Figuring out which trees to start planting on your new homestead can be overwhelming. Nurseries, catalogs, and big box stores are filled with so many choices. When we started our first homestead, we planted a large variety of trees and had many discouraging failures. Now that we are developing a new homestead, we decided to…
Buying land for your homestead can be very stressful if you have never been through the process before. We found many great tips and strategies that we used for finding land through google searches. After 2 years of actively touring properties, my favorite tip that I didn’t see on the internet is to look past…
Determining if building a semi-custom home is the right choice for your homestead can be daunting. It isn’t as easy as buying a home to be built in a typical neighborhood. After going through the process, we found that there are 7 key questions you should ask the builder to help you make the best…
If you’re considering a manufactured home for rural land, this post shares why it was not the right fit for my property, goals, and long-term homestead plans. I spent months touring options, comparing costs, and evaluating how each one measured up against our budget and wishlist. In the end, we said no to a manufactured…
