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Today, The Land Became Ours

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Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning.
– James 1:17

Our New Land

Today – June 14, 2018 – is one of the most awesome days of our lives (besides our wedding and babies being born)!!!  Today we FINALLY closed on our land and we are thrilled to be able to share the news!  Back in December 2017, we shared our first blog post about the beginning of our journey.  Since that time, we have gone through the long process of getting to this day.

For us, it is really special because if you are keeping count, it has taken us SIX MONTHS to [Read more…] about Today, The Land Became Ours

So You’re Ready For Some Property – Are All Realtors Equal?

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for sale DISCLAIMER:  We are not realtors. We are just sharing what we’ve learned with you.

So, you’ve decided, you’re ready to start this homestead journey and for you, it’s going to require a bit more space. You let yourself imagine being on property with enough space to do all of your homesteading dreams – or what you can afford to do at the moment. If you’re anything like us, you could be thinking, “Good grief, where do I start?” One thing you might decide to do is find a realtor. But, should you just use any realtor? I mean, you met your mom’s friend’s sister once. And she’s so nice! Maybe you should just go with her – right? [Read more…] about So You’re Ready For Some Property – Are All Realtors Equal?

Why Appraisals Matter

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Land AppraisalWhen 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

Our Journey – An Update

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So, last we talked, I was telling y’all about the decisions that Antoine and I had to make about how we wanted to approach our homestead dream. Did we want a house on some land? Or, did we want raw land and build? There were a lot of twists and turns, ups and downs and I want to bring you all up to speed. [Read more…] about Our Journey – An Update

Don’t Ever Buy Land That Won’t Perc

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Photo of the GroundSince 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. [Read more…] about Don’t Ever Buy Land That Won’t Perc

Decisions, Decisions….

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Two Paths in Field

Hey y’all! Deidra here. So, I wanted to share with you all a little of our journey.

We used to own our own home a few years back. Unfortunately, Antoine was caught up in the technology bubble bust and was laid off. While he had some time at home, he decided to build our first garden. We had two young children and a dog and we knew we had mouths to feed.

He was really good at it. He grew okra, tomatoes, cantaloupe, watermelon, strawberries, peppers….anything that could fit in our square foot garden. I think that’s when the bug really bit him. From that point on, no matter where we landed we tried to grow something. [Read more…] about Decisions, Decisions….