  And its not far from me [grins].

Peace be with your spirit, and good luck in your search.

rainbow


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Amanda Peck" <ap615 at hotmail.com>
To: <coblist at deatech.com>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 11:39 PM
Subject: RE: [Cob] Land


>
> Don't know about "magical" although I love my land.  Middle Tennessee in
> general is pretty horse-friendly.  In Wayne County land will probably seem
> cheap to you--not always to us, though.  And we hate the idea that
outsiders
> are driving the prices up!  (Just like the people in Oregon)  Well water
is
> usually available--at depths that amaze westerners, codes are still
> unenforced--if you want grid electricity, you have to have a septic tank
and
> an electrical inspection.  Fair number of owner-builders around.  I've got
> one year-round spring (the one we screwed up trying to develop), two more
> that are pretty reliable.  Given a two-month drought I buy drinking water.
> Rainwater harvesting is a good possibility, but I'm not sure how well it
> will work without a "rain-barn" if you have a horse.
>
> You pay more for an honest-to-gosh farm--even without a farm-house--and
for
> land that is ready to be logged, less for land that was logged less than
20
> years ago.  (if you buy anywhere in timber country, make sure that timber
> rights are included in the sale--that's the important one here, but
mineral,
> oil and water rights are also important in parts of the country).
>
> Jobs, maybe here especially, but probably almost anywhere in rural
America,
> are few and far between.
>
> The scarce land is in 15-50 acre parcels.  5-10 acres are pretty common,
as
> are 150 acre up chunks.
>
> Weather Underground's weather does a pretty good job of giving weather
> averages (try 38485 as the zip code, the information will be from Muscle
> Shoals, fifty miles south from me, way less than that in the southern part
> of the county.)
>
> Good advice for everyone, especially looking for land in rural areas, is
to
> contact the Chamber of Commerce in the county you are thinking of.  Most
> have got a packet to send to you.  Also check the United Country Real
Estate
> listings for the part of the country you are interested in.  They may not
be
> the best real estate company to deal with anywhere, but the listings,
> especially those with pictures, will give you some idea of what's going on
> there.
>
> The Wayne Chamber of Commerce email is: chamber at netease.net  The phone
> number is 1-931-722-9022.  The executive director--the only paid person
> other than a part-time intern--lives with PV power, ram pump for water.
>
> The C of C web site here is:
>
> http://www.waynecountychamber.org/
>
> The general United Country web site is this:
>
> http://www.unitedcountry.com/
>
> Another possibility in the Southeast and I've heard of this elsewhere as
> well, is to contact the big timber/paper companies, who seem to always be
> selling and trading land.  I don't quite know how to do that.
>
> ................
> Teresa Banks wrote:
> I am thinking of relocating, and I would love to build my own little
> cob house.  I am looking for a piece of land someplace "magical",
> fairly warm, few building codes, and affordable.  Presently I am in the
> Northwest, but seem to be drawn to a warmer climate, and "rocks" of all
> things.  I have a horse which will be coming with me, and so water will
> be a necessity.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Thanks, Teresa
>
>
>
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