When you are going through the land/home purchasing process it can be quite a tall task. There are many things to do and many items you need to keep on your mind. One of these things is the Appraisal. For those of you who have purchased a home or land before, you may be familiar with it and understand why you need one. For those who are new to buying property, I want to share with you what we have learned while on our journey.
First and foremost, I am not a real estate agent or loan officer, so I speak only from personal experience. We have purchased a home in the past, but we have never purchased raw land. You would think that it would be the same as buying an existing home, [Read more…] about Why Appraisals Matter
Since we started our journey of purchasing a home again, we flipped back and forth on many things. At first, we were looking for a home with more than 5 acres and under $300K. Uhm, yeah…good luck with that in our area of North Carolina. That may have been the case about 8-10 ten years ago, but you would be hard pressed to find any homes with sizable land for cheap. With the influx of so many people to the area, it has become a seller’s market. People will pretty much buy homes sight-unseen by the time you realize a new home is on the market! Yep, a crazy crazy market it is around here. 
Hello, hello, hello! My name is Antoine and I would like to welcome you to our blog. This is the first of what will be many entries by my wife, Deidra, and myself. We have long talked about having our own land where we could grow our own food as well as raise our own animals. We are not there yet, but in December of 2017, we decided to chronicle our journey whether we make it or bust!