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Re: How Much Emergency Cash Should You Keep at Home?

By: De_Composed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (0)
Tue, 14 May 24 3:46 PM | 35 view(s)
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Re: “A few things have been thought out already such as size and access to vitals like water.”If you're going to have the cabin built - as opposed to buying one already built - then get the ball rolling on electricity on DAY ONE. We found it to be ridiculously time consuming, possibly because we lived out of state and the utility company made us low priority despite charging us $12,000. It took them SIX YEARS, as well as a threat to call the public utility commission. Then they apologized for making us wait two years. I corrected them on that and it must have made them nervous because they then made getting power to our land a top priority.

You'll want electricity in order to build. Home builders don't want to ruin their tools on generator-quality electricity.

I expect that because you live in Ohio and can routinely check to see if the utility company is doing anything, you won't have a 6-year fiasco. But 18 months? Quite possibly.

Are there any streams (even trickles of water) you need to ford? You may find it easier and cheaper to buy a Jeep than to get a driveway built. A driveway may involve a permit, an engineer, a wetlands study AND a wetlands permit. Do you plan to farm -- even for yourself? Get a letter from the town stating that it will be okay to raise chickens, pigs, cows, goats, for your own use. You don't want to learn after-the-fact that the town won't allow it. We obtained our letter as part of closing on the land and hired a lawyer to ensure all the i's were dotted and t's crossed.

And any time you buy anything, a lawyer should do a check for existing liens. Realtors claim that they do this, but you can't trust them to do it competently and courts really won't care that it was their mistake, not yours.

That's all I can think of right now. I can tell you that if we were doing it again, we'd definitely buy an existing structure where all these hassles had already been worked out. But you're in Ohio. Your mileage may vary.

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Re: How Much Emergency Cash Should You Keep at Home?
By: micro in 6TH POPE
Tue, 14 May 24 2:25 PM 		Msg. 53160 of 60008

Thanks De!

A few things have been thought out already such as size and access to vitals like water. There are natural aquifers in the ground here in southern Ohio because of all the limestone. We have rivers flowing underground.

So A well (pipe) would be bored for access to fresh water.
We already have a fairly decent sized generator so we can have electric on a limited basis. A fireplace is on the drawing and a fire burning black iron stove that can use either coal or wood.

The land is wooded so its not too conspicuous. My son in law is a licensed FFL dealer who has a small armory along with his son who is graduating college this year. Both are excellent marksmen. 200 yards with scopes on ARs using .223 ammo.

Also have shotguns , handguns, and hunting rifles in addition. Plenty of ammo. We have been buying food all along that will supply us a long time. Miz micro can cook. LOL!!!

Hope we don't have to use it.
I don't have that many more years left so I don;t really know if I will ever have to use it but in case it does happen after I am gone, I know my son in law and daughter will take care of my precious wife.

SO, that's our situation here. Maybe we can see a Bigfoot or even you guys with all that forest there.

That would be cool.. Thumbs Up


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