Couple Buys 20 Acres and Starts Homestead Journey | Land Buying Tips | E1
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- How to buy land tips. Couple shares tips after buying 20 acres of planted pine trees in North Florida to turn into a homestead . Episode 1.
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We are four years into a seven year effort of transforming 20 acres of "Piney
Grove" in Northwest Florida into our dream homestead/mini farm to be filled
with animals and joy. We plan to have a variety of miniature critters on our
pastures, raise free-range chickens, grow fish in our pond, garden
organically, plant fruit and nut trees, and harvest wild game. Our goal is
to escape the stresses of corporate life and embrace all that country living
has to offer as we enter the next chapter of our lives. Follow along on our
journey!
Thanks for watching and please Like and Subscribe to help our channel!!
Brad & Deb
We've now got over 50 videos published since this one that help tell our farm/homestead story. We're capturing our progress and posting as soon as we can edit. You might find this video interesting where we built our pole barn: czcams.com/video/3ZBHDY4cBKk/video.html
How much did you guys pay for the 20 Acres?
@@garlob3714 When we bought 4 years ago, land was in the $2000-$3000 acre range. Now it's more like $5000 acre for raw land. But all land is different (swamps, access, electrical, well, septic, etc), so it could be $10K an acre if it's ready to build on or closer to a town. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Well now, i think I've found a new channel to keep an eye on.
I got led to you channel via Doss Farms. Chad, over there at Doss Farms, just posted a video and HIGHLY recommended we all go and check out your channel. And, im glad he did, i truly enjoy watching so far. I already watched the two videos that you had "recently" posted about changes you both had to go through regarding your new house build, what a mess, you had to endure, just to be able to build your Dream home 🙄.
Then, i decided to start, from the beginning. I do that alot, especially when i start a new channel, to kinda get a feel about the channel, what the ppl are like etc.
Im planning on sticking around this one, Chad (Doss Farms) was right, this is a great channel, with a couple of great folks and i look forward to seeing what all you two youngins, are up too.
Many many Blessings,
Laurel 😁♥️
Watching from Far East Central IL, about 6 miles from the Indiana border.
Happy to have you with us!
Oh my word this is so amazing!!! Thank you for doing this! It will help others looking to do this, and am so excited to follow your adventure into retirement! Video was put together so well and was so interesting! So excited and happy for you both!!!!
Awe, how sweet of you, thank you so very much!! So happy you enjoyed it and so happy you're following along!!!!
Great property. Good job starting this journey. Exciting times. It is absolutely awesome to own your own land and improve to what you love.
Thank you. We've done a lot in the last 4 years but still a lot more to do! Thanks for stopping by. Brad&Deb
You guys have a beautiful piece of heaven for your property. Thank you both for your service. Totally get wanting to be out in the country. I grew up on the farm that we live on and actively farmed it for a number of years.
Best of luck to you two on your journey. You will do well.
Thank you. It's getting there. Tons of work but much more satisfying than sitting behind a desk like we both do right now! I grew up on 100+ acres and would like that much land now, but it's not affordable/practical. Thanks for watching and we'll be keeping an eye out for your new videos. Brad&Deb
Looking forward to watching this adventure unfold for you guys. Best of luck and best wishes!
Thanks for joining...we've got 50+ videos out since this one documenting our progress. Take care. Brad&Deb
I enjoy you both talking about your property.... The passion you both bring to your content and channel is so admirable!
That was one of our first.....we hope they are better now!
Super informative! My wife and I are hoping to do this somewhere in NW FL. Look forward to watching more of your videos!
We're learning as we go. It's simple yet complicated at the same time! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Wow, what a piece of land! Congratulations on starting the new channel, I'm definitely subscribing to follow along! Love how well thought out and explained everything is. 👌
Thanks for joining! Next video will show the land clearing and should be posted on Thursday, August 26th.
I'm enjoying your videos. I have a similar story. I bought 30 acres of over grown pine tree plantation here in Texas back in 2017. I alone have been working to shape it the way I want. It's a lot of work but very satisfying. I can tell that we have a lot in common as far as work ethics and the way we are particular about what our places look like. Carry on and goodluck to you both!
Welcome to the channel. The amount of work to transform our property is staggering even though we are not DIY for the buildings. But I like working outside so most of the projects you see on our channel are "fun" for me -- maybe not so much for Mrs. Piney Grove!! So much more to go but we are making progress. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Love watching your videos…very interesting! 🙏❤️
Thank you so much, we're so happy to have you follow our journey
We just bought property up in the north FL panhandle area. We had 4 acres in Jax but our farm was growing and it was time to get out of the city and to a larger property. I love how hilly it is in the upper panhandle!
We have Kunekune pigs, Registered Nigerian Dwarfs and Lamancha goats, chickens, guineas, ducks, etc. Happy to see others in Florida living the country life!
Wow! You're way ahead of us, but we'll get there. Deb would have animals tomorrow, but we both still have full time jobs and can't commute that far every day. And yes, the rolling hills and clay soil of North Florida is a welcome change from the flat land and sand on the coast!
Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
@@PineyGroveHomestead Thats only because we lived on a mini farm in Jax in a rural residential area which allowed farm animals lol.. we just bought the bigger property which already has a 78ft metal barn and 3 other out buildings and 2 carports. We wanted to start frm scratch and live in an rv while we built a house but found this fixer upper property a few days after it hit the market, really cheap that has plenty of room to build. So we will tear down the old mobile (the fixer upper part) and build a house after we are settled. It has two deep wells and three power poles, which is crazy, lol. We had to fix one of the wells because it had a tree trunk growing around a pipe and broke it, out in one of the pastures. Its got mostly pasture, some woods and a few ponds, that I think have merged into one big swamp lol.
I like what you guys have done with your property so far!
@@PineyGroveHomestead I live in St Cloud FL and it’s just sand here.
I would love some land! I’ll be lucky to get 5 acres with the way prices have gone insane down here
@@floridagirl8540 They have gone up here as well. We just saw $80K for 13 acres listed...don't know if they will ever get it, but that's the way it's going. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Great information in your video. Thank you for taking the time to video everything. I have been looking into buying land in Tennessee
Thanks for watching. We did an update with some lessons we learned in this video: czcams.com/video/LauBnhamoMQ/video.html
Beautiful property. We have 5 1/2 acres in Indiana and I will never in the city again!! Love the country life! Best wishes as you create your little piece of paradise.
Thanks Cliff. We're counting down the days (literally) until we can live on the property. Our videos will switch from past projects to more current progress once we get caught up telling our story. Stay tuned for next week's video about digging our pond. We're pretty excited about sharing that one! Brad&Deb
Great job so far!
Thanks Brian! Glad you watched and enjoyed. We are trying to bring everyone up to speed on what we have done from raw land to now, so if you haven't already, check out some of our other videos. We're almost caught up with past projects, so please keep watching as our content should change to less talking and more doing! Brad&Deb
Beautiful and huge property!
Thank you. We would love to have 100 acres or more, but 20 is a nice size to have some privacy and room to roam. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
I saw one of your pond videos and I realize I can have a pond too! Best of luck as new projects begin
Go for it!
Great job Deb and Brad. You put a lot of thought and hard work into you "piece of heaven." Deb, great job on the video. It's you all over. Oh yes, what happened to the wasp?
Thank you so much! Greatly appreciate you. LOL I am who I am, no hiding it and no false pretenses. Haha The wasp buzzed around for a good while but he went on his merry way. THANKFULLY.
Great video
Thanks! It was our first one.
Excellent video. Love your thoughts on making a wise decisions when it comes to buying the dream Homestead retirement property.
We certainly look at land differently now than when we bought. Besides location, there is a lot of value in things like fencing, wells, roads, pastures, etc....all things we have had to do (and buy) to develop our property. We're going to have to do an update to this video with further "lessons learned"!! Take care. Brad&Deb
Nice property, love the pond! Best of luck on this journey
Thanks Andrew. Pond is really full from TS Fred right now. We're working on putting together the video now to show how we dug it.
@@PineyGroveHomestead I'd like to see that wanting a pond myself.
@@TKCL Pond video is posted now!
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Absolutely love this and thank you for sharing your journey. We sold our little homestead in VA and moved to Cape Coral, FL two (2) weeks before Ian hit (luckily renting). We decided this area isn't for us and have been on the same journey you went through mapping out stores and other things that are important to our family. Our current focus has been between Milton and Defuniak Springs... of course that is a lot of territory to cover! We are having the same issue with so many properties on dirt roads or being covered by swamp.
That's a good area. Good luck in your search. The struggle is real for sure. Here's a little update to that video: czcams.com/video/LauBnhamoMQ/video.html
@@PineyGroveHomestead thanks for the update video. I will take a look at it. Been going through all the videos you posted but trying not to jump too far ahead. Really enjoying these videos.
Deb, Juliana is going to be so excited to see this video. I enjoyed it.
YAY, thank you so much!! Can't wait for her to SEE it and our critters!!!
Great job guys ! I currently live in South Florida n want to buy prop in Northwest , Panhandle
Was just up there , Destin , Okaloosa Island area n we love it !
Thanks for watching. South Walton County....that's a beautiful but pricey area, even away from the beach! The first time the Air Force stationed me in Panama City, I remember when the road to Destin was one-lane, now it's 4 lanes and a parking lot 8 months a year--that's why we're leaving the coast. Good luck in your property search....land prices have doubled since we bought 3 years ago. Brad&Deb
Congratulations on your find and we just purchased 4 acres in Putnum county so we can’t wait to see all the things y’all have done in hope things are similar to help us along the way thank you
Glad you found us. You don't get everything right when you purchase property, but then again, you are limited on what is for sale!! We'll share more things we've learned since in a follow-up video this summer. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Thank you We excited and ready for the adventure!!!
Great video and advice not easy finding the right property that is for sure. I think 🤔 you guys did awesome on your choices. Have a great Labor Day weekend 😁👍🚜💨🍳
Mitch, going back to our first video...hopefully we are a little smoother now! Thanks for watching! Brad&Deb
@@PineyGroveHomestead I wish I can be as smooth as you two😁👍 I am hoping to get caught up with your videos 🚜💨🍳
I am along for the ride.
Thank you so much Cy. We are excited to share our dream with you. Stay tuned because Deb is already working on video #2.
You did your homework, great idea if you don't want trouble
We've learned more over the last year....updated video coming out soon! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Hello,my brother,sister and me were all born and raised in Panama City too! We moved to Grand Bay Al unfortunately when I was 5 so I missed the beach life, bummer. I retired from the Air Force in 2020 ending a 40 year Reserve, AGR, ART careers all with the same Unit, 403 Wing, Keesler AFB. I was a WC 130 Crew Chief, Flight Line Expediter and finally a Pro Super. Presently we live in Montgomery Al but are searching hard for some acreage in south Montgomery County to homestead on. Like your videos on your land and improvements. Good luck and be ready for retirement,it’s a different thing for sure!
Thanks for the comment. Retirement looks like a 3rd career for us at this point with this property!
Amazing Property!
Thanks for joining us. We work on our farm every chance we get....lots more is documented in the first 10 videos! Brad&Deb
Informative
Thanks for watching! We'll do a follow-up as we learn more about rural/country living. We're finding that insurance is definitely different than being inside the city limits! Brad&Deb
I live in central Alabama but had a home in Gulf Shores for several years as a vacation home. Somebody wanted it more than me so I couldn’t help but let the buy it. We’ve been spending more time in P.C.B. since then and there definitely some beautiful areas on the way to the beach in N.W. Florida and South Alabama. I’ll probably sell my 50 acres here and retire down that way. It’s nice up here for sure but sometimes you want a change of scenery and people.
PCB has changed/grown so much in 20 years. I guess it's finally been discovered....we're escaping while we can! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Wow! That’s a lot of land!! I’m planning on buying a few acres in the next year but it’s hard to find land in Florida right now
I'd like to have 100 acres or more for privacy and recreation, but 20 is a nice size. We hope the neighboring properties stay undeveloped, but even if they get built on, we've cleared ours in a way to retain our privacy. Land is definitely being bought up in North Florida so we're glad we got ours when we did. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
This is great inspiration, what you guys are doing is what many dream of. We love northern Florida because of the hills. We are currently in Citrus county and haven’t ruled out doing something similar. I guess I need to catch up on your videos. Our career paths are somewhat similar as well.
It's interesting because we've lived on the coast for so long where everybody has boats and talks about the beach and fishing, but when we tell people we bought a small farm inland, more often than you think, people say "we'd love to do that!". If the commute wasn't so long, we'd be living on the land already. Thanks for watching...lots more action and progress are already edited and scheduled to be published in the coming weeks. Brad&Deb
@@PineyGroveHomestead have you all retired yet?
@@lambo_and_doc Not yet. We have a 3 year plan...it's looking good so far!
Our dream we are actually on the hunt for our land! Great info !new sub!
7 months since this video and we can't really add anything to it as far as advice. Know what you need and what you want and then figure out where you can compromise because no piece of property is perfect! Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
Great lookin' Britts! Bravo
We've lost one since then but got another one. Here's some videos of her: czcams.com/video/X5Xsgkdnmyk/video.html
czcams.com/video/SUbPYnClo50/video.html
@@PineyGroveHomestead Great video, thx! I had a Britt with the same awesome coloring when I was a kid. Really great dogs. I'm a CZcamsr too with a channel I use to practice speaking the local language where we live... czcams.com/video/dj28xCbAChM/video.html
It’s a lot of work but very rewarding
It's a lotta work, but....it's a lotta work!! 🤣🤣 We enjoy it though....I look forward to my weekend warrior time on the tractor or excavator continuing to improve the property. Thanks for watching. Brad&Deb
We go to tenn every new years for vacation. Rent a cabin and yes! Tenn roads ate sketchy at best in winter.
We live on a dirt road and i have to grade it with tractor after every storm because its not county maintained.
Our asphalt millings road is holding up pretty good but it will need maintenance over the years. More tractor therapy time!
@@PineyGroveHomestead love my tractor! Gotta drop it off at the dealer tomorrow for a small i guess its called a freeze plug leak.. told the wife.. no tractor this weekend? What am i going to do lol!
@@BeaglerBassFishingOutdoorsoh man.....that's a tough call.
Welcome to the neighborhood, from Pemberly Farm in Wausau.
We can't wait to be part of the community. We've hit Katie's Kafe in Wausau. Good food!
Beautiful piece of property, not sure how I'd do with the year round heat, but it would be nice to try. We're trying to imitate your ambiance up here in Northern Ontario. Also Luc sent me. 🙂 Watching your library of videos now. 🏝👍❄️🍻🌴
Thanks for stopping by. It's pretty hot in the summer, but it's pleasant November to March. We get a lot of Canadian "snow birds" in our area. Take care. Brad&Deb
Year round heat. NW Florida gets seasons. The weather is actually awful for growing as it gets below freezing then warm then freeze then warm over and over.
Looks to good to be true.
It's been a busy 4 years, but we are making progress towards getting the property the way we want it. Thanks for watching and stay tuned as we have a lot planned for 2022! Brad&Deb
If there is a Walmart near by I don’t want to be anywhere near it.
Thanks for watching.
Well, I love the big box stores! I don’t have to visit 20 shops to get what I need.
Thanks guys. My wife and I have similar backgrounds as you and Brad and are in a similar place in life that you were when you started your CZcams journey. Any advice on whether CZcams is worth it and how I should start sharing out journey or not?
Go for it. It's a lot more work than it looks like to grow a channel and make enough to be worth it but it can be done. We are proof as we are unlikely CZcamsrs!
if you and Deb ever have a problem have her give me a call. What a babe . good luck to you guys greatr videos.
We'll keep you posted! 🤣😂🤣
Looking for property to do same in Central Florida, a new adventure)
Yes...it has been an adventure. I just logged my 1000th hour of work on the property recently, but honestly, most of it has been fun because I'm working for me, on my time, doing what I want to our land!! Makes a big difference when you're putting in the hours. Good luck on your property search....you'll know when you find the right piece of land. Brad&Deb
Now cannot afford anything. Real estate agent screwed me out of what I wanted in the remote NW. now I see 1 acre lot last go for $35,000 when 5 years ago it was $5,000. It’ll never get cheaper.
I wish no one else would move here.
Land is not doing anything but increasing in value here too.
is either one of you have allergies to pines? i have a chance to buy 10 arcers mostly all 5 to 10 year old pines. I have allergies to pines though. .
Pine pollen affects our sinuses, but we just take allergy meds. It's only in the spring.
Where is your property I live in Fort Walton Beach.
We are East of you.
I see, so you want a cottage, not a homestead.
There's 150 videos after this one....we're building a homestead.