St. Phatty
Active member
When it came to buying country property, the magic formula ended up being in the right place at the right time. I was closing on a house on a normal size city lot when a 15 acre divorce sale came on the market.
Anyway, before that, I went to a few Sonoma County property auction things.
I hope those things aren't bad karma, talking about it and all. I know the properties are taken back by the county in circumstances that are usually very difficult for the person losing the property.
Bid4assets.com might be another example.
When I did the property tax auction, I visited about 25 properties. Most of them were in flood zones, or on the edge of cliffs.
Most of them had a curve ball of some sort.
On the other hand, that's not all bad. I looked at a 1 1/2 acre property in Humboldt that shared land with the power company - if I had corn rows they would literally have been between the power poles. Probably would have bought it if I had the extra cash.
I guess you need to have $20K+ in raw cash ready to spend now to bid on the property land auctions.
Some of the properties I looked at were in Mendo, and they were land-locked. 20 acres where the only way to get in was through a neighbor's land that did not provide an easement.
That was 15 years ago when buying a helicopter seemed impossible.
It's easier just to buy your new neighbor a whole bunch of
https://sierranevada.com/beer/bigfoot-barleywine-style-ale/
9.6% alcohol.
I found a helicopter for $130K. Sort of an expensive driveway.
https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/32721567/1986-enstrom-f28f
I think if you attach little parachutes to cases of Bigfoot ale, and drop little care packages for your neighbors while you are flying over their land, well hopefully they'll put down their shotguns.
You can fly a helicopter drunk, and there's no one to give you a ticket.
For the properties in the flood zones, can't you just live on a boat ?
One thing I learned in Willits. Some people do not like a vacant property to be bought. They like it the way it is. They know someone buying it means noise and change, and also, attention from county zoning which can make people very nervous.
For hard cases like that you might need a pallet of Jagermeister.
Anyway, before that, I went to a few Sonoma County property auction things.
I hope those things aren't bad karma, talking about it and all. I know the properties are taken back by the county in circumstances that are usually very difficult for the person losing the property.
Bid4assets.com might be another example.
When I did the property tax auction, I visited about 25 properties. Most of them were in flood zones, or on the edge of cliffs.
Most of them had a curve ball of some sort.
On the other hand, that's not all bad. I looked at a 1 1/2 acre property in Humboldt that shared land with the power company - if I had corn rows they would literally have been between the power poles. Probably would have bought it if I had the extra cash.
I guess you need to have $20K+ in raw cash ready to spend now to bid on the property land auctions.
Some of the properties I looked at were in Mendo, and they were land-locked. 20 acres where the only way to get in was through a neighbor's land that did not provide an easement.
That was 15 years ago when buying a helicopter seemed impossible.
It's easier just to buy your new neighbor a whole bunch of
https://sierranevada.com/beer/bigfoot-barleywine-style-ale/
9.6% alcohol.
I found a helicopter for $130K. Sort of an expensive driveway.
https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/32721567/1986-enstrom-f28f
I think if you attach little parachutes to cases of Bigfoot ale, and drop little care packages for your neighbors while you are flying over their land, well hopefully they'll put down their shotguns.
You can fly a helicopter drunk, and there's no one to give you a ticket.
For the properties in the flood zones, can't you just live on a boat ?
One thing I learned in Willits. Some people do not like a vacant property to be bought. They like it the way it is. They know someone buying it means noise and change, and also, attention from county zoning which can make people very nervous.
For hard cases like that you might need a pallet of Jagermeister.
