Sometimes when I'm bored I like to randomly explore homes on Zillow.

[zinfamous]

That place could actually be quite profitable tbh... rent rooms at a decent but not super expensive rate, like maybe $120/night, and then run the trailer park and get money off lot fees.

Keep the place in half decent shape to make it semi attractive to clients and for the meth labbers and dealers, demand a 5% cut in profits and that they don't cause anyone trouble or you call the cops on them.

dude, that's a rent by the hour place. ...and it's basically for the dudes living in the trailer park to get away from their old ladies and shack up with crack whores.

...these aren't people that actually have a lot of money to pay whatever rate you give them. And if they can pay, no matter what "rules" you establish, they are bringing in and doing lots of criming to pay your fees.

 

[Red Squirrel]

dude, that's a rent by the hour place. ...and it's basically for the dudes living in the trailer park to get away from their old ladies and shack up with crack whores.

...these aren't people that actually have a lot of money to pay whatever rate you give them. And if they can pay, no matter what "rules" you establish, they are bringing in and doing lots of criming to pay your fees.

Was going to mention that too, need to have an hourly rate as well. $15/hour or $10/hour if you pay in cash or meth at fair street value.

 

[ponyo]

Or do what the Zappos CEO did.
Inside the Las Vegas trailer park with tiny homes where Zappos' retiring CEO lives with his 2 alpacas

Inside the Las Vegas trailer park with tiny homes where Zappos' retiring CEO lives with his 2 alpacas

Las Vegas' premiere trailer park, Llamapolis, is made up of about 30 Airstream trailers and tiny homes.

www.yahoo.com

Sad new today. Former Zappos CEO, Tony Hsieh, died yesterday after suffering injuries from house fire while visiting his family for Thanksgiving in Connecticut.

https://www.rgj.com/story/news/2020/11/27/former-zappos-ceo-tony-hsieh-dies-46/6447790002/

He had just retired as CEO of Zappos 3 months ago in August 2020. Even though I didn't know the guy, this news kind of hit home with me because we retired around the similar time and age. We're all just renters on this planet Earth and you never know when your time is up. RIP Tony.

 

[skyking]

I'm all about building our own place. I also love waterfront.
This lot overlooking the Columbia caught my interest.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/205-W-Newt-Estates-Rd-Longview-WA-98632/2080404634_zpid/?

We looked at this one today. It was steep, but not too bad for me to engineer. Unfortunately it had too many other flaws so it fell out of consideration.

 

[snoopy7548]

We looked at this one today. It was steep, but not too bad for me to engineer. Unfortunately it had too many other flaws so it fell out of consideration.

Good decision. Those trees have lots of pointy branches. 0/10 IMO.

 

[skyking]

City boy !

 

[IronWing]

3 Little Tim Is, Wanchese, NC 27981 | Zillow

3 Little Tim Is, Wanchese NC, is a Single Family home that contains 1629 sq ft and was built in 2007.It contains 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.This home last sold for $470,000 in June 2021. The Zestimate for this Single Family is $517,200, which has decreased by $684 in the last 30 days.The Rent...

www.zillow.com

Actual location:

35.794564, -75.564603

35°47'40.4"N 75°33'52.6"W · 35.794556, -75.564611

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Use the way back machine in Google Earth to admire the tenacity and bottomless pockets of the current/previous owners.

 

[brianmanahan]

Use the way back machine in Google Earth to admire the tenacity and bottomless pockets of the current/previous owners.

i drove out there to visit kitty hawk a few years ago and honestly do not get the appeal of outer banks north carolina at all.

build a mansion and have it get torn up by storms and hurricanes in 10 years. fight with insane traffic during the summer. not a lot to do, no easy access to anything.

and why did they name it little tim island if it's bigger than big tim island?!?!?

 

[IronWing]

and why did they name it little tim island if it's bigger than big tim island?!?!?

The Outer Banks are always changing. The islands are always just one storm away from being Big and Little Tim Shoals.

Here is the site of the staff housing for the Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge.
35.684047, -75.483198
Use Google Earth for 3/2011 through 3/2013.

 

[skyking]

Over here in the Puget Sound, islands are stable rocky affairs. They stay as you see them year after year. I still don't want to live on one. The idea of an 8 hour ambulance ride is a big turnoff.
I'm not afraid of dying, but I don't want a long painful limbo period.

 

[Torn Mind]

i drove out there to visit kitty hawk a few years ago and honestly do not get the appeal of outer banks north carolina at all.

build a mansion and have it get torn up by storms and hurricanes in 10 years. fight with insane traffic during the summer. not a lot to do, no easy access to anything.

and why did they name it little tim island if it's bigger than big tim island?!?!?

Thanks to your post, today I learned that "Hoi Toider" is an accent that sounds more English than American.

High Tider - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The US island that speaks Elizabethan English

Native Americans, English sailors and pirates all came together on Ocracoke Island in North Carolina to create the only American dialect that is not identified as American.

www.bbc.com

 

[Spacehead]

i drove out there to visit kitty hawk a few years ago and honestly do not get the appeal of outer banks north carolina at all.

I'd agree. Went there once to go out fishing but i could not live there.

 

[shortylickens]

This house is not far from my godparents place. I went looking in Stafford just for fun.
(They used to live in Marlboro Point)

Kings Crest, VA Homes for Sale & Real Estate | Point2

Homes for sale in Kings Crest, Stafford, VA. View photos, see new listings, compare properties and get information on open houses

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I love the layout, especially the master bathroom.

 

[Exterous]

Only a 2 car garage? Nice size and lot but a little outdated. Nice house though

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'm set up with a realtor now as I've actually been looking for bush property to build a cottage/future homestead.

Found a 2 acre property on a lake for 60k. I kinda want more acreage but might be hard to find that with a lake... this is probably the best I've found so far that is lake front. It's 2 hours from here and it's south, so not the most ideal but still decent. Will probably wait to see if something better comes up. Ideally I want to buy in spring/summer and not winter but still looking to see what's out there.

Might still go see this one though.

 

[Spacehead]

I'm set up with a realtor now as I've actually been looking for bush property to build a cottage/future homestead.

Found a 2 acre property on a lake for 60k. I kinda want more acreage but might be hard to find that with a lake... this is probably the best I've found so far that is lake front. It's 2 hours from here and it's south, so not the most ideal but still decent. Will probably wait to see if something better comes up. Ideally I want to buy in spring/summer and not winter but still looking to see what's out there.

Might still go see this one though.

Take some pictures if you do.
Better be pretty nice for 30K/acre. Seems a lot to me.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Take some pictures if you do.
Better be pretty nice for 30K/acre. Seems a lot to me.

Yeah lakefront makes it expensive by default. I don't think I'll buy this one unless it wows me when I go see it, and winter is harder to tell.

For 60k I can get 160 acres non lake front. I kind of have to decide what I want most, acreage or lake. I'm kind of torn 50/50. I kind of want more acreage but I feel I could regret not having a lake.

 

[zinfamous]

Yeah lakefront makes it expensive by default. I don't think I'll buy this one unless it wows me when I go see it, and winter is harder to tell.

For 60k I can get 160 acres non lake front. I kind of have to decide what I want most, acreage or lake. I'm kind of torn 50/50. I kind of want more acreage but I feel I could regret not having a lake.

just go dig out your own lake somewhere on 160 acres

 

[bbhaag]

Yeah lakefront makes it expensive by default. I don't think I'll buy this one unless it wows me when I go see it, and winter is harder to tell.

For 60k I can get 160 acres non lake front. I kind of have to decide what I want most, acreage or lake. I'm kind of torn 50/50. I kind of want more acreage but I feel I could regret not having a lake.

Wrong thread bro I think the one you meant to post in is here.

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[Red Squirrel]

just go dig out your own lake somewhere on 160 acres

That's kinda what I have in mind. I'd have to research what that entails as soil etc probably matters. In the meantime I can just build a pool. Don't need building permits in unorganized townships (not considering anything not in one) so I can pretty much build what I want, how I want, without any red tape.

 

[shortylickens]

I would love a little pond.
I could have ducks!!!

 

[skyking]

That's kinda what I have in mind. I'd have to research what that entails as soil etc probably matters. In the meantime I can just build a pool. Don't need building permits in unorganized townships (not considering anything not in one) so I can pretty much build what I want, how I want, without any red tape.

you need nearby water and clay soils for pond/lake building. It also helps to have deep pockets.
You can also do a pond liner for water retention, goes back to deep pockets.

 

[Red Squirrel]

you need nearby water and clay soils for pond/lake building. It also helps to have deep pockets.
You can also do a pond liner for water retention, goes back to deep pockets.

Yeah need a way for water to stay, and probably a natural filter too or it will just turn into a bog. That's a whole topic I'd have to research more on. Probably not one of the first projects I'd do as yeah it may get complicated. Probably start with a tiny pond just to say I have a bit of a water feature.

Getting the water is not too hard, it comes from the sky.

 

[ultimatebob]

This house is not far from my godparents place. I went looking in Stafford just for fun.
(They used to live in Marlboro Point)

Kings Crest, VA Homes for Sale & Real Estate | Point2

Homes for sale in Kings Crest, Stafford, VA. View photos, see new listings, compare properties and get information on open houses

www.point2homes.com

I love the layout, especially the master bathroom.

HOA fees? Eww.

 

[Spacehead]

Yeah need a way for water to stay, and probably a natural filter too or it will just turn into a bog. That's a whole topic I'd have to research more on. Probably not one of the first projects I'd do as yeah it may get complicated. Probably start with a tiny pond just to say I have a bit of a water feature.

Getting the water is not too hard, it comes from the sky.

Kinda need a source of somewhat continuous fresh water. Typically you don't just want a hole in the ground that fills up only from rain. What if there's a long period of time with no rain. That's when things can get messy/stagnate. How common are natural springs up your way?