Comments on: Road Tripping Hoboes: The Neighbors Nobody Wants

By: Jim

Jim — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:58:42 +0000

Thanks for the comment Dan! We loved the property we saw in Badger Creek. Wouldn't be surprised if it's still available for years to come.

By: Dan

Dan — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:31:58 +0000

Hey, I saw you looked at a place in Badger Creek. Its a mixed place with more of the “covenants” types trying to busy body their way in, but has a lot of friendly people too. We’ve got some land there with lots of trees where we camp whenever we get the chance. You can’t beat being away from everything but having Buena Vista close enough to get anything you need. The view of the mountains as you head to Bunie is one of the best in Colorado. The land prices are pretty good too. Since its off the grid land sells slow and you can negotiate a bargain.

By: Rene

Rene — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:05:37 +0000

Sharon, that is unreal! I would also be out of there in a flash.

By: Sharon

Sharon — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:08:26 +0000

A subdivisions in Arizona that we lived in the association actually came to our house to measure the height of our potted plants on the patio! They wanted to make sure we didn’t exceed the height limit for the community!

While they were there I was told to remove a flag I had displayed because they felt it was unbecoming. I put the for sale sign in the yard the same day!

By: Fort Collins Loveland Colorado Real Estate Fixer Uppers | live. work. dream.

Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:10:41 +0000

[...] When we left our stick home behind over two years ago in search of the next big thing, we had dreams of homesteading on one of those affordable 35-acre Colorado ranch parcels we kept seeing in the United Country magazine. Now we know most of those are in wide open flatland or covenanted communities that don’t want our type. [...]

By: Renee

Renee — Sat, 30 May 2009 02:52:44 +0000

Hey! I’ll figure this stuff out eventually. I guess this is where my Colorado comment goes. I missed it the first time. Anyway, we’ll be in Colorado soon. Hope yop’re still there.
Love Ya

Palin ’12

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:47:30 +0000

It’s nice to know that you don’t “Have” to buy anything, it really gives you so much more freedom and mental clarity to know what is really important to you. The thing is, it seems like whenever you stop looking for something, you find it. So the minute you least expect it…expect to find that property!

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:46:16 +0000

I am so torn between that issue, Chris. We used to live next to a neighbor who had so many old cars in her driveway that there were vines and weeds growing up and around them. It got to the point where I hated to look out my front window. But we couldn’t do anything about it because we lived in the county, where it wasn’t illegal to have a junkyard in front of your house.

I’ve always said I wanted to live somewhere where I could park my motorcycle on my lawn. But with that freedom comes the freedom for others to take advantage of that allowance. It’s definitely a fine line between doing what you want, and not disrespecting your neighbors. I wish I knew where a place like that existed here.

By: Rene

Rene — Fri, 29 May 2009 05:42:54 +0000

Well said Alex! I know, it’s crazy isn’t it?

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:42:33 +0000

We have been looking for land, cabins, etc. in the NC mountains and in TN. We never intended to look for property to buy but something got us looking. We haven’t found anything that has been perfect yet. And since we’re not really desperate, we aren’t buying unless something is perfect and for a good price. Funny thing is in the areas we’ve been looking, we wouldn’t have any problem putting our trailer on the lots – if the land was flat enough. I wonder why the eastern US is so much more forgiving of RVs?