The rug got pulled out from under me… again 😒

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Okay, the patch of land I’m living on is rented out to me. My landlord is about to move her cousins out here on top of me next month. Then she is moving more later this year. They are pretty cool people. I have nothing bad to say about them. They aren’t evicting me. But having 4 RVs placed on the same pole right next to me will get awkward. So I got to slow down on the Torino project until I figure out my living situation. Good news is my house is on wheels with a big block Chevy inside it. So moving shouldn’t be too difficult. At this point in my life I can safely buy undeveloped land that I can turn into a docking port for my motor home. Or I can take a chance on another rental property. I got to pray on it and let God guide me.

Note: the houses out here are 4 times more than they were not even 10 years ago. Undeveloped land is cheap up front. The utilities are expensive to install
 
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Well, on the brighter side, after you buy the land and have utilities installed all you will have to worry about are the property taxes.

Of course, having utilities installed will increase the property value so the taxes will rise accordingly.

More happy days to come!
 
Depending on the situation, get a water well if possible. I was in a similar situation several years ago and the community water people wanted to charge me thousands to run a line to my property+ too much money a month for the water. There was no main water line on my road and they said I had to pay for one before getting hooked up. I would have footed the whole bill for several houses that were built on that road later. I refused to do that. My well digger found the best water I've ever tasted at 210 ft. saving me over $15,000 in 1979 money. It tested very pure with natural minerals. The power was minimal to run the pump. I had to change two water filters about ten bucks, about every six months and occasionally a breaker would pop, also cheap, if lightening got too close. I kept a handful in the well house, also cheap, for such occasions. I have since moved and now have community water that usually runs $80.00+ a month. I miss that well water.
 
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Here, you have to have a well and septic installed before you can have power run to your property. :( Didn't used be that way. My mom and dad bought 30 acres near Winchester VA back in the early '70s. Virginia Power installed a pole and a lockable outlet and dad parked the Airstream there. He stayed there in the trailer while he built their house.
 
I woudoesn't know the area. Might have to do perk test if none Depending on the type of ground ld buy some dirt. They ain't making any more and the price is always going up. First the power, then the water, then the septic. You can haul water, get an RV sewage tote and be water smart. Use the grey water for a garden. I Have a 26" RV trailer and visitors used to stay in it before the girls went off to college. I would hook up my tote drain the trailer, then dump the tote in my septic tank, but it would be easy to transport to an RV Dump in a pick up or small trailer. You also also get a water tote.

II have never regretted buying a piece of property.

Here a new 1 family septic ststem is about $8,000. A lot of the cost of a well is how deep you water table is and the type of ground. Here the water starts at about 6" down and it is mostly gravel with very few rocks over 10". I could have a second well inside of a day driving one with a hammer attachment on a back hoe or skid steer. My cousin did exactly that at his place. Made a 4" sand point, dug a sallow post hole, dropped the sand point in it and went to hammering on the top, Once only about a foot was left out of the ground he cut the beat up top off, welded on more pipe and went back to hammering. He drove a 32 ft well. In fact if your ground is soft enough (no big rock) and the water table isn't to far down you can drive a 2" sand point by hand just like driving fence posts
 
Back in the early 80's I built a cabin in the far northeast corner of Washington State for me, my girlfriend, and her two kids. I hand dug our well to 16' and lined it with a 4' diameter culvert. It worked well for the 5 years we lived there. Power would have cost way more than our land as we were about 4 miles from the closest power lines in a rugged mountainous area. It was quite an adventure but not an easy way to live.
 
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Some of you guys are telling your age, buy saying how cheap wells and septics are. Was in the business for decades. Septic systems cost $10,000 per bedroom. A 4-bedroom house septic systems is usually in excess of $40,000. As for well, I bought my first new rig in 1975 for $23,000 and a new Ford 1 ton as a service truck for $5,000. A new drill rig is now $1,250,000 and a new service truck is in excess of $50,000. Experienced help now is in excess of $45 an hour. My first pump rig was $24,000 and now they are over $150,000. Well points are highly illegal in many places and drilling your own well is not allowed without attending classes before construction. Steel well casing is now $15 plus per foot. Not a cheap situation anymore.
 
I just bought some tools and parts to get going on getting my motor home running. I will just keep piecemeal my Cleveland for now. I’m a bit annoyed because I saved up a lot of overtime to buy the last set of parts the Cleveland needs. But I have more important things to work on. Hopefully I will drop the fuel tank this weekend. Im going to talk to my mechanic friend about modifying the gas tank. I need to correct the battery cables too. I am going to remove the built in leveling jacks for now. I can get them working some other time. I reread my renters agreement. It expired back in June so I been on a month to month basis since then. It’s a good thing I been extremely respectful to the land and a good tenant. Otherwise I would have been evicted by now. But it will be good idea to move.

Thank y’all! I might have a decent attitude all things considering. But the prospect of moving a second time in one year is pretty stressful. I probably wouldn’t be stressed if the Torino was finished and the allegro ready.

I got to pray about all this.
 
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30-30remchester said:
Some of you guys are telling your age, buy saying how cheap wells and septics are. Was in the business for decades. Septic systems cost $10,000 per bedroom. A 4-bedroom house septic systems is usually in excess of $40,000. As for well, I bought my first new rig in 1975 for $23,000 and a new Ford 1 ton as a service truck for $5,000. A new drill rig is now $1,250,000 and a new service truck is in excess of $50,000. Experienced help now is in excess of $45 an hour. My first pump rig was $24,000 and now they are over $150,000. Well points are highly illegal in many places and drilling your own well is not allowed without attending classes before construction. Steel well casing is now $15 plus per foot. Not a cheap situation anymore.
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I just did tree work last week for a homeowner to get a new septic. House was built in 1751 and til now was still on a block tank. Big house. She now has to have two sand mounds and a tank. Cost her 50 grand just to get things started. She also has to have it pumped uphill as the house is 100 yards from a creek.
 
Solar panels being installed on my Allegro is actually one of my visions for this rv. I’m treating this rv like an ship at sea. Or like the Millennium Falcon is to Han Solo. The Torino is my General Lee lol
I want the Allegro to be as independent as possible while also capable of towing my Torino. So I desire as many improvements as possible.

I can rough it out if need be. I can carry water or drive my rv to a water source to fill up. I already have a portable black water tank. The electric is something I don’t want to go without though. I haven’t had a chance to service my generator yet. God Will guide me through.
 
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Around here you can still pound a well and get a septic for under 10K, but I live in a different world than most. I figure Texas has still got some freedom left
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It’s pretty expensive if you live near a lake or city. If you live away from a city you can install it yourself.
 
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