![]() ![]() And just to compound the complexity, you’re not going to find one property that is comparable to another.Or if you should maybe take this slightly newer fixer upper in the next county because it already has irrigation setup to its fields. They will be able to tell you if fixing up that old farm house is really a realistic dream or not. If you can find a retired rancher who turned realtor because of their bad back, you’ve just found a gold mine my friend. And that may even mean bringing someone along who already does this for a living or a lifestyle in addition to being your new awesome realtor. Preferably someone with experience either in homesteading, farming or ranching. Yes there are realtors literally everywhere, but try to find one that knows what you’re after and can help you avoid pitfalls because they know what to look for. This is where you really want the help of a professional. Great! You know what you want, now you gotta go find it.I used to want goats, then I did my research, and yeah I probably will still have some someday, but it did not fit into my current goals. But it shapes what you decide to do, 100%. It brings a whole lot of stuff to the surface that you can either choose to work through, or work around. See what I mean about outlining a plan? Knowing that you want to raise alpaca fur or grow purple broccoli changes the landscape.Maybe you’re looking to do this part time and being that far away from your job just isn’t a commute that you’re willing to do. Do you have to move hundreds of miles away to find terrain and a market proximity that will let you run a pumpkin farm? (my personal dream). ![]() So this is what I’m getting at – yes you need a plan, but you need it not just to make the powers that be happy, but because it will show you where your heart lies.If you’re growing herbs you don’t need 10 acres and can save money buying 1-2 acres and still have a highly productive farm. If you want to grow goats, you’re going to have more flexibility than you would if you needed large pastures for cows. You’re gonna have to consider the types of things you really want to tackle.Those things very much dictate where you are going to be looking. Do you want to plant berries? What about fruit trees, lettuce, tomatoes? You’re going to need to know what you want to raise and plant (at least in the most general sense) because you need to know how much level land, mountainous land, wet land, dry land, rocky land you need and how much sunlight and water you’re going to need to be able to do the things you want to do. If you’re going the homestead route, or really any of these, you are gonna want to know ahead of time if you want livestock, for what purpose, and how much of it will meet your needs. If you’re going the farm route, the bank is going to want to see your business plan. So you’re going to roll your eyes at me a bit here either in a “duh Wendy” moment or an “excel spreadsheets” mentality moment, but in all my research the methods people use to figure out what they want in a homestead or a farm or ranch, all comes down to simply creating a plan.One mass produces, one produces enough – maybe with some surplus, along with some variety in the types of stuff it outputs. But you can see how there are a lot of overlapping gray areas, but that’s the generalized difference.A farm can provide all that as well, but it also includes that large scale commercial aspect. A homestead is your home, but it’s also where you happen to provide for your basic human needs like clothing, food, and shelter.A farm or ranch is a (hopefully) profitable way to produce crops or livestock and sell it commercially.What you’re looking at in any of these cases is a piece of property that contains your home, your land, and your land’s assets like water, wild animals, natural plants, crops, utilities, pastures, out buildings, and so on.What makes a farm/ranch, and what makes a homestead? ![]()
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