Recent content by NTBorer

I'd love to do this, but after some assessing of the area/neighbors/HOA, it was clear that we weren't wanting the same things from our land. Which is fine - I just don't want to tiptoe around property I just poured my soul into. I'm going another direction, one that includes efficient use of...

I agree Will, I think I could still do it under budget. I had to do some soul searching to decide whether or not I could live in that neighborhood. I also spoke to the neighbors....Let's just say they weren't too keen on me having the property under construction for 2 years. Also, I did...

Well, the future is bleak for this property. The builder and I walked to the top of the hill, he took a few looks and gave a rough estimate of 100-150k for engineering/site prep and driveway alone. That cost, plus that of the land does not leave any room in my budget for much construction...

I've got an on-site meeting with a home builder tomorrow. His office is only 10min away and he has built in this sub before. Hopefully that means more accurate quoting! Nate

Wow. Just Wow. Thanks for the time it took you all to type so much knowledge into this thread. Special thanks to nolimits76, bczygan, and justanengineer(even though he made fun of my 8n! But don't fear, loaders and dozers are available for the price of fuel.) Please keep in mind, that I...

Thanks. I'll call the zoning department as soon as I get finished typing. Who should I get out to the property? An architect? A contractor?

Now I have spoken to both the water and the electric company. They both say they want inspected lines run to the house, then they will provide meters and hook-up at no charge. I'll get the 8N on the property, if only for dragging around a trailer full of fire wood. I have access to a lot of...

You all have been so great. My potential costs are starting to take shape. I'm trying to make my amounts very conservative, let me know if anything looks wrong. Driveway materials 300 ton x $5 = $1,500 (uncle owns several gravel pits) Driveway labor / rental = $$$??? (I own a 40hp...

The house will be 4-500 feet back from the road. Vertical rise is another thing. I don't have that info. I just spoke with the electric company and am waiting for a call back from the water authority. The electric company says I just need to get the wires run from the road transformer to...

I've got the saw, tractor (8N - hauled many a log), truck, trailer and time. And retired parents :thumbup:. The septic scares me a bit at this point. This is what I keep hearing. I'll of course be spending more than I can get out of it. But. It really is the perfect location, and I can't...

Well....I hope to make that girlfriend my wife someday, so I want to make sure she'll want to be there too!! And save up for that acreage, I'd like to have a beer there someday! See the attached scan of the property survey. "Lot 11" is the one I am interested in. The cul de sac / front of...

Thanks! Here's a LINK to my other thread. Am I out of my mind?:eyecrazy:

Hello GJ'ers! Western NY'er here. I just introduced myself in another thread. I've got a line on a nice piece of property, but it isn't for the faint of heart. It is about 5 acres and just went on the market. It's heavily treed (awesome) and heavily sloped (awesome:beer:....expensive:sad:)...

Hi all, I've been a member since 2012, reading often and drooling occasionally. I just moved back home to Fairport NY but I commute every day to Auburn NY, about an hour away..... My goal is to buy a nice piece of land, put up a garage/apartment on it and live for ~5 years. Then, as a...