I just checked in and I'm glad to see that things seem to have turned the best for that place, I'd hate to see it go. Good luck with what the future brings.
snigs
WE ARE BACK IN FULL FORCE
expect more vids this year of cool stuff and thoughts, if the audio is fucked up let me know
Thankfully for my autstic central experience I did it with someone else requiring 2 people to fall for the comfy feeling cog hole in the machine again. Also I lucked out with a good paying job with a 30 minute one way commute, where I press buttons to build cogs to go into machines.
snigs
took a break for lunch the other day and was in a certain sort of mood so i opined needlessly about my interactions with the real estate market over the years, but i liked how it turned out. edited the volume so hopefully it's not ridiculously quiet
>if you can still get an adjustable mortgage on land
Why the fuck wouldn't any bank want to give that shit out right now when they know the rates are gonna go up in a year thanks to ✡gay✡ people fucking a strait
it's going to be VERY hard for anyone wanting to get shit started on raw land it cost me 20k a few years ago or so to drill a well, and that was inflated at that point what the fuck is it going to cost someone now, we're talking about very few areas even being considerable based on that alone. I do agree that with good planning it is what people should be focusing on as things are going get very united going forward.
Why the fuck wouldn't any bank want to give that shit out right now when they know the rates are gonna go up in a year thanks to ✡gay✡ people fucking a strait
it's going to be VERY hard for anyone wanting to get shit started on raw land it cost me 20k a few years ago or so to drill a well, and that was inflated at that point what the fuck is it going to cost someone now, we're talking about very few areas even being considerable based on that alone. I do agree that with good planning it is what people should be focusing on as things are going get very united going forward.
snigs
per the comment on adjustable rate mortgages, the (current :3c) laws around them prevent rampant acceleration of the interest and locks them around a relatively reasonable fence of percentages, which at the time i was looking is actually better than fixed rate mortgages are currently. on a low value asset an ARM is a relatively low-risk proposition because even at the highest ebb of the rate adjustment, my mortgage payment on the land increased by about fifteen dollars a month; however, if you had an ARM on something of significant value, it could very easily bankrupt you. when i was surveying the market for land it was not possible to find a fixed-rate mortgage on raw land because of "perceived risk", which still does not make sense to me
per the issue of wells, it's something you have to consider when looking. because my property is essentially half swamp and half high ground you can hit ground water at about 10-12 ft, which is the depth of the well near my cabin which i have used for years, and is true for most low-lying areas. additionally, properties in areas closer to the water table are generally cheaper because it makes the construction of a modern house with septic very difficult, if not impossible, and if you're fortunate enough to have transient standing water it makes watering livestock a nonissue, as it has been for me. further, public wells are often available in rural areas which allows for the transportation of water to areas where it is needed, which is something else i did for a while before digging my own well
ultimately i don't really mind the unity aspect of this, and my current perspective on my great luck in having obtained this parcel for a steal is to hopefully build up a small community of like-minded people who all share a similar agricultural goal. i'm not sure what your plans are, but if things continue getting worse regarding the economy there's likely to be a large swathe of displaced 25-45 year old men that are going to be desperate for anywhere to call home, and they'll still be of an age to do manual labor well
per the issue of wells, it's something you have to consider when looking. because my property is essentially half swamp and half high ground you can hit ground water at about 10-12 ft, which is the depth of the well near my cabin which i have used for years, and is true for most low-lying areas. additionally, properties in areas closer to the water table are generally cheaper because it makes the construction of a modern house with septic very difficult, if not impossible, and if you're fortunate enough to have transient standing water it makes watering livestock a nonissue, as it has been for me. further, public wells are often available in rural areas which allows for the transportation of water to areas where it is needed, which is something else i did for a while before digging my own well
ultimately i don't really mind the unity aspect of this, and my current perspective on my great luck in having obtained this parcel for a steal is to hopefully build up a small community of like-minded people who all share a similar agricultural goal. i'm not sure what your plans are, but if things continue getting worse regarding the economy there's likely to be a large swathe of displaced 25-45 year old men that are going to be desperate for anywhere to call home, and they'll still be of an age to do manual labor well
I think that staying at the camp makes more sense for you since:
1. You hate commuting.
2. There are people who can assist you with the farm's basic maintenance and who would notify you in case something that requires your presence happens.
3. As you already mentioned in the video, it's not like you'd be able to do really intensive tasks in the farm after having done 10 hours of work and 2 hours of commuting.
4. You save money.
Only reason I'd commute in this case would be if I really really REALLY hated sleeping at the camp, which doesn't seem to be the case.
1. You hate commuting.
2. There are people who can assist you with the farm's basic maintenance and who would notify you in case something that requires your presence happens.
3. As you already mentioned in the video, it's not like you'd be able to do really intensive tasks in the farm after having done 10 hours of work and 2 hours of commuting.
4. You save money.
Only reason I'd commute in this case would be if I really really REALLY hated sleeping at the camp, which doesn't seem to be the case.