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[paxamicus AT earthlink.net]

I can't have a better garden resource ...   http://hort.cals.cornell.edu/ 
   They are the local ag office! We are to the north, which is fossil  
and soil rich. It's good for veggies. What *I* am really excited about  
is THIS: http://www.sheep.cornell.edu/sheep/index.html

The prices vary dramatically, because as you can guess there is a huge  
disparity between town and gown. We're definitely town in this sense,  
but right on the edge. In twenty years this house will be worth  
double. The asking price on this house is $249,000. It's not grand at  
all. In pristine shape it would fetch more, but only just, because of  
the surroundings, faltering cattle farms. I think it was priced  
appropriately for the market but we went in under because you can't  
negotiate back down, you know?

Taxes in NY are high. I don't honestly remember what the taxes are on  
this place, but I did take note of the especially high ones...$5K and  
up and this wasn't one of them. I'm guessing in the 3's. I have no  
idea whether or not it is in current ag use, but it won't be hard for  
me to keep it there if it is.  You surely must know I am not the  
brains in this outfit, right? I'm more of an Impressionist.  : ) Roy  
is your detail man. Maybe he will chime in from the relative luxury of  
time off from being Super Dad...he's lounging around up there waiting  
for the home inspection. (Assuming our offer is accepted or negotiated  
out before 3 pm tomorrow.)










On May 8, 2008, at 9:18 AM, Gene GeRue wrote:

> On May 8, 2008, at 8:07 AM, paxamicus AT earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > 20 acres, and we made an offer (same seller) for an extra lot next
> > door.
> >
> > I pulled this from Wikipedia. I am in heaven...
> >
> > I can't shut up. : )
>
> How are soil, prices and taxes?