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[bob ford <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

interesting, roxanne; .  Do you have open water, like Gene, on your ozark 
land?. 

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--- On Wed, 12/17/08, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:

> From: roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Building codes
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 17, 2008, 9:47 AM
> Roxann's fine new house may well have greater value than
> the acreage  
>  it sits with.
> --------------------------------
> no, it's the acreage that is backing the loan to build
> the house and the land is worth a lot more than the house
> right now... but if price per acre goes back to
> $400-500/acre, then it might be a draw, lol. But right now
> land is still selling for $900-1500/acre out here. Hard to
> believe we bought it 5 years ago for $450/acre.
> 
> When we signed the purchase agreement, the land had been
> sitting idle for years. no one wanted to pay that much for
> it. but as soon as the agreement was signed, someone wanted
> it - our realtor told us that there was a back-up buyer
> waiting in the next room if we didn't show up at the
> closing. we just thought he was bluffing. over the weekend I
> was out looking in the hills for my horses who were on a
> little escapade pretending to be wild traveling horses and i
> went to the cabin across the mountain that overlooks our
> valley. i'd never really properly introduced myself or
> talked to them because they're only there on weekends.
> turns out, they were the ones waiting for the land and were
> very disappointed we showed up! our realtor was also his
> realtor, and he apparently had assured them that we most
> likely would not go through with it so they thought all
> along they were going to get it. we all had a good laugh
> over it, but they still want the land and if i had to sell,
> i know it wo
>  uld go quickly and for a good price.
> 
> Roxann, NW AR
> http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the
> homestead)
> 
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