Posted by notjustair on July 10, 2013 at 20:15:38 from (174.237.162.18):
In Reply to: buying a farm posted by Brian806 on July 10, 2013 at 18:32:52:
You will find that there are two types. One is the folks whose families have done it for ages. They come into line to be the next generation of stewards for that land. They understand that the land isn't theirs, they are just tending it for their lifetime. The other kind is the folks who work hard and buy a small farm to get their foot in the door and then build their amount of land. These folks are just feeling like they are getting somewhere about the time that their friends are counting down the years until retirement.
I grew up on the farm. Due to step families it ended up pretty nasty and I realized I was better off buying in. My friends are of the age that they are settling down and I am still working to build up a little bigger each year. I know what I am getting into and this is the exact way I want it.
One of the posts said to get acquainted with the locals. I couldn't agree more. Find a way in. Work for local farmers doing any crap job you can get. You will have experience and find out knowing which land will sell because no kids want to farm, where the good land is, and get off on the right foot with the places like the Coop.
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